The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-25

+ raMlliafIy referred TO as ol0 man
Tucker" representing the w. Fl. Miles
Shoe Co. arrived In the city yesterday
reporting his territory in good shape,
business fine and prospects excellent.
Uncle Billy Sutton, on account OF
an unusual dissipation, namely drink
ing a cup of coffee" for Uncle Billy
never, never goes anything stronger,
spent the wee sma hours" reading
Keeping Up With Lizzie" some quo
tations from which helped him to
land an Unprecedented business last
week on Battle Axe" shoes. As q
salesman "Cncle Billy is still right
there with the goods"
= Malcolm Button with Lefebreve-
Armstead Co, was at the e. c. T.
meeting last night Burton was in
good spirits and looking fine. He says
he will soon have Burton, Jr., on the
Firing Line"
/ James Il. Anderson. with Wingo,
: Elicit K Crump, and one of their
leading statesmen, travelling southern
/ territory. attended the 4. c. T. meet
ing last night. and every few minutes
had something TO say about Hunt
Club" shoes.
Major A. Vivian, that genial mis-
sionary OF music, who SO ably repre-
sents the Corley Company in the
Southern field. blew into town Friday
4 with big bunch of orders in his
pocket and an expansive smile upon
! his face Never tried my hand at
song writing" he said, but a few
more trips like that and I'm going to
write masterpiece and call II Every
IIae . &c ntt-tN
Major is not here to rest up-merely
giving the house a chance to catch
up on the shipments, otherwise, there
would soon be a howl about corner
in pianos and Nictrolas that would
make the agitation about the corner
in foodstuffs seem like a meeting Of
the sewing circle Of the deaf and
dumb asylum.
Arthur Levy, that hustling and
ever genial representative of the At
iantic Life Insurance Co, who is also
an old member and past senior coun-
selor Of the L. c. r. was in Washing
ton last week. mixing around in
diplomatic circles, so II is said
( Ormonde Smith, with Percy J.
Stratus. and senior counselor OF the
u. c. T.. wired his regrets to the boys
last night, saying that business was so
! heavy he couldn't get back for tho
meeting.
w. Il. Broadus, of the Etchison
Hat Co. who has been quite sick
-, we are glad to learn. is rapidly on
| the road to recovery.
NJ. F. MacMahon, OF the Robertson
/ nr{n ha nd a pe
as a result OF his trip TO Chicago last
month, when waitress poured hot
! coffee over "Macs' head. Just why
this all happened has never been ex-
planned to us.
James u. Hit, representing Bing-
! ham. Hopkins & Co, of Baltimore.
was in Richmond last week and says
he expects to move here soon. He
will be welcomed back by host OF
friends,
T o, Wilson. Of the Richmond
Hardware Co; John Staff. Jr., OF the
r. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and l.
q. NJ. Straus. OF F1eischman. Morris
& Co. were the "unfortunates" who
had to travel the hot sands" last
night at +he Z, c. r. meeting
why was It that John Thomasson.
who travels fo- the Harris Grocery
Co. couldn't "see" rood-looking
woman In Hopewell last week.
f. The Tombstone Crowd" were all
around Saturday night at the Z. c.
r. meeting. It looks like old times
to see these boys back on the job
Tom Aaron. OF wingo. Elicit &
Crump Co.. is still buying new things
for his Ford
Henry Schaub, of Huntington. ".
Va. is In Johnston Willis hospital
very sick He is a L. c. T. and sew
eral of the local boys have been to
see him.
c. c. Hit now has a proposition by
which he says III you get the girl
I'll build you a home. boys" So. no
need for you old bachelors to put it
off any longer.
]. r. c. Cosby. OF FIeischman. Nor
ris & Co., is still fighting for special
excess baggage rights.
Albert Trplett, of Washington. D.
, c. grand sentinel of the grand L. r.
G council. attended the meeting Of the
! local council last night and gave the
/ boys quite an interesting talk.
, George Nelson says his flag is still
flying. and you'll always find II at
! the top Of the mast around Fourteenth
! and Cary streets,
Bob Simpson the standard OIL king,
was very much in evidence at tho l.
( c. +. meeting last night
The boys were ali glad to see J. A.
I Richardson. OF Harrelson & Co. out
/ last night. He wore that usual genial
smile and good nature.
Louis j. Straus and two sons. one
of whom was initiated. were at the
\ t. c. T, meeting last night.
John w. Williams. salesman OF
/ the old school and some orator. who
travels for Hancock Bros. OF Lynch
burg. attended the meeting of the T.
t' T. last night. and his address was
one Of the features Of the meeting.