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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-02
Of a branch association In Highland

of branch association In Highland
Park.
The regular bi-monthly meeting of
the Missionary Society Of Highland
Park Methodist Sunday school will
be held Sunday morning at 1920
A. NJ. A Korean student Of Ran
dolph- Macon College will make an
address An appeal will be made
tor the society to take up some spe-
cial and deinite work In the foreign
field.
Rev. W. Asbury Christian. d. o..
presiding elder. will preach at the
| Methodist church Sunday morning,
The second quarterly conference will
be held In the lecture room Monday
evening at o'clock.
Mrs ID. n. Burgess returned
Thursday morning from sediey. Va.
While there she was thA guest OF
her daughter. Mrs. n. l. Raitord.
FIR. w. c. Husband. Of al Fifth
avenue. ~as operated on for appen-
dicitis on Tuesday at the Retreat for
| the Sick by DR.. Stuart Mclean.
| Mrs. Alonxa Stone and three chill
dren left Friday to visit relatives In
North Carolina.
| Miss jamie Gaines has gone on a
short visit to friends at Farmville.
| The ladies. Of Holly Chapter. Order
| Of. TING Eastern Star. are conducting
| a rummage sale on Main street near
Nineteenth. and desire their friends
| to contribute to the sale.
A mass meeting Of citisens was
| held at the town hall Thursday even-
| ing, February 20, for the purpose OF
getting an expression from the peo-
| pie as to whether or not It was ad-
| visable for the council to adopt q
| certain gas franchise that was pre-
| sented to the meeting by Mayor g.
NJ. Mcclure, The Franchise. how
/ ever, had not been presented to the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-02
GATES MAKES CALL
ON THE GOVERNOR
POLICE RECOGNIZE OLD FRIEND,
HOWEVER, AND VISIT FAILs
OF PURPOSE.

Sitting in his ONCE yesterday after
noon. Chief Of Police Werner saw an
erfatic figure. small tool bag and q
bundle OF umbrella frames over his
shoulder comes down Eleventh street
ana pause in front OF of the City
Hail. Carefully laying his equippa<e
down In the street the stranger took
on his coat and for Ave minutes gave
a strong political argument to an
lima xinary audience. Then picking w
his tool bag and umbrella lanes. the
man. whom Chief Werner Identified
as Jim Gates. q well known figure
started through the State House
grounds and made bee line for the
Governors Mansion.
You better head him or" said the
chief to- Detective keliam a. he saw
Gates had wossaapped too long A. the
shrine Of BacchuA
In the meantime Gates had reached
and laying his tool bag, umbrella
frames hat and COZ, carefully on the
grass went ~ the steps and rang the
bell. Before Il was answered. how
ever. Detective Ke,lam~ had him BY
the arm and was carefully leading
him to where hts equipment lay.
Say. have a. much right 10 talk
10 the governor ~ YOU have. votsd
for him." protested Gates ~ he tried
10 wrench himself free from the detec-
tive's grasp.
& That's all right. wen nx that y
MI right" answered the detective.
Arrived at police headquarters Gates
told Chief Wesoer that he had Rone
TO see the governo about getting .
% rton In case he was arrssted and
admitted that he had only been -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-02
LIBRARY EXPERT
To SPEAK HERE
WILL TELL WHY CITY SHOULD
MEET ONE OF IT'S GREAT
EST NEEDS.

Tho Richmond Education Associa-
ton II now giving Its energies to q
library campaign. and with this in
view has invited william r. Yust.
chief iibrian of the Louisville Free
Public Library. to give an illustrated
lecture on What q Free Public Ii
brary Would Mean to Richmond" In
the John MarshAli High School audi
torium on Tuesday night. March s,
ut $50 r. n. He u head of one OF
the best equipped libraries In the
South, and has had long experience
In library development. He IL q
pleasing speaker. and will give stere.
opticon views Of other libraries and
explain the value of these libraries
especially those Of Atlanta and
LontsvtJfc.
The public tt cordially invited II
be present, and large representation,
from the ladies endorsing the move
ment are expected to be present.
All tho civic and social organisa'
lions Of Richmond have endorsed
and are participating In the move
ment for the public library.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-02

leased from jail in Petersburg on Tues
day. Chief Werner telephoned for the
auto patrol and Captain Pollock told
Gates to SIT down.
Yes. II sit down you will give me
ten ears" he replied.
I'm an old soldier" ne added. II
fought In the Southern army for four
years and in the Spanish American
War. too"
He was taken to the Second Police
Station to keen him out OF mischief.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-02
FIRM WILL MOVE
INTO new STORE
SUTHERLAND 4 CHERRY 10 &C
CUPY HANDSOME BUILDING
AFTER FEBRUARY 18TH.

