Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-16
ASSOCIATION OF FREIGHT
AGENTS HERE THIS WEEK
More Than 500 Visitors Coming for
Annual Convention, Which
Opens Tuesday.
FAIRFAX HARRISON TO SPEAK
Representative of American Railway
Association Is Also on Program.
Southern TO Operate Special Train
From st. Louis to Richmond.

Inc annual convention of the Amer
lean Association of Freight Agents will
he held In Richmond Tuesday, We'd
hesday and Thursday of this week
Friday the railroad men will take a
Trip down the James River on the
steamer Smithfeld. returning from
newport News by special train. H. L.
King is chairman of the local COM
inl'tee OF arrangements, and the SEES
sions Of the convention will be held
IN Inc auditorium of the Richmond
tiotci Fairfax Harrison, president of
me southern Railway. and Arthur
Iiaie' chairman OF the American Rail-
way Association. are among those who
VIII address the convention.
The opening session will be held
luesoay morning at 10 o'clock, and
aanresses OF welcome will be made bS
Governor Stuart and Mayor Ainslie
WIN response by j. c. Gilmore. At 2:30
O'Clock there will be an address on
The Freight Agent" by Fairfax Har-
risoh' president OF the Southern Rail-
way Company.
Wednesday at II o'clock there will
De regular business session, and at
80 o'clock w. l.. Stanley, general
claim agent of the Seaboard Air Line
Railway. will deliver an address on
The Local Agents Relation to Loss
vi ana Damage to Freight"
MANY SOCIAL AFFAIRS
FOR VISITING AGENTS
Thursday there will be the custo-
mary business session in the morning,
ana in the afternoon an address by
arthur Hale. chairman OF the Amer
ican Railway Association
In addition to the boat trip on Fri
day, there Will be number of other
social affairs arranged for the visit
ing railroad men. Tuesday evening
there VIII be gathering of the freight
agents and their friends in the maz-
canine parlors OF the Richmond Hotel.
wednesday morning there will be an
automobile Sightseeing trip. leaving
the Ninth street entrance of the Rich
mond Hotel al 10 o'clock That night
there Will be an informal dance in the
auditorium of the hotel. Thursday
morning the agents will look in on
the Chamber OF Commerce and indus
trial plants. That night there will be
roof garden party. with music by the
Polk Miller Quartet.
The local committee of arrange
ments has gotten out for the informa
ton of the visitors a leaflet telling
of the various points of historic in
terest that will be passed on the jour
ney down the James
COMPOSED OF AGENTS IN
CITIES OF OVER 10000
The American Association Of Freight
Agents is composed of freight agents
located in cities throughout the United
states and Canada of more than $4,000
inhabitants, in which there is juno
ton OF more than two railways 1t is
expected that more than 500 agents ana
members Of their families will be in
attendance.
The officers Of the association are
Hiram j Gritfing, president, Mobile,
Ala; J. l.. Harrington, first vice presi :
dent, Omaha. Neb.: w. r. Lence. sec
ond vice president. Memphis. Tenn: c.
f. Fish. trea surer, Cincinnati. o.; r. O..
Wells, secretary. East 81. Louis, Ill.
The local committee OF arrange
ments is composed of II. l. King, chair
man: George y. Warthen George NJ