Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-11-25
Merchants Gather at Ban
quet Last Night and Hear
State Officers. :.
100 MEMBERS PRESENT
Affair is Held at Wagar Apartments
Samuel Cohen Unable to be Here
Accound of Illness--List of Guests.

The retail merchants of AeXan-
dria showed fine spirit of co-opera-
ton last night when more than 100
If their number gathered at banquet
given under the auspices of the Re
TAIL Merchants Association in the
Leautiful banquet room of the Wagar
Apartments. The scene was most
inviting one as the guests entered
the room, the long hall being taste
fully decorated and the table gleam-
ing with flowers, glass and cutlery.
At the head table were the guests
Ct the association numbering among
them several officers of the Virginia
State Retail Merchants Association
who had come to Alexandria for the
purpose of rousing interest in the
work of association Unfortunately
Samuel Cohen, President of the as
sociation and the leading spirit In
the movement, was unable to be pres
ont on account of illness and D. L.
Eyland, of Lynchburg, another one CT
those expected, was kept at home by
Il business engagement.
The dinner was served by the Hotel
Rammel and the menu was particular
ly inviting consisting of cherrystone
cocktail, filet de sole, Smithfield ham.
I'D Orkney tongue, fried oysters,
salads and ice cream. The floral de
were by David Grilbortzer.
J. William May, was toastmaster
and the following responded to
speeches:
w. A. C. Clark, of Richmond, sec
retary of the State Retail Merchants
Association; NJ. M. Ramsay. of Roa-
roke'; R. E. knight, of this city, State
vice president; Harry Hammond.
president Of the local association; Car
roll Pierce, president of the Chambe.
sf Commerce 7. Preston, secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce; Harric
White; secretary of the local retailers,
Leopold Ruben, and others.
Those present were as follows:
Messrs R. E. Knight, Harry White,
s. W. Pitts, A. S Doniphan, J ".
Monroe, NJ. NJ Ramsay, Harry Ham
nond, T Preston, w. Z. Clarke, ,Har-
ry Kirk, S. 3. Moore, James S. Smyth
John A. Lannon, Abe Mendelson, T..
J. Travis, J. Kent White, L. +. Dyson,
A. Katz, T. J. Fannon, Thomas l..
Risheill, R. L. Carne, G. Washington
Lewis, F. L. Slaymaker, Abe L. Cohen
Z. G.. Reeves, Alex. Kaufman, Julius
Wolf, William F. Smith, Karl Fuchs,
r. A. Bayliss, R. A. Rudd, Richard 3.
Washington, F. r. Simpson, H. Fried
lander, C H. Zimmerman, Thomas
Herbert, Thomas Chauncey, J. D. Mat
ter. A. A. Paul, T. C. Pullin, John D.
Richard Mumford, Thomas
n. Eddy, C. NJ. Schwab, C. w. Howell
W. F. Duncan, L. T. Northwell, NJ.
Jafa, ]. 7. Sweeney, B. Abramson,
Harry Rose, L, Rosenblot, ]. SHAPIRO,
benjamin Ezrine, R.. f. Power, Nor
man Roberts, ! H. Henshaw, Leopold
Ruben, James Bayne, Carroll Barnes,
T. K. Spicer, Charles B Swan, c. c.
Eatcheller, Raymond Blumenfe!d,
Jacob Rose, Otis H. Hullings, Frank
Chilcott, L. Woodwork, John S. Gra-
ham, A. D. Brockett, Joseph Schwarz-
mann, C. J. Mueller, NJ. 7 Dwyer, j.
T. Peyton, and R. S Barrett.
The committee having charge of
The banquet consisted of J. W. Monroe,
r. E: Knight, W. F. Smith,
Julius wolf ]. W. Warrington, Abe
T.. Cohen John D. Normoyler j., 2.
Matter: B: We'll, H. Hammond and
Tarrie White. - ,.,.-.