The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-25
SHOW RICHMOND
BY SEARcHL|GHT
rxrauE FEATURE OF DECORATION
FoR BANKERS con- :.
7 vEyTIoN.
FROM HIGH BUILDINGS
YANY SPECIAL ENTERTAINMENTS
FOR VISITORS PLANNED ny
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
COMMITTEES NAMED.
FROM HIGH BUILDINGS

Reports showing that splendid pro
sress is being made by tn > seyeEal sub
committees of the general committee
preparing fer the entertainment Of
The thlrty-firo hundred or more Wis
stors and DELEGATES 10 the annual con-
ventlon Of thc american Bakers as
sociatia~. wha 1 WEI be he'd in Rich
raond ntxt Gs.uBey. were made to the
administrative committee Of the local
organ cation. The administrative
committee met at o'clock at Rueser's
hctel and after receiving reports
named thrsA additional sub-oomnit-
tees ana planned TO name others to
have charge If certain details. These
will be ppojnsed within the next week
Or ten DAYS. IL is expected
Among SO nc Of the entertain nents
being planned for the visitors, DELE
gates snd guests are those which Will
be tenCered by vari&1s local business
end civic org carnations. Among the
Bodies that have already begun u out
line fuuctions.are the Rotary CLUB ana
the Advertisers cluo, Acca temple,
A. A. o. y. NJ. s. is also arranging
several entertainments for the V!sl-
foTs WHO are shriners.
The Rotarians. Of whom there will
be many from ali parts Of the nited
States will he entertained by the Rich
uloast Rotary club. Members or sd
s-ertiaing bodies In other cities will be
given entertainment by the AdVer-
tisers' club nf Richruo nd.
Numerous other special entertain
r.ents arc being mapped out by local
ORGANIZATIONS and while the bankers
A.. looking alter their business be-
!. fore the body in convention, those who
are not compelled to attend the busls
: ness ssionA win have plenty of III
Version Those who are tied down In
the business sessions, Will have ample
tine. however. between rhe MEETINGS
to enjoy tbs many good .hinSf Rich
tnon9 - ppepaaInE Tor ther9.
City by scarchiight.
Among the unique features OF the
week or the convention lis proposed u
great electrical display. a portion of
this VIII be according to present
rlans, th@ showing OF Richmond at
night with the aid of high-powered
sea rch ghts, "a half-dozen or more of
which VIII ne placed on the tops OF
tall buildings and other high points
In the city The location Of the great
tights viii probably be on Monroe
Terrace Murphy's. the Richmond.
Rueger's hotels the First National
faank building, ana some point IN the
Southside These lights VIII be
flushed isf4t4i4-fat-tstis4sz ia allGi
tesetions,
Other light displays win be arrang-
ed iri the general decoration scheme.
which Will be more elaborate than any,
Thing ever before attempted in Rich
1ncnd The details for this feature
SIRE 20 he placed in the hands OF a
decorations committee to be named by
the administrative committee at a
meeting to be had in the near fu-
ture.
Ne~ subcommittee.
The committees named at yester-
DAYS eese n Of the administrative
bc6v are:
Miscellaneous entertainment, @.
Jeter Jones, chairman; Information
and utiiirf George ". Rogers, chairs
man. 80 industrial. Berkeley VIII
iiaJqS chairman.
The committee on miscellaneous en-
tertainnent viii receive the agree
Inents Of various local bodies TO ala in
the special entertainment program.
and Will assist in tho completion OF
saCh programs
The information and utility commit |
tee Will not only be Ia charge OF all
the Information bureaus to he estab- |
isshea between now and the time OF
the convention, but Will organize
thoroughly that its membership may
he OF more service IN such assistance
AS the vls!tors may desire,
The work of the Industrial COM
nittee, in part. consists Of having
various barge manufacturing estab /
lEshments in the city open their doors
~ the visitors during their stay in
RIohmond Several of the larger in
situations have already declared they
will open their plants for inspection.
They viii also present souvenirs to
ne delegates and their ladieg. The
Industrial committee also Is TO pub
alsh q booklet on Industrial Rich
mond copies Of which Will be given
every visitor