The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08
BUSINESS MEN
TO VISIT CAMP
Committee of Retailers Body
Going to National Guard
Encampment. l.
INVITED RY CEN HARVEY
INVITED BY GEN. HARVEY
Folder Giving Itinerary and Details of
Boosting Trip in September
to Be Issued.

r. P. Andrews, president Of the Re.
tail Merchants Association, will head
| a committee of business men that will
make an official visit to the encamp-
uent of the District Of Columbia Ma
tional Guard at Colonial Beach. Va,
at date to be decided later.
This visit is the result OF an invi-
| tation extended to the association by
Gen. W. E. Harvey, commanding tbs
District National Guard. Gen. Harvey
wrote as follows:
| My Dear Mr.. Andrews: wish to
| extend to you a very cordial invita-.
ton to visit the encampment of thu
National Guard of the District of CO.
| lum bia. which will be held at Colonial
Beach, Va, between the 18th and 2sth
! of the present month. The National
Guard is one of the representative or
CARNATIONS of the District and I am
| anxious that the business people Of
| the community should have an in
sight into its work. I will be very
glad, therefore, TO have you and other
members of your organization visit
| the camp"
| Letter of Acceptance.
| In accepting the invitation Presi-
| dent Andrews said:
| My Dear General: II gives mo
great pleasure TO acknowledge receipt
of your favor of August and to ac-
| cept your invitation to visit the en-
| campment of the National Guard of
the District of Columbia at Colonial
Beach between the 18th and 2sth of
| August.
| the Retail Merchants Association to
visit the encampment, and advise you
| later of the day that we will make the
trip.
Il feel sure that the District Of
| Columbia is to be congratulated upon
having a man like yourself at the
| head of our National Guard. The
| members of this organization appre-
ciate your thoughtfulness in pitching
the encampment within striking dis
lance of Washington and your fur.
Their determination to cooperate in
our Buy-in-and- boost-for- Washington
movement"
| President Andrews announced yes
| terday that the committee personnel
would be made up during the coming
week. and that date would be Sc
lected that would be most satisfactory
to the committee.
The merchants of Washington greatly
| appreciate Gen. Harvey's spirit Of CO.
| operation in the associations buy-in-and-
| W dSnlHslOn movement. ana
| is expected that a representative body
| of business men will go to Colorh2l
| Beach for the encampment and inci.,
dentally to let the people along the river
and in Westmoreland County realize that
Washington is their logical market place.
Plans of Credit Men.
At the regular bi-monthly luncheon
meeting of the credit mems section Of tho
| Retail Merchants Association to be held
| Thursday. August u, in the club grill
room OF the Raleigh Hotel. officers will
| be elected for the ensuing year. It Is
the determination of this unit of the as
ISOLATION to get right down to business
The committee in charge of the autd
| trade boosting tour into Virginia, West
Virginia. and Maryland. to be made
September 10 and Il next. is preparing .
folder covering the trip, which will be
| placed in the hands of Washington
| boosters within a few days.
! The folder gives the itinerary in detail.
| including a description of every foot OF
| the roadway. Announcement is also
| made that the trip is open to the public
| generally and that the cost per person,
| covering every expense. will be $40.