The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-18
BUSINESS DRESS
At DOLLAR DINNER
Good Time Promised, and
Speeches Limited to Ten
Minutes.
""cnr business Drc,s.s
Committee.

~ the tap Of seven tonight 1900
thermometers representing every pro.
irssion and industry. wiz sit down 10
cat end sup TO the toast. business Is
"""d The occasion Will be the
Grtater Richmond Dollar Dinner
Preparations for which haze been IL
progress for weeks. Tickets which
have Leen on sale for the past ten
days make II certain that at lcas,
i'Enu VIII be present with the prup-
aoil!ty that considcra BILE number
WI secure Accommodations TO-DAY.
caterer Chcval!er Is prepared to serve
1900,
Net even the shadow of the great
sst marine disaster OF modern times
VIII stem the tide Of good cheer
Catastrophcs have oppressed the
world before. have momen,ar!ly halt
ca its prcsress, but the living have
always shonldcrcd the burden and
"'eicome the handicip. 50. while
the thousand and more business men
OF This city Will permit their thoughts
occasionally 10 wander 10 New York
where an anxious multitude Will be
watching FOR the arrival Of the Car
r2'hia with her precious human
freight. they VIII nevertheless enter
heartily Into the grca, occasion
which brought them together.
\ Civic Event
The dinner Will be civic event in
The best sense OF the word Rivals
II business ana IN the professions
riii forget their private Interests 20
ion an army Of men of industry
b.nacd together OF their own free
viii 10 work for the common good
OF their COlnuIOn city.
Ia the history OF the city tho din
ilcr stands untrue. Not oH!y has
there never been held IN Richmond a
dincr Al rEich 30 may OF the c!,y's
Representative mon were guests. but
never before have ,hp united business
"rsani@stIons Of tie cts Planned Il
d!nuer which should include in It's par
/ and profession and officials OF the
| CITY government LIS oaiholicity in
this respect viii make the Dollar Dim
! ner worthy successor TO III" civic
Iteration Of January >
Speeches VIII Hr short.
! An unwrittsn Law w!ll be entorcsd
| against speechss lasting more than
ten minutes. on this point the ar
| rangemcnt committee is agreed. An
address that requires more thar ten
minutes to make It's point the com
! mite, holds is out Of place a. a meet
| Ing Of business men. and belongs pron-
I criy 10 TIE Congressional Record
| The official program lists TN speak
| ers. who vii! discuss as NAM differ
| cnt topics The cit"'s railroad. water
| transportation. hishwaY7 educational.
| labor banking and political problems
| will ali recciv: attention. John Stew
art Bryan will be toe-stmastcr, and the
J talks wi!l b. made by T NJ Caring
! ton. w u. Duke. Henry W anderson
| Mayor u. c. Richardson Leon Wal
! lcrstein. O. j. sands. Dr. J. y g.
| Chandler, Thomas Is McAdams, j. J
! Creamer and Ashton Starke.
| Muatc 10 he Feature.
| Realizing that crowd OF healthy
busincss men gathered for an avenng
| az good cheer no less than serious dis
! cussion, will be In no mood FOR Chopin
| ana List. the ARRANGEMENTS commit
| too has provided a musical program
which will require a minimum Of men
| tai strain and generate maximum,
o. good feeling. Kessnich's munic'pa!
hand will be on the Job. and viii be
assisted by II tDac) Zarrow. baritone
who entertained thousands a she state
Fair last October with solos before
| the grandstand.
| something to eat, and food there VIII
he in plenty. for Louis Che"aiicr. o!
III, Naison Trsncaise. ma, evolved the
| most Imposing layout ;hnt has ever
! gone under the hammer for s!nsi
| wheel! The repertoire begins Win
| oysters and ends with cigars, and IN
! Guides an abundance of rca! food be-