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Friday, June 11, 1918. THE ASHEVILLE GAZETTE-NEWS PAGE SEVEN SIX CONVENTIONS TO MEET HERE NEXT WEEK State merchants ASSEMBLE TUESDAY leeting of the North Carolina Merchants Association Here Expected to Be the Largest Ever Held The Sessions Will Be Held at the Langren Hotel. of the Uviest commercial or. lotions in the southern states Is One .1 r r-orniina Merchants' hm Non." It is not at all strange then fit. The approaching convention of t dealer of the state at Ashevllle .M be spoken of generally in the jMilzatton r.. nress as the largest event ever &lned for a meeting of the state or F . . The program was com- K carefully after consultation with tm .u- r asked to appear on 8 w" onn It Is thought that K educational feature of thegath tl! will be especially Interesting to "ns . in attendance. commissioner of Asheville WiS ErSix Bip Conventions During "Next Week the e frill Pha merchants in attendance Headquarters, t.n hotel has been select- i in - , , headquarters 01 me mtsut.o.nuu IQ M , -.ill ,, holrl 1 a thA lvnuness sesoiuno " . fe-. room, e visits w,U I 'llifritU.Y . w Y .... .o & when the president of the as- r.i.UOTi, L. B. Marknam 01 uurnara, f;. ii thP convention to order. Rev. t" uMn r. Waller, pastor of the frirt Baptist church, will deliver the Ration after which H., W. Plum U, will deliver the address of wel r" hnhnlf of the local board of lde Speaking for the merchants of sr. . t. n. Rogers or tne locai Relation, will welcome the visitors . Asheville, and on behalf of the ,ate organization, A. M. West of llckory, will respond to the address U welcomes. I Social Events, In order that the visiting merchants -ay combine recreation and buiness, ,'oclal events and diversions of var ous kinds have been planned. On. tvednesday afternoon the guests will )e taken for an automobile ride to points of interest around the city, rho drive will be finished in time to ifford an opportunity to those who ...co tr. witness a contest between (he baseball teams of Asheville and nnston-Salem at Oates park, which Lin hA becin at 4 o'clock, At 6:40 o'clock the visitors will sit lown to an elaborate dinner at the Lanercn hotel as the guests pf the .! nrennizatlon. The evening ses- fcion will follow the dinne Tlio JTojrraiu. The official program follows: Tuesday Evening, 8:13 O'clock. Assembling and registration of dele- rates. Convention called to order Presl lent L. N. Markham.' Prayer Rev. C. B. Waller, . D., ator First Baptist church, Ashe ville. , Address of Welcome On behalf Of rlty board of trade, Hon. H. W. Plum ram. On behalf of Merchnnts' asso ciation of Asheville, Hon L. B. Rog prs, president of Asheville. Merchants' nidation. Response to Addresses of Welcome on Behalf of the Merchants' Associa tion of North Carolina Hon A. M. West, Hickory. "The Federal "Reserve Bank and Its Reneficinrtes" Col. John F. !ruton, Wlson. X. C, member hoard of direc tors of Richmond Regional hank. Wednesday Morulng, 10 O'clock. Appointment of Committees as Fol lows Resolutions, Credentials, Ways and Means, Constitution and By laws, Auditing, Nominating. Report of President I B. Mark ham, Durham. N. C. I Report of Secretary M. E. New- rom, Jr., Durham, N, C. Report of Treasurer S. P. Burton, lAshevlllc, N. c. Reports of Standing Committees- Jlnnnee, u. A. Knltrht. Durham. N. f.i Insurance. J. Norman Wills. f.refnsboro. N. C: arbitration. J. prank Morris, Winston-Salem. N. C: !trnsportatlon, J. N. McCausland, lOiarlotte, N. C; leglslatuve, E. E. Jirouhton. Ilalelgh. N. C. Some Recent Chances In' Commer cial Law Hon. R. O. Everett, attor- nJ for Merchants' association of iorth Pnrollna. Fire Trevontlon Hon, James R, Young, Insurance North Carolina. Opening of question box. Wednesday Afternoon, 2 :43 O'clock. xnp Around City Courtesy Ashe villa merchants. Four to 6 o'clock those desiring can attend ball game between Asheville and Winston-Salem, North Carolina league, at Oates park. Entertainment by Ashevllle Mer chants 6:45 to 8:15 o'clock. Wednesday Evening, 8:15 O'clock. "Rural Credits" Hon. John Borunt Hill, member American committee to study rural credits in Europe. Chair man of rural credits committee. -now to Maintain ana operate a Merchants' Association". W. A. Clarke, secretary, Virginia Merchants' association, ' Unfinished business. General Discussion Open to dele