The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-07

| by The dues OF new members. The
! work OF The axsocia = oIs- 1i0wEvef,
i more or less hampered at times BY
| the lack Of funds a condition which
| should NOT exist with n membership
80 strong and wealthy as OUR -.
pecialiy when we consider the actual
| dement's derived directly or Indirect
/ ly by Its members. not TO speak OF
1 the personal pride each OF US should
4 take In our organization as q FACTOR
1 in this great community. H$sk
To summarize briefly, / viii state
! that this association heartily joined
! in with the civic cooperative organi-
zation In January, 1912, and hal the
! largest delegation In the lire OF any
1 commercial organization.
4 The four-ward plan and adnlints-
/ trative board were heartily endorsed
and worked for, and this association
was no mean factor in bringing about
I that reform.
| The smooth paving of Broad street
| and the character of stone used is
directly attributable to the efforts OF
4 this association; consideration or
which body by the council of Rich
| mond being a cherished realization
| of the special committee having the
| matter in charge.
Now gentlemen, to become strict
=
! fully comprehend the actual saving
| in dollars accomplished by the rules
/ on advertising adopted by this assoc
citation? You certainly cannot COM
pute 1t by the application made to
you which you are thus enabled to
reject. You must consider the moral
effect OF our rules in connection with
deterring the launching OF multi
tudiouR schemes that would under
different conditions rise up to smite
US.
Let me commend the practical
unanirnity with which these rules are
followed. Even the Tightening of
them, which occurred in our quarter
iy meeting in May. by including GER
tain periodicals and magazines, has
met with responsive adherence by our
members
And while / am under this com
merefal head let me refer to our
credit bureau, that indispensable adj
| junct to the credit department of
our various businesses. 1t was de-
valoped to an extent enabling tt to
give us almost instant information on
! any man or woman in Richmond, or
it's proximities, seeking credit here
| What convenience---what an asset
what boon to be able to pass
intelligently upon your credit appli-
cations by simply spending a moment
at your telephone.
DO you all fully realize and utilize
this facility of your association Con-
vert Ii into an asset of your indi-
vidual business by using freely and
on all occasions,
Then / want to specially commend
the loyalty and faithfulness to duty
of our board OF directors. Never,
either at regular or called meeting.
have we lacked a quorum, and the
business OF this association has been
attended to and despatched with
| judgment, decorum, ability and UNI
selfishness.
The monthly sessions of the board
of directors have been busy ones.
Questions of diversified characters
have been discussed and acted upon
with only the best interests of the
association, as a whole, in mind.
Our indefatigabie secretary. Mr..
! Clarke, is worthy of all the praise
that you or / can give him. He is
always on the job, at your service
and mine~-in season and out of sea-
son. Whatever the purpose ar when
ever the hour, he is there, willing and
ready to aid both by his efforts and
suggestions. AS a mighty and most
arbitrary judge he renders decisions
in cases of worthless advertising me-
diums that send veritahle chilis up
the spine OF the woufd-be grafters
| Of our advertising appropriations.
| Our worthy treasurer, Mr.. kauf-
| man, sits with the purse strings in
| his hands ready alike to take In and
1 to pay out at all times; or to take
| his pen In hand ITO endorse note
when the belated checks of our men,
bers cause a rumbling Of emptiness in
the nav Of our .exchequer.
| Now for the future:
| This association, like iusty youth
as 1t is, must strengthen and grow
/ by it's own activities.
Not that we should cast about for
things to do In order to be doing
| something--never; but to graphic
with the problems that make modern
| retailing complex and many of it's
! features profitless. to exercise a great
er censorship over our legislation,
| both State and municipal: to interest
ourselves as an association in the
/ fyrtherance of civic improvements,
Conditions and reforms. to cooperate
| more extensively with other agencies
| and bodies in the material develop
ment of our city. and lastly but by
no means the least. let's cultivate an
even greater spirit of fraternity. of
closer relationship in our association,
! and a personal desire to further its
/ aims and objects.
Our prestige Is high---iet's strength
! en- 1t wherever we can. Value your
mem hership In the association Boast
! or X and Its accomplishments and
/ work. Ebert Hubbard says: ITO
| center on oneself and forget our re-
! lationship to society Is to summon
misery and misery means disease,
| dissolution-death." The age is one
OF organization. We can accomplish
reforms correct prevalent evils de
! velop our resources only as we are
| organized Individually we grope
impotently,
| Your president has been the re-
| cipient of various cnurtesies from the
| chamber of commerce and other o.
| CARNATIONS or our city, which he has
| acknowledged as a tribute TO our as
| ISOLATION.
| George Washington Under Arrest.
| George Smith, alias George WASH
! ington, colored, was taken In charge
| by Second district officers yesterday.
! upon the allegation that he had as
/ aaulted Eity Gaiger with a rocly rfa