The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-17
AGENTS CONE !.
TODAY FOR CONVENTION.
Effects Of Recent Legislation and
Regulatory Decisions Makes Meet
ing Important One.
|FAIRFAx HARRISON COMING
President of southern and Other
Prominent Railway Oficiais Among
Epehkers-Splendid Entertainments
For -Four Days.

A large delegation of freight men
from the Middle West and West are
due TO arrive in Richmond tonight
for the annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Association of Freight Agents,
which will be held at the Hotel Rich
mond tomorrow, Wednesday and
Thursday. A number of the repre-
sentative freight agents from various
sections of the United States and
Canada are expected to arrive In the
city today. A few are already here.
The business sessions of the organ
ization promise to be of more than
ordinary interest because recent Iegis-
lation and decisions of regulatory
bodies have important bearing upon
the work of the agents. and because of
the presence here as speakers of
prominent railway officials Among
them are President Fairfax Harrison.
of the Southern Railway: Chairman
Arthur Hale. of the American Rail-
way Association, New York, and w.
L. Stanley, general claim agent of the
Seaboard Air Line Railway.
splendid Program Arranged.
Programs for both the business ses-
sions and the entertainment features
or social sessions are very attractive
ones and the three days spent here.
with q fourth on the James River,
between Richmond and Newport
News. promise to be pleasurable ones
for the visitors
The large delegation. that which
will arrive during the night. will spend
a portion of today in The Land of
the Sky" their train, a special over
the Southern Railway, being operated
from ST. Louis to Richmond via Dam
Vile, KY, Knoxville and Asheville,
with gt0pOver at AHheyilie
The convention will open tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock in the audi
torium OF the Hotel Richmond. with
addresses of welcome by Governor
Stuart and Mayor Ainslie. and re-
Spouse by J. c. Gilmore on behalf of
the freight agents.
President Harrison to Speak.
At $3.50 tomorrow afternoon Presi-
dent Harrison, of the Southern, will
speak. his subject being The Freight
Agent" There will be social even
ing" beginning at sac in the mezzan-
inc pariors of the Hotel Richmond
Wednesdays program calls for a
sightseeing automobile trip. starting
/ from the Ninth Street entrance OF the
hotel at 10 o'clock, and an informal
dance In the hotel auditorium at
$3.50.
A regular BUSH ess session will begin
at 10 o'clock wednesday morning. and
at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon w. l.
Stanley, OF the S. A. L.. will speak on
The Local Agents Relation {, Loss
of and Damage TO Freight"
Thursdays business sessions will be-
gin at 10 O'Clock and at 2:30 o'clock.
During the afternoon session Chair
man Hale of the American Railway
Association, will speak. Entertain
ment features of Thursday are visits
/ to the Manufacturers Exhibit in the
Chamber of Commerce building, and
TO large Industrial plants in the city.
beginning at 10 In the morning. and a
roof garden party on the Richmond
roof at S:30 in the evening.
Boat Trip 20 Newport News.
A boat trip down the river. viewing
all historic points of interest on the
way, stopping at Jamestown Island
ana at Newport News. where the ship
wards will he visited. and Old Point
and Norfolk. win be the feature Fri
uay. The return trip will be made by
special train from Newport News Fri
day night.
Present officers of the association
are: Hiram j. Grifing. president, Mo-
bile. Ala; ]. l. Harrington. first vice.
president, Omaha, Neb.: w. r. Lence.
second vice-president. Memphis.
Tenn: c. f. Fish. treasurer. Cincin-
natl, Ohio: r. o. Wells, secretary
East ST. Louis, Ill.
The committee on arrangements Is
H. L. King, chairman; George A.
Warthen, George M. Wyatt, Leslie
Ellis, II. r. Phinney and r. c. Car
den.
Eugene H. Cloves win have charge
Of the musical features. and Is chair
man of the ladies' COMMITTEES, assist
ed by Fl. r. Phinney. On the ladies'
committee are: Mrs. William T. Dab
new. Mrs, George nj. Wyatt. Mrs.
Eugene H Cloves, Mrs. Christian
Clarke, Mrs. r. c. Garden. Mrs. Leslie
Ellis Mrs. II. r. Phinney, Mrs. Robert
cary Mrs. George A. Warthen. Mrs.
W. w. Nance, Miss Alice G. Owens,
Miss Carrie Yandiver.