National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-02-11
TIE GROCERY TRADE.
An Association Formed TO Protect and
Benefit tho Interests - The Officers
Elected.

An Association Formed TO Protect and
Benefit tho Interests - The Officers
Elected.
The common practice among members Of
the various trades and professions OF join
ing together for mutual assistance and the
securing Of advantages denied TO individual
effort has become so universal Us to prove
that these means are well adapted to Sc
cure the desired end. The grocery trade
of Washington has become of sufficient
importance in regard to the character of
the men engaged, the amount of capital
invested, and the quantity of merchandise
handled, to warrant permanent organiza-
ton Of its membership, and one was
formed last night. The object Of the union
is to promote those sentiments of friend
ship and esteem that ever follow the inter
course of generous minds, to unite the
scattered force of separate individuals into
Ttngle curraGt ST irresistible power, which
may be wisely diretIG, TO the removal of
abuses and the securing of Hlegitimate
ends.
The following merchants agreed to unite
in forming such an associations Barbour IL
Hamilton, Hume, Cleary Il Co., N II. Shea,
j. G.. Ergood ~ Co., Charles !. Kellogg,
Beall ~ Baker, Browning IL Middleton, Il.
NJ Burchard y Bro, Frank Hume, Peter
| i. Bacon, jackson IL Co., N. II. Met2ger IL
| Bro, Hill IL Co., G. S. O'Hare, w. II II.
Cissell, A. Gaegler, s. r. Waters, Geo. f.
Softer, c. f. Montgomery, JAS IL Clarkel&
Co., James f. Russell, j. +. Page, II. o. Ed
monston, George l.. Kennedy II Son, j. B.
Bryan " Bro, q. G. Conwell e Son, G. G.
Bryan, Tallbert " McCauley John II. Ma
| gruder, b. b. Enrnshaw IL Bro, n. w.
Burchell, j. Hall Semmes, L. Richard,
William Orme IL Sons, w. +. Abbott, How
ard Q. Keyworth, Charles ii. Raub Il Co.,
| j. 4. ID. Pyles, l.. A. Dellwig, Philip ii.
Ward, n. A. Poole, Samuel Cropley's Sons,
b. J.. Wheeler, i. NJ, 7. Harriss, G, Wilmer
y Co., w. X. Goddard, William II. Brown,
George 0irutt " Bro, w. s. Brown
oDonoaghae, 4. N Hoitmuisr son. & Co.. o.,
j. Il. Dyer u Co., Franklin Barrett,
G. W. ~ IL. W. Offutt, Burch & Co., 4.
| IIanlon, ID. 7. Fealy, l.. Cavanaugh, A. NJ.
Brooke 81 Co., +. L. Murray, A. o. Wright,
| Fitzhugh q Shute, w. j. Tune IL Bro, p.
X. Wilson, White Bros. ~ Co., Wilton
Harvey, John Kcyworth, Ashley 81 CO., F.
| q. Swainc ~ Son, Augustus Gersdof, p.
| Farr " Bro, John q. Aud, j. +. Earn
shaw, p. Il. Smith, Theo. f. McCaulcy,
Geo. f. Gulick, l.. NJ. Cornwall, j. o. YER
million, Walker 81 Davis, s. G. Carter,
Thos. f. Holmes, +. A. Rover, d. Cornell,
| L. w. Callaghan, and ID. p. Leane.
At the meeting of the association last
night the report of q committee appointed
by preliminary meeting to frame con-
stitutlon and bylaws was unanimously
adopted, and the following officers were
elected President, Il. NJ. Burchard; first
vice president, Calvin Wilmer; second vice
president, IL. q. McCauley secretary, l..
A. Dellwig; treasurer, Anthony Gaegler,
and board of directors John II. Magruder,
A. b.. Cropley, Il. A, Rover w. T.. Abbott,
| ThCo McCauley, Charles Davis, w. IL. II.
Cissell, II. A. Walker, and Reuben f. Baker.