gates. Opening of question box. 1 Thursday Morning, 10 O'clock. "The Training of Secretaries" Miss L. Mate Stephenson, secretary Ashevllle Merchants' association, Reports of Presidents and Secre taries of Local Associations. Report of Committees Resolutions, Credentials, ways and means, consti tution and by-laws, auditing. Opening of question box. Unfinished business. Report of nominating committee. Election of officers. Selecting next place of meeting. Adjournment. The reputation Of the month of , June Is perhaps safe as the one espe cially favored by brides. If It has never been recognised as the month of conventions It will be permanently on the calendar after the events of next week in Ashevllle, Six gatherings are on the program from June 16 to 19, and at least one other large meeting will occur later in this month. Repre sentative men In the commercial, municipal and religious worlds will gather here for the exchange of ideas and discussions of vital importance to the interests they have at heart. Elaborate preparations have been made to render the approaching gatherings pleasant and instructive. The officers of the city government, the board of trade, the Merchants' as sociation, the pastor and officers of the First Baptist church and other organlatlons of the city have co-operated In the' plans for the entertain ment of the bodies that will be guests of the mountain metropolis next week A list of the associations and con ferences that will be here during the week is as follows: North Carolina Merchants' association, Tuesday to Thursday; North Carolina Stationers' association, Tuesday; Southern News paper Publishers' association, Sunday to Tuesday; Second Summer Bible conference, Friday to Monday, June 28; Tri-State Water and Light asso ciation, Wednesday to Saturday; Caro lina Municipal association, Thursday and Friday. WATER AND LIGHT MEN WEDNESDAY Many Mayors of This State Will Gather Here Thursday NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS SUNDAY Editors and Owners From Sou thern States to Meet at Grove Park Inn. Meeting for the first time in west ern North Carolina, it is expected that the Carolina Municipal association, which will convene here on June 17 for sessions lasting two days, will be one of tho most Important meetings of the association held since Its or ganization. The program arranged by the com mittee, consisting of ex-Mayor Charles Bland of Charlotte, chairman; Mayor Thomas J. Murphy of Greens boro and ex-Mayor O. P. Shell of Dunn, is considered to be the most at tractive yet tried for a convention by the association. The association will convene at the Battery Park hotel and next Thurs day morning at 10 o'clock and Rev. Dr. C B. Wallerapastor of the First Baptist church will deliver the invo cation. The address of welcome will be made bv Mayor J. E. Rankin and ex-Mayor Charles A. Bland of Char. lotte will respond. Dr. Carl V, Key nolds, city health officer, will deliver an address during the first morning of the convention,, his subject being, Vlty Health Problems." The Carolina Municipal association was organized two years ago and the last meeting was held in Charlotte. A feature of that meeting was a mam moth street parade, in which hun dreds of floats took part, each repre senting the commercial life of the city. South Carolina Mayors to Attena, The meeting of the Southern News paper Publishers' association, which convenes at Qrove Park Inn on Bun- day, June 13, for sessions lasting through Tuesday night, will bring to this city editors and owners of news papers in practically all the . south em cities. The convention here next week will be the twelfth annual meeting of the association. The last convention was held at Atlanta on March 16 and IT, 1914. Many matters of Importance to the southern newspapermen were transacted at the last meeting and in formation received here is to the ef fect that the approaching meeting will see discussions of subjects of great importance to the members of of the association. The association is composed of edl- itors, managing editors and owners of newspaper in the south, there being about 118 memtx ru of the association at present. It was stated at Orove Park Inn today that at least 108 of these members were expected to be present at the meetings here. While the newspapermen Will 1Ib. cuss many matters of great Impor tance to