The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-25

Fitting In And
Out of Richmond
Albert Hawkins of Wingo Elicit
e CT-ump, an old warhorse. was
welcome visitor at the u. c. T. meet
ing Yesterday. The boys would all be
glad TO see him more regularly at the
meetings.
ormonde Smith. shoestrng sales
man with Percy /. Straus, was in
GOOD humor yesterday at the meet.
Ing. Ormonde has Just closed a. most
successful year as senior counselor
OF the l.. {. +.
Alfred Gray, with Swift & Co. 1.
stu "soft-soaping" the trade through
out his territory.
F. p. Johns. division manager :,
n j. reynolds e Co, an enthusiast 4,
l {. 7, member. can always Be-
counted on to unload a few good ones
with the boys.
Count" Granger. with straus Bros,
Co, is still pulling the wool
over their eyes, In Caroline county.
Little Stith Bell. one Of the old
time members of Richmond Council.
L. {. l.. was much In evidence at the
meeting yesterday. Stith il still.
pretty nimble and has way of being
mere, there and everywhere at the
right time
Josiah, alias "Old Joe" Pullen. ot
Owens & Minor Drug Co. had a sue
cessful week with his fountain line.
gaiNnating' around the G. & o.
from morn TIL night.
Tom Chewing. of Chilesburg. Va,
representing the Chewing billiard
Excelsior Co. a member of Richmond
council, L. G. r., attended the annual
meeting yesterday
They say that a. H. Bowen OF the
Virginia Baking Co, still attends
vaudeville over In Fulton.
Aubrey Spence. of Cliff We'll
Cigar Co, came In Saturday morning
from successful trip in Southwest
virginia. Aubrey has recently opened
up a cigar stand at the Hotel Roam
oke' The boys all wish him much
success in his latest venture. OF
course this is merely side line with
Aubrey as he .till Is member OF the
Cliff Well sales force.
Bill Roy, OF Owens & Minor Drug
Co, ~ still holding "a good hand"
in Fredericksburg, il is reported
Bill sat around Saturday at the L. c.
T. meeting looking like Uncle Joe
Cannon with big black cigar in his
mouth,
Walker Stuart, of Richmond Hard
waer Co. an old time traveller. always
ninsles with the boys of the road
whenever possible. He is an enthu-
siastic member of the L. c. T. and
takes an active interest in its affairs.
Lee Gathright is pulling the same
stun around Williamsburg that Leslie
Reid did. Better look out Lee they'll
be sure to get you.
Lost-Somewhere between Victoria
and kenbridge, Va, one travelling
salesman by the name OF Lee Wetzei
Anyone finding please return him to
[. c, 7. hall. Murphy's hotel.
Josiah Pullen must have put one
over on his competitors last week, as
he Will hand out no information.
T, r. Aaron reports excellent BUSH
ness last week from his territory
Farmer Skillman was on hand f.
the big meeting with his glad smile
a. nd LNa .ss~
wet to pillow.
w. II. Michael was in Eastern Caro-
lima last week and reports fine bus.-
ness.
Hunter Kech had sad smile FRI
day night when he came in We won-
der why?
The Honorable Bob Roberts brought
in a big batch of orders from his ter
ritory Friday night
Roy Allen has offered his jitney for
service to the government to be used
by Lee GathriEht in recruiting mem-
bers to the Campfire Girls company
who have offered their services in case
of war
A reward for capture of a deserter
from the L. c. T. ranks. He failed
to report at the meeting Saturday at
ternoon
Jim Theweatt, from Petersburg. was
over to the meeting Saturday.
Stlth Bell was very busy with the
water cooler Saturday afternoon.
Sidney Stern. with Kaufman 4
Co. had a successful trip through
Eastern Carolina last week
FADS AND BUSINESS
How Trade Is Helped BY Changes
In Ways OF Doing Things.
II is interesting how OF late years
some matters that were at first re-
earded merely as fads have come to
lie the basis OF steady business de-
mand Manicurins is an example