On the 18th OF this month the pres
ent firm of Sutherland 4 Cherry. IN
corpCr3ted. Of 3i9 East Broad street.
will move into the handsome new
store at l11-115. West Broad street.
next to the Masonic Temple. A stock
company has been formed. and when
located In their new building. the firm
name will be the Rountree-Sutherlan nd
Cherry Corporation. the members OF
the firm being Mr.. II. w. Rountrea.
Mr.. Samuel Sutherland and Mr..
Joseph v. Cherry.
The president Of the new corpora
ton. Mr.. H. w. Rountree, Is a very
well known and successful business
man OF Richmond. where he has been
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-02

Tuesday morning, was conducte4 IN
Providence Methodist church w.
day by Rev. w. p. TunstAli. 49,
following III the cemetery o4
church. The deceased was IN
eighty-second year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-02
Highland Park

The young peoples recreation
movement" committees met in the
assembly han Wednesday afternoon.
After some discussion q committee
was appointed to confer with Sec
rotary Mckee. Of the Central Y. NJ.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-02

HARRlSONBURG, VA. March L.
Lorenzo Cave, n years old. an old
Confederate veteran. who was with
General ee at Appcmattox. died yes
tcrday near Lacey Spring. Rocking
ham county. He was . native OF
.FAppahannt OK county. lie served IN
Company X. Seventh virgtaia Infan-
try. Hepeave shis widow and one son
n Pittsburg, PennsylvaniA.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-02
John Stakes.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.l
QUINTON. VA, March 1.-The fun
erai OF the late John Stokes. who died
Evening journal., 1912-05-09

mans pleasure is the pleasure OF so
many people present.
For a Closer Bond.
"But you are invited here tonight ac-
cording to the annual custom of this
Board to give a banquet in order that
the people of our community might be
drawn nearer together, that they might
look at each other face to face, to look
into each others eyes and realize that
they were men of our community. that
they were united by links and bonds
that should be made closer and faster.
This time we have gone further than
that. We have gone outside of our inn
mediate community We have invited
people from throughout the State of
Delaware, representative men Of every
county and every district in the State Of
Delaware, presidents of Boards Of Trade
and every district in the State of Della
WARE is represented here tonight because
we feel that the people of the State OF
Delaware should be drawn into closer
relations with each other. In times
past as you know, for all time past as
YOU know. there has not been that close
ness of feeling between the people of
/ Wilmington and the people Of States
out of our borders. There has not been
that feeling OF afiiliation that should 60
with the people of the same common
wealth. II is to encourage that that
we ask you to come together tonight as
representatives of Delaware and not
alone of the Wilmington Board of Trade
Good Roads the Remedy.
at is the notion OF the Wilmington
Board OF Trade that one of the things
that will cause closer communication be.
tween man and man in the State OF
Delaware, wherever he may be located
is better facilities for inter-communf-
cation between man and man. To be
sure we have it now in our railroads
but that communication is largely q
business communication. We want q
communication closer still. The rail
road does give us the communication be
tween business and business, but We
want something that will bring a closer
communication between home and home
between man and man, between neigh
Dor and neighbor, and it is our convic
tion that nothing could be done in thi;
| otdtc 10 DflnB ABOUT Jhat athle OF AT
fairs than the increasing and developing
and bettermont of good roads through
out the State of Delaware.
$50 while our end aimed at tonight il
the bringing closer together the meI
from Sussex, the men from Kent. tn,
men from New Castle and the men from
Wilmington. We believe the means {,
that end is largely dependent upon th,
increase in the good roads We are going
TO have in the State of Delaware. Bui
the toastmaster is not supposed to max,
a speech. | am here TO snnouce to yot
beforehand those who will, and il is my
pleasure tonight to call upon men VIII,
are distinguished not only in our State
but in our nation. IL is with regret
have TO announce that Governor Penne
will only late this afternoon was strickel
with an illness which prevents his bein,
with us tonight. He expected up till
o'clock to be here and respond to thi
subject on behalf Of the State of Della
ware. In his absence it Is now m,
pleasure 10 call for a response from tn
city OF Wilmington, and ! now introduc
to you Mayor Harrison W. Howell"
Evening journal., 1912-05-09
And These Are What
the Banquefers Sang