them, not all of their time will be taken up with business, for several features of a social nature have been planned for them. The Ashevllle Citizen and The Gazette- News will give the members of the as. soclation an automobile ride over the cltv and surrounding mountains on Monday afternoon. On Tuesday after noon tho editors will again be the KUrsts of the local newspapermen and will be gtvn an automobile ride through the Blltmore estate. The Grove Park Inn will give banquet Monday night to the editors Not only will the mayors of North I Carolina cities be present at the meet ing of tho association here, but invi tations have been extended to mayors of many of the cities of South Caro lina and it is expected that several of them will be in attendance in this city. The city heads will not devote all of their time to matters of serious na ture, for on Friday night, June 18, the last night of the convention, the management of the Kattery Park ho tel will give a dance complimentary to the members of the association, their wives and daughters. Then on the two days the mayors are in the city there will be league baseball games here, the Mountaineers taking on the Charlotte Hornets and it is expected that the mayors will visit Oates park in large numbers. It is thought that at least 100 mem bers of the association will be in at tendance here during the two days the association Is in session. A great deal of Interest Is being taken in the selection of a place for holding the next meeting. Tho Program. The full program for the business sessions, as now arranged follows: Thursday, Juno 17. Convention called to order by the president at 10 a. m. Invocation Rev. C. B. Waller, D. D., pastor of First Baptist church, of Ashevllle. Address of Welcome J. E. Rankin Tri-State Water and light Association of the Carolinas and Georgia Will Bring to Asheville a Large Number cf City Officials From These State. v mayor of Ashevllle. Response Charles A. Bland, Char lotte. Address, "City Health Problems" Dr. C. V. Reynolds, superintendent of health, Asheville. Address, "City Planning" O. B. Eaton, mayor of Winston-Salem. Address, "City Sanitation and In spection" L. F. Tillery, mayor of Rocky Mount. Address, "Relation of Public Ser vice Corporation to City Government" James I. Johnson, mayor of Ra leigh. Thursday Afternoon, 3 O'clock. Address, "Law Enforcement" T. L. Kirkpatrlck, mayor of Charlotte iMrw;. 'S.rc-ct. l'lvi'K a Mil' nlcipal Asset" Fred I. Sutton, mayor of Kinston. , General discussion anu impromptu speeches. Friday, .Tun'? 1" tit in . n. Address, "Benefits of the Municipal Association to the Cities and Towns" Thomas J. Murphy, mayor of Greensboro. Address, "Fire Prevention" Sher wood Brockwell, Are department in structor for the North Carolina in surance department. Address, "Moonlight Schools' John D. Ezzell, superintendent of Harnett county schools and origina tor of the idea In North Carolina. Report of committees. Election of officers. Selection of place of next meeting. and on Tuesday night a dance will be given complimentary to the newspa permen. Many of the members or tnis asso ciation have stated in letters to the management of the Grove Park inn that they Will bring their wives and daughters to this city, during the time of the convention. The urogram in full follows: "The S. N. P. A.! Its Needs and its Posslbllltles"r-Elmer E. Clarke, Arkansas Democrat. "The Independent Carrier System" V. H, Hanson, Birmingham .News. "Office Accounting," Ueorgej A. McClellan. Jacksonville Metropolis. "Circulation Income vs. Advertising income" W. T. Anderson, Macon Telegraph. "What is a Fair Rate for Adver tlslng?" Frederick I. Thompson, Mobfle Register. "How to Develop Circulation" Edirar M. Foster, Nashville Banner. 