Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-30
LARGE DELEGATION TO
ATTEND CONVENTION
Travellers Protective .NsSOciat ion
VIII Meet In Newport News
on Friday.
GEORGE ROGERS no PRESIDE
Lively Contest l. On for Honor OF
Heing Delegate to the National
Convent ion-Many Entertainment
Features Have Hecn Planned.

Hein. Delegate to the National
tun,cntion-Nany Entertainment
Features Have Hecn Planned.
'ric twcuty-nfth annual convention
~ ~" Virginia Division. Travellers
rIotcctiv" Association. will lie held IN
Newport News on Friday aud Saturday
The members az the association OF the
.'mpbulditr city have planned very
interesting program for the entertain
lu"n' Of uoir 80 guests
Til" association has enjoyed n spl"n-
dtu year. The reports OF the officers
VIII show biz increase in member
siIp ana many advantages secured for
mat portion OF the population Of the
state that arc compelled TO spend their
days and u!ghts away from home.
Tho change in tho method of select
ING delegates to the national conveu-
tiou. which VIII 30 held In La Faycttc.
ind, ~ June. has created considerable
rivalry for tho honor "r being dele
gnt. from Virginia. and :; large at
tendance ia anticipated. The tentative
program for the TWO days Is as fol-
lows:
Friday, 1880 a ~. street parade
from Warwick Hotel 10 Olympia Thea
ter; opening OF convention by }. l.,
Proctor. president Of Post y, Newport
News; Invocation by Rev II, W. Lane.
rector of -. Pauls Church: welcome
ny Mayor Il. u. Sims: convention called
10 order hy President George w.
itogC!a. OF Richmond, response to adj
dress Of welcome by W. y. cridlin. OF
richmond, appointment Of committees,
adjourn 10 inspect the Newport News
ahipbu!ldins plant, reconvcne at 2:3O
al ir sc "a ,
at 3 o'clock In Ells' Home
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS
10 III: HEARD At BANQUET
H. Euxoiu win he ,oastnastcr
and tuasts viii be responded to by tho
following; Homer l.. FERGUSON. pres
ilent 81 the Newport News Shipyard;
i;cy II. W. Lane. chaplain OF the post;
Alexander McQuilScn, Philadelphia. ma
,ioual director OF the Travellers Pro-
tcctlve Associations " : Copeland.
editor of the Newport News Free
rrcss, Senator q Walter Mapp. 81 Ac-
cumac, : -. Bland, OF Newport News.
and i. y Williams, Alexandria
owing 90 tn. crowded conditions az
the Ncwport News hotels the dele
gates VIII he conveyed ia special cars
TO the Hotel Chambcrl.u. ~ Ola Point.
10 spend thc nieht and for break
fast
Saturday. May t. Business session
20 70 - u'olock Inspection Of IL" unuui-
opal boat harbor and Ia" urrupla,l-
-rhool ~ curtis Brothers. and an in.
Niiauon has been extended TO the dol
rEHtcs to take a trip in Ia" acrop!aIcs,
An oyster roast, visit 10 Fort Monroe
and Hampton Normal school Viii fol-
lCNv, the delegates returning t" Rich
upuI saturday evening.
The officers of III. Virginia division
sre. president. George " Rogers. Sec
rciarE and treasurer H. l.. HarwOod;
board ~ directors, William Jenkins.
~ Z. ST Stribilng. W ~ Brown. q.
~ 'ni"'uNn. NJ :. valentine III. Il II.
Randolph. -. l. Porter l. W sale,
rnnuock, ! Y. Williams r. :.
hc"i'v.'h. j . Eoatwrigh' 9 >.
Johnson. committee chairmcu, rail-
N"ad = - Br"'Neit: press, " Il
'r.diin hotel. J. ii Grant; Legislative,
\ Woodward em"loyinem', y ".
iiclNlUL'r: membership, Il. T. Davis:
good roads Y II Self. chapluiuS. Rev.
John + Gravatt. chi-f: ROY. ! Cl.v"-
anG Hall Rev J f. AlcCahc aud Rcy.
T. /. Allison assistants.
uICINIoND DtI.Tt.>rrS
LEAVE oN FRIDAY
Tho delegates of rost ~ Of l.ich-
iu"ud, VIII leave Friday morning ;,t
O'Clock over the Chesapeake and ohio.
The names or those who have been
appointed delegates are Hs foliows:
: j. Alien Edward Alvey. j II.
Am'shury, " II Brown. W. l.. Brink
Icy i. w Brooks, IT. w II. Butler.
+ W Brown, .. T. coleman. & a
Crawford ArS!lc Campbell, T. II cur
rs. ~ - Carter, e. ~ CUTTINGS
Scott Cunningham. 8 Il Chandler T..
j.. Clopton, w n. Cridlin W w Cot
trelL ~ 'hca than, Carroll Taylor,
j r, COS jr. j w Dodd. = A. Daft
from, /. L. Dunford, ". T, Dabncy,
W. Arthur Evans, -. !. Fleming. t. =.
Pitcher. j. ". Farmer, f.. II. Frayser,
a. w. Goddin, l. j. Gilman. T. r.
Grace w. + Gay, g. y. Greaver, G..
Il. Guvcrnator - s. HARDWOOD j +.
HowIson. /" =. llarvic. +. VI. Hunter,
y. j. Hancock. j. l.. Hill, r. r.
Hardcsty. w. w Harvey, r. & John
son. j. +. Jones. William Jenkins. Jr..
5 p. Jones. y s kra;Z, w b. KEYS,
w. T. Lewis, Jr., T.. &. Baird. w. w.
Lear, w 7. Lewis, J NJ I.anrhorn.
G. J. bowman, r. J.. Mays, y. T.. Nc
earthly, NJ. NJ. Mcbougal. 4 H. Page.
j. Powers. Hugh +. Powell, T. G.
l'elouZc. l.. -. Quarlcs. II. II. Randolph.
J. T. Eyland q. W. Rogers X r.
Shiflc't. T.. g. Snead. II. *. Savage. w.
T. Scidcn, G w Saunders, l.. r., Som
merNi',c, CAPTAIN Splatt T. r Toy, j.
/: Williams, L. l.. winston f. !. Whit
lock, II = WalthalI. J.. & Whitmore.
G /; Wo"dsnn. j l. Walsh w w.
Workman. II. g. Watkins. NJ II.
Wright, G. G. Valentine Mann s VAL
cntinc. Jr.
BESiEGED FORCES