The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-25
PLAN RECEPTION
FOR CH|CAG0ANS
CITY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEES
WILL BE HOST TO COOK
COUNTY CLUB,
BE HERE MARCH 5TH
TO SPEND AFTERNOON AND EVEN
ING IN RICHMOND AND WILL
BE RENDERED SUFFER-
AND SMOKER.

The Democracy of Richmond, with
the city central committee as host
in chief will tarn out In fun force
the afternoon Of March 5th to well
come to the capital of the Common
wealth the Cook County Democratic
club. and If local plans do not go
Awry the famous political organiza-
ton will be entertained in a manner
befltting it's Importance.
This notable club win take part In
the Inauguration, forming one of the
of tie parade. and VIII leave Wash
ington that eveniI on the boat for
Norfolk, arriving there Wednesday
morning, Mare 9Th. The club will
Toxic breakfast and lunch in Nor
folk. arriving here at 3 o'clock We'd
nesday afternoon and remaining here
until i2 o'clock that night.
The Tentative Plans.
The tentative plans embrace a big
reception committee. headed by a
band, to meet the famous club at the
depot and escort 1t TO either the
Jefferson, Murphy's or the Richmond
hotel and there entertain the visitors
with a supper and smoker. the
same delegation TO escort them back
to the train which will convey them
AAoAkt w Ctdoh-
ton will he the only other city visited
in Virginia.
Heading the famous organization
on its visit TO Richmond will be Gov
erHor Dunno, OF Illinois; Mayor Car
ter III. Harrison, of Chicago: "Hinky
Dink,' bath House John" Corcoran,
Johnny Farrell, the grand marshal of
the club, and the great Debaughs
band of eighty pieces. The members
Of the organization travel in Prince
Alberts and silk hats, and are men of
wealth and social position In the
Windy City.
Committee Hard at Work,
Chairman Clyde w. Saunders. head
of the special committee of the city
central committee, reported at the
meeting last night that the commit
tee had the matter under way. 1t
had seen Mayor Ainsiie. representa-
tives of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad. which had promised con-
tributton, and the chairman of the
advertising committee of the coun-
ell. which had promised to do its part.
| lie asked that the committee not i'm
pose airy limit on the special COM
mittee in the matter of expenditure
for the enV'Ttainment Of the visitors,
emphasizing tho point thet the com
mittee did not want to throw away
money but wanted to conserve II, and
If given a free hand he promised that
/ the special committee would practice
economy The committee was quick
in showing the prevailing sentiment,
when Committeeman Jennings de-
/ ciared that anything that was worth
! doing at all was worth doing right,
| and Committeeman Purcell offered a
/ resolution, to the effect that the com
mittee be endowed with pienary
| powers to make arrangements for the
| proper reception and reception OF the
/ visltors, making such expenditure az
I it saw fit.
/ City VIII Help
( President X. l., Peters. of the coun-
! Gil. came in during the meeting and
was granted the privilege of the floor
MI Peters stated that the advertis-
ing committee of council would not
| have an appropriation at it's com
snand until the budget was approved
but that he personally was heartily ir
sympathy with the plan to entertain
the Chicago visitors, and would uss
his influence to have an appropriation
made for that purpose, provided the
budget was arranged In time. The
advertising committee of council
meets Thursday night,
The city committee will have its
next meeting Monday night and a.
that time the special committee viii
report the definite plans for the en-
tertainment of the Cook County club
for the approval of the city commit
tee. The other members of the com
nfttee, of which Mr. Saunders i!
chairman, are Messrs. Darlington
=. Hicks, Myers and Laird.