The herald., 1897-07-28
A NEW SECRETARY ELECTED
F. j. ZEEHANDELAAR SUCCEEDS
w. H. KNIGHT
Mr.. Neuner, the Associations Dele.
gate, Reports as to Los Angeles
Chance for the N. E. A.


the usual routine of business, received
the reports Of several important commit
tees and elected a new secretary. In
the absence of President Frank Vice.
President Daniel presided.
THE N. E. A IN 1896
Mr.. Neuner, the delegate of the asso-
citation to the meeting of the National
Educational associa ton held in Milwau-
hee, was present and reported the work
he had done and the prospects Of secur-
ing the convention in this city next year,
and stated that there were from $1,000
to 10000 teachers in attendance. Their
headquarters were located at a hotel
having about twice the capacity of the
Van Mugs. The first question asked
was what accommodations we could
furnish for their headquarters. A large
amount of literature was distributed
relative TO Southern California and the
keenest interest was evinced in regard
to securing information of Los Angeles
and this part of the state.
At the meeting of the board of d.
rectors of the Education association
vote resulted in a division of senti-
ment in which Los Angeles stood very
well, but no city got majority and the
matter was ultimately left to an execu-
tive committee of five, who will visit each
one of these localities and will be in Los
Angeles in September and examine the
situation here. Mr.. Neuner suggests
that the association should take particu
lar pains to make their visit agreeable
and thinks Los Angeles has good show
of securing the convention. He thought
that If a popular vote had been taken
among the teachers of the convention
Los Angeles would have secured it by.
a vote of two to one.
GAVE, DIRECTORS
Notice was given that at the next gen.
eral meeting of the Merchants and Man
ufacturers' association an amendment
to the constitution will be offered to the
effect that when a director fails to at
tend two consecutive regular meetings
without leave of absence his office may
be declared vacant by the board of d.
rectorS.
COUNTRY ROADS
The committee on naming country
roads and numbering country houses
reported that they had held a meeting
and discussed the subject, and would
present a report to the board of super
visors at its next session, August 2, ask
ing that body to cooperate in some
practical movement of that kind.
NEW MEMBERS
New members were elected as fol-
lows: Los Angeles Metal works, Louis
w. Buckley, William S. Riddell, Star
Specially company, Crystal Rock Salt
Mining company, Entler & Obear, Pa
cific Creamery company, West Side
Lighting company ]. E. Aiken, L. Belly
mer and keystone Produce company.
NEW SECRETARY
At this point in the proceedings Sec
rotary William H. Knight, who has been
officiating in that capacity during the
past year and a half, was requested to
retire and in his absence the office was
declared vacant and F. J. Zeehandelaar
was elected to the position to take effect
August l.
HOME PRODUCTS
Mr. Koepf1i then read the report of the
committee on home products, which was
careful and extended review of the
whole situation. He stated that it was
the unanimous opinion that campaign
in the interest of home industry would
result in great benefit not only to the
manufacturer, but to the merchant and
consumer, and then spoke of the interest
that was manifested at a meeting called
by the committee and held July Is. He
said the committe respectfully submit
the following plan:
1--WE recommend that separate
branch be added to the organization TO
be known as the Home Products De-
partment of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association. This depart
ment to be in charge Of permanent
committee.
Your committee have thoroughly
discussed the most effective methods to
bring about the desired results, and
have concluded that at the outset the
aid Of the newspapers be. invited and
that at frequent intervals articles on
home products and the benefits to be de-
rived from fostering home industries be
published. 1t is also intended to dis
tribute literature among consumers, and
to provide retail merchants with large
display signs on the subject Of home, i'm
dustry.
III OrUeT 10 make the Work more Ell
fective, and to reach the very sources
that are expected to produce desired re-
suits, competent women may be en-
ployed to visit housekeepers and point
out to them the general benefits that will
follow rigid adherence to the principle
of patronizing home industry. These
women will not be allowed to solicit
trade for any article, but will be. in
structed to talk only on the subject from
general standpoint.
Home products clubs should be or
ganized, members of which would pledge
themselves to use home products ex-
clusively, whenever they can obtain as
good home article as the imported one
at as reasonable price. The work will
further embrace close attention to pub
lie institutions, in an endeavor to in
troduce in these places all possible home
products. The secretary will place him
self in communication with all state,
county and municipal officers and urge