Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-15
MAYOR WILL WELCOME
STAT|0NERS' CONVENTION
National Gathering VIII Hold It's
First Formal Session ut O:3O
This Morning.
REPORTS WILL BE DAYS CARD
Conclusions of Preliminary Confer
cnccs Held Monday and Tuesday
Will BE Submitted Today in State
mcntS by Three Eicc-Prcsidcnts.

Attcr TWO days Of entertainment, reg
istration and preliminary conferences.
tho fourteenth annual convention O.
inc National Association of Stationers
ana manufacturers will hold it's first
lormal session this morning at $40
LOCK IN the auditorium Of the JEFF
lcrson Hotel. and will be welcomed
Richmond in AN, address by Mayor
George Ainslic. From that Tine until
la,e in the afternoon the delegates
fcrs and committee meetings.
Following the address OF Muyor
G H.ms''U, reports will be made by Prcsi.
Mortimer Bycrs, Treasurer Henry w.
Rogers and the executive committee.
insisting Of Chairman William Henry
,'oohs. Iharies y. Bcllman and Charles
Besides these reports there will bo
summaries OF the work of tile board
o o., c"n,rol, the catalogue commission.
me national association news and In
formation bureau read before tho con
vcntion and the appointment Of tic
nominating. budget and neurology
vtcc-PrcsIdenr. Report Today.
Special intercs, in the session today
cchtcrs on the reports of tho three
vice presidents. which will be pre-
E pi,t d., FIRST Vice President William
racturers' conferences, Second Wee.
President William C. Whittcmorc OF
We wholesalers, conferences and Third
vice President Ralph :. Bauer of Tho
retailers conferences. -
. these conferences began Monday at
~ o'clock in tn, Jefferson Hotel. and
They were concerned ontiroiv Win
technical matters pertaining to trade
conditions In production and distribu-
ION: Aii were attended by large mum
ihc conferences will he embodied In
the reports which the three officers will
give thus morning.
Program for Afternoon.
a., , O'clock today luncheon for tho
OF the Jefferson Hotel and for the
women In tho Commonwealth Club. The
VISITING women will be escorted TO tho
reception committee OF tho Richmond
Sfationcrs. thirty-four In number.
headed by Mrs. Woodson r. waddy as
convention session OF the day viii be
held in the jefferson Hotel auditorium.
NJ tho same time the nominating com.
h mice VIII meet In room on tho
which VIII dec idc on the place for tho
annual gathering next year. in room
\ on the mezzanine floor and the rcao.
lutions committee In tho reception
room OF the auditorium. Afternoon tea
Tor he women only will be served in
INC colonial tcaroom at Miller &
Richmond womcn'S reception committee
VIII also accompany the visitors to
the tea.
Discuss Volume OF Business.
Registration OF tho delegates to the
convention was continued yesterday
morning at o'clock, and at 9:30 O'clock
rcprcst ntat!vcs OF manufacturers ap-
pearcd before tho retailers conference
and discussed probable conditions next
year In the stationery and manufacture
ing business because OF In Dor and ma
terial costs. Discussion also rcntcrcd
around the volume OF business for 1919
as compared with 1918 and the average
business OF the pre-wAr period. At 10
o'clock there was meeting of blank
book men. at l0:30 of loose leaf makers
and statesmen and paper and envelopes
were discussed at / o'clock. Pens and
pencils and files and office furniture,
were also tho subjects CT tcchnicsl
conferences. The days work closed
with the preparation Of the reports of
confcre TO be submitted to the con-
rention.