The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-15
De ALERS BEGIN
WORK morrow
Piano Men From MI Parts Of
Country Here for Big
Convention.
SMOKER ON MONDAY NIGHT
Chamber OF Commerce to Enter
tain, With AIucl, Speech
making.

| Hcralded far and wide over the ma
! ton as record breaking convention
from the standpoint oe attendance. the
| National Association of Piano Dealers
| OF America will be called to order
for its ninth annual convention BY
President f. H. Droop ut 1890 to-
morrow morning In the Jefferson audi
forum. a small army or members arc
already In The city. and by the tro
the gavet falls many hundreds will
he present.
Reception and registration OF mem
bers viii take place from to 1890
tomorrow morning These piano
folks arc strong on the glad hand,
and many a happy reunion will occur.
The executive committee will meet at
o'clock.
After tho meeting has been called
10 order Mayor Richardson will make
an address of welcome He knows
how to stretch forth tho verbal mum
cipal glad hand. and the welcome that
the prodigal son received will he ns
nothing to that which the Mayor will
voice.
some business Methods.
Then Will follow tho annual report
NJ President Droop. Tint will prob
ably be interesting. for the present
head of tho association Is an authority
on the undesirable business methods
which tho organization liz trying TO
curb. His spcech on business nplift
at the last convention was printed and
distributed as the creed OF the asso-
citation.
Secretary Putnam and Treasurer
woolley will make their reports. and
then tho various committees will re-
por, Thesc COMMITTEES are: executive.
,y.nrc IA,
press. resolutions. freight
The first matter upon which the as
ISOLATION will, act will he resolution
to make a minor change in the BY
laws.
The nominating COMMITTEES will he
next in order. and will recommend tho
following officers for tho coming
ycar: President L. n. Clement. New
York: first vice-prcsident. r. o. Foster.
Minnea polls second vice-presidcnt.
Otto goil,nan. St. Louis: third vice
president. j. =. Simmons. New Or
Icans: secretary. c. r. Putnam. Boston:
Executive committee. W. n. Carrier. To-
lcdo F. j. Heppe. PHILADELPHIA o. n.
Field ST. Louis: j. F. Bowers, Chicago.
Membership committee-C. r Putnam.
Boston: Burton r Miller. Boston:
Robert n. watkin. Dallas
These officers then will be formally
elected.
Invitation. for the 1911 convention
will then be received from the repre-
sentatives of tho various cities tina.
desire its presence.
exhibition building will he open. The
members will avail themselves OF
their first opportunity to behold this
celebrated spectacle.
Smoker Mt Jefferson.
In the evening will come the enter
tainment rendered by the Richmond
Chamber Of Commerce in the conven-
ton hall. At this gathering Mayor
Richa rdscn will make brief address.
while President Wood. Of the chamber,
will also speak. A response will be
phia. W. T. Dabney. business manager
OF the Chamber OF Commerce. wiz
speak along the line of municipal
growth.
Tho second days session begins at
. Tuesday morning. A number OF pa
pers on live topics of interest to the
association will be read.
The exhibition building will be omen
for the members only from 2 until
that afternoon. while in the evening
the public will visit the exhibit
The final session will come on We'd
nesday morning, starting at O. The
resolution on guessing contests and
similar forms of advertising. post
poned from the Detroit convention,
will be taken up and acted upon.
The all-day excursion down the
James River to Jamestown on the Po-
cahontas comes as the pleasant after
math OF the convention on THURSDAY.
The newly-elected officers will hold
an executive meeting on board the
steamer.