Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-03
HIGHWAY
ACTIVITIES

Richmond, Jan. 3.-Interest IN
highway activities in the State is
centering around the annua! meeting
of the Virginia Good Roads Associa-
ton, which will be held at MurphyS5
Hotel Richmond, January %, - and
20. In view of the fact that the Gen
eral Assembly will be in session at
that time and highway legislation
will be the most important subject CT
Statewide interest before the Legs
lature, the annual convention OF the
good roads body is expected to draw
the largest attendance Of any good
roads gathering held in the state
Differences of opinion as to how the
same objectives of connected state
highways desired by all may be speed
lily reached promises to make the 8
days' session of the convention un-
usually interesting. Speakers ct Ma
tionaI and Statewide prominence
have been secured to lead the discus
sions. A banquet will be given with
the State officials and members Of the
General Assembly as honor guests on
the night of Thursday January 10.
General C. C. Vaughan Jr., of Frank
lin. a member of the State Senate
from the thirteenth district, is presl-
dent of the Association and D. B. Ry-
land of Lynchburg, secretary-treasur-
err. The Virginia Good Roads Associa-
ton is probably the largest organi-
cation of it's kind in the South with a
membership in excess of 5000. While
the Association has been active in
state road affairs for the past five
years, it's most aggressive work was
done in connection with the passage of
the amendment to the Constitution
permitting the State to issue bonds
for road construction. This was rati-
fled by majority of $4,000 in the
general election of November 1920.
The program committee of which D.
B. Ryiand of Lynchburg is the chair
man has arranged for several speak
ers of State and nationwide import
ance. Among the number will be the
Hon. C. H. Huston of Washington,
Assistant Secretary of the Depart
ment of Commerce, Col. Thos. B. Nc
Adams, Richmond, president of the
American Bankers Association, DR.. J.
A. c. Chandler, Williamsburg, prcsi-
dent of the College of William and
Mary, Col. I. L. kirkpatrick, Raleigh,
N. c.. DR.. S. NJ. Johnson. director
general of the Lee Highway Assocla-
ton and others.
The program committee has been
careful to provide for ample time for
the discussion by members Of the
Association of the problem facing the
General Assembly with reference to
the highway program. so that set
speeches would not crowd out this
Thursday morning, Janu-
airy 18th, has been set aside for the
major portion of this discussion. 1t
will be led by short address by
Chairman Wade Massie of the State
Highway Commission followed by
Coleman after which the. meeting
report of Commissioner George 2.
will be thrown open for discussion
The discussion of financing highway
will be led by an address
by Col. Thos. B. McAdams of Rich
mond who will open the afternoon
session. Col. McAdams has made an
exhaustive study of this phase of the
highway question. AS Thursday is the
of the birth of Robert f.
Lee, the remainder Of the afternoon
session will be devoted to memorial
to Gen. Lee, Mr.. C. II. Huston, of
Washington, president Of Lee High
way Association will preside The Lee
man of National prominence in high
memorial address will be made by
way activities.
In the evening at the Grays' Ar
mory the members of the General AS
sembly and State officials will be the
guests of the Virginia Good Roads
Association at the annual banquet of
the Association, with Oliver J. Sands,
Richmond, as postmaster. A pleas
ing program is being arranged.
The program for the other two days
promises to be equally interesting
with discussions led by speakers who
have given careful thought to the
subjects assigned them. The report of
will no doubt bring forth the most in
the legislative committee on Friday
terestiHg discussion of the meeting.