The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-23
LOCAL TALENT HAS
CHANCE TO SHINE
Chorus Needed for Musical Com
edy to Be Given i'll Spring
Trade Week"
PROGRAM TAKING SHAPE
Trade Extension Bureau Increas-
ing Membership i'll Whirl-
wind Campaign.
PROGRAM TAKING SHAPE

| There will be n fine opportunity for
| local talent to, display it's nimble feet
and vocal prowess in the special per-
Torrance of the musical play. Forty
| five Minutes From Broadway" which
will be givon by the company now
| playing at the Grayce Scott Bijou
| Theatre as an entertainment feature
for the visitors during Spring Trade
| Week." March &c. The singing roles
| Of tho comedy Will be played by the
members of Miss SCOTS company, and
! the demand for local talent applies
solely to the chorus. Aspirants should
apply to Dewitt Newing, manager OF
tho company, or to Alvin NJ. Smith
chairman of the entertainment COM
mittee of the Trade Extension Bureau
OF the Chamber OF Commerce.
The special performance Of tho must
cal comedy will be given on Thursday
night, March g. and is expected to prove
the feature OF the program of the
trade week On Tuesday night the Wis
iting retail merchants will sit down
mt n dinner in the Business MEMS Club
on Wednesday night they will he dined
in the cafe OF Miller & Rhonds's de-
partmept store, and on Friday night
they will be treated to an assortment
of entertainment.
bureau membership Doubled.
The 100000 invitations to attend the
Spring Trade Week. will be sent
to the printer tomorrow The names
of the members of the Trade EXten-
sion Bureau will be signed to the in
vitations, and a whirlwind campaign
for membership is now being conduct
cd Since the Better Acquaintance
Week" of last August. the membership
of the bureau has been more than
1 lplhla6 ha Mt ob
are as follows:
oenniger-Sizemore Company, In
Icorporated., Standard Paper Manufac-
turing Company Richmond Buggy
Manufacturing Company. j. T. Fowler,
Straus Cigar Company, II. Marks
pany, Incorporated. Aragon Coffee
Company. Harrelson & Company
Westmoreland Candy Company. The t..
! b. Taylor Company, John H. Rose &
Company, Bodeker Drug Company.
Owens IL Minor Drug Company, Power
Taylor Drug Company, Vaughan Rob-
ertson Drug Company. &nderson-Lew-
! is-Gray Company, Drewry Hughes &
Company, j.. Lichtenstein Sons, Rich
mond Dry Goods Company, Straus
& Company, Incorporated. Wilkin-
son. williams & Reed, Binford
Antrim & Sons. Fleming & Christian
/ Company, Gathright-Chiles Company
Incorporated; Il. a. Saunders & Sons
| Company, Stokes-Grymes Grocery Com
pany, Richmond Guano Company, c. f.
Sauer Company. Sydnor & HundIey, In
corporated; Richmond Hardware Com
pany. Virginia Carolina Hardware
/ Company. Watkins-Co Company,
Cottrell Saddlery Company, Is. T.
! Crump Company. Etchison Hat
Company, T. y. Stokes G. Company,
Southern Stock Yards Corporation.
| pnrD
pany of Virginia, A. S. Lee & Sons
Company. Incorporated; Smith Court
ney Company, Southern Railway Sup
ply Company. Baughman Stationery
i Company, Bell Book and Stationery
Company, Everett Waddey Company,
| Southern Stamp and Stationery Com
pany, Walford Stationery and Printing
Company. Incorporated; Gordon Metal
Company. Bloombery Millinery Com
pany. Kaufman & Company, Even
ing Journal, News-Leadcr. Times Dis
patch, Merchants journal and Com
merce, d. H. Pitts & Brother. Southern
Bargain House, Il. w. Wilson Paper
Company. The Corley Company. Bin
swanger & Company. F. e. Patrick
| Young Company, j. w. FERGUSON &,
Son. Incorporated; Whtmore & Gar
rett, Incorporated: Williams Printing
Company, Commonwealth Supply Com
pany. Diggs & Beadles. Incorporated;
T. W. Wood e Sons. Fleischman. Nor
ris & Company, w. H. Miles Shoe
| Company, Stephen Putney Shoe Com
| pany, Roberts & Hoge Shoe Company,
Stern & Company, Wingo. Elicit &
Crump Shoe Company, Christie Manu-
| featuring Company, Incorporated
Richmond Stove Company, Southern
Stove Works. Larus s. Brothers Com
pany. Atlantic Varnish Works Incor-
porated Ezkiel & Company. E. L.
Taylor & Company, American Ma
tional Bank First National Bank, Mer-
chants National Bank. National State
and City Bank. Old Dominion Trust
Company, Planters National Bank
Richmond Bank and Trust Company
Virginia Trust Company. Jefferson
Lexington, Murphy's. Richmond. Rue
gers, Stumpfs.