The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-15
ADVERTISERS CLUB
WILL ENTERTAIN
LUNCHEON TO ADVERTISERS
AMONG BANKERS TONIGHT.
CONVENTION NOTES.

Among the features OF the enter
tainment planned for visitors to the
convention OF the American Bankers
association is tne luncheon to be givaa
tonight by the Richmond Advertisers
club. The luncheon will be in the
rooms of the Business Mems club ard
will begin at 80 o'clock. The guests
OF honor will he bank members of
clubs.
An interesting program has been
arranged and the event promises TO
be enc of the most successful of the
series Of entertainments planned Y
local organizations cooperating with
the entertainment committee.
Little Journeys" To-day
Today's little journey" will oe
taken to 'nree Of Richmond's biggest
industrial plants. Automobiles ieav-
ing the jefferson at 10 o'clock this
morning will visit the Albemarle
Paper company and the Tredegar Iron
plant of the Sauer Extract company.
At the Sauer plant buffet luncheon
will be served the visitors.
The little journeys. during the
Richmond convention of the American
Bankers association. have been more
successful than similar features at
any previous convention. In Bost N,
the record number making a little
journey was sixty-eight. In Ric1-
mond no trip has been taken by iess
than two hundred and the party yes
terday numbered about three hum
dred.
California Exhibit Popular.
One of the brightest spots at .fe
Jefferson Is the California exhibit.
in room five. This exhibit. in charge
of Frederick II, Colburn. secretarp CT
the California State Bankers asso ia
ton is one of the popular features Of
the annual conventions of the associa-
ton. II is carried by the California
delegati ton to the meetings es.h year
and practically every member ana
guest Of the association makes more
than one visit to it. There is
demonstration OF the fruit growing
possibilities of the State. and the re-
in evidence. Oranges, grapes. CALI
fornia olives. raisins and nuts and
lemonade are served visitors.
Two New Features
Two new features that have gained
great popularity are to he found at
the information desk in the lobby OF
the jefferson. These are the branch
postoffice ana the your home town
paper" stand. Both are to the right of
the MAIN street entrance TO the Motel.
The postal station, to which all mail
addressed in care of the A. b. A. con-
vention, where no specific hotel name
or street and number is used is de-
'livered at this office. 1t is In charge of
superintendent of Mails Harry II.
Lauder and Clerk Gilmore Redwood,
of the Richmond postoffice.
George w. Rogers, chairman Of the
information and utilities committee.
presides over the department in which
the home papers are received. These
are furnished to visiting delegates who
make request at the stand. The pub
fishers of some $50 daily newspapers
are cooperating with the local COM
mittee in the conduct of this feature.
Things Lost and Found.
Because various articles are fire.
quently lost where there are such
great gatherings as this the informa-
ton and utilities committee has
established lost and found depart
ment. This Is In charge OF H. Carrie
Boschen, and 1t IL located at the end
of the Information desk. nearest the
entrance.
Numerous reports of articles lost
have been made ana in every case but
one, up to yesterday afternoon. the lost
article was found and restored to its
owner.