Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-19
1000 Delegates Are Expect
ed to Attend National
Body'S Convention.
PRESIDENT WILL LAY
WREATH AT ARLINGTON
DR.. Luther Reichelderfer to 0ffici-
ate at Meeting Tuesday Morning
at Mayfower Hotel.

The twentieth annual convention of
the National Retail Credit Association,
with some 1000 delegates in atte3d-
ance, will open tomorrow in the May
flower Hotel.
At 1880 o'clock in the morning
special delegation headed by Frank
Batty, president, and Mrs. S. H. Takes.
general convention chairman. will lay
a wreath on the Tomb Of the Unknown
Soldier. At 1890 o'clock the board of
directors will be guests of the Associ-
ated Retail Credit Men of Washington
at luncheon, the board converting for
its preconvention meeting afterward.
Cruise Tomorrow Night.
Tomorrow night at 8 O'Clock 1,500
delegates and guests will leave the
Seventh street wharf for Mardi Gras
cruise aboard the City of Washington.
Special transportation has been pro-
vided from the hotel to the boat by
Milford Brotman and his committee,
consisting of Leo Baum, F. E. Obold,
Clifton Lane, Benjamin Anderson, X.
S. Brothers and Louis Karl.
DR.. Luther Reichelderfer, president
of the Board of District Commissioners,
will officially open the meeting Tues
dav morning in the convention hall OF
the MavfoWer Hotel. where sessions
will be held to Friday. June Is.
Other opening-dav speakers include
DR.. julius Klein Assistant Secretary
of Commerce: David j. Woodlock OF
St. Louis. manager-treasurer of the Or
ganization; w. w. Everett. vice presi-
dent of Woodward &, Lothrop's depart
ment store: Henry j. Allen, assistant to
the president of the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, and John A.
Reilly vice president of the Federal
American National Bank & Trust Co.
Departmental Tuesday.
Tuesday afternoon will be devoted
entirely to departmentals. Represent
alive Edith Rogers of MASSACHUSETTS
will address the service group, com.
posed of credit reporting bureau and
collection managers The trade groups
c0rt-- Of Saks-Fifth Ave. New York.
A C. Wphl CT Gimbel Bros, Milwaukee,
Wis: W NJ. Ewing Of Neusteter's,
Denver. Colo. and w Donald Sweger, |
from Poneroy's. Harrisburg. Pa, will
address the department store and
wonens wear group. The mems wear
group will have as its speakers H. o. |
Wrenn of Omaha Nebr.; w. E. Glass
of Denver. Colo. and W. E. Woodhead
of Des MoineS. Iowa. w H. Keplinger
of the B F. Goodrich Rubber Co., Ak
ron, Ohio. will address the automobile
tire and accessories group while H. c.
Stroupe of Memphis. Tenn, and S. o.
Ginger of Jackson. Mich, will talk be-
fore the public utilities departmental. !
Miss Elsie NJ. Lee, official hostess for
the women, will entertain her guests
with eight sightseeing tours and a
bridge luncheon. National officers and
directors arriving for the convention
are President Frank Batty, San Fran
cisco: Vice President A. P. Lovett.
Kansas City, MO; Second Vice Presi-
dent Charles NJ Reed, Denver Colo:
Manager Treasurer David j. Wood
lock. St Louis. Mo: Secretary Guy H.
Hulse, st. Louis, Mo; Directors E. K.
Barnes. Spokane: Justin M. Edgerton,
New York; Russell H. Fish. Denver;
James D. Hays. Harrisburg, Pa: James
R. Hewitt, Baltimore; c. F. Jackson,
ST. Louis, Mo; Leo NJ. Karpeles,
Birmingham. Ala; w. R. Kendall,
Memphis, Tenn; E. w. Manahan, Bos-
ton, Mass. j. G. Mcbride, Wichita,
Kans.; A. D. McMullen, Oklahoma
City. Okla: Max Meyer, Lincoln,
Nebr: F. E. Parker, Detroit; L. R.
Pearce, Des Moines, Iowa; Milton J:
Scion, Minneapolis. Mimi: Robert
Stern. Dallas, Tex; J. R. Truesdale,
Pittsburgh, Pa; W. w. Weir, Los An
geles, Calf.