The songs sung by the banquotors
made a big hit Here are a few verses
just as a sample
To the air of Down Where the
Wurzberger Flows"
Take nc down. down, down where
the Boulevard goes, goes, goes;
II will drown, drown, drown all your
troubles and cares and woes.
Just order an auto with friends two
or three;
II you don't want an outing-just go
to please me.
The ride will be fine, but no cold feet
for mine.
Down where the Boulevard goes"
And this "Stein Song"
And now let's get together for a road
that has no peer
In fair and rainy weather until the
coast is clear;
For it's always fair weather when
good fellows get together,
With fair dealing ever. and the re-
cords clean and clear.
For it's always fair weather
When good fellows get together.
With fair dealing ever,
And the records clean and clear"
To the air OF "Silvery Moon
by the grace Of a generous man,
Try If you can. 10 match II, sine.
time began.
Evening journal., 1912-05-09

Unless a bann. by the Judges who can,
Our Boulevard none can retard
or alter the plaA
or this generous man."
To the tune, of school Days"
"Highwaysi Highways full Of ruts
and byways,
Stony and muddy and full OF holes,
In a condition TO try mems souls.
Not so our modern boulevard,
When we get it without regard
Highways like those we will discard
Then we will get out OF the rutl
To the tune Of Garden Of Love-" "
"Mill someone kindly tell me, will
someone answer why?
To me it is a riddle. and will be till
I die,
With thousands round US pleading
Statewide boulevard
Why the slightest opposition should
now receive
Any more than a slight regard"
And this Every Little Movement
parody;
Every little comment. dressed in any
shade or tone.
Made against the Boulevard should
easily be known,
And every story that comes
a-stcaling
From the unkind, unjust feeling
Thus their attitude revealing,
Has meaning all its own"
Evening journal., 1912-05-09

told OF his offer to buy all the farms
between Delniar and Seaford, dis
tance Of twelve miles.
Gentlemen, that proposition stands
yet" thundered -fr. Miller. as his
audience OF $50 persons burst into
applause. 81 will be a richer man
than ! ever dreamed Of If can get
the people to do it,"
Il hope that General DUPONT will
make more money than he ever
dreamed Of from the Boulevard" said
Mr. Miller; because every dollar he
reaps from II the people Of the State
Of Delaware are going to reap ten dol
people VIM
NATIONAL IMPORTANCE.
Thomas L. Cannon, of ST. Louis.
was the next speaker. He classed
the DUPONT boulevard gift as of
greater national Importance than the
Carnegie Libraries or the Sage
Foundation Mr.. Cannon called the
Boulevard plan the DUPONT idea,
and he declared Il Is being discussed
IN all parts Of the country and has
caused a great impetus In road build
/ ing. Five states are preparing to
put in effect roadbuilding projects like
the DUPONT Boulevard, but out of State
funds. not with the money given by
philanthropist like General dupont,
he said.
Mr. Cannon declared he would like
to sec the day when every prisoner,
whether municipal, county, State or
Federal, would be employed, not only
as an economy but as a measure Of
humanity toward the prisoner, Ia
roadbuildng Furthermore, he would
have the army Ia times of peace and
government engineers engaged in
roadbuildng operations. He believed
the Federal government should bear
big share Of the expense OF sys-
tematic roadbuilding in the States.
Gentlemen, let's get busy" was his
closing shot
John B. Wharton. president Of the
Dover Board of Trade. voiced the
greetings and cooperation of that
body AS the hour was growing late
Toastmaster Marvel said no other
speakers would be called upon.
Evening journal., 1912-05-09
Those Gathered About
The Banquet Board

