The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-07
COMPLETE PLANS
FOR GREAT week
BUREAU OF TRADE EXTENSION
NAMES COMMITTEE TO CARE
FOR VISITORS.
ARRANGED
RIcHMoSD's LIvEsT MANUFAc.
TtRERs AND JoBBERs BEHIND
PLAN TO ENTERTAIN OUT
oF-TowN MERCHANTS,
PROGRAM ARRANGED

arrangements for the reception and
entertainment of the two thousand
out-of-town merchants who are ex-
pneteu TO be within Richmond's gates
an OF next week as guests of the can
ital city, are practically complete.
ne trade extension bureau of the
chamber of Commerce held its final
meeting yesterday in preparation for
the occasion and the further details
now devolve upon the energetic com
mites which are to be In charge of
the Better Acquaintance Week" pro-
gram. me organization selected three
chairmen Of general committees.
named a working reception commit
tee and selected a long list of en-
pioyes OF the various organizations
connected with the bureau who are to
De utlilzed by the various chairmen
10 greet the visiting merchants and
take care of them while they are here.
III was decided that committees should
meet all trains and conduct the visit
ors TO headquarters, while other COM
mlttees at headquarters will look after
them there. The chairmen will shift
THESE workers around as they see fit
Chairmen Of Committees.
AS chairmen of the three general
committees the bureau named the fol-
lowing:
Headquarters Committee-A. II
Felthaus.
Hotels and Railroads., r. Palma
tary-
Tickets and Amusements-Alvi NJ. /
smith and Horace F. Smith.
me bureau made the ruling that
only sales made during the week on 4
the richmond market should count in I
the fare -refunding plan, and it also
decided that in justice to the visiting
merchants II would be necessary to let (
hA ttap
grant the refund in the case OF manu- /
facturers and tobbers outside the or
ganization provided they will agree
10 stand proportionate share of the !
expense of entertainment of the Wis /
ltors In the event that there Is a de- |
ncit There was considera BILE opposi- (
ton to permitting the firms who have /
refused TO enter the organization from
sharing in the benefits at the eleventh
hour, but the members generally {
showed disposition to be more than I
generous to the recalcItrants rather /
than take any stand that might in
Jure Richmond in the eyes of the Wis
Hors.
To he Great Week.
From present indications Better Ac- !
quaintance Week is to be a red letter |
occasion in Richmond's commercial
history. From far and near mer-
chants are coming TO the market
place of the South" and the local com
mittees promise to give them the time |
OF their lives. The committees will /
hold daily meetings to perfect details
OF the program. though il is practical |
~ complete now. From the time the |
first delegation rolls into Richmond |
early Monday morning until the last
man departs Saturday night there
will be something doing every minute.
The men composing the various COM
mittees are among Richmonds most
progressive manufacturers and lob
hers and they will see to it that moth
ing Is left undone that might con-
tribute to the comfort and pleasure of
guests.
The following gentlemen were APP
pointed yesterday to constitute the
working reception committee of the
trade extension bureau for the week:
General Reception Committee
w. G. Long. Southern Bargain
House NJ. NJ. Anderson, Anderson,
Lewis & Gray company; H NJ Gil
mour. Sydnor & Hundiey: r. r. Rob
erts. Jr., Roberts & Hoge Shoe com
pany: Grocer C. Dula, Westmoreland
Candy company: e. A Rennolds
Richmond Stove company: Hugh An
trim. c. w Antrim & Sons; p. A. Sea
ton, Benz. T. Crump company, inc:
W, b. Broaddns, Etchison Hat COM
pany: w. y. Stuart, Richmond Hard
ware companys I. II Kaufman. kauf-
man & Co; Ira Y. Stern. Stern & Co;
j. b. Pinder. Virginia Carolina Hard
ware company; p. l.. Reid. Larus
Brothers company; Julien Fl. Hill.
National state and City bank: Harry
Marks, Harry Marks Clothing com
pany: F. w Brown. Gordon Metal I
company: Leon Walierstein Straus
Shoe company: W. A. Williams, VIII
hanson, williams e. Reed. inc: r.
r Harrison. Southern Stove works
Alvin NJ. Smith. Smith-Courtney com
pany; Aaron Clarke, H. Clarke &
Sons: ]. r. Palmatary. cottren Sad
dlery company: e. B. Sydnor. RI ~
mond Dry Goods COMPANY, A. H.
Penthouse. Stephen Putney Shoe com
pany: p. p Murray, f. B. Taylor com ,
5any: James Richardson. HARRISON & {
20; J. c. Freeman, Drewry- Hughes 7,
Leon al1erstein, Strans :
Brothers e. Co: c. r. Sauer. c. F. :
sauer & Co: c. II. watkins. watkins !,
-oottrell company; J. st. George +,
Bryan, Times- Dispatch: Halves Cole :
nan, Wlago, Elicit 6 Crump Shoe
0. J. Sands. American Ma I
ional bank John NJ. Mn'er. First Ma ;
ional bank; Thomas F.. McAdarrs. !
Merchants National naaa: ID H r
smith. planners National bank. r