The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-09
DELEGATES BEGIN
TO REACH MEMPHIS
FOR BIG MEETING
Editor Hinchey and ViCe-PTes-
ident Pace Are First Ar
rivals for Cotton States
Merchants Sessions Here.


With headquarters open. delegates
beginning TO arrive and final details
being added TO the program, the first
real work Of the Cotton States Mer-
chants association convention began
Monday. Hotel Chisca will be the Of
iiclai headquarters and the registration
booth Monday afternoon began the list
ing OF visitors and distribution of con-
Vention programs, tickets and badges
Allen Ill. Hinchey, Cape Girardeau.
Mo, was the first speaker to arrive
N the city. He registered Monday.
,ie was followed by w. b. Pace, Of
Mammoth Spring, Ark, vice e-president,
and with several others who viii par
tclpatt IN the shorter addresses OF the
gathering.
The first session viii be called to
order at $3.50 am Tuesday, President
W. ii. Maxwell, Stanton, Tenn. pres
siding, Owing TO the special session
9t the legislature, 1t Is doubtful II Gov.
Roberts can be present on the OPEN
ing day to welcome the visitors 9th.
efs on the welcoming program are
Mayor Paine and Thomas b. King. OF
The Memphis Chamber Of Commerce.
William Tucker, Ripley, Tenn, will re-
spond
Addresses featuring the fird session
include those Of Congressman Finis J.
Garrett, Dresden, Tenn; Curtis b.
Johnson, Rush city, MINI; Allan H.
~
Miss. John J. Heflin. Memphis; Col
w. b. Thompson, New Orleans. and ].
W, McGrath. Brookhayen, Miss
In the evening the conversation will
turn aside from business for frolic
on the Steamers Idlewild and Princess
Dancing, music and everything has been
arranged Delegates also will be guests
OF the Alaskan roof garden.
For the early arrivals, boxing car
niyal was arranged for Monday night
There are surprises galore for con-
vention visitors. Sound business logic
and advice win be interspersed with
events to cause delegates to long re-
member the Memphis gathering.
Conservative estimates place the at
tendance at 1000 persons. This is
based on the number Of cards received
and then making an allowance for more
than 500 who will find they can not
attend at the last minute. Through
system Of canvass throughout the
cotton states, travelling representatives
OF Memphis houses have aroused in
terest IN the convention which insures
record breaking attendance.
considerable number OF the mer-
chants arrived day In advance to
transact business with local wholesale
concerns, leaving the rest OF the week
open for enjoyment OF the convention
one woman will have a place on the
program. Secretary Birmingham frank
ly admitted he was not sure whether
she was suffrage advocate or not,
but decided TO forstaIi any combined
attack OF the new woman's party by
| inviting Miss susie V. Powell, OF Agris
! "Wednesday on rural ltie.
| Each delegate and visitor viii be giv-
| en- 10000. or course, this will be in
association currency. but II Is good At
| the barbecue and picnic Wednesday
! night. There viii be street that viii
take back Delegates to the days OF
4s. when fan tan. chuck luck and other
pastimes flourished, With the money
bids will be made on many prizes and
II a person is lucky In calling the little
red ball, he can carry off a cartload OF
merchandise. Overton park Is the
place.
Allan HInchey is an editor who Is a
practical sort Of person When he
breezed In Monday he was ready for
anything from taking a subscription to
the Southeastern Missourian, which he
runs, to making an address He Is
scheduled to do the latter Tuesday
morning. He is enthusiastic--but then
he must be 10 talk on the editors re-
lation to the public and merchant
Tom King, through program polite
ness called Mr.. Thomas b King. was
vacationing He abandoned the call OF
the wild for day to be among those
present" II is understood he is going
to tell OF the recent motor truck con-
voy tour over the Bankhead highway II
there are no ladies present. Mr. King
is ''highwayman" OF the Chamber OF
Commerce, holding up good roads.
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Main street is decorated with flags
and bunting This is a direct tribute
TO Secretary Birmingham's dash through
the rain early Sunday He says he
ruined perfectly good suit.
Curtis b Johnson, on the program
for two addresses, is one Of the big
drawing cards. Mr. johnson has earned
a reputation among the merchandise
ing experts Of the country. He Is the
owner and manager Of big small
town store and will explain his meth
ods TO the merchants.