The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-12
DOLLAR DINNER
WITHOUT FRILLS
Real Food Like You Have at
. Homo and None Of That
"Garcon" Business.
TO BOOST RICHMOND IDEA
Business Organizations Prcpar-
ing to Guido That Recent
Monster Parade.
70 BOOST RICHMOND IDEA

"a good old-fashioned Virginia
Democratic Dollar Dinner. to which
every man Interested in the progress
Tint In effect, was the CONSENSUS o.
opinion among the men representing
tho Civic Cooperative Organization at
meeting held yesterday afternoon in
the rooms of the Business Mems Club.
as fitting celebration OF tho material
advancement which this city has made
during the past year. 1t will be purely
Democratic dnncr-Democratic in
every sense of the word--as men re-
presenting every walk OF life will be
expected to attend There Will he
none of the frills and furbelows
usually attendant upon set banquet.
Lets make It Just like we arc used
TO home" said Chairman CARING
ton VINO is also president OF the
Chamber OF Commerce. Lets have
the plates piled high with the kind of
food we ordinary folks arc used 10.
Let's don't have all of those fancy
dishes which none OF us know any
thing about ana which only the .ich
seemingly enjoy. Let's get rid of the
Walters as quickly as possible so that
the speaking can begin. Let's don't
nave more than two or three kinds OF
meats-say n little ham and something
eIsc-and then lets get down to the
real purpose of the dinner. which Is to
tell the world what Richmond has done
In the way of gettins to be the metro
polls OF the South"
Struci> Popular Chord.
And the words OF the chairman
struck an answering chord IN tho
minds ana breasts of every man
present. Lust time 1t was a monster
parade. This time it is going to be "A
monster dinner--a real dinner, with
something TO eat and not so much
furniture TO admire. Mousta:nes
Struggling shoulders. instead OF reaii
American YES" will be tahoccd rhe
fellow who serves the vianGs must
answer 10 the plain manic of 'Gcorge.'
or John" as the case might be. in
stead Of the more lofty, bu, less un
derstandablc "Ciarcon."
The dinner, If tentative plans hold
viii he served In the Blues Armory
Henry +, Beck, Building Inspector, ana
the Council Of the city OF RichIn ond
oonsenttns. Covers, II is expected.
will be laid for more than 1000 diners
OF course. there will bc room for more
I'VE want to turn EN- away, Just a : wo
did before remarked one Of the more
enthusiastic members Of the committee
Clothes of the fish and soup variety
must he left snuely surrounded by
camphor balls. No man wearing any
thing Of this kind will be admitted
But even should lie pass the door he
will feel so out of place that he Will
not enjoy what is offered
some time early in April is as near
a definite date as could he determined
Iron Mt the meeting yesterday. \ nun.
bcr Of dates were suggested but after
great deal OF discussion il was do
cidcd 10 leave tho Anal selection OF Il
datc, together with the menu in IN.
h., lie 81
is composed Of Messrs. Boschcn Wad-
d"y, Hundley and President Peters. oil
the Common Council. Even tho price
was not definitely determined upon. nj
may be- That the committee will decide
that s15o should be charged, but in
view OF the fact that "a dollar dinner
was tho popular thing among the mon
committee viii exceed that price.
Want H-nI Workers There.
II is hoped to have the real workers
Of the city present. Capitalists skill
ed artisans. travelling men, manufacture
ors. workingmen--all viii! be welcomed
ana all VIII be given hearing I. will
be- iolliticntion gntherlry-ioilillca
tlon in the sense that Richmond has
outstripped many OF her sister cities
and Is now In the very van Of material
progress.
In addition 10 tho dinner committee
the following other committees were
named by Chairman Cnrrlngtor: Time
and place--Niessrs Smith, Gunst, Elem
ing and Whittet. Tickcts-Mcssrs
Ivy, Rogers. Shepherd and Waiford.
Speakers and program-Messrs. Laird.
Norman, Brown and Mayor Richardson.
These committees VIII report to the
main body within few days.
The civic Co.Opcrativr ORGANIZATION
is composed of committees from tho
Chamber Of Commerce business Mcns
CLUB Retail Merchants Assuciatiou
Travellers Protective Association
United Commercial Travellers ana the
South Richmond business Mems Nsso-
Cin ion