The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-24

Interesting address before the Rotary
club last night. on the best way to
reach Atlantic City
As most % the members of the club
had at enc time or another visited that
seaside resort. and had mixed them
SELVES up IN the intricaeies OF the trip,
the, remarks by Mr. Branch were re-
ceived with rising vote of thank
MIR. Branch was introduced by Bin
rshney Richnond's rnouthpieee. He
said tina. IL was Mr. Rraaeh's first
speech before such Il brilliant array
OF business men and others, and that
ANYTHING he said that might appear
asaateurish should he overlooked &C
eordingiy.
At the conclusion Of the speech Ro-
tartan raInatary attempted to address
the body on the best way to get to
Tappahannoek, hnt Grover Cleveland
Dula objected. giving as his reasons
that MIR. ralna1ary's Instructions
would be negative. inasnuch AS he did
not know whether he was going or
coming. and there Ia a big difference
PLANETARY Is nALs<ED.
Vice President MeFaden, in the chair
In she aosenes e Prrsidens 'afssF BUS
iingten. sustained the polnt raised by
MIR Dula- and Mr.. Palmatary was
forced to resume his chair.
In telling of his experience in get
ting 70 Atlantic CITY. Mr.. Branch start
ed OF by relating the incident ri get
ting first Information, He said one
man told him that H. he left Richmond
at tsn-ten he would reach Atlantic
City at twelve something. w y Q
another man told him II he left at
twelve something he would reach the
resort al one to one. Stin another said
that he could catch an electric car in
Philadelphia and get there between
two and tw-o-two
In sheer desperation said Mr.
Branch II called up Waiter Hines over
tha long distance get -hiIn--anh- he
said. after told him who l was, that
he thought il was Carter Glass calling.
eWhcreupon. shut off the phone
Anyone takes me fer Carter Glass has
made n grievous mistake.
I'm a few minutes the phone In my
office rang, and central told me Wash
ingtcn was still open. I was a little
startled. for I thought the seat OF gov
eminent had gone good and dry, but
on a moments thought recalled that
I was trying TO find out the best way
to reach Atlantic City.
TWO DOLLARS WORTH OF TALK.
We'll. when Hines got in touch with
me. l explained the situation 81 worth
over the phone and ne suggested that
| get in touch with Fort. Now that's
fine name for man to have, amt
it, Fort, It's as bad as General
March.
Anyhow, he told me to get on the
train in Richmond, and when ] got on
at Washington. to get on another train,
and when | got to Philadelphia get
on another train. and then sometime
later / would reach Atlantic City. So
! did It, Didn't j, Bill"
you sure did" agreed Bill Dabney.
But continued Mr.. Branch. the
/ best way to get to Atlantic City Is to
hire Pullman. get In IT at Richmond,
check your baggage straight through.
go to sleep and don't wake UP until
the porter tells you In a loud voice
that you are at the Atlantic avenue
stationy'
He asked Rotarian Norman Call II
that were not so. and Mr.. Call agreed
that 1t was--not.
Upon the opening of the meeting
lttat beautiful lyric, smile. Smile.
Smile" was sung and Tom Sydnor
wns called upon to give report of
I, the trip to Tappahannock.
We'll fellows, as Tom Palmatary
knows more about 1t than do. I
think he can give a better report
snd filed." said Rotarian Tom Nc
Adams
Whereupon Mr.. Syndor said that
while he was .on his feet he wished
to say something about the bad con-
clifton Of Hermitage road from Leigh
street out, and he hoped the director
OF public wcrks would get busy be-
fore the state fair and nh in all the
rats and ct ceteras, 20 that trucks
could get by without breaking their
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