The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-28
FIVE HUNDRED TO
SIT AT BANQUET
Men on the Road Quick to Ac-
cept Invitations to Big
Chamber Dinner.
WILL JUST FILL AUDITORIUM
Reception Committee OF Nine
teen Business Men Will Wei
come Travellers.

From the rate at which the travelling
men of Richmond are accepting the
invitations 10 the big Chamber OF Com
merce dinner which will be given to-
night at o'clock in the Jefferson
Hotel Auditorium. Secretary Dunlop es-
timated yesterday afternoon that about
500 persons would be in attendance.
This IS Just the number which the
auditorium can accommodate at dinner
tables in a comfortable manner.
When the guests arrive attired. ac-
cOrding to specifications sent out by
the committee on arrangements. IN the
garments they would wear II going
after big order they Will be greeted
and assigned 10 their seats by a recep-
ton committee composed OF nineteen
Of Richmonds leading business men
The committee will include the fol-
lowing: w. Meade Addison. II. y
Binswanger. Samuel Cohen, John G.
Corley. John c. Easley. c. Herbert Pun
stem, Julian n. Hin, John VI. Miller.
Jr, :. T. Morgan, John B. Pinder.
Charles c. Reed. w. r. Richardson.
Jr.. J. F. Ryland. o. J. Sands, Fritz
Sitterding. Edmund Strudwick, Warren
+. Taylor. Gordon Wallace and J. l.
Wingo.
Many Speakers on Program.
Besides this committee. the persons
present will be limited 70 tho speak
ers. the arrangement committee. repre-
sentatives OF the city. and the sales
men. In the latter class will be in
Guided only those who travel for firms
that have membership in the Chamber
of Commerce. The size Of the build
ing makes IL impossible TO invite ad-
ditionsl persons.
In the publication OF the list OF
speakers given out yesterday. the
name Of c. d. Coleman. a representa-
tive Of the Travellers Protective AssO-
citation. was omitted Mr.. Coleman will
take his place along with the other
speakers in alpha betical order. imme-
diately after julius q. levitt. OF the
Retail Merchants Association. and be-
fore George l. Reed. Of the United
Commercial Travellers. lie will speak
on The Commercial Travellers and the
Community Spirit"
The other speakers will remain un-
changed. They are Mayor Anslie.
Vice President W. T. Reed. Of the
Chamber OF Commerce; Horace +.
Smith. 81 the Richmond Advertisers
Club; Thomas p Bryan, president Of the
Business Mems Club and W. T. Dab
hey. business manager OF the Chamber
OF Commerce. Mr.. Dabney has under
taken to say What the other Speak
ers Did Not Say" President T. VI.
Darlington. who will act as master
OF ceremonies will lead off the pro-
gram with a talk on The Relation OF
the Chamber 10 the Travelling Men
A Boost for Richmond.
The oratory VIII not be the only
article for general consumption al the
tables. for orders have been given for
Il Christmas feed that Will set the
dinners OF the country hotels TO which
some Of the guests must go again next
week. forever in the shade. The menu
viii be substantially the same as that
served several weeks ago at the get
together dinner attended by the entire
membership OF the Chamber of Com
merce.
The expectation OF the promoters Of
the banquet now is that il will be the
biggest affair OF its kind ever pulled
off in Richmond While the dinner
IS being given for the prime purpose
Of entertaining the men who push
Richmond products in the surrounding
territory. il is expected to react fav
orably on the growing trade OF the
city. since II will serve TO bring Rich
monds travelling boosters closer to-
gether.
The fact that every salesman
whether he reside in Richmond or
out in the territory which he covers
i invited TO the dinner. is looked upon
As especially significant, since the man
who sells Richmond goods must al
ways be regarded as an essential fac
tor in the city's commercial develop
ment