The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-19
VISITING MERCHANTS
ENJOY TRIP on RIVER
.1Gnse imam Nine Hundred Gxasp op
! portunity TO SEQ sights on
Noble James.
COOP MUSIC AND FINE "nAr"


A
week" Notable Success Already.
More than 600 Of the visiting mer-
a chants and their families went on
Il fha steamer smithfeld to City POINT
h ana return yesterday afternoon, as tne
:. guests OF tho Chamber OF Commerce,
!, They left Richmond prompuy
I, O'Clock and the steamer ianoeo mem
!. !. sssr hark ON schedule time--lo F.
M
q "a saw that they had good time is
!. - mt n mildly. Many said that they
49, an5oyed II greatly One visiting
sr~rrhent said that he had been every
\ ts,ne and that he expected to go on
/. eeversi more. There was no end OF
4 rood things 70 eat and drinks both
|. SOFT and semi-soft flowed uneeasins-
(, rrfed chicken, deviied crabs, olives.
pickie. sandwiches. Ice cream and cake
I were handed the visitors in generous
1 quantities.
FERFECT WEATHER ADDS
TO JOY OF OCCASION.
TIA weather was perfect and every
man. women and child on board was
in fne spirits and bent on good
tina Kessnich,s band hardly took
breathing spell from the time they
ieft the wharf until they returned
They played everything in the cata.
|. .lcwue. ragtime. tango, classioa, anu
religious, and they played so wen that
the whole crowd wanted to dance. but
were deferred from this form OF amuse-
msnt by the lack OF space.
SWEET MUSIC. TOO,
PLEAsEs VISITORS.
a. letter Jones directed the band
while Il played the very lively bars
a. .sTrombcnium." and such sktlifui
directing the reporter for the virgin
ian has never seen before. He drew
i from that bunch OF musicians such
rfrsins Of melody as they had never
produced before and he drew from the
crowd that surged around him. encore
/ altar encore for his masterful work.
Wis whole performance was skillfui
examination Of seusa. Pryos, victor
Herbert. Harry Lauder and Eddie Foy.
ana II his success can be estimated
by the applause he recsivsd' ne ~
superior to all OF them.
Nothing was omitted that could have
added to the pleasure Of the excur-
4 rioniets. Many who had never heard
81 the well-known Polk Miller quartet
heard II yesterday 10 their delight
The steamer did not stop at City
4 Point. but turned around there and
yeturned home. The crowd surgsd TO
Il \
glimpse OF the village and the smoke
stacks of the munition plant. The
wtrht of those tall chimneys sending
| their Redeemed glare heavenwaro-
mixed with smoke OF many and strange
coiors, which seemed TO De coming up
out of the most peaceful scene IA ths
I~wo~Id. was a terrible reminder or the
reality of the war
an, this thought ala not oppress the
ercursionssts. they were out for good
time and they had IT,
Amons those on the executive com
r,,ftee who were present were: Hor-
ace r. smith. <. n Sydncr. J. T.
| Palmatary. Alvin NJ. Smith. W. O. Lons'
w T. Dabney. J. r. Fowler ana stamp
/ ton Fleming,
mavor Ainslie was with the crowd
ns guest of the committee and he as
sisted them in seeing that the whoie
crowd had good time.
ON Richmond Roof Tonight
THO visiting merchants tonight win
X. s,,ests OF the Trade Extension Blu
reau ct .get-together party" at the
Richmond Hotel roof garden. The
entertainment will consist OF musfcai
and high-class vaudeville NUMBERS
cabaret show. There viii be also re-
| frcshments and the big gi1t distr'Du-
don, one Of the unique features on the
week, will take place.
For the distribution Richmond job
her. and manufacturers have assem-
| hled several hundred doliarS worth OF
Srnrchand disc. This ID now on exhioi-
tIon at registration headquarters In
thas Auditorium Of the Chamber OF
/ commercs building. The goods. piled
hfrh on the auditorium platform. have
attracted considerable attention. ana
tfhs roof garden party tonight promises
1 Is b one OF the most largely attended
| .nvsnts Of Better AcquaintAncs Weex
Thsre are no regularly scheduled
| general entertainments Tor tomorrow
| and Saturday, but there VIII De plenty
| dcing in me way OF individual enter
fafnrments given By various local man
/ ufActurers ana 3obbers. There VIII
alpo Be q number Of theafer parties.
Among the theaters having arranged
"a entertain the visitors on Friday
ana saturday are the Little. New, Al
blon. Superior, Rex. virginia. Colonial.
Victor and Isis
There win also be given q number
u sight seeing parties on the last two
days Of the week.
Event Great Success.
NJ the first half Of Better Acquaint-
nnce Week" this year has been sue
cessful beyond even the dreams OF
members of the bureau. The visitors
came in large numbers during the
nneninr DAYS OF the week. They met
the Richmond business men with
vQhorn they have had dealing. but had
not known personally. and they got
AcQuainted.
They began to get acquainted at the
WUokss very beginning, the reception
Monday night In the Business Mems
Club rooms bringing many together.