The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-18
DESIRE PUBLIC To
KNOW THEM bETTEG|
National Launderers Plan "a
Advertise on Extensive
Scale
DISCUSS PROJECT At \.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Purpose to Raise Huge Fund g.
Exploit Their Business by Sys.s
tenatic Up-to-Data.
Methods aa, 81

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Of discussion at the afternoon asssln
of the laundrymen when they got doN1
to business following adjournment 16s
lunch. ! Opinions expressed indico@
that the laundrymen are strongly 4
clined to go into advertising IN nv
large scale in order to get the puhato
better acquainted with their meeho41k
OF doing business. @S
Il confidently expect an advertistn
fund OF large proportions to be rates.
for systematic expenditure by our 60
ISOLATION" said President Purtiy, 0t92
GUESSING the matter during the rocooS
hour. TT can't be stated at this t11n4s
Just what method Of expenditure N +
be adopted, but 1t will undoubtedly
national and far-reaching In scopo
During the afternoon sessi0n
laundrymen heard another talk ~ r.
vertising experimenting that ma1o
Mr.. rockingham ut the morning 64~
sion.
That the laundrymen are deeply IL
terested In the advertising pro5oce
In evidence on every hand. sszS|
Before closing the morning sanoo2
the association determined not to rs
the annual dues from % to IS. - pseg
posed. s2
Tuesday evening the delegates 1H8
lAQle3 WALL Ell uOWA " u A0tl41&DHH
Masonic Temple for which more ta10mGa
1000 covers will be laid. Tho Fu1|
Miller quartette will be on hand e
enliven the occasion. There VIII a1Ms
be instrumental music. s;S
The convention will be brought u RI
close Wednesday afternoon with nus
oyster roast at lakewood Park. M
Fight for President.
The fight for president OF tt
Laundrymen's National Assoctaeao4a
has narrowed down to three can41
dates--L. H. Fisher. Kansas City, M0s&
Charles A. Wheeler. Fort Worth, TAxsN|
Arthur w. Solomon, Savannah, c.
From present indications. 1t looNs
| as II the Kansas City man viii A1111|
rs IL Is understood that practtcas1
the entire strength Of the North a1f
West is lined up for him. The 14es
that Mr.. Wheeler and Mr.. S0lOtnQ
are both from the South II heljoyoi
to have divided their strength mA40z
rally. ss
James A. Beattie. president Of c.
New York State association. who ~ s
been mentioned for national p8U01
dent, Is no longer regarded ~ . c1n
dictate. The chief reason prompetM
Mr.. Beattie to step aside was Z du1!
to promote, AZ far as poSsible, t1$
candidacy Of John II. Heath. secE
tary OF New York State assOclat1
for national secretary. Mr.. Heath
now said to be q sure winner Tor t
office against Charles A. Wernets y
Chicago. the Incumbent, who = stAs1
ing for reelection.
Rochester Out Of Race. 8
For stnilar reasons Rochester A1t
practically withdrawn from the ro1
for the next convention. This Leaves
St. Paul ~ leading contestant.
sas City 10 still In the running IT,
this honor. but it IL not regarded 1
riously. particularly in Wow of
fact that Kansas City will most pnN%
ably land the presidency. sss
Martin Kelly. Of Detroit. and 0eoe
E.. Crawford. of Bridgeport. C0m
both Of whom have been mentioG
for the presidency. are now out o3s
running.
In view OF the fact that no no1
mating committee has been uA1n4
candidates for offices and cities ao4N
ing convention will be nomtnated
the floor Of the convention TuAU
afternoon. The election will take plm4
Wednesday morning. Hun
= Fridays Report Endorsed.
President Purdy called the secQ
days session OF the twenty-oeN1m4
| annual convention to order ~
Jefferson shortly after 10 o'clock
first business being the report AZ
resolutions COMMITTEES. This re41
strongly endorsed the annual aA0yN
OF President Purdy and part1ct1&
that part OF 1t recommending
establishment of permanent headQS
ters for the secretary. The COZ
lstee advised the raising Of the aaM1
dues to help meet increased expoU
The executive committees HoD4
which was next read. shoWe0
total membership of the aaeOcf4
to be 22lo, an increase OF SIS
the preceding year. Total r0c4
were $5,S77.50, which expendifM
for the year were $S.1Sl.94. IT.
lected dues amounted to $1.300s
report stated. 1t was recomrn1N
that annual dues be raised fron1
to IS. ssS
Report Discussed.
The report was prepared ~ 0o(
| tary Werner and also read hY
Following the reading. the repoet
| then taken up for general disGu
| The question of raising dues 81
methods OF doing called f0fthA
longed discussion. Ne
The morning session was bron1
close by the reading Of
| paper on advertising by Nj.
| rockingham, OF New York.
Using manager for Everybody'a
zine and the Buttrick DefineA99N&
! paper was entitled 1.-THE Ind&nx
BILE Asset and was heard Wtt&
attention. sssss
Foreigners 10 puh1fc
| "Too many OF our big tDdM
| ists," declared MIR. FfOthi1
| have only grown peevtsk
| bursts OF public unfriendltne
| have suddenly TRANSFERRED. N
| charged the hostility 10 011
| and muck-rakers. The cat10
| behind such agitAtors. IAe%
eigners to the public tA1o
OF industry. They 1peaA aJ
guage or no language m
confronted by trouble
| they dy into lntar4teN4#
| public diacountN
fhesA or tk4v 49,
agent whom ~