The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-17
FURNITURE MEN
HERE FOR MEETING
Convention of Southern Retail
Dealers Association Opens
This Morning.
LOOK FOR 200 DELEGATES
Visitors Will Be Welcomed at
Jefferson by Mayor Ainslie
and Horace F. Smith.
LOOK FOR 200 DELEGATES


! Of the Southern Retail Furniture Deal
| crs' Association, numbering about 200
and representing houses In the Caro-
/ linas. Georgia and throughout Virginia.
began arriving III the city yesterday
I afternoon. IT is expected that all of
| them Will be present by the time the
/ first session is called to order at the
Jefferson Hotel this morning. The con
vcntion will continue through To- NOR
| row.
The mcetini; promises 10 be ono OF
! the most important trade gatherings
! which has come TO this city in many
months. IT. the opinion OF those who
realize the extent of territory repre-
scented by the delegates. 1t is said
/ that the representatives of these firms
are located in sections Of the country
! directly tributary to Richmond, and
that their business i. closely linked
! with the interests of this city.
Mayor Ainslic Will welcome the Wis
itors TO the city and Horace =. Smith
secretary of tile Richmond Mauufac-
tu"ers' Exhibit will welcome the
/ guests on the part of that body. There
will be but few minutes given to play
! by the convention. as il is thought
that the time Of their stay is all too
short to perform the business which
Is To bc accomplished. Meetings at
the rate of about four :, day are on
the schedule. and the programs of each
are crowded to overlooking.
PROMINENT SPEAKERS
TO MAKE ADDRESSES
one Of tho most enjoyable sessions
OF the meeting, certainly from the spec
tators' standpoint. will be that OF to-
night, when several speakers OF rccos-
niZcd reputation will make addresses.
one of thcse, The New South and Its
Possibilities" by W. H. ManSc. vice
president of the Southern settlement
| and Development organization. Is cx-
pected To be especially interesting.
Samuel Cohen will speak on "Advcr-
Using" and Oliver j. Sands Will speak
on Banking as il Relates TO the Re
tail Trade"
The convention will close tomorrow
night with banquet at the jefferson
rendered by the city and the local as
ISOLATION. Anderson Pace. commission
or of the Association of Commerce of
Chicago. and Norman II Johnson, cdi-
tor of the Merchants Journal and
Commerce. of this city, will be among
A the speakers.
EILl:GATfS WILL VISIT
MANUFACTURERS EXHIBIT
This afternoon the delegates will he
4 given an opportunity of visiting the
Manufacturers Exhibit. there being
many displays of interest to the fur
niturc dealers.
During the convention ID. l.. Left
wich. OF Waynesboro. Va, will give IL
presentation of his humorous southern
dialect.
Officers Of the Southern Association
are as follows: \. W. Litschgi. Jr.,
Charleston, S. G.. president; Z. w.
Parker. Charlotte, y. c., vice president;
l.. y. Snead, Clifton Forge. treasurer.
and J. y. Gilmore, Charlottesville, sec
Rotary.
Officers of the local association are
as follows; S. 4. Jones, president; IL.
Il. Brown, treasurer and j ID. Clothicr.
| secretary.
The complete program is az follows:
"Wednesday. 10 y. M.-Convcntion
called 10 order by President ~ w.
LitschRi, Jr.: Invocation: address of
welcome in behalf OF Richmond. Mayor
Ainslic: response in behalf of the AS
ISOLATION. president Litschgi; address
OF welcome In behalf OF Richmond
manufacturers, Horace T.. Smith, Of
Uichinond manufacturers Exhibit: re-
! sponsc; report or President Litschgi:
report OF secretary ]. =, Gilmore; re-
port of Treasurer j.. a. Sncsd.
Wednesday. 1890 noon--Mecting of
the board OF directors at luncheon.
"Wednesday. 3 +. M.--Report of di-
rectors: report of insurance commit
tee; open discussion Of reports: APP
pointmcnt of committees on rcsolu-
| lions ana nominations; question box.
Wednesday, s y. M--Addrcss, Tho
New South and It's Possibilities" w.
H. ManSe, vicc-p-csiGcnt Southern Set
Element and Development Organiza
ton: address. reorganization and VIA.
1t Has Accomplished in the South"
John Wood. secretary Chamber %
Commerce, Roanoke; address. "Adver-
Using" Samuel Cohen. president Vir
g!nia Retail Merchants Associations
address. Banking AS 1t Relates 10
the Retail Trade" oliver j. Sands,
president American National Bank
Kichmond
Thursday, 10 \. M.--Rcport OF com
mittcc on resolutions; report Of local
associations affiliated with the South
crn Retail Furniture Association; ad-
dress, advantages Of Local Associa-
tons" w. r. Clark. Jr, secretary Vir
ginia Retail Merchants Association;
: address. Legislation" s. + Jones.
Richmond: opening of question box;
general discussion.
Thursday 3 i. M-Address, Val
: spar Narnish.' l.. V. Pulsiiier, New
York; address. advertising" j. Frank
: Hutchinson. Cincinnati; address. Main
talnine Prices" T.. \. Thurman. Rich :
mond: address. Outside Canvassing,"
2 II. y. Taylor, Columbia; report OF COM
I mittCc on nominations
o Thursday. =. M-Banquct ut JEFF
T. fcrs"n Hotel. rendered by city OF Rich
: mOnd and the local association.
. Confer on Bridgc Approach.
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