Evening journal., 1889-03-28
THE GROCERS' BANQUET
The Second Annual Supper of
the Retail Merchants
AT RED MEMS HALL LAST NIGHT.

The Retail GrOcers Association of VIII
mington, Del, held their second annual
banquet last evening. The banquet was
served in the front room on the first
floor Of the Red Mems Wigwam. No 5l5
Market street. There were over $40
men present.
ID. j. Truitt of the committee of ar
rangements read the following list of do
nations to the banquet: M. J. Hamilton,
cake; w. w. Wilson, apples; George
Booker, bananas; Staten, apples; God
win, oranges; William c. Phillips, -four
and cake; |. Lewis Row, table service
w. p. Wells, roast beef; Quigley q Null
len, union coffee John Maier. rolls, etc. ;
Q. f. Weleh 4 Company, segarsi Nam
mele d Brother, fine ham Hart
Uber, rolls, roast beef NJ g. j. Lang.
cake; Samuel Cook, mixed cakes Fleish-
man Compressed Yeast Co, yeast Jannev
& Co., pgles; j. S. Thompson & Co.
boiled coffee; w r. Edwards. segars /;
p. Barnet, milk; William f. Vernon,
ham Fred Klund, Jr., milk w. L. Gil.
bert, biscuit; Martin & Dure, segars w
p. Moreland, bananas; j. j. Barkley &
Bro, cakes; G. H. Mclaughlin, rolls /;
Huyley Coca Company, cocoa; Will
mington Preserve and Pickle Co., pick
les; Harvey & Sisler, fine cheese Held &
Bro, napkins; Dannenburg, rolls; D.
,. lruitt pepper sauce; George H.
Uber, milk biscuit: James H. Harkins
segars; Fred Pfrommer, rolls; Koons,
Schwartz, & Co., table apricots from a
San Francisco packing company Schulz,
| Wireback Co., nuts aud raisins Will
liam H. Bowers, cakes.
After the banquet, the members and
| guests returned to the associations meet
ing room where they were entertained.
A quartette of young men made good
music from banjos and harmonicas.
Mr.. McAldon, president of the Chester
Retail 6roeers' Association made a few
! remarks on the hospitality OF Whining
tons grocers,
Eber James, prominent Chester
grocer, complimented the grocers of this
city on having an association. Merchants
have grievances which need remedying
They are looked to by every one who
desire any help. The grocers' prospects
are Frightening and they will become
power in the land through organization
A letter from the Philadelphia
association announcing receipt of invita-
tion was read William 7. Morris gave
a selecting reading, entitled The Bald.
headed Man. When the same was
announced all afflicted auditors put on
their hats amid much merriment. d. ].
Truitt, who was presiding said "The as
sociation is doing well, all the members are
living in harmony and are sociable and
amiable. Messrs Rogers, Hoffman and
Devins of Chester spoke briefly.
J d. Sisler, of the firm of Harvey &
Sisler, wholesale grocers, said that it had
been long time since he had seen such
a fine looking number of men and hoped
all grocers would join the association.
He spoke Of that class of people who live
of the merchant and advocated a law
| by which merchant could recover from
indebted customers. Matters fall hard on
the grocer when pay is poor, as
| people must have food. A discrimination
made by customers is that Of dealing on
credit at the grocers and paying cash at
| the marketmen. Messrs Quigley, Zebley
Gillespie and Mammele Of this city and
Deakyne Of Chester also spoke.
Holstein Harvey spoke Of the benefits
of the association, and referred to the
recent advance in the price of sugar by
the refners Now the different grocers
sell sugar at different prices; there
should be a regular price and he sug-
| gested action on the subject
Q. T. Toppin. the president Of the
association, took the chair. A general
experience meeting was then opened, and
Messrs. Gillespie, Sparks. Richmond,
Clark, Turner, Pierce, Middleton and
Cam made remarks. The subject Of
prices was discussed, and it was shown
that lowering prices did not increase
sales in proportion. In many cases the
grocer loses when he thinks he is making
fair profit. The profit on sugar is so
small that a mistake of a few pounds in
weight will make a loss on the barrel.
On motion of Mr. McAldon, president
o the Chester association. a vote of
thanks was rendered the Wilmington
Retail Grocers' Association for its ospit-
ality and good will. At 1875 the meet
ing adjourned
The Chester visitors are as follows:
Elmer James. Melon James, Frank
Schmidt. Joseph McAldon, John Meal
don, s. " Hoffman Robert Buck, viii
liam Buck, B. W. Sidewell, D. g. Hen.
bricks, j. s. Dill, David Deakyne, r. e.
Ross, T. NJ. Devers, Charles Rogers, l. Il.
zebley, James T. Brandson, E. ]. Fry
singer, Willim Buck
Among the Wilmington grocers present
were A. 6. Gillespie, @. f. Middleton. w.
I. Quigley, Holstein Harvey, j. d. Sisler,
William Turner, George Turner, w. J.
Hemphill, Cam Brothers, Charles Nc
Laughlin, Dannenberg, Jacob Huber,
Deverell Brothers, D. J. Truitt, George
Taylor, j. H. Frank, w. f. Frank Viii
liam Morris, Pierce & Gray, Daniel Nc
kenney, William Curry, Dennison &Peach,
James Grant, Howard Stats, Charles
Hurleck, Philip Mcdonnell, D. Klund,
Fred Mammele, Rice & Mote, Lowell &
Work, Andrew Finerty, William II Ne
Garrity, Patrick j. Bolen, James Messick,
J. Newell. Gilpin B. Underwood, James
Cassidy, William Q. Rambo, George w.
Russell, Eli M. Richmond, Abel BrierleY,
John @. Buckingham, John Taylor, Ed
ward Thompson. Amos A. Eastburn,
James Meharg Elmer S. Moore, Charles
S. Middleton, Edward G. Smith,
Casper T. Toppin, Peter j. Horty,
John J. Cook, James Marshall, Edward
Atkinson, James Carrow, James H. Fuhr
John S. Fuhr, Thomas S. Hqrlock
Thomas jackson, Edward Thompson,
Samuel p Neissei, agent Fleishmann' 8
compressed yeast, Charles NJ Bradway,
John f. Daley. Norman Yeaman, Captain
Haycock, Joseph G. Holley Robert J..
Coffin, William f. Kirby, Joseph A.
! Sentman. Charles S. Simmons, William
H. Sherer. William D. Sparks, Daniel w.
Lynch, Dennis f. Leary, Ezekiel Ander-
son, T. j. Crawford, William Curby,
with c. F. Middleton & Co, John r.
Farra, William Forrest, Patrick o. DonR-
hoe and William Hamilton.