The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-11
VISIT JAMESTOWN
. AT TER CONFERENCE
Steamship Company and Railroad
Donate Boat and Train
for Trip.
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED
Bureaus OF Information Will
Locate Educational Visitors
on Arrival.

All visitors to the Conference for
Education in the South arc invited to
spend Il day sailing down the James
cradle Of the American republic This
trip will he taken Saturday OF next
week. the daN after adjournment of tile
conference. II is hoped that at least
500 OF the visitors will remain i'm the
city TO enjoy This outing.
Plans for the trip were completed
yesterday. after n great deal OF hard
work on the part OF the local commit
tee. headed by Mrs Il. b. Munrord
generosity aud cooperation OF the old
Dominion Steamship Company, the
Chesa pca<e and Ohio Railway Com
pany, Mrs. Louise +. Barney. owner
Of the island; the Association for the
Preservation OF Virginia Antiquities
owner Of the churchyard. and the bus
mess mems committee, OF which
Thomas F. Bryan is chairman.
Gc,,crosity * shown.
The funds ut the disposal of the ar
arrangements committee were exhausted
IN other things before the suggestion
OF the river trip was made To make
/ ii possible. il was necessary that no
additional expense be Incurred. Every
thing has been donated, and the com
mittee is exceedingly grateful TO the
generous donors.
The old Dominion Steamship Com
pany has placed at the committees dis
posal free of all cost it's steamer
Smithneld. 1t will leave, the companys
wharf in this city with it's load Of
educational workers at o'clock Sat
urday morning. y committee viii point
out the sights of historical interest
along the James
Landing ut jamestown Island. am
hour Will he spent, Mrs. Barney has
donated the usual wharfage charge,
ana the Association for the Preserva-
ton Of Virginia Antiquities has waived
its fees and restrictions for visiting
the ancient church and its enclosure.
Luncheon will be served on the boat
the gift OF generous Richmond men.
who learning OF the situation, con-
tributed 10 the cause.
Newport News, at the mouth OF the
James will be reached ut $50 o'clock.
There Il special train on the Chesapeake
and Ohio will be in waiting. and will
leave at 5:45. The railroad company
has given this train without charge.
in the interest OF making the conference
n success. Those who prefer may take
! the Chesapeake ana Ohio boat for
Norfolk where night trains may be
caught. The return TO Richmond at
i7:l5 Will he in time to catch evening
trains from this city 10 all points.
VIII Cprc for NiBitors.
Details Of the local committees
work are nearing completion. The en-
terta in1ncnt committee. of which james
| g. IIarwood is chairman. will have
bureaus OF Information and registra-
ton at Hotel Richmond, at Murphy's
and At the jefferson. Because the
Richmond Will lie headquarters Of the
executive secretary Of the conference,
, the principal bureau will be located
there. and the Chesapeake and 20
tonnac Telephone Company has donated
The conference office will be al the
Richmond. Headquarters OF the presi-
dent, Robert G. Og|~ and of the exec
utiv" committee OF the conference will
be at the Jefferson. while those OF the
farmers conference viii be at Muir
phys.
Visitors to the city are asked to re-
port at once To one OF The three bu-
.caus. where they Will register and
viii be assigned TO quarters. Full lists
OF boarding houses and homes ready
20 board the educational workers viii
be ready at all these places Pages
have been secured from MIR. Harwood 5
high school boys to escort the visitors
10 the places wnorc they arc assigned
since those unfamiliar TO the city
/ would find il difficult to reach The
/ quarters. The Virginia Railway and
| Power Company has donated street cal
| tickets to the pages while engaged in
| this work