Jr., John II. Rice. II. r. Weldin. John
J. Cassidy, James Wilson Samuel
Slesinger. John TAFT. Nathan Miller
Morris Levy, J. r Montgomery VIII
liam NJ Sibley, c. d. Garrettson. viii
liam F. Metten, William A. Mode, D,
=. Barnard. Jr. E. r. Mode. o. G.
Gooden- Magistrate Barnet Gluckman
J. Frank Eliason, II. Rodney Sharp.
Walter ID. Mode, G II. Spackman.
Samuel M Dillon. Richard p. Reed.
Saunders G Dillon, Col. Grantly p.
Postles Charles l.. Wclshefer. S. D.
Prouse, General I. p. Wickersham. A..
+. Jefferies. Ezekiel Cooper, Jerome B.
Bell Harrie A Bell. W. E. Douglas
Elwood A Davis, Robert S. Glover,
Lee L. Maloney, Thomas II. Melvin,
BENJAMIN f. Shaw, W Miller Shaw. A.
p Hazard, Irenee dupont J. ID. Orr
Pierre S. DUPONT, W. B Megear, Fred
erick H. Steinle
Frank J. Williams. George W
sparks, Matthew ID. Murphy, William
c. Murgatroyd. Joshua Conner. Jobn
S. Mullin, Jr, David T. Marvel
Charles y. Bliss. Charles l.. Story
James r. Cummings. J. Harry Gill,
Thomas w. Hammond. A. J. Branch
r. B. Nelson. J. II Mehaffey. T. p.
Bardo, j. Bail Peirce. W. c. Bryan,
Charles H. Gray, Lawrence ]. Bro
man. Herman Glanding. A. r. Saylor
William J. Highfeld John Govatos
u. G. Click. l.. Scott Townsend, Fred.
erick Brady, City Solicitor Daniel O
Hastings. f. G. Tallman. Howard r.
Wallace, J. B. Niles, l.. l.. Dunham
Reuben Satterthwaite, Jr., A. II. Cav.
throp, James p Winchester. Sylvester
ID Townsend. A. ID. Warner, Jr., j
w. Bryan Of Tennessee. c. A. Ru.
dolph. II. B Taber. John G. Gray
Charles c. Kurtz. David l.. OFT, Jane:
Meharg Lewis p Bush. II. X Miller
c. b. Woolson. S. Gray, Victor dupont
w. s. Almond. DR.. c. NJ Almond
Joseph S. Hamilton. Harry S. Neher
John d. Thompson. Jr., William G.
Robelen, W. e. Holland, Frank l.,
Harrar. Max Matthes, John f. He'll
John w. Morris. Ellwood p. Pusey
| John Govotas, Enoch Moore, Jr., r.
/ W. Bond Charles II. Smith, Jr.
/ Charles w. Bush. William d. Mullen
Harry S. Rodermel. +. II. Lambert
w. F. Raskob. William NJ. Dole. Claw
son s. Hammitt, h. T. Bye. James G
ONeal. j. Merrick Horn, George L
Mednl William Beadenkopf, JOSEPH
s. Wilson, Captain Peter Bloomsbury
Harry Crawford. B. c. Grommon, G
B. Hallam.
Evening journal., 1912-05-09

The committee that arranged last
nights banquet comprised Charles A.
Rudolph. James n. Mehaffey. Bllwood
souder. Enoch Moore, Jr, and Josiah
Marvel
Tho guests included President O.
c. Purdy. Secretary George IT, Nc
Govern and other officers of the
Board OF Trade and the toastmaster,
Congressman William II. Heald, Sec
rotary Of State Charles s. Richards,
Mayor Harrison w. Howell, State
Senators Charles r. Miller. Thomas
NJ Monaghan Frank p. Ewing, Dar-
lington Finn. l.. Frank Ellison. Alex
ander p Corbit. James VI. David, J.
Hermon Anderson. William N. Hazel,
George W. Marshall. John w. Fooks
and Louis A. Drexler. REPRESENTATIVES
Andrew l.. Fisher Edward S. Bes-
wick. Thomas D. Garrison. Edward A.
Evans, r. c. Buckingham A J,
Wright, John W. Wilson. George W
Tebo. Frank Elliott. Everett G. John
son. Harry !. ellis, II Frank Locates
/ Alfred p. Moore, Granville p Alexan-
/ der. r. NJ. Soper. John r. Talley. John
G. Davis. City Councilmen S Fl. Ben
son, Jr., Robert G. Conner, Edward A.
Higgins. Smiley King. J. Frank
/ White. Norman G. Downs. George l.
Bilderback, Major r. r. Raymond
State Auditor Theodore Townsend
President J. W. Dayett OF the Levy
Court, John p. Wharton, OF Dover. S
n. Culver OF Delmar. Ernest S. Taite
Andrew Marvel of Georgetown. the
Rev Dr. George T.. Reed, James II
Wright. and the speakers W. c
Sproul Of Chester. Pa Walter B. Mil
Ter Of Salisbury, Md. Thomas L. Can
non Of ST. Louis Mo. Others in the
representative gathering included the
following:
Francis A. Price W. A. Helndle. FL
wood Souder, T. Argyll Souder. III
wood Souder Jr. Col Edmund Mitch
ell. Harold S. Schutt II j. Krebs
Howard D.. Ross Herbert Mullin JOIN
/ McGovern. w W Pusey I'd, Charlie
T. Fox J. Eugene Wallace. A. o II
Grier. William Carter. w. J. Lemon
r. Hoey, b. F Healy, W w Knox
Dr. James r. Mahahy, Howell S. Eng
land Teliferre G. Bradford. william
@. TayleF, G. s. Patrick Samue
Greenbaum Willard r Dubell. Char
les q Dubell, Seversen Cooling. 7
Chalkley Hatton, J. Frank Ayres
! Frank II Mason, J. J Satterthwaite
Henry NJ. Taylor, John Richardson
Evening journal., 1912-05-09

