The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-11
HARDWARE MEN IN
CONVENTION | | | | HERE ||E|:.|:
Sessions Will Begin This Morn
ing, With About Five Hundred
Delegates in Attendance.
MUCH IMPORTANT BUSINESS 'l
Members Will Remain Here Until
Friday, and Then Go to
Jamestown.
MUCH IMPORTANT BUSINESS

With several hundred delegates in
attendance, the Joint convention of the
Southern Hardware Jobbers' Associa-
ton and the American Hardware Man
ufacturers' Association will begin at
10 o'clock this morning in the assembly
hall of the Jefferson Hotel the head
quarters Of both organizations.
Numbers of delegates came In by
yesterdays trains, and before the eve
ming was far spent there were some-
thing like $50 badgc-wearers in tho
lobby of the hotel. Tho manufacturers
wore blue badges, and the Southern
iobbers bright scarlet tags, while the
fifty members Of the reception com-
,nittee, composed of the travelling men
from the manufa curing establishments
who visit tho Southern trade, wore trl-
colored badges.
Prominent Members Here.
In addition to these there wero on
hand last night about forty jobbers
and manufacturers who at present be-
long to neither association, but will
become members of one or tho other
at this meeting. There are also on
hand at least fifty bright young men,
who are travellers and sell hardware to
the johbers, but are now members OF
the reception committee. They have
come along to meet their customers
and friends in the trade and help them
have good time.
The officers who have arrived so far
are President F. D. Dunlop, of Fort
Smith, Ark, president OF the Southern
Jobbers' Association; Mr.. w. W. Web
Der, of Fort Smith. tho secretary Of
the Jobbers' Association; Mr.. Bruce
o15 N nv
| o. r. Barker Of Lynchburg, Of the
executive committee.
Mr.. r A. Hoffman, of Houston Tex,
one Of the oldest members of tho assoc
citation, and ono of its first presiding
officers, registered ut the Jefferson yes
tcrdny morning and was kept busy all
day shaking hands with his many
friends as they caine in.
The officers of the American Hard
ware Manufacturers Association who
| have arrived on the ground are Messrs.
Charles w. Asbury OF Philadelphia.
| the president: Edward Ingalls, Of New
ark, N. j., chairman OF the board of
directors r. d. Mitchell, OF New York,
secretary and treasurer, and Vice-Pres-
idents George W.. Corbin.$of New Bril-
tain, Conn, and Robert Garland, Of
| Pittsburg AIessrs. F. S. Kritsenger,
OF Cleveand, O.. and julius c. Birge,
of st. Louis, eX-presidents Of the asso-
| citation, arc prominent figures in tho
lobby. Many of the delegates are ac-
compnnled by their wives and some
OF them by other members Of their
families. This mornings trains will
bring In other members of tho two,
associations, and altogether the popu-
lation OF Richmond will be larger to-
| day by between five and six hundred.
i The sessions of the conventions, the
/ sightseeing trips and the social events
in connection with tho meetings, In
Guiding the entertainment by Polk MIL
Ter on Wednesday evening and the
| banquet Thursday night, viii keep this
! aggregation of hardware men in Rich
mond until Friday morning. when the
| most OF them will go to the James
town Exposition. and possibly they will
hold final session in the Expositi Ion
Hall.
Program for To-day.
The opening meeting. to begin at ! q
o'clock this morning Will be a joint
session. with the following program:
Meeting called to order by President
i r. B. Dunlop.
Invocation by Rev. Dir. T. T. McFa-
: den.
, Chorus. america"
Address Of welcome to delegates
President F. B. Dunlop.
Welcome to Richmond, Hon. Carlton
Mccarthy, Mayor Of Richmond. @
Welcome on behalf of Richmond
: manufacturers.
. Report of reception committee.
! appointment OF special committees
i Introduction OF new members, visi
Q tors and guests.
lmpromptu addresses, @
= Informal reception of manufacturers
n jobbers and their representatives,
The afternoon meeting Will be strict
!, ~ an executive session. as sacred tt
:, the jobbers as Is u Masonic lodge t.
= the members of the craft.
The meeting Will be called to orde
|nt 2;30, and the following is an outlin
of the very secret business to be trans
n lActcd:
e Reading of minutes of 1905 conven
o ton.
@ Annual report OF the president.
+ Report of the secretary treasurer.
d Report OF transportation committee
Is Report of press committee.
81 Report OF grievance committee, ~