Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-13
WATERWAYS CONVENTION
REFLECTS MAYOR A|NSL|E
Is Chosen to Succeed Himself ms
Vice-I'resident OF National
Association.
DELEGATION IN LIMELIGHT
ltichmondcrs at Savannah Meeting
Create Favorable Impression.
Ordway Fuller and Augustine
Royal Appointed OH Committees.

Mayor George Ainslio has been re-
elected one of the vice-prcsdcnts OF
the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Asso-
citation. now in annual session ut Sa-
vannah. lie was unanimously named
to succeed himself by the caucus of
Virginia delegates. and tho nomination
was concurrcd in by the convention.
Reports from Savannah Indicate that
the Richmond delegation has been we'll
in the limclSht. Under On arrcstinS
headline. :: Savannah paper says:
"one of the Invest delegations at
tending tho eighth annual convention
OF the Atlantic Deeper Waterways As
ISOLATION is that from Richmond. In
company with them are their friends
and allics-thc delegation from Norfolk
which. though not quite so large as
that from the capital city of the Old
Dominion, makes 4 good running team
for them.
RICHMOND DELEGATION
COMPOSED OF "BOOSrI;RS'
These delegations haven't made any
boasts yet about what they will do to
get the next convention of tho asso-
citation III anything. but they're boost
ers. They have been seen and heard
wherever group OF waterway dele
gates has been assembled.
lion. George Ainslie. Mayor of Rich
mond. is the leader OF his deleEation
The chief booster is Commodore Will
liam T. Dabncy, business manager OF
the Chamber of Commerce. With the
commodore around II is not necessary
for the rest of the aggregation to do
any talking for everybody to know that
Richmond is still hustling city.
why, Richmond is so prosperous
YOU can walk along and pick money up
on the street said DR.. Dabney. That
tells the whole story about Richmond
n told that in a convention once
when | invited il to Richmond. and
some boob got up and said That's
true. | know, for | did it," and | got
the convention without making any
more Of fight for it. He told m" af-
forwards he found Two bits" at Ninth
and Broad Streets once"
y message from Chairman George w
Rogers. of the Richmond delegation,
yesterday. SAYS that Richmond viii
make no effort to bring the next con-
Nenti"n here, but that the citX's rep
reScntatives are doing their share in
acquanting the delegates and the city
OF Savannah with Richmond'a pre-
cmincnce in banking and commerce.
DELEGATES FROM VIRGINIA
ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEES
Virginia delegates have been assigned
TO committees as follows:
ordway Fuller. Richmond. commit.
tee on credentials.
Augustine Royal. Richmond. commit
tee on time AMI place or next conven-
ton.
Harvey NJ Dickson. Norfolk. commit
tee on resolutions
". g. Barbee. Norfolk, committee on
ways and means.
The caucus of Virginia delegates
elected George w Rogers, of this city.
chairman. Guy Webb. Of Norfolk. was
elected by the caucus delegate-a,-large
The Richmond delegation is composed
or Mayor Ainslie. Aldermen Adams
Paul. Fuller and Nielsen. Councilmen
Rogers, Pitcher. Batkins and sullivan
Police Commissioner Royal. Business
Manager Dabney, OF the Chamber OF
commerce. and T. III. Ellington, per
Sonal representative OF Governor Stuart
The convention Will adjourn to-day
Most of the Richmond delegation Will
leave for home Immediately. arriving
here GONE time tomorrow