Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-25
B. A. BLENNER ADDRESSES
AUT0M0T|vE TRADE BODY
Association Holds Regular
Monthly Dinner at
Aquavista.
TELLS nIsronr OF SOCIETY
Asserts Organization saved Dealers
md Owners ot Cnrs Thousands OF
Dollars by Having NILS Defeated in
Inst General Assembly.

r. a. Rlcnrcr, In an address a, q
dinner OF the Richmond Automotive
Trade Association at their regular
meeting held n, AGuavista, said;
II have been selected TO address
you tonight on tho following sub
feet: Why l Should BE Member Ct
tho Richmond Automotlve Trade As.
ISOLATION and the bencnts derived
theretrom.
MY FIRST thought on the subjcc, was
organization. unity and friendship:
these. TO my mind. are the three mos;
essential things in any business,
You all know the old adagc. united
We stand, divided we fall.' I: il,
were not for our social. business. .ra-
ternai and political organizations.
this world would be one big con-
Eiomc-ation OF sclnshncss. Is there
anything moro dis,as,eful than a
mean, selfish man or woman?
Friendship Rig h>,c,.
Friendship in business creates fol-
lowsh y. Tho nrst ten yea.s that
was engaged in the automobile bust
ness, there was no asso!ction, and it
appeared TO me that every dealer who
was engaged In this business was no,
inclined 10 DO friendly with each
other. They would see how MANY
faults they could find with the cars
you handled, and would not hesitate
10 INFORM the prospective buyer OF
al these faults, and go; the general
pubic 10 !oso confidence in both the
dealers and the cars they wee hand
ling.
We finally got together and in De-
remb.r. 1912, organized the Klch- /
mond Automobile Dealers .Nssocia-
uoH. The officers 81 which were l..
NJ Foster, president: =. 4. E.,nncr
vice president: Marx r. I.loyd s,r,Ds
e-presideui; Horace Smith NH
vice president. Jay Lewis. secretary
and r. 3. Abort. treasurer on, =,
the twenty members of the frs, 49,
.omoo,'e association. only three rs-
named VINO are members G. this as /
1oS'"''0n. Ihey Are Jones Moor
: ( 'npaay' JOAN Z. A.soa AID b. i. (
AFTER organizing This frs, ,,,o
Assoe'"'!en We pu; on the frs. nuio
sHo"' waieh was 4 grand success -
:. mac not been FOR this we ucvo-
oou.a nave put on a show. bur. own. f.
20 'acH o. interest and ATTENDANCE.
inc association soon wen, bv ,ho
oea' Ahc We d!d not have another
a"H' me present association
Urges More Members.
'oF no other reason. this alone
"o"'a De suhlc!cnt tov you 10 be \
,, eH.1r' hy being mcmbe. YOU
.ue"'iS yourself with n strong hodv
n,eh VINO WI! always be ready 20
speak favorably OF YOU and no MA
. .'"eu 10 boost YOU than TO knock.
IN other words. you never r.aII,.
know men until YOU associate v'l.h
Nhem. To my mind. it is mora i'm.
portant 10 The men engaged In ,hn
autonoh.!e trade TO belong Ia ma
X A I. =. than It is TO belong 70
any other association or club Wh,,
other club or association IN pIrhrnrI
ohers YOU as much Tor Your mcney
as the r, a r. A.?
4 do not believe that ona-ha,, y,
US appreciate the asset Nrc have IN
ms organization. Almost cverv
club or association you belong 10 var,
have liability.
The benefits derived by an or
Eanized body could not be accom-
rushed single handed This orrarl-
zai!on ~ the last GcncaIs Asse,uhlv
had bills defeated an..- rs.l.cf rha.
saved tn" dealers and owners or
cars hundreds of thousands nr dol!