The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-04
Visitors Delighted With the Plans Made for Their En-
 tertainment While Here.
! SPEAKERS HEARD
 DURING AFTERNOON
Moving Pictures Exhibited Last Night Showed Every Step in the Process of Manufactur-
 ing Shoes

Southern Shoe Retailers association was opened at Il o'clock yesterday | morning by Dave Rich, vice president at the assembly room of the Hotel Hill--
 man and there were present consider
 ably over 100 members of the associa
 tion. Previous to the opening of the
 tee had held session.
 Paschal G. Shook welcomed the dele gates to Birmingham on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce. He told them something of the city's industrial i'm l lportance and said that it was a real pleasure that he had the opportunity of welcoming them to this city. Ro-
 maine Boyd, city attorney, represented the city commission and made well coming address, and W. T. Cox, pres- ident of the local association of retail shoe dealers, made an address of vel.
 come. The addresses were responded l to by Walter w. Curtis, president of
 the southern retailers, who expressed
 his keen appreciation of the kind words
 that came from the speakers that had preceded him. He thanked the Cham 1 Der of Commerce, through MT. Shook, its executive head, the city, and the local association for the hospitality of
 the welcome extended the southern as- sociation.
 Very soon after the address the meet | ing adjourned to the Southern club, where the delegates were entertained by the local association at a luncheon No business was transacted in the , morning.
 Afternoon Session The convention resumed session at 2 o'clock in the afternon and President Walter w. Curtis of Columbus, Ga was in the chair. He called upon the credentials committee for 8 report which was given, showing that all
 members were in good standing. The next order of business was the read ing of the minutes of the last meeting which was done by the secretary. The
 secretary's report was then asked, and the report of the treasurer followed. The presidents report was of great in-
 terest and received great applause
 when he had completed it's reading. All
 reports were unanimously adopted by
 the convention and placed in the min utcs
 w. s. Wick, who acted as national committeeman last year, at the request of the president was called upon to make a report as to what transpired
 at the national meeting in Chicago Mir | Nick submitted q verbal report, In | which he stated he had been very hos
 pitably received at the national conven- tion. He made a very good talk and was cordially applauded at its conclu-
 sion.
 The president appointed the standing committees for the year as follows. Resolutons-L. s. Vick chairman w. B. Schwartz. D. Pokorny, Frank Stall inss, Sol Sarling, Mr. Scruggs. Nom. a n ol, W. Sherron. Allan H. Meadors, MT. Cooper and Mir Graves. Press--w. T. Cox. chairman: Dave Rich and J. D. Collins. The committee on credentials had been appointed earlier in the day
 and was as follows: Thomas w. Sher- ron. chairman; Allan II. Meadors and
 Dave Rich.
 Thomas w. Sherron of Memphis was
 on the afternoons programme and spoke on Organization and Cooper
 ation." Mir. Sherron stressed the inn
 portance of shoe manufacturers as we'll
 as retailers getting together--co- oper- atins with each other and organizing themselves into associations which
 prove of mutual benefit to all. His ad-
 dress was we'll received and the ap-
 plause that followed showed the esteem in which he is held by the association. D. Pokorny of New Orleans was an- other speaker, and his address was rel
 
 regarding the sale of certain brands
 of shoes in his state. MT. Polkorny said that the law had been in effect since July last, but that it was practically a dead letter. He cited instances of where an attempt had been made to have the | same measure passed in 20 other states and failed. He also said that a move ment would shortly be placed on foot to have the law modified.
 Process of Manufacture Last night the evening was given over to the travelling men and a part of the programme was the motion picture show ing the various processes of modern shoe manufacture. presented by the publicity
 man Of the United Shoe Machinery com pany of Boston. The film showed every phase of the manufacture of modern shoes, from the making of the leather to the finished product and it's educa- tional value to retailers as we'll as lay
 men could hardly be overestimated. There is also an exhibition of ancient
 shoes at the convention, a part of the famous collection of the United Shoe Machinery company. which has attract ed considerable attention. The shoe men will be ln session two
 more days. Today's programme follows 9:30-Executive session at Hotel Hill man.
 II 1100-Address. Complaints and How to Handle Them by Allan H. Meadors of Nashville.
 II :30-Address by J. K. Orr of Atlanta 0-Icxecutive session at Hotel Hill man.
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