The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-15
BUTCHERS OFFICERS
Elected by the National Assocla-
ton Yesterday.
THE CONVENTION ENDS JOYFULLY
With M Outing nt tho Park and II
Visit to T.. SChcnk ~ Sons Nam.
moth I3stnbllshment-rho ~Isosolu.
tionsand othor business Transacted
ut tho Closing Session Yesterday

The third days session OF tho conven-
ton OF "Tho National Retail Butchers
Association OF tho United States OF
America" was called TO order shortly
after 7 O'Clock yesterday morning.
Considerable routine business was
transacted and tho chief business was
the election OF officers for tho year
ensuing, Mcssrs. George Thomson,
New York city; Ebert S. Adams, Nor
walk, Conn; Ira W. Stillman, Dan.
bury, Conn, and Samuel 0%chsonbcin, OF
Wheeling, v. Va, were respectively
nominated for tho presidency. but they
declined. D. j. Shaw, Of Fort Wayne,
Ind, was nominated, and on motion OF
President Z. S. Adams, OF the CONNECT.
cut Association, SECRETARY l|rokate cast
the vote OF tho convention for D. J..
Shaw, and no was declared elected, and
tho announcement was received with
applause.
t For frs: vice president, Ebert S.
AIlams. OF Norwalk, CT, William NJ.
Akin, IT,, Evansville, Ind, and Got,-.
leib ~lIaller, Of Fort Wayne, Ind, and
Louis Schaofer, Of St. Louis, No., were
nominated, but all declined. On mo-
tion OF Ebert S. Adams, Conrad kim
gclhoofer was nominated and Secretary
Brokato was instructed to cast tho voto
Of tho convention. Conrad klingol-
hoefur. OF Evansville, Ind, was declared
elccted!s
For second vice president, Jacob
Bloch, OF New York City, nominated
Fred G. Lob, OF Buffalo. n. y. and he
was elected by Secretary Drokato cast
ing the vote.
Secretary Brokate was reelected scc-
rotary.
For treasurer, Louis Schaefer, OF St.
Louis, No.. nominated Charles Nolls, OF
ST. Lonis, Mo-, and Secretary Brokate
cast the vote clectins him.
Jacob Bloch, nominated for inside
guard, John l. Hogan, OF Kansas City,
No., and he was elected as tho other
officers.
Adolph Gardner. OF Dallas, Texas,
was elected outside guard. He made a
fluent speech OF acceptance, stating no
one except those entitled would gain
entrance.
On motion Of William NJ. Akin, IT.,
OF Evansville, Ind. the following named
gentlemen wore elected trustees by the
secretary casting tho vote: Ira W.
Stillman, Danbury, Conn; Samuel
Ochsenbein, Wheeling, W. Va, and
Nicholas Lau, Burlington, Iowa.
srILLNAN's RESOLUTION.
The following preamble and rcsolu-
ton drawn and presented by Ira W.
Stillmar, OF Danbury, Conn. was unan
~inously adopted by q rising vote:
Standing rs wc do to-day within the precincts
OF a sutc made sacrrd by the birth OF the Father
OF our country surrounded by 1he evcrlaS;in!
hills whose heads arc pillowcd amid the.cyet.
changing clouds of heaven aud whose feet aro
washed by the waters OF the Ohio, oyctshud-
wed by the wonderful blessings OF the Divine.
dwelling aS We have for the days that have
passed within the kindly limits Of n city whose
reception and entertainment OF guests has never
been surpassed, IL becomes us as tho represcnta.
tive Retail Butchers OF the United States OF
America TO render thanks to the God OF heaven
Tor his care and Protection which have been over
Us; 10 the Retail BuicherS OF this city for tho
elaborate reception dnd entertainment which
has been accorded 10 US; TO the officials and
citizens OF the city who have 20 kindly opened
their doors and bid US so hearty q welcome;
therefore. belt
RtS0lUcL. That we tho representative retail
butchers OF these United States, do hereby tcu.
der 10 the God Of heaven the gratitude OF our
hearts for his many Iucrcies and guidance dur
Ing our deliberations. and 10 our brother
butchers Of the city Of Wheeling. to the navor
and oncial board. and to the citizens who have
so kindly received and so nobly entertained us.
our heartfelt thanks for the same, and we pray
that the blessing OF God may ever rest upon you.
The following resolution. presented
BY Ira W. stillman. OF Danbury, Conn,
was adopted:
HsolrSd, by TIL, association. That tho Butchers
|NAdrocGtc. an excellent weekly periodical. and
the Butcheri' and FGctSTa' .AdgG<tr.. Of ST. Louis,
Mo-, a worthy monthly magazine, be hereby nc.
kpowlcdged the official organs OF the National
Reuail Butchers Protective Association OF the
United Slatcs'oi America.
On motion Of Secretary Brokate, the
convention decided to hold tho mex.
meeting at Buffalo, n. Y.
The convention as this point went
into secret session to install officers and
impart the secret work to the new mem
hprs