Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-05-10
Col. J. Y. Williams Chosen
President of Travellers
Association
LYNCHBURG CHOSEN
delegates Entertained This Affer-
noon at Luncheon in Westminster
Building

The a,ln,1al state convention Of tht
Virginia Glvision, Travellers Prosec
tive Association, which has been II
session in the rooms of the Chamber
of Commerce in this city since yes
terday morning, came to an end his
afternoon with the election of officer;
and the selection of Lynchburg as the
city for the next annual convention
! Following the election of officers
the 152 delegates in attendance were
rendered a luncheon in tn West!n!Il
ster building of the Second Pre3by-
terian Church all of the delegates
were loud in their praise Of the hosplt-
able manner in which they were
treated during their sojourn here.
Officers chosen follow: Col. Julian
Y. Williams, Alexandria, president.
The election of Mr.. Williams was
unanimous, there being no opposition
Hugh P. Powell, Richmond, trs;
vice president.
H. L. Smith, Petersburg, sec nd
vice president.
H. I. Harwood, Richmond, sccre.
tary-treasurer.
Directors for the state:B. H. Fan
dolph, E. NJ. Christian, Richn I'd
Roy Charles, Newport News; l. P.
Robertson. Petersburg; E. W. Br1 oks.
Richmond; A. W. Startling, DanviNe..
Chairmen of Committees: Railroad,
A. D. Brockets, Alexandria presi;: &FFi d;
j. T. Oliver, Danville; hotel, j. F.
Ryland, Richmond; legislature, v. B.
Cridlin; employment, S. H. Ellerson,
staunton; membership. R. D. Davis,
Norfolk; good roads, J. B. Pi"ner,
Suffolk.
| Chaplains-Rev. j. ]. Grsvas;
Richmond; First ASSISTANT, Rev. J.
Cleveland Hall, Danville; Second AS
sistant, Rev. J. T. McCabe, Martins
vile; Third Assistant, Rev. ]. L. Al
llison, Alexandria; Fourth AsSis AM,
Rev. Sparks W. Melton, Norfolk;
Fifth Assistant, Rev. G. Otis Meade
Roanoke.
The following were chosen dele
gates to the national conver Ion
which will be held in New Orleans,
beginning June Z:
Riclmlond-G. O. Rhoads, z. w
| Brooks, Hugh P. Powell, George w
Rogers, w. L. Brukley, E. W. Chris
tian, D. H. Randolph and |. "
Christian, alternate.
! Norfolk. II. Bosnian. C. E. ..Ior-
| risette, E. J. Robertson, r. D. Davis
| NJ. A. Parker; alternate, w. P. John
son.
| Petcrsburg-S. NJ. Green and Il. L
Smith.
South Boston-s. T. Gilliland, al.
ternate.
Danvilc-W. D. Adkins and W. H
Jones.
Alexandria,. William May ana
John II. Trimyer.
Lynchburg-M. 8. Patteson, a. &
Chewning and J. L. Peasants.
Blackstone-W. L. Barrow.
Martinsvile-T. H. Self.
Roanoke-James Mehaffey anC
G. S. Johnson.
Newport News-M. r. Smith.
Farnlvil!e-W. ". Barrow, alter
nate.
; Suffolk, B .Pinner.
Bristol. c. Layman, alternate.
The convention this morning wa
opened with addresses by Rev. D,
john Lee Allison, chaplain of Post I
this city; Rev. DR.. J. J. Gravat'
! Richmond, state chaplain; John T
: pinner, Suffolk; D. B. Ryland, Lynch
burg. They spoke on the subject Q
: good roads.
Reports we're made by the variou
5 officers of the association and thes
e reports showed steady growth {
n The Travellers P .ective Associatio
0 N Virginia.
Reports were also made by the rel
rpsentatives of the different posts
q attendance and in the afternoon thel
n was an address by Col. Julian 7. Wi
n l;ams on the subject of good roads
Most of the delegates will leaI
:. for their homes tonight