Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-19
SIMPLY TRUCK DEALERS
take TOWNS BY STORM
Receptions Accorded Them En-
Route Exceed Most Sanguine
ttt> Expectations.
'RICHMoNDERs GET ovATIoNs
Welcomes rendered by Lawrence.
rilio and South Hill Eclipse Those
OF Petersburg and Emporia.
Trip Is Free From Nishap.

~ Receptions which exceed the most
sanguine expectations of the pro-
nottrs continue TO greet mon and
trucks of the big ship by-Trudk
Good Roads Tour" being conducted
by: the Richmond Truck Dealers As
.sociation. y welcome that surpassed
even those of the day before in
PetersburS and Emporia. was ac-
corded tho party yesterday in Law
roncerillc- The town literally turned
out en- masse to greet the Richmond
ere. who are preaching the gospel OF
truck service as the most efiicacious
solution of tho countrywide transport
Etaton problem.
) n So cordial and nattering was tho
reception which greeted the "Ship-by-
Truck" tourists in 1.awrencevillc that
tho. members OF the party. when tho
moment for their leavctaking ar-
rived. were extremely loa;h 10 take
their departure. according to adviccs
reaching Richmond last night.
The welcome was described by ono
OF tho party as wonderful" I'VE
TOOK the town by storm-by the cars"
was tho way ono.of them put ii.
The party, left Emporia, where the
boosters" spent Monday night. yes
terday morning at .. Lawrenccville
was reached at 1l:25, and the moro
than two and half hours stay was
one continual round of entertainment
for the Richmonders.
K Luwrenccvillc Docs Itself Proud.
Lawrcncevillc is said to have spared
neither time nor expense TO mako the
stay of its visitors an enjoyable and
to-be-remcmbcreh one.
The party was met at the city
limits by a committee of the towns
leading citizens. headed by Mayor L.
S. Purdy. and the normal school band
At the head OF the band, and with
Mayor Purdy in the vanguard. the
visitors were escorted into tho town.
- a Lewis. in an appropriate talk,
welcomed tho towns guests on be-
half of its citizenry. and Mayor Purdy
city.
Il Tho whole town was gaily attircd
In festive dress. a report reaching
Richmond last night said, the Ma.
banners bearing the inscription,
welcome Richmond Truck Dealers"
The whole town turned out to greet
tho Richmonders.
The entertainment was engineered
by the Lawrcnccvillc Business Mems
Club on whose bchalGN. Turnbull en-
tended "A welcome 10 tho visitors. Wo-
men of the town served lunch on tho
said to be duo tho business mems
club for tho capable manner in which
the entire affair was handled.
Richmondcrs Receive Ovntions.
Russell II. Rawlings and George C.
Strotmeyer, leaders OF tho Ship by
Truck delegation. spoke on behalf of
Richmond truck dealers. and were
given an ovation.
L A band concert was given in Law
rencevillc, and at other points at
which the party stopped. by the Ship
by-Truck band.
TN party left Lawrencerille at
, o'clock Yesterday afternoon and
pulled into Broadnax at 3. y ,ruar-
ter o. an hour was spent here. and
was taken up In speech-mak and
several selections by tho band.
Tho party hove into Lacrosse at
3:45; several members of the party
addressed citizens who had gathered
for arrival OF the delegation. tho band
played several numbers, and dcpar-
tnrc was taken ati
y reception second only to that re-
ceiyed at Lawrenceville was in store
for tho Richmond people at South
Hill. On account Of absence from
town. Mayor Hiram Wal! was unable
to greet South Hills guests. F. V.
Strahl. personal representative OF tho
towns chief executive. doing the
honors.
a motion picture snow ny the navy
contingent of the Ship by Truck
party and a concert by the Ship-by-
Truck band featured tho evening In
South liill. where the visitors spent
last night. They will take their de-
parture this morning n; $50 o'clock
and. during today. will visit Boykins,
State City and keysville.
. The trip thus far has been entirely
free from mishap of any kind. Il was
said last night.