The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-20
QUAKER BOOSTERS
ENJOY BRIEF VISIT
RICHMOND BUSINESS MEN GAVE
THEM INFORMAL RECEPTION
AND AUTOMOBILES RIDE.
MAYOR IS AMAZED
HAD FORMED NO IDEA or RICH
-
MoND AND rs AGREEAnLY
SCRPRIsED--HE STAYS AN
HOUR LONGER.

The Philadelphia trade expansion
committee, composed of representa-
tive business men OF hhe Quaker City
to the number Of seventy-fiye, head
ed by Mayor Rudolph Biankenburg.
reached Richmond on schedule time
yesterday morning, though the special
Pullman train on which the boosters
are travelling was held up in the yards
for an hour and not pulled into Elba
station until $50 O'Clock.
Received at the Train.
In the meantime the Philadelp hans
had attended to the,r morning toll
cts. had breakfassed, and were feel
ing fine and At for the greeting they
received from the delegation of Rich
rnond business men gathered al the
station to receive them. Mayor Aims
lie headed the delegation, which was
made up OF special committees from
the chamber of commerce. Business
Mems club, Retail Merchants 1850
citation and the AID Mems club. and
tie two mayors headed the process
sion. which marched afoot to the JET
ferson hotel auditorium.
There the visitors found two hun
dfed or more representative Rich
mond business men waiting to well
come them. and nearly an hour was
social converse at this impronxptu re-
ception-
Welcomed By Mayor lAinslie.
Mayor George Ainsris made a Driei
but exceedingly happy address OF
welcome to the visitors which was
supplemented by few remarks In
similar eerdiaI=seIf from President
r. NJ Darlington. Of the chamber oil
commerce. To these words of greet.
ing Mayor B.ankenburg responded
graciously, and the formalities were
closed More than half of the Wis.
itors then accepted the invitation OF
around Richmond. while the other
guests preferred to spend the tint
! In their own way, a number OF them
searching out old Richmond friends
and still others taking car rides OIL
doing little sightseeing junkets OF
the city In their own sweet way. The
local committee escorted their guests
back to the train at Eiba station In
!. good time. and the visitors lett al
II o'clock for Petersburg. where tnvy
spent two hours, and thence jour-
neyed to Suffolk for .~o-hour stay
They were due in Norfolk at 4:45,
where they spent the night.
Mayor Blankenhprg, as 1t had been
announced he would, left the party
here, returning to Philadelphia. His
train. however, did not leave anti
shortly after noon. and this gave the
hosts an opportunity to show the
Quaker City executive a little more
Of Richmond, of which they took ad.
vantage OF In a manner that evident.
ly pleased the lord mayor of the Cit,
OF Brotherly Love.
Mayor Secs the City.
In big touring car, accompanied
by Mayor Ainslie. Business Manager
commerce, and President Thomas P
Bryan, of the Business Mems club
Mayor Biankenburg was driven al
over the city and suburbs. and Wis
tied the principal places of historic
interest. such as the museums. the
home of General Lee. the John Mar
shall home, the Jefferson Davis statue
the Capitol and the business district
and at every turn the mayor mar
veled at what he saw, expressing him.
self as astonished at the evidence OF
! ~rogress and prosperity on every
hand Mayor Blankenburg told his
hosts that he had read and heard
! much of Richmond, but had never
formed an idea OF what real city
it was, and ne was prcfuse in his
praise OF It's development
In fact, every mer Der Of the boost
irg parry was outsroke- In praise OF
, Richmond and the brand OF hosrf-
t~r.v 10 found he-e The only re-
gret on the part Of Richmond folk
IVES that the tire allotted for tbs
Richmond visit here was tor short "a
permit of a really creditnh'e enter
tainment ef their guests. which they
would have been so happy to have
preferred.