'Moving Pictures, Amusement and Political Advertising" Alfred P, Sanford, Knoxville Journal and Trlb line. "Community Development and Co operation" Walter Johnson, Chat tanootra News. "The 'Mixer' as an Asset to the Paner" Robert W, Brown, Lo"'a- vtltn Times. "Proper Handling of Advertising Contracts" Curtis B. Johnson, Knoxville Sentinel. "Circulation and the United States Government" E. B. Jeffress, Greensboro News. The president of the association is W. T. Anderson, vice president and general manager of the Macon, Ga., Telegraph. William M. Clemens of the Mobile Item Is the secretary. SECOND SUMMER BIBLE CONFEREM FBINT Many Noted Ministers Will At tend Conference at First Baptist Church. The second Summer Biblo confer ence to be hold at the First Baptist church, from June 18 to 27, will be the most important religious gather Ing to be held in Asheville this sunv mer and It Is expected a largo num ber of neoplo throughout western North Carolina will come to Ashe vllle for the purpose of studying and hearing the lectures here. Several noted speakers havo been secured for the conference, among them being Dr. Len G. Broughton of Knoxville. recently returned from London; Dr. W. B. Riley of Mlnncapo lis, who spoke here two years ago at the conference; Dr. Prince E. Bur roughs, of tho Baptist -Sunday school board of Nashville, Tenn.; Dr. Arch C. Crees, of Atlanta; Rev. J. C. Owen, a returned missionary from China, who will conduct a dally pastors' con fcrence; Dr. Milliard A. Jenkins of this city, and several other well known church workers. Tho Projcrsm. The tentative program for the con ferenco Is given as follows: Friday, Juno 18, 3 p. m. Address, Dr. Prince E. Burroughs, 8 p. m., address, Dr. Arch C. Cree. Saturday, 10 a. m. Address, Dr. Burroughs. 11 a. m. Address, Dr. Cree. 3 p. m. Address, Dr. Burroughs. Street Meeting, 7 p. m. Address, Dr. Cree. Sunday, 10 a. m. Address, Dr. Burroughs. 11 a. m. Sermon, Dr. Cree. 3 p. m. Address, Dr. Burroughs. 4. p. Mass meeting of men and women. Address, Dr. E. M. Poteat. 8 p. m. Special Musical program. Address, Dr. Cree. Monday, 10 a. m. Address, Dr. Milliard A. Jenkins. 11 a. m. Address, Dr. Cree. 3 p. m. Address, Dr. Burroughs. 4 p. m. Pastors' conference, con ducted by Rov, J. C, Owen. 4 p. m. Womans' conference, con ducted by Mrs. W. H. Woodall. 8 p. m. Address, Dr. Len G. Broughton. Dr. W. B. Riley of Minneapolis, will arrive Tuesday and begin his series of two addresses each day. The fifth annual convention of the Tri-State Water and Light associa tions of the Carolinas and Georgia will meet in Asheville, June 16 to 19. This is the first time this association has ever met In this section and it is expected that the convention will draw many members from the states it represents. The officers of the association are: F. C. Wyse, president; J. W. Neave, L. H. Hill and E. M. Anderson, vice presidents, while J. G. Barnwell is secretary-treasurer. The local enter tainment committee is composed of J, B, Rector, chairman; Rev. Wyatt Brown, J. H. Wood, E. E. Galer and J. D. Earle. The association will meet at the Langren hotel and arrangements have been made for the holding of the busl ness sessions in the large assembly room on the top floor of this hotel, Organized In 1911. The association was organied in Co lumbia in June, 1911, and there were 40 members at the first meeting. The first charter member of the associa tion was W. H. Gibbs, at that time mayor of Columbia. The membership is now well above the E50 mark It is stated, and is growing all the time. It Is believed that more members will be present for tho meeting here next week than the association has ever been able to draw since its organia-tion. A large number of Ashevllle men are on the program for the meeting, N. Buckener being master of cere monies at the opening session, which will be held at 3:30 o'clock on the afternoon of June 16, at the Langren hotel. Muslo for the convention will be made by the Langren hotel orches tra. Following a musical selection by the orchestra, Rev. Wyatt Brown, rec tor Trinity Episcopal church, will open the convention with prayer, after which Mayor J. E. Rankin will deliver an address of welcome. He will be followed by W. Vance Brown, presi dent of the board of trade, who will also give an address of welcome. The response will be made by J. W. Neave, superintendent of the Salis bury waterworks. Object of Association. The object of the association, as given in the phamplets of the conven tion. Is the advancement of knowledge of public water and light supply, furnished either by public or private ownership, and the management of waterworks and light departments; the exchange of information pertain ing to the management of waterworks and water supply, for the mutual ad vancemept of the Interests of con sumers and supplier:, and for the pur pose of securing economy and uni formity in operation; the establish ment and maintenance of a spirit of fraternity among its members by