Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-14
RETAIL MERCHANTS FORM
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Extension Meeting Held
Hero Last August.
DABNEY is TO BE SECRETARY
y. =. Purdy. OF Lawrcncevillc.
Named rs Prcsidcnt-Called Meet
ing of Board to BE Held in Rich
mond i'm Near Future.

= charter which has jus, been grant
cd to the Southern Retail Merchants
Conference, Inc, is the mrs; public no.
ticc OF a very important and far-rcach-
inE movement started by Southern mer-
chants who visited the Richmond ma r.
ket last August during Richmonds an
nual trade week The hoard OF direc-
tors include twenty-five leading South =
crn merchants, selected from the states
Of Virginia. North Carolina South
Carolina and Georgia. The committees,
OF which there are ten, covering the
various phases of the organizations
activities. include a large number of
officers arc ". I. rurdy, Lawrence
willie, president ". Mcp. Holiday,
Dunn. y. c.. first vice president T.. j.
Martin. Mount Olive, y. &, second vice
president; W T. Dahncy. Richmond.
secretary; ". u. Am!s. Virginia, as
SiStant secretary.
\ special called meeting OF the board
Of directors will he held in Richmond
in the very near future. The first OF
"a series OF annual conferences OF the
entire organization will take place dur
ing Richmond's annual trade week in
August OF this year. At this time the
leading authorities 81 the country on
various business subjects will address
the conference. and the members them
selves will exchange views on import
AMI subjects pertaining to their bust
ness Members OF the board OF dircc-
tors are as follows:
L. S. Bass. Midlothian; X NJ. BisSs,
Lumberton, y. c.: ELY r. Galloway,
LaGranEc, Ca: d. T.. Campbell, Dos
well; George l., Duren, Mcigs. Ga; O.
Z. Estes, Danville: w T. Freeman.
stony Creek; q. Frank CARRIER. Staun-
ton; r. L. Hadaway. Thomson, Ga;
w. p. Irwin. Lexington; w. II. King,
Greensboro. \. c.; Marion r. Leach.
Grcenville. S. c.; G. V. Massic Rich
mond: A. +. May, Spring Hope. y. c.;
w. S. Myrick, Milledgeville. Ga; y. j.
Parks, PaTkslcy: Rufus Ray. Spray. y.
c.: W. NJ. Rucker, Petersburg; j. l..
Spainhour. North Wilkeshoro. y. g;
w. D. Stuart. Richmond; Dudley sgd
nor. Mannsboro: T.. Il. Sydnor. Rich
mond; H. Il. Terrell, Buckncrs: Edgar
White. Waynesboro; l.. u. Wilkins.
sanford, y. c.
WILL SEEK TO PREVENT
CERTAIN TRADE ABUSES
The purposes OF the organization. as
set forth in the charter. arc: "Cencr-
ally 20 promote the welfare individu-
ally and collectively OF the retail mer-
chants OF the South: and 10 bring about
an efficient cooperation between the
retail and wholesale merchants: and
especially to Investigate and keep In
touch With trade conditions: TO collect
and disseminate iufcrma ton among IT'S
members. 10 detect and correct trade
abuses and protect its members against
frauds and imposiiious OK All Kinds TO
adNocatc nr~pcr legislation. to pro
mote handling o: goods by carriers
without unjust freight Determinations :
10 devise and promot" plans :o- bank
ms. c! dts aud accounting: % co. or
d!natc and systcms;izc the retail bust
ness 50 as 10 render Tho best service
With the creates, en- aucy. 10 hold an
annua! convention ~ Richmond in The
nonth q: Angus. 4, Which memte-s
WILL discuss their Problems commit
to-. "ll report. ana addresses vii! Be
delivered Wy speakers OF national prom
'1@nce on business sgb.e-:s dea!!n:
I'm 'oad.,tons ~ :he south"
~ o7EA 1iza;ion Aa= '@-se r.n-
worship pls9ged 20 -ta-. with and :.
s'a'!c" -.> 'Arectet ,1e: here ~!
sf several thousand members ~ "a.
@''-z. conference ~ this
~ iCElz,. ana ~.
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