Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-08
TAILORS TO MEET.
NATIONAL EXCHANGE ASSEMBLIES
HERE IN ANNUAL SESSION TODAY.
ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME.
A Musicale Tonight, Carriage
Drive To-Morrow, banquet Thurs
day, and nm old virginia oyster
Roast Friday--The Arrivals.


The Merchant TaIlors' National Ex-
change. one OF the largest commercial
organizations In the United States, will
assemble at the Jefferson to-day in
thirteenth annual convention and will
continue in session throughout Friday
The membership of the exchange is
quite large. indeed, and includes I'm It's
representation every State in the Union.
and almost every city of any note 1t is
expected that the convention in this city
will be attended by delegates from all
OF the subordinate exchanges, and that in
point of numbers the gathering will be
the most important yet held by the
organization. Certainly, there is every
indication of a large attendance for
every incoming train yesterday. and
many of them Sunday. brought members
of the exchange, and already an exceed
ingly large crowd Of tailors are registered
at the Jefferson.
ACCORDING THEM A WELCOME.
The Reception Committee from thu
local exchange consisting OF Messrs. II.
~ a@Dcis II. NHlliOChf ana w. d. EDcl,
assisted by Mr.. Il. c. Ebel and other
members Of the local organization, were
at the hotel last night extending a well
come to the visitors and making them
feel at home. Many OF the delegates are
accompanied by their wives and daugh-
ters.
The local exchange, who are hosts on
this occasion, have arranged a most at
tractive programme for the entertain
ment of their guests.
AT 10 o'clock this morning welcoming
reception will be held In the Assembly
Hail at the Jefferson and at $50 o'clock
a complimentary musicale will be ten
dered the visitors in the hotel court. The
programme for this event Will be as fol-
lows:
Miss Maud Porter, soprano; Mrs.
Eugene II. Cloves, alto; Mr.. Eugene II.
Cloves, tenor; Mr.. Oscar Lehman, bass;
Mr.. +. w. Cunningham. tenor; Mr.
Thurston Cardoza, baritone; Mr. Henry
c. Rueger, bass; Mr.. Jacob Reinhardt,
pianist
PART 1.
1. Quartette, I'm Silent Mead" Emer-
SOM Male Quartette.
2. Alto and tenor, Greetings" (Abt,)
Mrs. and Mr.. Eugene II. Cloves.
3. Baritone solo. "The Scapegrace"
Nlattei) Mr. Thurston Cardoza
l. Soprano solo, Hearts Delight"
(Gilchrist) Miss Maud Porter
5. Tenor solo. loft in the Silly Night"
Mr. +. w. Cunningham.
PART II.
L. Quartette, Merry Miller" ODE
Koven,) Miss Porter, Mrs. Cloves, Mr.
Cloves. and Mr.. Lehman.
2. Bass solo, "Es hat NIGHT solen
sein," CNessler) Mr.. II. c. Rueger
3. Alto solo. Loves Years Are Brave
and Long" Wannah) Mrs. Eugene H.
Cloves.
4. Bass solo. "Out on the Deep" Q,ohr)
Mr.. Oscar Lehman.
5. Tenor solo, "A Knot of Blue and
Gray" Mr.. i. w. Cunningham.
6. Quartette, Where Are You Going
My Pretty Maid?" de KOven) Miss Por-
ter. Mrs. Cloves, Mr.. Cloves, and Mr..
Lehman.
OTHER ENTERTAINMENTS.
After the musicale. refreshments will
be served I'm the dining saloon. To-
morrow morning at 1920 o'clock the
delegates with their ladies will take
carriage drive over the city. visiting all
the places of historic interest A COM
plimentary musicale by Vplantation
negroes will be the feature for Wednes-
day night, and on Thursday evening the
annual banquet will be held in the Jeffer-
son dining-room. Friday morning viii
be held a Virginia oyster roast at Lake
side Park and for this a most elaborate
menu has been arranged
THE BUSINESS SESSIONS.
The tailors will hold two sessions each
day during their stay here, for the trans
action of business and on Thursday
night after the musicale the ID. A. w.
League, social organization OF tailors
will hold session for the initiation OF
candidates. 1t is said that this league
has a ritual which in severity exceeds
any degree ever conferred, and the can
dldates are to be submitted TO journey
over red-hot "goOses."
Among the visitors who have registered
at the Jefferson are Messrs. Allen Day
and wife, Of Buffalo; T.. E. n. Doll wife.
sister, and son. Of New York; J. T. Gard
and wife, OF Buffalo n. Y; ]. G. Haffa,
OF Buffalo; r. w. Jenknson. wife, and
sisters, of Chicago; w. II. Lent and
wife. of New York; j. j. Mitchell, OF New
York; b. X. Meryin, OF New York; G. l..
| Spinney, of New York; +. ID. SOmers. OF
Boston; i. ID. Starblrd. Of Boston; An
drew Patterson and wife, OF New York;
Conrad Muller, Of New York; George W.
Matthews, of Chicago; j. w. Kilgore and
wife, of Chicago; n Kiefer and wife,
| of Baltimore; +. c. Claus, of Bal
timore; c. c. F. Eichler. OF Baltimore; l.
b. Sprengle. of Baltimore; f. w. Croft,
| of Chicago; Alexander Dunlap. of Chi
| cago; w. II. Mccarthy and wife. Of Chi
cago; G. A. Mccarthy, of Chicago; Ro-
bert Stewart. OF Philadelphia; Charles
Straub, Of st. Louis; n. T. Notbohm, OF
Milwaukee; General Thomas w. Chase.
Of Providence, r.. L. w. +. Harris. OF
| st. Louis; George o. Wood, OF Washing
ton; Charles II. Hyde, OF Chicago; Jules
| c. Weiss, Of New York; f. w. Maynard.
| of Nashua, n. H.; Harvey Patterson, OF
| New York; Charles Seigling. wife. and
daughter, Of New York; Richard Weis-
ner and wife, of New York; George Cong
dom of Fountain. Mass; T. p. Bascow
| OF Boston; Charles S. Marks. OF Erie,
Pa w. f.. Jones, of Boston: John Hantz.
Of Boston; b. G.. Abercrombie, Of Boston;
| +. H. Reilby OF Milwaukee; John j.
Brenk, of Milwaukee; Frank J. Schaub.
Of Chicago; ]. w. Birmingham, OF Mil
waukee.