The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-09
BIRMINGHAM READY FOR SOUTHERN DRY GOODS CONVENTION.
Lieutenant Governor Nathan L. Miller to Address Gen. eral Session in Absence
 of Governor KiIby

With the arrival yesterday and throughout last night of more than 800 delegates and the expected ar rival of others today, everything was in readiness for the opening session of the eleventh annual convention or the Southern Wholesale Dry Goods association at the Tutwiler hotel this morning at s:So o'clock. with E. B. sydnor. president, Richmond Dry Goods company, Richmond, Va, pre- siding.
 The invocation will be offered by Rev. J. E. billiard, D. D., pastor of the Southside Baptist church, fol lowing which the address of well come will be brought by Lieut.. Gov. Nathan B. Miller, In the absence Of Gov. Thomas E. Kilby, who was ex- pected to welcome the visiting 1ob- bers to the city, but was unavoidably unable to be present.
 King To Respond
 Clarence G. King. of the b. w. King company, Bristol. Tenn, will bring the response and following the roll call preliminary announcements delegates will separate to the divi- E nent to the six divisions of the asso- ciation will be discussed by the chair man and delegates. Included among the questions under discussion are, selling terms. buying terms, de- liveries to meet buyers requirements, consumption of ginghams on the mill quotations for 1922, list price less discounts on Brown Cotton, per cales and similar items, freight pre- T rNo, a n T a. sity for a steering committee. These will be executive meetings.
 The six divisions embrace all the southern states as follows: Division l, Virginia and North Carolina; divi- sion g. eastern Tennessee; division 3. Georgia, South Carolina and Florida; division 4, Alabama and west Ten nessee, Mississippi, central Kentucky and Louisiana: division 5, West Vir- ginia. eastern Kentucky and eastern Ohio; division 6, Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Of the Is states repre- sented in the association Alabama stands fourth in the number of repre- sentatives, with 16 firms. Texas Is first with 25 firms represented in the membership.
 Edmunds Speaks
 pr. Henry M. Edmunds, pastor or the Independent Presbyterian church, will deliver the principal address be- fore the association at the luncheon toiday- at 1 o'clock in the Tutwiler. to which members. ladies and guests are@invited.
 The afternoon session this after noon will also be an executive meet ing of the Notions and Furnishings division to be presided over by Vice President David Rothchild, of the Rothchild company, Columbus, Ga, who will present the principal speaker. Walter c. Barnwell. chair man of the division. Ragan-Malone company. Atlanta. Ga.
 Topics of Interest
 Topics of interest to members of the division. IS well as report or the special committee on notions, w. S. Ligon. Petersburg, Va, chairman. and the election of a chairman for the ensuing year will feature this meeting.
 The annual address of the presi- dent F. B. Sydnor. Richmond. Va, will feature the meeting tonight which also embraces the report of the secretary. Norman H. Johnson, also of Richmond, the report of the treasurer W. R. Northen, Richmond. and the several reports of the divf- sion chairmen who are: division l. Chairman NJ M. Anderson, Richmond. Va, division 7, Chairman J. L. Denver, Knoxville, Tenn; division s, Chairman P. D. Yates. Atlanta, Ga; division 4, Chairman A. H. Williams, Nashville, Tenn; division 5, Chairman A. S Thomas, Charleston, w. Va: and division G. Chairman A. Y. Berry. Fort Smith Arkansas.
 4f Harding On Program
 Notable among the speakers at the convention tomorrow will be w. P. c. Harding, governor federal re- serve board who will address the jobbers on. Credit, Currency and Business;" Sidney Anderson, M. G. Minnesota. who will speak on. The Agricultural Bloc and its Relation to Industry" and Stuart w. Cramer president National Council American Cotton manufacturers on The Souths Industrial Position-Present and Prospective"