Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-10
NATIONAL DAIRY UNION,
Annual Convention Meets at WiIIard's
Hall Today.


The National Dairy Union is in conyen-
ton this afternoon at Wizards Hall, over
100 delegates representing a majority of
the states Of the Union, having been called
to order shortly after o'clock by Acting
President James Hewes of Baltimore. This
is the second annual meeting, the union
having assembled last January in Chicago
for the first time. The main object of the
organization in meeting in Washington is
to take steps to secure Legislation by states
in regard to oleomargarine, and, incident
ally, to give the delegates an opportunity
to view the capital city.
The officers of the union are: James
Hewes of Baltimore, acting president; D.
w. Wilson of Elgin, ILL.,, secretary; c. S.
Martin Of New York. treasurer. and vice
presidents as follows: c. P. Darlington Of
Chadd's Ford, Pa; F. w. Edmunds of
Sherman, N. Y; H. c. Adams OF Madison,
Wis; N. J. Colman of St Louis. Mo-; G. b.
Horton Of Fruit Ridge, Mich; Z. w. Steele
Of Edna, Cal: Loyejoy Johnson of Stillman
Valley, ILL.,: w. K. Boardman of Nevada,
Iowa: w. A. Carpenter of York, Neb.; Will
OF Lafayette, Ind; A. H. Bertram of st.
Paul, Mimi. and John 8. Miller of Wash
ington, d. G.
After an address of welcome this after
noon by Commissioner John w. Ross and a
response from Acting President Hewes, adj
dresses were delivered by Representative
A. ]. Hopkins of Illinois and Assistant Sec
| rotary Of Agriculture Charles w. Dabney.
The program for the remainder of the
afternoon includes a talk by State Dairy
Commissioner w. K. Boardman Of Iowa on
anti-oleo legislation in that state.
The union will meet tomorl ow morning
at 10 o'clock, whenOreports are to be made
by the secretary, treasurer and the legis-
lative committee. w. H. Hatch, chairman
of the House committee on agriculture;
]. G. Sibley- of Pennsylvania, of the Ameri
can Jersey Cattle Club; H. 3. Gurler of the
Elgin board of trade and c. Hainer of Ne
braska, have promised to deliver address
es during the morning. In the afternoon
at 2 O'Clock reports of committees will be
received and addresses made by ex-Gov.
w. d. Hoard Of Wisconsin, Fred. c.
Schraub, New York state commissioner of
agriculture, and G. NJ. Whitaker, dairy
commissioner of Massachusetts,. The Pres
ident will receive the members of the
union at pm. at the Executive Mansion,
after which the members are all expected
to visit the Capitol in a body. The cleo
ton of officers occurs on Saturday at 10
am, as does the selection of permanent
committees. At this session prominent
commission men of New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, Chicago and Boston will
discuss oleo in it's relation to the dealers.
held on Saturday at pm, at which time
addresses are to be made by ex-Secretary
Of Agriculture Noffhan j. Colman Of st.
Louis, and Leonard Rhone, master of the
Pennsylvania State Grange. Friday even
ing will be given up to entertainment,
either in Wizards Hall or at other places
Of amusement.
Among the delegates in attendance are
representatives of the Produce Exchange,
the Mercantile Exchange and the New
York Auxiliary Of the National Dairy
Union, all of New York.