Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-27
HOTTIE NEW PRESIDENT
OF ADVERTISING CLUB
Succeeds Thomas as Head of
Richmond Organization.
Other Officers Named.
rony BACKS THE COSTUME BALI.
Endorses Project of Housewives
League to Raise Funds for FIont Tn
Historical rnrHdc-oppoScs nnII-
rond Merger.

Robert Edward Hotze. Jr.. advcr-
Using manager for the Planters Ma
tional Bank, was. elected president of
the Richmond Advertising Club for
the ensuing year at the annual meet
Ing held last night in the mezzeninc
parlor of Murphy's Hotel. Mr.. Hotze
succeeds Il. II. Thomas. advertising
director OF the Dispatch papers. who
served three weeks, filing the va
cancy caused by the resignation Of
Silas T. Leaning. who has removed
10 Providence. Il. l.
Other officers elected were as fol-
lows: First president. Irving
GreentTee; second vice pres ident, b.
O. Cone: secretary, Warner PIERCE,
reelected: treasurer. Irving Held:
directors. r. \. Ammons. y. w. Boden.
r l.. pombrowcr, j. j. Hess and r.
II. Thomas.
C. Edmond Massie. chairman. made
the report OF the nominating com
mittce, which on motion OF c. L.
Beardsley was accepted. and the sec
retsry cast the vote for the club
Talk ON nchaif of Dance.
Opening the meeting. President r.
n Thomas introduced Mrs. II. Julian
Myers. Jr.. Mrs. j. X. Bowman and
Mrs. Eula Young Morrison. each of
whom spoke briefly on the costume
ball the housewives League viii give
on May 10 10 raise a fund to defray
expenses OF float IN the Virginia
Historical Pageant. The club voted
10 set behind the movement and CO.
operate with the housewives in their
project, and the new president viii.
name committee 10 assist the wo-
men.
Leroy s. Cohen. president OF the
Better Business Bureau. told of the
purposes OF the bureau, and intro
duced the new executive secretary.
r. Allen Gibbons. n native Of Vir-
Einia, but who for several years has
been in charge OF the better business
bureau in Toledo. o. Mr.. Gibbons
said the Better Business Bureau had
two outstanding purposes-to cleari-
~ and make advertising copy moro
worthy OF confidence, and at all times
to be on the alert for wildcat stock
promotions which are gotten up 10
fleece the people. lie said the bureau
could be made Of insstimahle worth
TO the city Il the business houses
would cooperate with II.
letter was read from the Sea-
board AIR Line Railway explaining
The attempt 10 merge that railway
with the Illinois Central. and the
Richmond Advertising Club went on
record In opposition to the scheme.
Irving Greentree made the motion 70
oppose the merger. and Unanimous
approval was given Il.
To Attend Adj Clubs Convention.
r. Z. Hotze. Jr.. made a .epor.
on arrangements for hotel accom-.
modat!ons at Milwaukee for the CON
f+Et!on % The Associated Advertis-
Ing Clubs OF The World The Rich
noHd GLIB vii! send representative
delegation.
The annual repor, OF the retiring
president, 6. T. Leaning. was read.
as was also the report OF Secretary
Warner Pierce. which showed i5l o.
me lsa mem be.s IN good standing
Retiring President Thomas mad.
ve.se! report OF his caice for the
short-te-tn period. stating re was
the only president OF the Richmond
Advertising club who had Teen able
70 bring the president nt the As
SEATED advertising Clubs 10 Rich
1Crt
The new president r. z. Ho,ze.
j. was Then introduced. and he
ASKED that erery member give the
cub their support ,his year. ernpha-
siz!Hg ,hat r. wGn!d Give as much
urne and energy as po.slbl. toward
making n" year f. successful one.
but that 'he work OF the officers
would :all i. the members were Lax
In their duties
President Hotz- IS practlca,
ban. man. = graduate Of the Amer
lean Institute Of BANKING. and
member O: tho board OF governors
q. tina, organization. lie is a mem
b+F o.: several clUSs working for
he upbu!!c nr OF Richmond ana has
Represented Richmond and Norfolk
or several grcasicus as delegate TO
he conventions oE the Associated
Advertising C!ahs ot che Wor.d.
Irving Greentree = o. Cone. Irv-
ins Held and Secretary Plcrc. spoke
bT ely. p-edglrE 'tc!t best efforts
toward the success OF tho club dur
Ing tho year.