The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-11
.SADDLERY MEN
TO GATHER HERE
Wholesalers and Manufacturers
Hold Conventions Here
This Week.


Ono hundred and thirty delegates to
tho convention of the Wholesale Sad
dlery Association, which will be held
mere beginning tomorrow. will reach
Hichmond at $3.50 O'clock this after
noon. and Will be met by tho local com
mites with six buses drawn by
.n . me convention 10 expected to
attract about sos delegates, represent
ing leading saddlery houses, from all
over the United States.
On thursday tho convention OF tho
national Saddlery Manufacturers As
ISOLATION will open here. Tho pro
gram Tor the meetings of the two
allied associations has been Issued in
ono volume. and although the busi-
ness meetings Of tho two will be hold
separately. they will Join In their en-
tertainments
me women will play q prominent
part In the entertainment program A
iocaI committee has been appointed.
which will receive them at the Jeffer-
son Hotel. which will be headquarters
LOT both associations. Immediately
after the FIRST formal session on Tues
Day AT 1870 o'clock Tuesday even
ing the Wholesale Association will
entertain all delegates and their wives
al buffet supper at the Jefferson,
which Will be followed by dancing.
ednesday Will be devoted to an ex.
cursion down tho James River, to
which all members OF the two associa-
tons and members OF their families
are Invited.
Thursday morning at II o'clock tho
women Will leave the Jefferson Hotel
Tor trolley ride to the Country Club,
where a luncheon Will be served The
committee has also planned series
OF automobile trips covering all points
or interest in Richmond. which will be
announced in detail iater.
Addresses Of Welcoms.
The first formal meeting of the
Wholesale Association will be held or
Tuesday, Monday being set aside for
committee meetings. Addresses OF
welcome will be made by Mayor Aims
lie and President T. NJ. Darlington
of the Chamber of Commerce. Thi,
VIII be followed by an executive ses
sion. The Manufacturers Association
VIII hold executive sessions both
Thursday and Friday.
The members of the local woman.
entertainment committee are az fol-
lows: Mrs. Christian Clarke. chairman;
Mrs j. I. Palmatory, Mrs. p. A. Sea-
ton Miss Elizabeth Myers. Miss Mar,
Myers. Miss Mae Williams, Mrs. ]. NJ
watt Mrs. j. W. Sharp Mrs. A. NJ.
Walkup Mrs. Horace F. Smith. Mrs
~ l. DaoHey, MrS. JOnn HaEby. Mrs
d. G. Richardson. Mrs j. G. Corley,
Mrs Arthur. Evans. Mrs. ]. F. Ryland,
Mrs George c. RuEkell Mrs. Alvin NJ.
smith. Mrs. Charles c. Johnson. Mrs
b. T. Crump. Mrs. T. A. Stanford.
me committee on convention ar.
rangements is as follows: j. I. Palma
tory, chairman; P. A. Seaton, w. r.
Carrier, +. A. Jet. r. II. Farthing.
Thomas Harvey, NJ. V. Horton. T. A.
stanford, j. NJ. Wyatt, j. E. Utz, x.
l. utz. NJ. B. Florsheim, II. G. Elicit,
John Bagby. Carroll Taylor. ] w.
Sharp. c. c. Cottreil. w. A. Crenshaw
w. H.. Adams. T. c. Walford Jr., II.
l. HARDWOOD. George C. Rusken. Alvin
NJ. Smith, J. @. Corley. o. Herbert
Funsten. T. NJ. Darlington. Horace F.
Smith. Nathan Simon, Arthur NJ. Can
non. c. T. Norman, r. L. Peters, Fred
II. Powell, Walter d. Gordon, ChrS-
tian Clarke. Percy J. Straus.