so clal Intercourse, and friendly ex change of information an 1 experience. The full program is as follows Wednesday, Juno 1(1, 1915. Opening hour, 3:30 p. m. Master of ceremonies, N. Buckner, secretary Ashevllle board of trade. Overture, The Langren orchestra, Prnver. Rev. Wyatt Brown, rector of Trinity Episcopal church, Ashe vllle. Address of welcome on behalf of the city of Ashevllle, J. E. Rankin, may or. Stationers of State Monday On the same day that the North Carolina merchants gather here for their annual meeting, Monday, June 15, the North Carolina Booksellers and Stationers' association will as semble In tho chief city of the west ern Carolina monntiflns. 11. Tuylor Rogers of Ashevllle, is president of the ampliation, and E. S. Wills of Greensville, is secretary. men engaged in stationery business has been arranged. Important topics will ho treated by speakers acquaint ed with the details of the subjects presented und the members present will take part in discussions of the vurlmm noiiits brought out in the pn pers. Tho officers have written to all the members of the organlatlon in re- j gard to tho meeting and a largo at- A program of great interest to the . tendance Is expected. Address of welcome on behalf of the Asheville board of trade. W. Vance Brown, president. Response, J. W. Neave, superintend ent Salisbury waterworks. Selection, patriotic, The langren orchestra. Annual address by the president of the association, F. C. Wyse. ) Regular order of business, evening. 8:30 to 10:30 o'clock. ; i. Thursday, June 17, 10 ft. m. Address, "Water and Light Depart ment" Charles J. Meta, member oi the Georgia society of Certified Publio accountants. Address, "The Development :-of the Process of Filtration for the Purifica tion of Turbid Rivers in America" Guy H. White, superintendent Colum bia filter. , Address, "Municipal Progress" W. M. Fambrough, Atlanta. , Address, "Necessity of Central Con trol of Public Water Supplies" Ray C. Werner, chemist Georgia state board of health. Address, "Conservation of the Pub lie Water Supplies" Verne Rhoades, United States Forest Service, Wash ington, D. C. Afternoon, 8 O'Olock. Address, "The Functions of a Waterworks System as Applied to Fire Protection vs. Domestic, Serv ice" E. B. Proctor, inspector South eastern Underwriters' association, At lanta. Address, "The Control of Purity of Water Supplies" Dr. Francis L. Parker, chemist South. Carolina board of health, Charleston. Address, "The Lighting Company as a Retailer" George E. Evans, Ashe ville. Regular order of business, Includ ing election of officers and selecting next place of meeting. Evening, 9 p. m., "Speakers' Night" Speakers to bo the guests of the association. Master of ceremonies, E. M. Ander son. Brief addresses by Marous Erwln, Judge Henry B. Stevens, Dr. C. M. Rakestraw, Zeb F. Curtis, F. C. Wyse and A. J. Sproles. 1 Music and refreshments. Speakers reception committee, E. M. Anderson, J. W. Neave, J. W. Smith. Friday, Jnne IS, 10 a. m. Superintendents' day. Leaders, A. J. Sproles, superintend ent Greenwood waterworks and light ing plant, and H. W. Plumber, vice president and general managerVAshe vllle Power company. Question box dealing with perplex ing matters common to the opera tion and care of a water and light plant. Regular order of business. Biltmore drive at 2 p. m. Drive through the famous Blltmore estate of the late George W. Vander bilt with a stop at the dairy, with its 28 F head of pure bred Jersey cows, . viewing the magnificent scenery of the 132,000 acres formerly composing the estate; 86,000 acres having been re cently sold to the United States gov ernment for the National Appalachian park. Evening Roof garden entertain-' ment, the Langren. ' Saturday. Juno 19, 10 a. m. Address, "Mazd C Lamps for Street Lighting" J. T. Kerens, New Jersey. Address, "The Incandescent Lamp as an Artificial inumlnant. Past, Pres-j ent and Future" W. E. Lotspelch, Atlanta. ,1 Regular order of business. Adjournment. An excellent opportunity Is accord ed the members of the asoclatlmi to lmd the week-end in the Land of the Sky. , Mnnnfnoturcrs KxhiMtlon.. A splendid display of modem ap paratus, equipment and supplies will bo exhibited and demonstrated In the convention hall. Delegates will be welcomed at any lime by the repre sentatives in charge. 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