New Britain herald., 1925-10-13
virginia GUESTS
ON TOUR OF CITY
Delegation Of Businessmen See
All Us Yanks in Action

Members Of the Virginia delega-
tion OF businessmen, In three Pull
man buses donated by the New
York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad company for their tour OF
New England, went through New
Britain today and Travelled exactly
10 t-2 miles through the city streets
where the leading industries and
other sights were pointed out,
Escorted by two state policemen
and two motorcycle policemen from
Meriden, the buses were met at
Memorial field by two New Britain
motorcycle policemen and were es-
corted up South Main street, up Park
to Biglow. to Chestnut. to Elm, East
Main. to High, to Myrtle, to Burritt,
to West Main. to Corbin avenue to
Black Rock avenue, to Harrison
street TO Vine street, to Walnut Hill
park and up to the summit OF the
park, the sky being clear the visitors
were treated to a glimpse of a group
OF buildings In Hartford. Leaving
the park they went to West Main, to
Cedar, to Lake, to Washington. to
west Main, around the center square
on Main to Commercial, to Center
street, to East Main, to Elm, to
STANLEY Fand to the state normal
school. where the New Britain men
said yoodby to their guests. Escorted
by two motorcycle policemen from
the New Britain police department
and two state policemen. they pro-
oeeded to Hartford for lunch.
Virginia Delegation.
The visiting delegation included
George B. Chandler, executive vice
president OF the Connecticut state
Chamber OF Commerce; Richard
Watrous, secretary Of the Providence
Chamber of Commerce; J, +. Fergu-
son, secretary of the New Haven
Chamber OF Commerce, and the fol-
lowing men from Virginia:
DR.. Joseph H. Smith OF Peters
burg, president Of the Virginia State
Chamber of Commerce; Colonel Ju-
lien H. Hill OF Richmond, president
Of the State and City Bank & Trust
Co; II. H. Harris Of Lynchburg,
president of the Lynchburg CHAM
her OF Commerce; Lee Long Of
Dante, vice-president, Clinchfield
Coal corp; Col. w. S. Copeland of
Newport News, publisher of the
Newport News Daily Press and
president of thesNirginia Press asso-
citation; J. Scott Parrish of Rich
mond. president of the Richmond
Chamber of Commerce; G. Cleveland
Wright of Petersburg, president Of
the Virginia National bank; Luke G.
Bradley of Richmond, president Of
the Virginia Railway and Power
company; Hon. c. Harding Walker
Of Heathsville. attorney at law: l..
Marshall Baker of Winchester. man.
ager, the Empire theater: J. Gordon
Bohannan of Petersburg. president
of the Petersburg Chamber of COM
merce; Junius P. Fishburn of Roam
oke, president. Times-World corp;
Hon. c. sO'Conor Goolrick of Fred
ericksburg. president Free Lance
Star Publishing Co.; Hon. Benjamin
#. Gunter Of Accomac. president,
Eastern Shore Of Virginia Produce
exchange: D. D. Hull, Jr.. of Roam
oke, vice-president, Virginia Iron,
Coal and Coke Co.; John r. Hutche-
son of Blackburg, Virginia Agricul-
turd4 college; II. G.. Buchanan Of
Richmond, associate counsel, Nor
folk G. Western Ry. Co.; o. A. Rey-
nolds, secretary, Newport New
Chamber of Commerce: w. T. Tillar
Of Emporia. president W. T. Tillar
Co.; Col. II. J. Benchoff Of Wood
stock, president Shenandoah Ma
tional Park association; H. NJ.
Thompson. Norfolk, secretary OF the
Hampton Roads Maritime exchange;
Brig. Gen. ]. P. Jervey, U. s. A, city
manager. City Of Portsmouth: r. r..
Nelson. Richmond. publicity director
Virginia State Chamber Of Com
merce; Major Leroy Hodges, Rich.
mond, managing director. Virginia
State Chamber of Commerce; Thonl-
as F. Farrell. New York city, vice-
president, L otdACutdS L uSl W. anu
c. F. Harvey of Kinston, North Car
DINA, preside l.. Harvey g. Son Co.
New Britain Delegation
The New Britain delegation In
cluded Mayor Paonessa, President
Joseph r. Andrews of the local
chamber, Frank II. Johnson, Repre-
sentative Fred Q. Rackliffe, Secre-
tary Ralph L. Gould, Judge George
Klett. Carlisle Baldwin, ". L. Hatch,
z. w. Christ. DR.. r. W. Pullen, F..
NJ. Holmes, George P. Spear, Leon
A. Sprague. H. E. Way, Thomas H..
Crowley, George H. Dyson, F. NJ.
Chamberlain and Z. NJ. Wightman.
In the party also was Edward G..
Stacey. secretary of the Massachu-
sets state Chamber of Commerce,
and George Barnard, publicity direc-