Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-21
OPTIMISM is KEYNOTE
OF BURKHARDT SPEECH
President of National Retail
Clothicrs Addresses Virginia
Men Here.
WANT COLLAR PRICE DOWN
Resolution Passed Asking Manu-
facturcrs tn Reduce Cost-W.
Fleet Kirk Again Elected To Head
AsSoclation--.u.>, Closed.

Sounding note Of sane optism in
a speech filed with detailed trade
discussion tending to LIT the retail
clothing business 10 n higher planc
than over before, AndrcaS Burll-
hardt. president Of the National As
ISOLATION OF Retail CiothicrS and Fur
nishcrs. yesterday made the principal
address mt the scmiGunuai conVen-
ton of the Virginia Association OF
Retail Clothicrs and FurniShcrS, at
the Hotel Richmond
Mr. BUrkhardt made plea for ihe
fun restoration az the system OF Uni-
form terms and discounts. the banish-
incni of sensational advertising, buy
ing on a conservative basis to meet
needs aud h2rf@wsuG from banks on
ths reckIoss abandon Of tho war
period. rh> address was received
with prolonged applause.
I>irIs Again President.
The convention came to 4 close
iiccrs and the selection of Norfolk as
the meeting place for the convention
in the fall W. Fleet Kirk. president
of tie STATE association since its
organization. was reelected prosi-
dent. 4 tribute to his leadership and
the part he has played in the de-
Yelopmcnt OF the organization. Ed
ward k.Eenhrun. PetershnrS' was
Schulman. Norfolk. second vicc-preS-
!dcnt Horace Cans. Richmond. was
chosen secretary. succeeding Irving
Greentrec, who did not stand for re-
election. because OF the pressure Of
business. D!rcC-,rs elected are VIII
liam Garner Newport News: y. !.
Airheart. Roanoke: G I. Norman.
Richmond; r. y. Underwood. Rich
ing Grcentrec. Richmond; J. l.. Wood.
Jr, l.ynchburc, and Ralph Rothschtld.
Richmond.
presiden, Bur:hardt in his address
OF the AmalEama;ed Cloth
ing Workers.
Collar Prices Attacked.
High collar prices. were attacked
10y the NirEinia clothlcrs in a rcsolu-
ton adopted ns follows:
Whereas. clothing. wages and
numbcrlcss articles almost without
exception in the apparel lines have
shown heavy declines and rs collars
are the one outstanding exception
and an item on which public atteu-
tlon always ccntercd with especial
interest. at this time we do hereby
iers and furniShcrs assembled in the
city of Richmond. for relief from
present 2rlces It is our knowledge
that 'he- public Is exceedingly dis
we hereby further earnestly petition
YOU for immediate relief by Il ma
terial reduction in price" This res
oliion. offered by Irving Grecn,ree,
VIII hn forwarded to the collar man
ufacturerS for action.
liurhhnrdt Outstanding Figure.
Mr.. Burkhardt was the outstanding
figure ~ the convention today, and
Virginia clothiers piled him with
questions about trade matters. which
he answered in detail. The question
noN queries We're in charge of Ed
ward EiCenbrun Petersburg. and
furnished matters for discussion for
several hours
President Kirk announced the an
pointmcn' of the following commit
tees To serve until the next conv.n-
lion: Legislative and law enforce
nent-lryinc Grccrtrcc Horace s.
Wright, William \. Pace, S. Mirmel- :
stein. Joseph Davidson, sam Luhmnn.
Lewis Levitt. II a. Glenn; nomino-
onS-itaphacl Levy, II. Il. Under
wood, y. J. Atrhcart. s. II. Dnnston.
~. NJ Harris. f. l.. Hunt. Clyde
Cooksey. William Wcinicld: finance
ana auditinS--W William Garner. j Ecn
moore, w. g. ouar!cs. T. H. ucdrict
~ I. Alegrce; constitution ANA NJ
Ia"S,~i. II. SChulman, NJ. Kaufm2n
:; T. Minn.ck, Horace Cans. Nhn
itorw!tZ gilbert Grecn,rcc; rcsol,,-
tons. r. Norman. H. A. GInn,,
Grey ". Smith. Thomas smith a.
LoNenstein, 6. II. Moon : ~ b,h
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