The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-26
LEGISLATORS SHOWN
WHAT CITY WANTS
COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND MEM.
BERS OF BOTH HOUSES TAKE
RIVER TRIP.

Under the ehaperonage of the city
council committee on docks and har-
bors. OF which George w. Rogers u
chairman, yeserday afternoon about
sixty members of the general assem-
bly, went down the river as far q
Dutch Gap 10 take a look at the pros
posed territory for annexation.
Among the senators present were
Mapp, Mart. Fletcher. Massie, Hobbs,
Brock, Montague Hartman and Cam
non.
The boat was full of city officials
and pubiic-spirited citizens as we'll -
legislators,
Among the representatives from tho
lower branch were White, ssirrell.
Oliver. Cawthorn. Land, Barley
Weaver, Houston, Daniel. Kent, Love,
Easley, Brewer, Browning, Leedys
Meetze, Hobson. Myers and Toney.
The boat had hardly started down
the river when Chairman Rogers. aid
ed and abetted by Business Manager 4
Dabney, of the chamber of commeFeas
and Secretary Walford, of the business Il
Mems club got busy and the guests
-Xere furnished an assortment Of fancy
dishes. consisting of oyster pattteA
turkey. Smithfieid ham, lamb ana A
peas salads, coffee and other thtnE9s
too numerous to mention, arranged M 1
George .Guvernator, and the local men
took much pleasure in attempting ~
entertain the guests.
Much Speechmaking.
The principal entertainers, althoug6s
there were many who helped. war4s
Captain Billy Myers, of the RichmonA
Howitzers. and temporarily MEM
Der of the house of delegates; DeleGa34#
Toney. of South Richmond; Geor&0Ss
Rogers. Tom Palmatafy. w Fl. AdaH
Jacob Umlauf. ID. G. Haddon, Robexxa
To- tI,y7v-er MI
Carlton Mccarthy. f. e. Folkes. HenkYN
c. Beck. Field Wilhon, J. j. PellaF4ss
George Pollock, Colonel Henry A~as
Boykin. City Engineer Boiling. DR.. E@
&c. Levy, w. d. Butler c. &. Jones, M.as
+. Sullivan, w. j. Gilman. Fl. w. Medw%
Henry Hallerstein, c. B. Cooke. HONEY
Boy Hotchkiss, Major Werner. Ser
geant thinner. Officer Dugan ana
others.
There was some good speechmakinG.g
The men who have little time to tAa4
while the legislature is in session. tooks
occasion to say that they were fully tnsS
| favor of Richmond taking In as much q
of Henrico and Chesterfield countess
as they felt disposed.
Because" said Delegate Birre1l, a.
Alexandria. faint we got to have the
! capital, and the great city of our Stats Il
greater. and amt we going to do Al \
we can to make 1t so?
Everyone agreed. Even Senator
Mapp. u
The real hit of the trip was D@a@@
egate Meetze, a husky young mA11S8
with a loud and musical voice. VIM
gave a number of limitations Of otheex
members Of the legislature who WNf9M
not present. He was escorted to kMp$
chair. and lifted thereon by CapeA
Myers and Major Toney, and WA nykI
allowed to get from his perch until 4@
had given facsimile limitations 03sn
dozen members of the Legislators. ThtWS
he did we'll. Then he made . speeNN
on his own account. Aa
Askd Defeat OF Bill.
Representative BirreN said he a. NJ
not know there was a preach4Ea
present. after he got through Mt9@
what he had to say. AsSMS
Rev. III. f. Jones, of Fulton. hop4 ~
that the legislative committee Wot13
give Richmond every thing that
needed, and was happy to be IN tl&&S
presence of such large numhNk \
local as we'll as State public men.
Councilman Umlauf asked thu c0 IN
mittee to use it's best thoiGht and tN
| feat the Gunn- Wendenburg bill. M IN
After nearly every one on the
had expressed himself as favorable L. +
anything which Richmond wiahed az - 4
told the gathered crowd that 14x
would be nothing lost by the c0N4
but much gained by the citys NA
meant the State of Virginia. and nm
| his motion the boatful of people