The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-17
Two Thousand Laun-
drymenArriv forF irst
Session To-Day.
NEW YORK FOLK
CHI AR T g r BOAT
Chicago Delegates Come In on
Chartered Pullman Train, Fill
ing Jefferson to Its Capacity.
Biggest Convention Ever
Brought Here by Cham
Der Workers.

With 1000 delegates in attendance
the twenty-seyenth annual conven-
tion of the Laundrymen's National AS
sociation OF America will be formally
opened by President E. s. Purdy, OF
Jersey City. in the auditorium of the
Jefferson Hotel this morning at ID
o'clock.
Organized In Chicago October 1. 1883,
this association has witnessed a mar
yelous growth. Starting out with a
handful OF members. 1t now numbers
thousands and is represented in every
part of the United States and Canada.
In the State of Virginia alone the as
ISOLATION has more members than com
posed the original organization.
The object is to advance the interests
and general welfare of the laundry
owners and those engaged in allied
trades by promoting State and local o..
ganizations. by encouraging the pa
tronage of laundries on the part of the
public, and extending the importance
and scope of the laundry business; by
ditfusing within the trade accurate
and reliable Information concerning
correct processes and methods, and by
promoting a larger and more friendly
intercourse between those engaged in
the business OF public laundering.
Some Of Its Objects.
The association is affiliated with kin
dred local or State organizations and
has jurisdiction over such subordinate
associations except in such matters
as pertain to local government. Such
organizations are allowed representa-
tion according 10 the apportionment OF
cne delegate to each ten delegates.
There are four classes of members: ac-
tive, associate. honorary and life The
sg..1
in the laundry business as owners or
stockholders: associate members are
men engaged in the machinery and sup
ply business and such others whose in
terests are common with the laundry
business: honorary members are per-
sons selected by the association for the
honor; life members are ex-presidents
of the association, each president en-
terins this class on retiring from Of
flee.
List of Officers.
The officers OF the association are as
follows:
President, E. s. Purdy. Jersey City;
Vice-Presidents-C. G. Swanson, Chi
cago; j. e. Kelso. Rochester; w. B.
Webster, st. Paul; George NJ Strain,
Omaha; Secretary, c. a, Werner. Cti-
cago; Treasurer Carol Thornton
Youngstown, Ohio; Sergeant at-Arms,
+. W. Schoppenhorst, Louisville. KY
Members of the executive committee |
are e. S. Purdy. j. F. Braden, D. VI |
Cooper, e. N. Peet, c. A Werner. ]. A.
Beattie, w. E. Fitch, ". A. Helm, F.
w Porter, R. c. shaneberger.
Mayor David c. Richardson will well
come the delegates at the opening ses-
sion this morning. William Long of
Norfolk, will respond on behalf of the
~ Enllo
recess OF fifteen minutes will be
taken to allow the visitors to retire
from the convention hall, after which
the body will proceed to business.
The feature of this mornings ses-
sion will be the presentation of the
annual report of the president. Re-
ports of the executive and membership
committees will also be submitted to-
day, and announcement of regular and
special committees will be made.
Big Advertising Campaign.
The feature OF the afternoon session I
will be the reading of an essay by
George e. Crawford, of Connecticut, on +
"The Launderer or Bleacher." Tonight
at o'clock reception will be ten
dered to the president at the Jeffer-
son and will be followed by a dance.
Business sessions will be held morning
and afternoon every day Of the con-
vention. the evenings to be given over.
to social features. New officers will
be elected Wednesday,
vast advertising campaign in the 4.
interests of the laundry business will
be launched at this convention, one of L,
the more important questions sched- ..
uled to come before the body having !
TO do with the advtsability of expend- I
Ing $1,000,00o for this purpose. In :
this connection an addracc will 10 a.
lievered at the morning session to-
morrow by Robert rockingham, OF +
New York, on "Advertising-th Inde- 4
structible Asset" The campaign will
be of an educational nature the OBJ
,ect being to instruct the public of
The many advantages of modern laun-
derng.
Crowds From East and West.
One of the largest delegations to at
ksnd the convention is that from New !
York, which arrived yesterday after 4
noon by special steamer, numbering II,
700 strong. Special street cars were in | .
waiting for the New Workers when =
hey landed and conveyed them to the y
Jefferson. where accommoda tlons had + 4
been reserved for them months in ad- s
vance. Another big delegation got in n
ltter midnight over the Chesa- In
'eake and Ohio Railway from Chicago. S
They came on special Pullman train, tt
for the round trip. All day NJ
yesterday the delegates continued to ci
Jour IN from every part of the country,
md last night at the Jefferson the
obby presented an unusual scene OF L ;.
'ustle and activity ls
This early in the proceedings. elec- q 9,
toneering for candidates for Office was y :.
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