The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-13
list from a physical vantage point,
tipping the scales at 265 pounds.

list from a physical vantage point,
tipping the scales at 265 pounds.
The crowning feature of the entire
week will he the grand ball in the
jefferson auditorium tonight, the
finale to the greatest convention the
r. +. \. ever held-so the delegates
say, and they ought to know.
All the visitors-hoth men and wo-
men-are loud in tf cir praises of the
interchangeable efforts of T.. II. Gloves,
who. with the assistance OF II. L.
Lorraine, has looked after the enter
tainment features of the convention.
Both gentlemen have seer to 1t that
all of the visitors were taken care OF
at the various social functions arrang-
ed IN compliment to them, and both
have the satisfaction of knowing that
their efforts have been hugely sue
cessful. In fact all the members OF
the committee have shared -respon-
sibiIity and worked hard to sec that
the delegates enjoyed their stay in
Richmond, and not among the least
Of these workers were Alvin NJ. Smith
and w. y. Cridlin.
"Twenty-one years. ago." remarked
NJ. w. Joyner, national chairman or tbs
railroad committee last night. II walk
ed out around Ginter Park and saw
cows grazing, and pulled some flowers
lust for my own amusement and delec-
tation. Yesterday / ~Journeyed out there
again and found a beautiful city ir
itself. ! was d~umbfounded; ] had nc
idea how marvellous has been Rich
mond's growth. believe I found as
much pleasure %strolllng around and
contemplating # as those folks did or
the excursion, and | wouldn't have
missed the revelation 1t Afforded Mr.
Joyner. who is one of the most popular
members OF the convention enjoyed the
novel experience last saturday of help
ing hts father celebrate his ninety-firs'
birthday and father and son walked SIX
miles on n fishing trip, and didn't re
turn empty-handed. either. Mr.. Joyner's
home is Suffolk
One of the features not on the ex-
cursion program yesterday which the
delegates enjoyed was the remarkable
performance of a negro fireman of the
crew OF the steamer P~ocahontas. whe
walked barsfooted on n red-hot iror
bar and stroked the bar with his bare
hands. Captain Green discovered this
nreproof specimen Of humanity the
other day when the negro quietly pick.
ed up a CRATE bar that had fallen and
replaced II with his bare hands.
'The entertainment that has beer
rendered the T.. r.. a. delegates by the
Richmond people has positively never
been beaten, and ] consider myseli
some Judge OF the various DraNuS Of
hospitality" declared Robert f.. Leu
becher, the heavyweight OF the Mary
lane delegation last night. I'm not
saving this to you because we are here
now in the midst of It'll shall say the
same thing when |. get away. l nave
been attending national conventions foi
twenty years. and the social program
arranged by the Richmond people, com
bincd with the open~handed hospitality
of the atmosphere surrounding and o.
these events, and between events sim.
ply can't be beaten. The delegates who
took the trip down the river today will
not forget it if they live a Thousand
years
The crowd that took in the trip dowr
the river yesterday needed neither
sedatiyes nor rocking last night to puf
them to sleep. The quiet that reignet
the lobby OF the Jefferson was II
strange contrast to the gaiety that IA!
peryaded every niche and corner of tn,
hotel all the week. and which will b,
in evidence tonight.
The Richmond Eiks were hosts las
night at their home at Eleventh ant
Marshall streets. to those delegates who
are members of the r.. p. d. e., thu
entertainment taking the nature of s
crab feast. The other delegates who
were not too tired TO stray away from
headquarters found hospitable reoep.
tons at the Westmoreland and Com
monwealth clubs, to which all have re-
cetved cards.