The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-26

Associate members OF the National
Leather and Shoe Finders Assocla .
ton, which is now holding its twellth
annual convention at the JEFFERSON
Hotel. Yesterday afternoon took
initial stens looking 10 the perfectins
Of the organization of their division
This work and the welcoming OF the
convention by Mayor Ainslle aha
Business Manager w T. Dabney. or
the Richmond Chamber of Commerce
which was followed by a business SEES
SION OF the organization. marked the
heavy work OF the convention nrst
DAY.
The associate members will meet
again at 2 80 o'clock this afternoon
10 receive the reports OF a committee
on organization and a nominations
committee OF Ave. and to take action
looking TO organization. ny the elect
ing Of officers and adoption OF con-
.titution and laws Yesterday after
Moons session WAS presided over hS
! RI stockton. of New YORK, and w
II Wagner. Of Louisville. acted as
temporary secretary.
The opening session, called TO or
Ter al 1880 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. saw about 800 in attendance.
These were welcomed To Richmond
IN characteristically happy manner by
MAYOR Ainsle and w. T. Dabnev. OF
the Chamber of Commerce. the re-
~ponse was nv Albert J Ehiefs. OF
chicago The annual address of the
president. J. H Martin, was next
heard. after which came the reports
Of the secretary. Of the treasurer ana
~ Frank W Whitcher, the associa-
hons representative at the last meet
ing Of the Chamber of Commerce Of
she Tinted Etates
Cooperation Is Urged.
Recognition by the shoe finding
trade Of leather firms engaged in the
Saddlerv and other leather business.
who also have opened q shoe fndings
department and cooperation with
such firms Was among the Important
things urged nv President Martin IN
his annual address
Fair competition. said President
Martin, should not he opposed by the
trade and that il was better to vel
come into the trade and into the as
ISOLATION itself firms legttimately en-
gaged in the shoe findings business
than 10 have them pulling away from
the balance of the trade rather than
together with IL,
President Martin urged more sys-
tsmatic campaign for securing addi-
ttonal members to the association and
called attention 10 the advantages OF
the credit bureau which has recently
been inaugurated by the association
He told OF the history and progress
Of the association. The spirit of CO
operation and friendship which had
been tostered among the delegates by
reason of the association. he said. had
proved of inestimable benefit 10 the
trade.
Associates 10 Organize.
Two meetings were held in the after
noon. The regular members VINO en-
brace the jobbers OF sole leather and
shoe findings, discussed the points
presented in an address by Secretary
George A. Knapp, whose subject was
Helps In Keeping Down Credit
i.osses" and those which C. l..
in his address on profits. and How
We Can Make Them In Our Bust
ness"
The other afternoon meeting. that
~ the associate members-tanners OF
sole leather and manufacturers or
rubber heels and other specialties dis
. tributed by the jobbers--was called
10 order by s. o Abrams.
Mr.. stockton. of New York. was
called TO the chair and MFR. Wagner,
Of Louisville was made temporary
Presses were made, and the associate
sine m bers decided to have a permanent
orga nization of their own. to be closely
allied, however. with the older or
ganization. of which they have been
members for years. The COMMITTEES
appointments were announced by Mr.
stockton. after which adjournment
was taken until gao o'clock this after
noon. 4
The Entertainment Program.
The first event on the entertainment
program was the trip for the ladies at
II o'clock yesterday morning to the
tobacco factory OF Larus a Bros. Co.
and to the plant OF the c. r. Sauer
Manufacturing Company. where. after
being shown the processes in the
manufacturing of f1avorinR extracts.
they were given luncheon.
At 2 o'clock last night there was
an Informal reception and smoker in
the Jefferson auditorium.
The ladies will have an auto trip
this morning to the Country Club.
where lunch will be had.
Tonight a roof. garden party at the
Hotel Richmond will follow a theater
party at the Lyric.
On Thursday the final entertain
nents will be an auto tour of historic
Richmond for the ladies' beginning
L 1880 o'clock; an auto trip for the
,ntire convention at o'clock and
- o'clock the twelfth annual ban
auet at the Jefferson.
joint business session of both
~i.,ssiana win hs had Mt 10 o'clock