The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-08
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mond has entertained this year. Ger
tainly II Is the most important, for
Richmond is the market place for
ma iority Gi the hardware men of the
Carolinas men who spend millions
here every year, and this gathering
will bring about n closer relationship
that will necessa rily rebound TO mu
tual benefit.
The Social Features.
No detail has been overlooked in
! the arrangements for the entertain
ment Of the delegates and the ladies
who accompany them. j. p. Pinder,
! president OF the Virginia Carolina
| Hardware company. and chairman
of the big reception committee which
has the entertainment feature of the
! convention in charge has completed
plans for giving the visitors an en-
/ ioyable time. Mrs. Christian Clarke
I heads the ladies' entertainment COM
mittee.
! The social features embrace
sightseeing tour Of Richmond this af-
/ ternoon with a luncheon al Lakeside
park. q reception A. the Jefferson to-
night: trip to jamestown tomor-
Thursday. noon: a roof garden party
/ at the Richmond AZ night and a visit
to the baseball game between Roam
oke and Richmond Friday.
First Business Session.
Z The initial business session OF the
convention will be called to order at
/ 10 o'clock this morning in the JEFF
ferson hotel auditorium by Presi
dent NJ. Bonnoitt of Darlington, s.
G. Governor Mann, Mayor Ainslte
and w. r Dabney will deliver the
addresses of welcome on behalf of
the State and the city, and E, Ran
dolph Preston, Of Charlotte. y. G.,
general counsel of the association
will respond on behalf of the vis-
tors. At the conclusion of this for
NAL opening session the delegates and
their lady friends will take special
cars at The jefferson for the trip 10
Lakeside Park. where they will have
luncheon. Tonight they will be Rich
mond's guests at reception at the
jefferson. and tomorrow the whole
day will he given to an excursion to
jamestown Island. Thursday morn
ing both the association and its auxil-
tary, the Hardware Mutual Fire In
surance company, will get down to
business in earnest, and will put in
two days Of hard work, relieved only
In spots by the social features for
WniCn thHE nave tlrne.
President Bonnoitt WAS one of the
earliest arrivals yesteday. He receiv-
ed cordial welcome from the local
entertainment committee and spent
most of the day looking over Rich
mond
The President Pleased.
81 am ashamed to say" observed the
genial president that this is my first
visit 10 Richmond though have been
trading with Richmond manufacturers
lever since | have been in business
The seductive invitation extended by
the capital of the commonwealth at
our convention last summer on the
Isle of Palms was irresistible and
Though | have been here only one day
am heartily glad we accepted It, I
have spent the day sightseeing and
\ am frank to admit that Richmond
Is one of the the most charming cities
n ever visited, The well kept streets
and parks AS well as the handsome
homes impressed me greatly. as did
the metropolitan appearance of the
business section and it is plain to the
visitor that Richmond is growing by
leaps and bounds l do not believe
that even you Richmonders have an
idea OF the prosperity that liz ahead of
you in the future. j see progress on
every hand and | can understand to
some extent the cause of II. / have
bcen STRUCK Win the IaCI tnat tne
heads of your hig enterprises-near-
ly all of them are young, virile, vigor-
Gus men---the men who do things"
Purpose OF Gathering.
THE purpose of our gathering"
continued the president, SIS for closer
relationship between the membership
and a broadening of views. We want
every hardware dealer in the Caro-
linas to get away fromthe narrow idea
that every other ka rdwaFe man as a
the dark. And of course there's an
additional purpose for coming to
Richmond. We hardware folks look
upon Richmond as our market place
and we want to get better acquainted
with the -Mlth-MAe4af-we trucfe-
: am sure it will result to our mutual
benefit We have invited the hard
ware men of Virginia to meet with
us at this time and / hope that before
the week is over the Virginia dealers
will see their way clear to form an
association OF their own"
| q President Bonnott is a charming
gentleman and is declared by men,
bers OF the associatiop~to be the best
executive officer they ever had. He
brought his wife and two daughters
with him to Richmond. The other Of
fcers OF the association are: First vice
/ c.; second vice president. w. II. Keith,
I Timnn onsville. s. C.: third vice presi-
dent. H. II. Reid. Lincolton. N. c.. and
secretary treasurer. T. w. Dixon. OF
| Charlotte. n. G.
Walter w. Watt. OF Charlotte, N, c..
Is president of the hre insurance
branch of the organization and Mr..