Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-06
RICHMOND OPENS HER
DOORS TO MERCHANTS
fourth Annual Better Acquaintance
Week Opens Tomorrow g
Morning.
MANY VISITORS ARE EXPECTED
Program of Entertainment as Well
as of Profit Is Designed to Bring
Wholesale and Retail Men To-
gctllcr for Mutual Profit.

From early Tomorrow morning till
late Saturday night this week will be
a gladstone time. filed with business.
~Richmond's fourth annual Better Ac-
quaintanCc Week begins Tomorrow.
and a friendly army of merchants from
surrounding communities IL expected
to capture the city. Incidentally. the
business men Of Richmond themselves
hopelto make some captures of Visiting
hearts and TO secure a firmcr grasp on
the trade represented.
In view of the crowd of nearly 600
who registered at headquarters last
year as the guests Of Richmond dur
ing Better Acquaintance Week, the
promoters OF the festivities are pre-
pairing for an immense thr"ng. bigger
and better than ever. The executive
committee of the trade extension
bureau OF the Chamber of Commerce
has been sending GU Invitations and
arranging for the entertainment of
visitors for the past several weeks. and
now has tho band wagon just ready to
start.
or all the list Of star attractions on
the program. tho committee is perhaps
~proudest of avinr secured Frank
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deliver n practical talk on trade
methods 70 tho visitors. For about
twelve years Mr.. S~tockdaie has been
connected with system Magazine. and
has devoted his spare time to investi-
eating business conditions and lectur-
ing on them. Those who have secured
SIR. S~tockdalc announce that no has
a charming personality in addition to
being an inspiring lecturer. and promise
that hearers VIII be enthusiastic over
his address.
PROGRAM OF ENTERTAINMENT
AS WELL As OF PROFIT
Other parts Of the program will be
OF a lighter nature, intended to enter
tain and amusc as well AS to profit.
For the cabaret performance in the
Jefferson auditorium Tuesday light. II
is said that vaudeville artists have been
secured from New York. Pcrhaps the
most unusual and spectacular stunt Of
the whole week viii come Friday night.
when the city authorities arc arrang-
ing TO give an open-air dance TO the
visitors on Tenth street, just north Of
Broad. kcssnich's Band will furnish
the music and g. Jetcr Jones Will be
master OF ceremonies.
In direct charge Of the BETTER Ac-
qIa!ntance Week program is the esecu-
tive committee OF the trade extension
bureau, composed by W. -. ~Broaddus,
L. b. SydnoT. =. b. Snow. j. T. Palma
tary. y. II Fclthaus, w. T. Dabney,
Alvin NJ. Smith and Horace +. Smith.
Assisting these men VIII be the recep-
ton committee. composed OF 225 mem
hers. who viii meet trains. escort
visitors 70 headquarters in the Cham
her OF Commerce Building and star,
them out. All members OF tho trade
extension bureau VIII cooperate in
Eivtng tho city's guests a glad time.
Wives of visitors and other women
who attend Better Acquaintance Week
will be welcomed by the Young
Wonen's Christian Association. The
thrown open its doors to all, inviting
them to consider it n friendly resting
place during their stay III Richmond.
WILL REFUND FARES
OF TfiOSI: BTNING HERE
AS an incentive TO trade. visiting
merchants who DO business with mem
bers Of the trade extension bureau are
offered free railroad fare. in accord
ance with a fixed scale. Fare will be
refunded TO merchants from points
within $50 miles OF Richmond who pur-
chase goods amounting to $500 during
the week, TO those within ESQ miles
who purchase $1,000 worth and 10 those
living beyond $50 miles who purchase
$500 worth. One-half of the fare Will
be refunded 10 merchants whose pur-
chases aggregate half of the above
amounts. To claim tho railroad fare.