The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-05
THE RETAIL GROCERS
Install their now Officers and give
q Banquet.
A FLOURISHING ASSOCIATION
Tho Associations Membership more
than Doubled In Three Ycars...Uc.
ccipts and Expcnditurcs.--Tnlls OF II
Union banquet of Wholesalers nnd
Retailers.

Tho Retail Grocers' association has
waxcd strong since it was organized
three years ago. At that time the body
had only thirty.nino members, and
when the roll was called last night
1t was found that there were eighty
eight names on the roster. Five new
members joined before the evening was
over.
Yesterdays meeting was public, and
an interesting report was read by Re-
cording Secretary Stroobel. Tho re-
ccipts up to date were $I,274 10, and
Sll6O Al had been expended, leaving II
balance OH hand OF $l07 60. The re-
ceipts came from the picnics held on
the three grocers' days and from initin-
ton fees and dues paid by tho, menu
,bors. Tho association is particularly
proud OF tho fact that its members are
the representative retail groccrs OF the
city, tho most prominent ones belong
ing to it.
Tho following officers were installed:
President, S. G. Naylor; board OF diroc-
tors, $. q. Naylor, Johns. WoIty, II. W.
Schrcbc, John Mckee and W. G. Eb.
bcrts; first vice president, II. W.
Schrcbe; second vice president. Jacob
korn; recording secretary, }. q. Stroe-
bel; financial secretary, William Wen
del; treasurer (sinco the existence OF
thp nccnniuttnpA Inl,n M
After the business OF the evening had
been transacted, various members were
called upon to make speeches. NTcssrs.
Naylor, Schrcbp, Mckee and Behrens
responded to tho CALL and spoke OF the
tlourishiug condition OF the association,
and how, by proper efforts, the condi-
ton could be made even more satisfac-
tory by this time next year.
TIE BANQUET.
The retail groccrs, as is we'll known,
are very healthy body of mon, and
those present last night had been cast
ing anxious looks ut long table, OK
tending almost the whole length OF the
room, loaded with odiblcs OF all descrip-
tons. President Naylor taking in con
sideration the fact that the members
had had nothing TO eat Tor an hour or
so, let his gavel fall, and announced that
supper Was ready. No time was lost in
gathering around the festive board and
the dishes OF food began 10 disappear
with prascworthy rapidity. Tho sup
per committee consisting OF Messrs.
Shrebe, Strocbel and.Ebberts, had en-
gagged Restauratcur A. Hoffman to fur
nish the supper, and the devastation
caused by the members proved that the
committee had made good selection OF
4 caterer A corps of willing walters
hustled around, and allowed no mans
appetite to remain unuppcnsed.
During the informal social talk that
followed the supper there was talk OF
preparations that were being made to
hold grand banquet, at which the
WHOLESALERS AND RETAILERS
would sit down together and enjoy
themselves. The date has not yet been
decided upon, but it is proposed to
have it come oiron Was hington's birth
day, il possible. Some of the members
referred to the advantages enjoyed by
the association under Its charter. which
went into effect OF September g. BY
the charter new officer was created,
the financial secretary. By virtue OF
his position this officer is the collecting
agent OF the association. and slow debts
can sometimes be made fast through
his instrumentality. Mr.. Schrebe is
already talking Of the Grocers' day, TO
be held this summer, andas he thinks
it ought to be the biggest in the history
OF the association, he has commenced
to boom it.
The Premier banjo, mandolin and
guitar club was engaged to furnish
music for yesterdays meeting and BAN
qnet, and played number OF beautiful
nj