Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-05
Ok $4,000 MERCHANTS
lT|O| ATTEND CONFERENCE
1st Progressive Retailers in En-.
u tire South Will BE Here ::
x August Ia to 10.
;ssroN is ANNUAL Event
sade Extension Bureau of Cham
sber OF Commerce Arrangcs Full
sProgram-Schwarzschild Will De-
slivcr Address Of Welcome.

$4,000 merchants
representing the most progressive re-
I%sfers In the entire South. have been
ss8Sited TO attend the annual South
en- Retail Merchants Conference
EShich Will he held in Richmond. Au-
Eslsc Il, is and ~. The Conferenr e
MISSIONS will be held in the annex au-
3sltorium of the Seventh street Chris
Fan Church.
b. Moon. marketing counselor OF
Eational Farm Power, Chicago: y.
E5fred Fleming. supervisor Depart
asent OF National Board of Fircun-
New York: Grant Wright.
gszitor OF THE Eastern Dealer" OF
NJ. 5. kimnon. of Har.s-
ESlle, S. c., and w IL. SchwarzschilI.
essesident of the Virginia STATE Re
$$1l Merchants Association. are SOM,
EEfthc speakers for the first day OF
a. Clarke. Jr.. VIII Speak.
eSW. y. Snyder, of Charlottesville:
81. a. Clarke. Jr., secretary OF the
ESrsinia state Retail Merchants As
Ss4ciation; G. 5. Willard. OF Pink viz.
pa c.; w. L. Austin. chairman OF ,he
sssstter Business Bureau. OF Richmond.
ed many others are on the program
caring the two succeeding days of
Ere conference
4ssM. S. Mckinnon. OF IIartsvi,le. 5.
- president of The organization. will
TIL the convention TO order Tuesday.
S1ngust IL. ut 10 o'clock and Rev.
Erank T, McFadcn. ID. d., president
the Richmond Rotary Club: will
will then welcome the
to Richmond in short
address,
+. Shumway. of :hc Com
E@untty Recreation Association. has
Esen selected to lead the musical
rad songs during the thrce-d1ys'
sfssion at intervals.
ESsMr. Mcl<innon Will deliver his an
Iaai address 1T the first session, of
yAe convention, and will be followed
~ T.. T. Moon, Of Chicago. who will
eseak on the subject: Community
Nhilding"
sssCarl Boschen will also make an ,d.
SSess. his subject being; "Discon;ir-
sss2wed by 7. Alfred Fleming. of New
ssSrork. who Will speak on 'Rcdustioa
~ Fire Hazards
Plnns for Organizing n Local Re-
SSii Merchants, Association" will bc
by w. y. Clarke, and II
7sSe O'CLOCK the convention will adj
%Seurn for luncheon and not convene
vssatn until the following day.
al To EmphaSizc Social Features.
szsOn the second day or the conven-
Ion. the social features llmos,
.l;iipse the convention itself. an elah-
gate PROGRAM for the amusement ana
60 - ~ "a li''Ht VI SutsLS having D"e.l
arranged.
& From i to S o'clock arrangements
Lave bccu made for n roof garden
s-irty at the Richmond Hotel. with
upper music and cabaret Cor the
.Scmcn only.
ESAt the session OF the convention
70 the same day w. \. Snyder, OF
sharlottesvi!ic, Va. will speak on
@-sel ling Terms; u. {. McCottcr. of
lash Corner, y. c.. on "AnnuaI In.
tment in store Improvement and
while G. $. Willard. OF
aank I'm. \. G., will speak on The
s5nnuai I!7a nc!al Statement"
r.. -. moon VII! speak on store
EdNertising Buy n; Home" Will he
S.sl.e TOPIC of an address by Med. Hol-
sSSaa.. or Dunn, y. c.. ard The Mer-
iFaants Interest in Agricuiture" VII
- presented by 5. +. Cocker, OF Harris
Trade group conferences Will he
;;ssiG a -:dn- after the conference. adj
sgsnrns for luncheon These meetings
&c scheuu!ed 10 las: ba; thirty min
ION the final day o: the convention
~hich VIII be known as ..riery's
j. :. Jones. OF SheD2aris Y.
vi! make the C1E-!-- a1tfrErs
~. Brown, OF Guinea Mills Va ss'-
.ssseseHt ta- 'FersCazl Contract WIZ
customers. while ". I austin II.
Is g ca -norc - down ~ The c-0.-a-n
81 s=-+ 9. Sharing !:tspu.s.t...
:st,a .--f!oyses.'