The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-12

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was adopted with applause.
Telegram from Colonel Harwood.
The following telegram from Col.
onel John 8. HARDWOOD. OF Richmond
dated Rochester, MIMI, was read a
the convention yesterday:
"Plense exprass to b convention
my deepest appreciation for the sym.
pathetic expressions in message re,
leeived. While absent In body, / an
with them in spirit Trust the con.
vention viii be a great success and the
usual good fellowship will prevail
Hope dear old Richmond will do hon.
or to her distinguished guests"
Hearty applause greeted the read
ing OF the telegram, for Colonel Har-
wood is one Of the most popular Of
icers and members of TIL ~eorganiza-
ton in the country. He is at Roches-
ter now for a serious operation and
prayers were offered for him Mon
day afternoon at the memorial service
of the convention by National Chap
lain Homer T. Wilson.
The wonder to the visitors who
throng the galleries and look on with
Interest at the business sessions OF
the convention in the skillful man.
ner in which President Michaux
handles the big body of men. His
gavei is kept constantly in motion
pounding the table and his voice con-
| tinually raised exhorting the sergeant
alarms to do his duty. or beseeching
some forgetful member to, sit down
and listen to the proceedings.
AS sedate and dignifed as most OF
them are. and all gentlemen of Gull
ture, In convention assembly they re-
mind the spectator occasionally of a
crowd OF unruly school boys, who de-
cline to be tanned ven by the re-
sounding whacks Of the gavel or the
attentions of the sergeant-at-arms.
Frequently yesterday the assemblagc
broke into song. rendering spon.
~taneousiy snatches from the ritual OF
the. Royal Order of Ignatz-which Is
the Josh" organization of the asso-
~ciation--to the une of "Moses" and
more than once the president, with
arms uRraised. led the harmoniou
chorus, only to rap Immediately that
It was finished for order. 1t vas some
h~armony--a welcome break in the
monotony of business-and the crowd
in the galleries enjoyed 1t as much
as Gid the delegates, or moro.
Amendment to Constitution
The amendment to article 2, section
/. as adopted yesterday, which covers
the matter of eligibility to member
ship, now reads as follows:
Amy white male person OF good
moral character not under the age OF
eighteen years or over flfty-hve. years.
actively engaged in one of the follow
ing occupations, namely: travelling or
city salesman. buyer, seller, credit man
for a wholesale house or firm engaged
in IA commercial business of a leglti-
mate nature, or a buyer. or seller, in
the wholesale trade, or manufacturer
selling to dealers, to be sold again, or
| selling to mercantile establishments to
be used in their business including
commission ouses and manufacturers,
or Wholesale dealers. including com :
mission merchants, Importers and
manufacturers, stock and bond sales
men, travelling adjusters for mercantile
companies and fire insurance com
panies, travelling auditors for CONNER
cial and mercantile houses, travelling
representatives of mercantile agencies
and travelling State and national bank
examiners, also presidents, vice-presi-
dents, directors, ~treasurers, secretaries,
or of manufacturing or
wholesale concerns shall be eligible TO
membership in this association.
An applicant must be tually fden-
titled with the operating or manage
ment of the business with which he Is
connected. Merely owning stock or
bonds of q business does not constitute
in itself being actively engaged In
such business"