Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-04

meet In Portland. Me. FOR the ff-
teenth annual convention OF the as
ISOLATION. September l2-I5
The primary objec, OF the associa
ton. which Is to advocate connect
Ing system Of !nlund waterways from
New England to FIor!du. Will be
pushed vigorously al the convention.
Governors OF many states have APP
pointed official delegates To attend the
conventions
Many Go by Bont.
The steamship Gloucester will
leave Philad. lph!a Saturday, Septem-
bei =, win the presir-n. OF the as
ISOLATION. Mayor j. Hampton Moore,
OF Philadelphia. and l20 members.
They VIII reach Boston Monday
morning, and be taken on special
train to Portsmouth. New Hampshire.
where they viii he received by the
Mayor and the Chamber of Commerce
OF Portsmouth
reception and business session
VIII be held At Portsmouth, followed
by luncheon and an inspection OF
the harbor OF Portsmouth At 5
o'clock the special train Will leave
for Portland.
Ainsiie to Speak.
The opening session Of the con
Nention VIII be held Tuesday after
noon in the municipal auditorium in
PORTLAND. Mayor Moore will pre-
side. Carroll S. Chaplin. Mayor OF
Portland. will deliver the official ad-
dress Of welcome. followed by Per-
ciVai T. Baxter, Governor Of Maine.
responses viii be made by James II.
C"wan. Mayor Of Wilmington. y. C.,
and George Ainslic. Mayor OF Rich
nond. Va. United States Senator
Frederick Hale will make an address
The annual address OF Mayor Moore
VII! then be delivered
Mayor Chaplin and committee Of
distinguished citizens Of. Portland
viii receive the visitors in the eve
aing.
Frank s Van Hart. Mayor OF Cam
den, y J.. will preside a, the meet
ing In the evening. where the prob
!tms Of Maine Will he discussed
Among the speakers will he George
- West president. Chamber OF Com
merce Of Portland; James G GuInac.
president, Maine State Chamber Of
Commerce; W J. Thompson. master
Maine state Grange; Bertrand C.
Mclntire, member State Pier Commits
sion; Benjamin r. Cieaves, secretary
Associated Industries Of Maine.
Henry +. Morrc,l president OF the
= u.
preside at the morning session
Wednesday. Addresses Will be made
by Walter f. Edge. United States
senator from New Jersey; g. e. Plum
mer. commissioner. United States
shipping Board; General Lansing H.
Beach, chief ot engineers. United
states Army; Murray Hubert. pres
ident. the Board OF Aldermen New
YORK city George +. Sprcule, direc-
tor OF the Department OF Wharves.
Docks and Ferries. Philadelphia: j.
IL curicy. Mayor OF Boston. Mass
Frederic II. Fay, OF Fay. Spofford &
Thorndike
\ visit will be made in the after
noon to places Of interest in Port
land
The evening session Will be held
in the auditorium OF the Portland
High school. with William II. Wool
lard. OF Albany. presiding. Among
the speakers viii tc Com
F. G. Garden. United states Coast
Guard: Charles l.. Cadle. Superintend-
ent OF Public Works. State of New
York; Frank $. Williams. State en-
gineer. State Of New York: William
T Donneily. New York: Wilfred H
SchoT, Philadelphia. secretary-trcas-
urer Of the association. Films will
American water traffic
In the afternoon William F. Broom
ing. Mayor OF Baltlmore-will pre-
side at session in the municipal
auditorium. Addresses will be made
by Frederick w. Donnelly, Mayor
OF Trenton. y. j.; James Hammond
Trenton. y. j.: Edward f. Blodgett
chairman Maritime Association of
the Boston Chamber of Commerce :
Peter G. Ten Eyck. member OF Con-
gress. Albany, y. Y: Edward S
Walsh. New York; Charles T.. Gillen.
member. board OF commissioners. city
OF Newark; c. l.. Ashburner. city
manager. Norfolk. Va.
The problems of the upper Dcia-
ware River VIII he discussed by
Charles X. Hammit;. Trenton. y j..
at the Thursday evening session
which will he presided over by John
II. Small. president of the National
Rivers and IIarbors' Congress: Wash
ington. y. c. other speakers vii!
be: y. Il. Sutherland. Lawrence
Mass. \. r.. Beck. Baltimore. Md .
Crate II. Bowen, Miami. Fla.
Mayor Moore will preside at the
final session Friday morning. The
election Of officers and the selection
Of the next convention city will then
be considered.