The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-12
DRY GOODS MEN END
 SUCCESSFU u MEET: ELECT OFFICER RS
Berry of Fort Smith, Ark. Heads Southern ASSocia- tion-JohnSton of Bir-
 mingham Also Honored

A. Y. Berry of Fort Smith. Ark. was elected president of the Southern ! Wholesale Dry Goods association al 1 the final session of he eiev' nth an
 nual convention held yesterday aft, ernoon in the ball room of the Tut
 wiler hotel. George H. Johnston. well
 known local wholesale dry goods
 man, was elected second vice pres l dent.
 lows: T. L. Anderson, Richmond, first
 vice president; W. R. Northern, C 1 Strousse Brothers and company Richmond. treasurer; and Norman H
 Johnson. Richmond. secretary. Executive Committee The following were elected mem | bers of the executive committee Edward Epstein, of Savannah; w. R
 King, of Memphis; W. T. Kennedy. of Knoxville; David Ades, Of Lexing
 ton, Ky. Tom Flaxing, of Houston and R. c. Watts. of Lynchburg, Va. OIAlCtdIS tittttu TUT Nh6 SlA oi't l Ions of the association were as fol- | lows
 Division |. c. c. Reed, Richmond, chairman; Y. P. Marshall, Lynchburg, vice chairman: z. l.. Anderson. Rich
 mond secretary.
 Division Clarence King, Bristol. Tenn, chairman; B. P. Davenport, of Chattanooga. vice chairman; l.. w.
 McCowan. Johnson City, Tenn. sec
 retary.
 Division 8. J. H. Hosh. Gaines vile, Ga. cSsairman: D. Poliop. Augusta, Ga, vice chairman; D. P. McDavid. Atlanta, secretary. Division 4. Louis Reike, Paducah, ct airman; Louis Goldstein. New Or leans. vice chairman; A. L. Shukan, New Orleans, secretary. Division [. A. S. Thomat Charle :
 ton, w. Va, chairman; ]. w, Often. | Charleston, w. Va, vice chairman; s. J. Williams. Huntington. w. Va, secretary.
 Division 6. A. H. Bailey, Dallas l Texas. chairman: Joseph T. Beale. 1 Little Rock Ark, vice chairman; l Otto Mormit, Fort Worth. Texas. SC : 1 retary.
 The naming of the next convention 1 city was referred to the executive | committee which will report within l the next six months. Beginning at g o'clock the final session of the convention continued | until 2:30 o'clock, when adjournme mt was announced. The luncheon hour was eliminated. thereby rushing the business Of the session. The session yesterday was execu- 1 tive and the following wes the pro gram announced: Executive Session Report Of notion ard furnishing buyers Letting. Report to be made by chairman elected at Tuesdays ses
 sion.
 General discussion.
 Address: Necessity O. Cooperation l Among Jobbers to Eliminate Trade 1 Abuses" A. Y. Berry, Berry Beal
 D. G. Co.,. Ft. Smith. Ark.
 General discussion. Report of tax committee: W. J, D
 Beh, chairman. Quinn Marshall Go.
 Lynchburg, Va. General discussion. Report of special dry goods com
 mtttee appointed at the New York conference. report made by John 1 Dana, Abney-Bari. Co.,, Charleston
 w. Va. for the committee, consisting | ] Charleston, w. Va; c. c. Reed, VII.
 Hams & Reed. Inc. Richmon. Va.
 Louis Rieke. c. H. Rieke & Sons Paducah. Ky. A. Y. Berry, Berry.
 Beall D. G. Co.,. Fort Smith. Ark: F
 B. Sydnor, chairman, Richmond D l c. Co.,, Richmond. Va.
 Report of selling terms committee I W. R. KinC, chairman William R
 Moore D. c. Co.,, Memphis, Tenn. Roll call on terms: Each mem ber
 will state briefly the terms which ht
 has been giving. General discussion.
 Address: yThe Cost of Doing Busi.
 ness" c. c. Henk.ng. chairman costs
 committee, Croft-Stanard Co., Hunt. ington, w. Va. A display chari
 showing compilation for tho past I year will be exhibited. | General discussion. Report of returned goods commit
 tee, Wlter c. BarnweH, chairman Ragan- Malone Co.,, Atlanta, Ga. Announcements. New business. If time permits program sched uled for afternoon will be continued | at this session.
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