The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-08
CREDIT MEN OF STATE
ASSEMBLE HERE TO-DAY
First Annual Conference VIII Be Held
mt JEFFERSON Hotel for Discussion
OF Great Problems.
WILL HAVE BANQUET TONIGHT
Speakers Familiar With Operation of
Credit VIII Be Heard; Secretary
Treasurer Tregoc and Governor Seay
Among Them.

Questions of every day importance
to grantors of credit will be discus sed
! informally and a number of addresses
by authorities on the subject of credit
VIII be heard at the first annual SEES
sion of the Credit Men Of Virginia to
be held today in the Jefferson Hotel
? In addition to large representation
of the embership Of the Richm ond
Association of Credit Men which num-
hers liz firms in this city and Pc
tersburg, there will be In attendance
"a number Of credit men of other cities
In the State. number Of prominent
North Carolina business men also are
expected.
with short informal reception after
which C. S. Fenson. president of the
Richmond Association will make the
address of welcome. +. E Hinckle,
chairman OF the State committee will
preside.
The first address on Desirable
Qualifications for Efficient Credit
Granting" by Leon wallerstein will
b" begun at 1920 o'clock. An open
discussion Of the subject will be had
after which E. F. Sheffey. OF Lynch
burg, will speak on Causes OF Com
mercial Failures; Their symptoms and
Prevention" An address by S II.
Coleman. of Roanoke opening a dis
cusslou of Passing on the Initial Or
der: Place of the Financial Statement
in Credit Information" will close the
morning session,
Lunch at Country Club.
At 12 80 the credit men will leave
the Jefferson In automobiles for "a
sightseeing trip which will end at the
had. They viii return to tina Jerer-
son to resume sessions at o'clock.
Trade Accep'ances; what They Are
and Their Place in Commerce and FL
nance" Is the subject of an address
To be made by Caldwell Hardy. Fed
eiai Reserve agent OF the Richmond
Federal Reserve Bank. wales Hank.
of Norfolk. will speak on CO. operation
of Credit Men for the efficient Ad-
ministration of insoivent Estates. and
How such Cooperation May BE En-
couraged"
At $40 o'clock r. Ptlsbury. manager
Of the New Orleans Interchange and
Adjustment Bureau. will speak on the
benefits o. maintaining such a bureau.
THE National Bankruptcy Law and
It's Practice, Responsibility of Credi-
tors Under the Law; Desirable Amend
ments and How 10 Obtain Them" is
the subject 10 he treated by Colonel
10 Lane Stern. secretary of the Rich
mond Association, and Charles T, Las
sitter. Of Petersburg. referee In bank
ruptey
Questions From Floor.
Each Of the afternoon addresses will
be followed by general discussions
The session will be closed with per
Tod given over to the open discussion
OF questions submitted from the floor
of the conference pertaining TO mat
ters OF credit and credit conditions in
Virginia.
The conference will end with a
banquet at the Jefferson. TO begin at
o'clock Among the after-supper
speakers will he Governor George ].
Seay, OF the Richmond Federal Reserve
Bank. on the theme. Conditions, Pres
eut and Future. AS ENectinG Credit
Granting" and J. II. Tregoe. OF New
YORK S@eretar, treasurer Of the Ma
tionnl Association Of Credit Men.
Officers Of the Richmond Association
Of Credit Men are President e. S. Fen
son. Nice President Harry Marks. Sec
Rotary 10 Lame Stern and Treasurer
William :. Rvlaud