The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-11
SADD[ERS TO Be
GUESTS THIS week
RICHMOND WILL BE HOST To
CONVENTION.
MANY SOCIAL FEATURES
ACTIVITIES TO BE INAUGURATED
TOMORROW WITH MEETINGS
OF STANDING COMMITTEE
OF JoBBERs.

Richmond will entertain this week
a dual convention--the Wholesale
saddlery association and the National
Saddlery Manufacturers association
which will bring to the capital city
Of the Old Dominion come three hum
dred or more representative business
men from every section of the coun-
try. many of whom will be accom-
panied by their wives.
The meetings, which will cover
practically the entire week, Will be
held in the Jefferson hotel auditorium
and the activities will be iiiaugurated
Monday afternoon with the meetings
of the standin. Committees OF the
Wholesale Saddiery association. the
formal session, the twenty fifth,
which will begin Tuesday morning.
The delegates will enjoy Jointly the
social features planned by the local
committee of entertainment, and
with identical business interests will
comingle in the bu,iness sessions. The
formal business session Of the Ma
citation. which will be it's eleventh am
nual meeting, will be held Thursday
morning.
Starts Tuesday Morning. Z
Following is the program of the
Wholesale Saddlery association, which
starts Tuesday morning:
Addresses OF welcome: Hon. VIM.
Hodges Mann. governor of Virginia.
George Ainslie, mayor OF Richmond:
r. NJ. Darlington, president of the
chamber OF commerce. Response
John NJ. Gray, Jr., Of Gray-Dudley
Hardware Co.. Nashville. Tenn. Presi-
a.
Executive Session.
Roll call. reporting of the minutes
of 1912 convention, report of secre-3
tary-commissioner. report Of treas-'
urer, report Of executive COMMITTEES,
announcement of committees on reso-
lutions, nominations and auditing. Re-
ports Of committees-Member
terms and datings. season goods,
credits and collections. fraternal re-
lations. legislator
Thursday, May 18th. ESQ A. NJ.
Communications, unfinished bust-
ness, new huancss. report OF COM
Understandings. neurology and
memorial. nominating: election OF Of
flcers and committees, report OF COM
mittees-convention arrangements.
resolutions; selection OF time and
place of 1914 convention. adjourn
ment.
me fFlCGrS OF tHe w HOteSaIS C6u-
ilery association are as follows: Presf-s
dent. Elmer r. Fisher. Dodson. Fisher.
Brockman Co., Minneapolis. Mimi;
vice president. r. Kirk Askew. Askew
Saddiery Co. Kansas City. Mo-: treas
urer, Albert Kuhlmey. A. Ortmaycr h
Son. Chicago. III: secretary-commis-
sioner. Henry Othmer. 80 North La
Sale street, Chicago. Ill
Executive committee-A r h uf
Young. Benjamin Young. Milwaukee.
Wis: c. o. Smith. North Dakota
Harness Co, Fargo. n. D.: w. A. Me-
Allister, wyeth Hardware and Manu-
featuring Co, st. Joseph, Mo-; Louis =.
Rice, Louis p. Rice & Co.. New Or
leans, La.
Standing Committees.
The following committees will meet
Monday, May 12th, to complete the
years work and prepare reports to
submit to the convention.
Committee on membership. John NJ.
Gray, Jr., chairman; committee on
terms and datings. Henry Diegel,
chairman: committee on fraternal re-
lations, e. A. Hendrickson. chairman:
committee on credits and collections,
F. f. Burial. chairman: COMMITTEES
on season goods, John Rossi. chair
man; committee on legislation. b. w.
Campbell. chairman; committee on
neurology and memorial. william
James, chairman: committee on con-
vention arrangements. ]. T. Palma
tary. chairman.
The National Saddlery Manufac-
tErers' association will observe this
program. beginning Thursday morn
ing:
Thursday. May 18th. 8 p. NJ.
Roll call. reporting the minutes Of
1912 convention, presidents address.
report Of secretary commissioner. re-
port OF treasurer report OF executive
COMMITTEES, report Of committees
auditing. nominating. resolutions.
Friday. May 10Th. $50 A. M.
Communications. unfinished busi-
ness. new business. report OF COM
mittees-anditing, nominations reso-
luttons: election Of officers. election
of district committees. adjournment.
The officers Of this association arc:
President, Henry Diegel. Atchison
Saddlery company: Atchison. Kansas.
vice president. Fred Schoellkopf. G..
III. Schoeilkopf Saddiery CO.. Dallas.
Texas; treasurer, Albert Kuhlmey. -.
Ortmayer & Son. Chicago. H.: s4cre-
tary -commissioner. Henry Othmer. ~
North La Sale street, Chicago, Ill.
Executive committee-T F. Hop
kins. Hess & Hopkins Leather Coz.
Rockford. H.: Chas. A. Rogers. Smith
worthington Co., Hartford. Conn.s
Albert Morrbach. GrAf-MorsbAch Cos
Cincinnati, Ohio; Singleton Smith,
wallace & Smith Co., Milwaukee,
wis; W. A. Hardenbergh. p. n. ~
HardenberRh & Co., st. Paul. Ninnss
John Rossi. Rossf Saddlery Co.. -
Joseph, Mo-: Tom Padgitt. Tom Esd
gift Co.. Waco. Tex ri
Many Entertainments Planned
A round Of social activities -
been arranged for the vtsitorA whte1
will be tnaugurated with the inititt1e
5e.sion Tuesday. This II the entef~
tainment program .. arrAngea ~
Tuesday. May 18Th.
Morning-The ladies X the local -
|tertainment committee viii inset Ct
'taka chaxGe q the xj1l3lnr Ia4141 F.
mediAte1y on Che "A tI4kl u llIl
opening seG1lon ox the 00nven1
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