The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-03
R|CHMONDWANTS
/ NEXT CONVENTION
United Commercial Travellers
Will Decide 1t at Baltimore
Grand Council.
MANY DELEGATES ATTEND
Big Party Over Town Before
Party Leaves for Monumental
City on Wednesday.

Elaborate preparation is being made
by Richmond Council. No. 15a, United
Commercial Travellers Of America, for
representation at the Grand Council
of the Jurisdiction of Virginia, West
Virginia, kentucky. Maryland and the
District of Columbia. which will be in
session in Baltimore Thursday and
Friday of next week. The Richmond
delegates are A. j. Huff, John B Tay-
lor. r. r Aaron, R l.. Gathright,
George T. Nelson and w. B. Mooers.
In addition to the delegates, a large
number Of members of the local coun-
Gil will attend.
The delegates will leave Murphy's
Hotel next Wednesday afternoon al
$3.50 o'clock In automobiles for a pa
rade through the principal streets to
the Southern Railway Station. where
they will embark in special car for
West Point, where a steamer will
await them to complete tho journey to
the Monumental City. Once there they
Will be royalty entertained, a yacht
ing cruise. crab feast, trip down
Chesapeake Bay with stops at An
napolis and other points Of interest
being q few of the features that have
been arranged for their enjoyment.
Richmond Seeks Honor.
will come before the Grand Council is
the selection of tho next meeting
place, A spirited contest is on for
the convention next year, and half
dozen cities will try to secure 1t.
The Richmond council will endeavor
to have the Grand Council come here
in 1912. and the ball will be started
rolling at the coming meeting. Should
1t succeed, the convention will mean a
big thing to Richmond, as 1t annually
attracts thousands of members of the
order, their wives and families. Con-
siderable time will be given to dis
cussion of the hotel bill, which was
passed at the last session of the Leg
islature largely through the efforts of
the United Commercial Travellers of
| the State. Several States have shown
desire to follow Virginia's lead in
| this respect. and numerous inquiries
| have been received from all over the
country.
The jurisdiction to which the Rich
mond council is attached is comp sed
of more than 5000 commercial trav-
elers, and is a part of the national or
der, which has grand total of nearly
10000 members. The order is Just at
the close of the twenty-second year OF
its existence, and when 1t is remem-
bered that its membership is COM
posed entirely of commercial travel
ers, city statesmen and merchandise
brokers, it's growth seems phenome-
nal.
Big Delegation Going.
Richmond Council, No. 15e is spe-
cially honored in having at this time
two Of the officers of the Grand Coun-
ell as members. They are w. r. Shep-
herd, who is past grand counsellor
and G. L. Reid. grand sentinel. The
officers of the council are: D. D. Mac.
Gregor, secretary; A. T. Gray, senior
counsellor: John c. Goode, Junior oun-
4 sellor; A. ]. Huff. past counsellor Ar
thur Levy, conductor; r. l.. Gathright
page; C. c. Hit, sentinel; H. M
Wright. George F. Bagby. j. II. Spicer
James D. Hit, members of the execu
tive committee.
I Some of the we'll known travelling
men who will attend the Grand Coun.
ell from Richmond are: B. c. Nelson
George T. Nelson, e. c. Saunders
George r. Newsome. G. L. Hudgins. G
l.. Reid, F. B. Lawton, Thomas S
Gibbon, Leroy Hutzler, M. H. Wright
NJ G. Wright. Charles Wright, T. r
Aaron, John D. Taylor, A. j. Huff w
T. Shepherd, W. A. Powers. Dar
Compton, c. L. Goodman, w. B. Moo
ers j. H. Spicer Arthur Levy, A 3
Abrams, D. D. MacGregor, ]. D. Hit
G. G. Hit, John Harris. Robert Simp
son, W. D. Chiles. r. L. Gathright, J
c. Goode, A. ]. Gray Edwin Waters
]. NJ. Shepherd, G. A. Spence, Jr., an,
/, j. p Scoggin.