vania already is planning to build
radiating roads from all directions to
connect with the DUPONT Boulevard
at the PENNSYLVANIA line Without
mentioning General DUPONT by name,
Senator Sproul caused an outburst o.
enthusiasm when he eloquently de-
clared
Il think that your citizen here who
has made this suggestion to your
State. and which believe is still
pending before you. has set new
pace, Las made new mark for phil-
anthrophy ir the United States where
our wealthy men have set The greatest
record for philanthrophy in the
world"
Furthes on in his speech Senator
Sprouf declared. after comparing Del
aware with Rhode Island:
Il believe that with more coopera-
ton such as has bene laid out as the
object Of tonights meeting and good
roads in Delaware with its natural
advantages. Delaware can excel all
most any other area of a like amount
IN thls country In population and
wealth. Delaware viii have a great
distinction in having a highway such
as proposed. What II will mean is
beyond our dreams today"
LESSON FROM MARYLAND.
Mr.. Miller. of Salisbury, Md, the
next speaker. unloosened a tide of elo-
quence that brought waves OF ap-
plause back from his hearers. Mr..
Miller is a wealthy resident of Sails
bury, a Republican who stood with
Governor Austin Crothers OF Mary
land. a Democrat. to whom he paid a
behtting tribute. in the governors ef-
for to obtain an appropriation OF
s5,O00.Q00 for road improvements OF
Maryland. Mr.. Miller. too. fought in
the good roads cause with Governor
( Goldsborough. OF Maryland
His story OF no good roads in Wi
comico have brought about wonder
full benefits, have increased land
values. have caused a splitting up OF
farms into smaller farms, thus bring
ing in more farmers. all carried its
appeal. as did his story Of how the
property owners contributed their
own money 20 help build roads He
Evening journal., 1912-05-09

properly transport us, or that we can
run over in order that we may accom-
pllsh the one object of becoming better
acquainted with each other. It takes
but short time to go from one end of
this State to the other, and if we had
proper roadways, there is no reason why
every citizen in this town could not be-
come thoroughly familiar. at least once
every year, with the lower part of his
State The present-day method of Sc
curing automobiles at a nominal cost
and the cost is so nominal that no man
who is entitled to one OF two days va
cation in a year, and ] question whether
there is any man who is not entitled to
such a vacation, could secure an auto.
mobile from any one of the 10000
garages in The city and tour the State
in about two days.
I'VE have a proposition which has
been presented to this city, to this State,
and to this county, and I assure YOU
that | believe a greater interest has been
established and maintained in other
parts of the country than has been
maintained here, viz, an opportunity
which is presented to us by citizen OF
the State of having the State traversed
road. I have been very much astoundcd
TO know that obstacles could be thrown
in the way of making the names OF the
State Of Delaware forever famcrs. lt
is not necessary for me to mention that
proposition, but it is Want ! know
not what the personal object may be,
but / believe it was an absolutely un-
selfish motive in every particular
Il -
of expressing my thoughts inasmuch as
| am at times very apt to say what |
think out loud, but ] wish to say this
in reference to that proposition, and
then close with that:
"'Suppose that the gentleman who
wishes to be the donor had any material
object in view other than making the
State magnificent present and not
only TO the State. but to the whole
country. Men who tour this country on
their vacations or recreation times very
frequently have given the State OF
Delaware a wide berth. They come into
Pennsylvania, traverse their magnificent
roads, go west in Pennsylvania, and go
south by another route, thereby miss
ing an opportunity to sec the best State
in the United States
Railway Would Help.
"Supposing- if J can be pardoned
for Just a minute, think this an oppor-
tunity to properly bring such matters tc
your attention -supposing that this
gentleman did want TO establish rail.
way line from one end of this State to
the other, would VIC not be benefited
Would not the gentlemen from the lower
end of the State and their families be
benefited by another facility which would
cost many, many times less than an au
tomobile ride which is comparatively