The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-04-01
LAY PLANS FOR
ENTERTAINING
Hotel JUNKET
]. M. Drake Here to Con-
fer for Rail Men on
Fleetwood Visit
PLAN TO COME HERE
SATURDAY, MAY 4

Preliminary plans for the en-
tertainment of a group of rail
way men on an inspection trip of
the Fleetwood hotel property on
May 4 and 5 were made this
morning at a conference of a
group of representatives of civic
organizations with j. M. Drake,
former Henderson county man,
who has been active in the move
ment for the development OF the
property, at the city hall.
After hearing Mr.. Drake tell
of the preliminary work he has
done on the matter, a committee
was appointed by Thomas H.
Franks, vice president of the
Chamber of Commerce to work
out plans for the entertainment
of the railway group on their visit
here.
This morning Mr.. Drake told
the group that he conceived the
idea of the railway men taking
over the Fleetwood property
about a year ago and that since
that tir1e he has talked with some
of the highest officials of the rail
way. These officials, he said, are
highly in favor of the movement.
r. E. Simpson, assistant gener-
al manager of the Southern Rail-
way, will be here for the inspec-
ton on May 4, Mr.. Drake said.
Mr.. Drake outlined what he had
in mind for the entertainment of
the railway group and methods
for getting a representative group
of railway men here for the in
spection. Approval of his plans
was given and the sum of $3.50
was subscribed for expenses at
the meeting this morning.
The committee appointed by
Mr.. Franks was composed of May
or A. V. Edwards. chairman, J. c.
Morrow, Jr., J. H. Yelton, W. b.
Hodges and 7. D. Clarke. This
committee will make plans for the
entertainment of the group and
raise additional funds for their
entertainment and to aid Mr..
Drake in his work of contracting
representative railway men and
persuading them to come here.
The railway men will come here
on Saturday, May a, and will
meet at the city hall about two
O'Clock, according to tentative
plans. From the city hall they
will go to the site of the Fleet
wood on an inspection tour. Re
turning they will be guests at
dinner at the Skyland hotel at
o'clock and an entertainment VIII
be given for them at the hi@n
school auditorium in the evening
at 8 o'clock.
A number of the group are eX-
pected to remain over SUNDAY
but no formal program VIII po
arranged for Sunday. Mr.; Dram
stated this morning that the rev.
Claude H. Moser, pastor OF tns
E;rst Methodist church, a former
pastor at Spencer and well kno WI.
to railway men, had signitled ms ms
willingness to deliver speGtai
sermon to the group on ounusy
q Rennett; preSl-
dent of the Hendersonviile GGiL
and Country club, stated tn IS
morning that club privileges wou, ~
ho o , to any of the group
S Je to play on Sunday. -,
Mayor Edwards presldeo ,, ch,S
morning and the group lnc t!ons
abont 30 representative citizens.
~DU the Chamber OF
C 1pr cree and various civic or
s" II was on motion of Yates W.
1;ttIe that the matter of enter
t 49, was referred to the
Shambnr of Commerce and the
committee appointed by Mr..
Franks. -, Ill, 4Lo
nronosal was received was we'll
Shown by the fact that more than
half of the estimated sum requir-
cd for the entertainment was
subscribed by the small group
present this morning.