The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-16
FURNITURE men TO
REACH CITY TODAY
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF SOUTH
ERR RETAILERS WILL BEGIN
HERE TOMORROW.
WILL BE AT JEFFERSON
FIVE BUSINESS SESSIONS. DIREc-
TORS LUNCHEON AND BANQUET
on PRoGRAM-RIcHNo
MEN SPEAK.
WILL BE AT JEFFERSON

Furniture men from the South
eastern States will begin arriving in
the city today for the annual conven-
ton of the Southern Retail Furniture
Dealers association, which will be
held tomorrow and Thursday in Jef-
ferson auditorium. The delegates will
be from VirgNi2, West Virginia the
Carol!nas, Tennessee. Georgia, Ala
hama and Florida II is expected the
meeting Will bring about three hun
dred to this city,
Tomorrow morning the business
sessions Of the convention viii be
opened with President A w Litschg!
Ir Of Charleston, 8. G. presiding.
Business sessions will he held tomor-
row afternoon and night, and Thurs
Gay morning and afternoon. The con-
vention viii close with banquet
Thursday night. during which Norman
Johnson editor OF the Merchants
Journal and Commerce, Oliver J.
sands y H Manse and Anderson
Gola Of Ch!eago. viii speak
The afEcrrs Of the association IN
ada.t.on to President Litschei. are:
G " Packer. Charlotte, N c.. VICE
president Z A snead. Clifton Forge.
Va treasurer; and J. A Gilmore.
Ch4~ efT.lle Va. secretary
e1 association. Of which s r.
.fes s54ent; L. r. Brown treas
49, ara z Clothter. secretary. has
a.saH eed 10 show the visiting rler-
Giants the SITES ii the city Wednes-
day afternoon the delegates VIII 60 in
r BODY to inspect the manufacturers
exhibit on the second. third and fourth
floors Of the chamber Of commerce
building
Have Good Program.
Thr prcsran fof the meeting is as
fellows
wednesday 10 A Convention
called 10 order hE Fres:d NJ 4 w
Litschgi ,'r invocation address Of
welcome III behalf of Richmond
the association. President L.tschg,
ed4ress :. welcome IN behalf # Rich
mend manufacturers. Horace Smith
secretary E@chn7crs Manufacturers
exhibit response report Of President
LltSchg. report of Secretary J a,
Gilmore report Of Treasurer E a
snsad
~edn aday !2s2e noon-aeet!ns
- sge F~ard ~ directors at luncheon
Weaaesda". 8 p A-Eeparf Of III
reetcrs report Of insurance commit
tee oren discussion Of reports ap-
ro.nt raeht Of s. r7n1ittees on resolu-
tiors ana nominations. question box,
~, lnesiay. \ M-Addre2s Ths
New South and Its Possibilities. "
H Manse vice-r president Southern
Settler9 srt ard Development oTsa nj
7asten address Organization ard
what i Has Accomplished IL the
South. 1eSn wood secretary eEa9-
f@r # eansrl rec. Eoaroke, Va ad
dress Advert ising Samuel Cohen,
president Virginia Retail Merchants
ASSOCIATION address Banking As Il
Re1ates tn the Retail Trade Oliver
] S2nds praatdcnt Ameglean Nation
al bank Richmond
Thursday 10 a NJ r sport IF corr
rslttee or resolutions report Of local
associations affiliated with the South
ern Retail Furniture association ad~
Er5ss Advantages af Local Asaocia
tiets y 4 Clark ,'r, secretary Viz
81 MA Retail Merchants association.
erese Legislation s p Jones.
I.eh rnt17. epcnl re- ~ a1e st!on box.
general discussac1+
rEursuay S r. y -~Addrsss, Nal
star A-araish Z \ Puls;fer New
York adarecs Advertising" ].
lr-o-l Hutchinson ta}cinnati, address.
"sEs.asalaisr !eriees E a Thurman.
H.r s777477r1rI. rsc1-t-s@ e.t3ts4tte Can
vsxsirE II A. Taylor Columbia re-
paff of committee on nominations
Thursday r d-Eanauet at JEFF
ferSon hotl