The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-09
SHOE DEALERS TO
MEET At 0L.D |: ]
Southern Shoe Wholesalers AS
ISOLATION to Hold Its Annual
Session in Virginia,
GOVERNOR MAKES ADDRESS
Governor Swanson Will Wei
come lVisitors-Dclcgate
To Make Trip to Boston.


To Make Trip to Boston.
The Southern Shoe Wholesalers AS
ISOLATION, comprising tho loadVng
wholesale shoe houses throughout the
South and Southwest, will for tho first
time ins.its history meet on Virginia
soil, the annual gathering having been
called To meet at the Cfamborlln iiotel,
Old Point Comfort, on July 1st and "a.
The entertaining Of tho visiting shoe
dealers is In tho hands Of the Rich
mona shoe wholesalers Association,
OF which Colonel Charles y. Wingo Is
president. The executive committee IN
active charge of the arrangements Is
composed OF Messrs. L. r. Morris, w. II.
Miles, All. Felthaus. r. r. Roberts,
l., B. Stern, Henry 8. Hotchkiss and
Grover Cleveland Wright. The full
program .for the twordays's convention
has not bean completed, but among
the features will be ride out to the
Virginia Cppes on the Merchants and
Miners Steamship Essex. Tho business
session viii bs called to order at tho
Chnmberlln Hotel OH July lst at
o'clock, Colonel Charles .. Wtngo,
president Of the local association, VIII
welcome the visitors and introduces
Governor Claude A.. Swanson. of Vir-
gnia, who Will deliver an nddress Of
welcome. The response Will be made
by Mr. Charles x. Payne Of Charles
ton, w. Va. The water trip out to the
capes Will probably consume the after
noon, and luncheon will DO served on
board the steamer, A further business
session Will be held on tho night Of
July 1st.
The second day. July I'd, will be
taken up largely with the business of
the association, and In the eyening
the annual banquet will be served in
tho Ciamberlin Hotel Tho full list
OF speakers at the banquet has not
been completed. but some Of the lead
| ing men of the country, as we'll as the
most prominent representatives OF the
wholesale shoe trade, will be on tho
list i
The following committees are in
charge OF the preliminaries of the
convention. Ia,
Transportation. Peyton Giles, Of
Stephen Putney Shoe Company; Mr.. I.
Stern of Stern & Co.. and Mr.. Fl. D.
Bland, OF the Bland Shoe Company, IL
Committee on Badges and Souvenirs
Hamilton Field, Of Fleischman, Nor
ris 6: Co.; a. II. Telthnus, Of Stephen
Putney & Co.; Edmund H. Hoge, OF
Roberts q FHoBe. t4.
| Invitation Committee, 2. Morris,
OF Fleischman, Morris & Co.; J. M.
Thatcher, Of the Davis Boot and Shoe
Company, OF Boston. and George D.
| Witt OF the George D. Witt Shoe Com
peny, Lynchburg.
4 Committee on Entertainment OF Vir-
ginla Jobbers-John w. Craddock, OF
4 Craddock-Terr Shoe Company &c. J..
Green, Of the Wingo. Elicit & Crump
! Shoe Company; Langhorne Putney, Of
Stephen Putney Shoe Company. and
Augustus Wright. Sr,, Of "A. Wright &
Co., of Petersburg.
At the conclusion OF the sessions OF
4 the convention all tho members expect
/ to so by the Merchants and Minors
steamship to Boston, the shoe centre
!. Of America, for their annual purchases.
] A special committee on steamship
. transportation, under direction of u.
E. Mcmillan, OF Knoxville Tenn, is
arranging for this trip, which will no
doubt prove to be one OF the most
. unique and attractive features of the
convention
Among the firms holding member
Association, all Of whom will have
representatives at tho annual gather
i ing, are;
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Company, Atlanta, Ca; N: g. Kiser
Company, Atlanta. Ga; Britt-Crason
Shoe Company. Columbus, Ca; A. s.
Quincy Rome &C.; jos; Rosen n t,aa q
Louisville, Ky. Streng 6 Thalheimer,
Louisville. KY; Vogel Bros, louisville,
Ky; Keifrer Bros. New Orleans, La;
1sidore Keiffer and Company, New
Orleans, La. B. Rosenberg g. Sons. New
Orleans, La; w. J. Martinez g. Bros,
New Orleans. La; O. Marks & Son,
Newborn, N. c.: Geo. r. French s.
Sons Wilmington. y, G.; Jenkins Bros,
Shoe Company winston salem H.. n: g
c.; Drake Innessgreen Shoe Company.
Charleston, $. G.: King Bros, Bristol.
| Tenn; Arnold. Henegar, Doyle and
Company. Knoxville, Tenn; HAYNES.
Tenn; Mcmillan 8 Hazen Company,
Knoxville, Tom; Carruthers, Jones
Shoe Company. Memphis Tenn; Goods
bar and Company. Memphis. Tenn;
Tenn; Herman Bros. Lindauer and
Company, Nashville. Tenn; Manner.
Murray-Dibrell Shoe Company. Nash :
vile. Tenn; Richardson Bros. Shoe
Terry Company, Lynchburg, Va; Geo
D. Witt Shoe Company, Lynchburg,
Va: Smith Briscoe Shoe Company
Lynchburg Va; Lynchburg Shoe Com
pany, Lynchburg. Va; Beasley- Hnr-
Augusta Wright Company, Petersburg
Va,:S Oarnett, Puckett Shoe Company
Norfolk. Va; Tleishman. Morris 8 Com.
pnny. Richmond. Va; Stephen Putney
Shoe Company, Riehmond' =, va; -; s IT. ,la
Elicit & Crulnp Shoe Company. Rich.
mond. Va; ", II. Miles Shoe Company
Richmond, Va: Roberts g. 1Ioge. Rich
mond, Va; Brand Shoe Company
Roanoke. Va: Payne Shoe Company
Charleston. w. Vat Frank Payne Com
pnny.N Charleston, w. Va; Loath erburs
shoe Company, Clarkshurg, w. Va.
Graham, Rumgnrner Company, Parkers
burg, w. Va.