Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-22
ALL OF THEIR OWN
IA
Furniture Salssmen Meet and Or
eaaze an Association.
OBJECT OF The ORGANIZATION
n.faaI fs~a~sss fa~ar.nee viii tse oas'
Of she fesssse.~-A h~saset -
lie Given Ian january.

The travelling Furniture Salesmea's
s&-Dc1aiion was organized Ia The Nor
TIA yesterday afternoon The scheaie
fos the ae~ Organization VAS conceived
hy VIII H. Bosaz. ffsnk Welsh. alsxati.
der aeintyre. + J, Morley. asd other
well xEoSn statesmen After some pre-
hminaFs discussion IL Vas decitlcd 10
exsf meeting. snd forty statesmen re.
sponsied 60 the call
John A. Flask. n New Bedford. Ohs<,.
vas selected az temporary ehalrman.
aud Alexander Mcintyre. II Grand Rap
lis. Temporary secretary. Frank WeAzh
u PhlIsdelphia. then stated The objects
q ths ass0eiatloa. For the time beiEs
IL vii Dc simply social Institution. 20
proulss.s afeellns offelloxship among the
hnndreslsef men eIsgagrd IN tho business
Il selling furniture. bat the aim IL the
promoters II ultimately 10 make IL
uataa, benefit Insurance ASSOCIATION Tor
II travelling aud re-ieieEt furniture
t-lesmfn. There are about 400 trasei
~ furniture statesmen In the country.
and at least a. ussny more resident
pslermsn. IA effort viii be make 10
bring them al Into tho new organiza-
bon. and the Insurance features vii be
stsnliehrd upon a sound business basis
Mr. Welsh ns1ved that the organiza.
aon should BE- known as the Travelling
Furniture SalesInens association. aud
<e motion was unanimously adopted
onicer~ Elected
liz xas decided to select three VICE
,Fes.slcnfs. one from the east, one FROM
b. west and one from Grand Rapssis.
De following officers were unanimously
sected.
President - William III. Boyns Of
sls0d Rapids.
Treasurer John A. Flick Of New Bed
ord. Ohio.
secrstary-Alex MeInyre Of Grand
Rapids.
First Vice President Paul Markod
u Grand Rapids
Seeoad Wee President Frank Welsh
Of fhiiadelphia
Third Vice President = Louis FL
bridge q Chicago.
Committees Appointed.
The president appointed the following
committees:
BY laxs-E- j. Morley % Rochester.
New York. +, e.. Welsh % Philadslphia;
W. \. Ssmmons Il Grand Rapids.
Membership r. j. Morley II Roch-
ester. L. Ashley Dent Il Chicago. s. =.
Simonds ~ Cnlcago. C.. W. Disbrow Of
Grand Rapids. J. NJ. Harley IL New
York. Frank G.. Hall II Syracuse. New
York. and j, p. Weather of Chicago.
Dues werc hxer az 81. In January
hsnquet viii be given the visiting buy
ers. The members intend 10 make IL
- u - - -. til
ever held IN the city. AZ the same time
the association viii hold meeting Ia
discuss me insurance feature. Another
meeting will to held in the Morton
house Tuesday and the committee on
by laws viii make III report
List or Members
The following furniture statesmen have
sirucd the roll II membership:
W II. Boyns. Paul +. Mafkoff. q K
broxn. w A. Summons. G.. W Dishrox.
j X shelton. J. y. Murray. T. l. Mad
doN. Thomas Crane. Waiter Langley.
Alexander McEntyre. J X shelly. &. 4.
Ian bert. +. ,. klingnan. " H. Ron-..
e. " Black J. G.. kilsy. Grand Rapids:
J n Aiiizan. H l. Dyer. Waldo VI.
Campbell " r. Ross. HI. Wertheimer.
g. r. Enerick J W HaFisy. Nes York:
\. A. Aoore. g.. X Goats. j L. Meyer.
Frank Wenderof. J T. heather. :. =.
snnoni=. 7. Ashley Dent. ~ f. CobD.
L. - EsdTidSe. Chicago: John A. Flick.
Bedford. Ohio; H. J. Morley. Rochester:
J G. Nelson. Bedford; +. c. Welsh,
philasiciphis: r. G. bradley. jamestown.
New York. T. Foster. Columbus, james
UBuen. Philadelphia: Case Summers.
Rochester. Fred J. St0iberg. Toledo.
%. h. Nhreiock. r r Codes. John ID.
Wheeler bedford. Ohio,A. H t.reenIund.
Jana stewn. New York, +. = Samul.
huneaa f1ts. IL - Griffin. buffalo, Z.
s uas.ons. Connorsviils. lnsiiana: -.
- iigeNfr Iierkini.r, New York. 4. v.
Lash tanstartine. Michigan. - n.
Stsrxw~athrr. Decatur. Illinois. Frank
- Foolsy. Philadelphia. III. ). No.
worth fhiiafieiphia. " X. VanT3ks
trand. binzhsmton. New York: -
Dunbar, bedford. One. r. G.. HAM,
Fl Hale. Syracuse. T. = Garstaen.
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