The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-27
ARRANGE PROGRAM
FOR BIG DINNER
ToAsTs FOR CHAMBERS BANQUET
TO TRAVELLING MEN ARE
ANNOUNCER.
WILL BE BIG AFFAIR
PRESIDENT CARRINGToN TO NAME
RECEPTION COMMITTEE To-
DAY--GLTMPsE AT THE
PROGRAM.

Except for the appointment OF the
reception committee, which will be
announced by President Il Nj. Car
rington today. everything Is In read
mess for the big entertainment which
the chamber of commerce purposes
rendering the RicAmond travelling
men Saturday night.
The Jefferson hotel auditorium will
| be the scene OF the festivities and Z
| o'clock the hour. The invitations have
been restricted. owing TO the large
number of guests to which the or
ganization necessarily will be host, TO
the travelling statesmen who repre-
sent Richmond houses and live in
Richmond. the officers OF the cham
Der OF commerce, the mayor, the
councilmen, aldermen and City At
torney John r. Pollard. II Is expected
that probably even more will sit at
dinner on this occasion than were
entertained recently at the record
breaking annual dinner of the cham
Der.
Program Announced
The program for the affair was an
nounced yesterday. President +. M.
Darlington will preside as toastmas-
ter and will make a brief opening
address after DIR. Russell Cecil has
said grace.
Mayor Ainsiie will lead In the for
mai toast-making. his subject being
The City," and he will tell the tray-
cling men how much Richmond val
ues and apr ciates them.
Vice President w. T. Redd will re-
spond to the toast What the Sales
man Can Do For Richmond: Horace
F. Smith. president OF the Ad club.
will toast the Salesman as an Ad-
vertiser": President T. P. Bryan. Of
the business Mems club, has chosen
the unique topic, The Travelling
Salesman: Why LIST Him Come
Homer; Julius Levitt. of the Retail
Merchants association, will discuss
The Relation OF the Travelling Sales
man and the Retailer: q. 4. Reid.
OF the U. &. r.. will toast The TRAY
cling Salesman simple and unadorn-
ed, and Business Manager w. T. Dab
ney. will close the speaking with
What the Other Speakers Did Not
Say"
The committee of arrangements
has beer working on the dinner ana
1t promises to be the biggest and most
successful function of the holidays.
Letter OF Invitation.
Following 10 . copy OF the letter
OF invitation, which has been sent out
to the travelling men:
The undoubted TACT 10 before us
that an essential element In the phe-
nomenal progress of our city has
been in the exceptionally intelligent
and enterprising character of the men
who have represented her industries
on the road.
The board of directors of tho
chamber OF commerce. recognizing the
obligation Of the business community
to you individually. have handed this
committee your name, with instruc-
tons to go as far al we like" In ex-
pressing the chambers appreciation
Of your services to Richmond.
Your committee feels that under the
boards instructions their duties are
very simple. and we should just hand
you 's<e earth and the fulness there
Of" as what the rest Of us get of 1t
Is SO largely due to the travelling
salesman.
Richmond. however. while absorb
ing the earth at q marvellous gait. will
not be In n position to deliver 1t all
until possibly about Christmas after
next, so this Christmas we ask you to