The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-25
WILMINGTON
NEXT YEAR
Liquor Dealers Choose Next
Place of Meeting.
ArlOEnn EnEEn
NEW officers ELECTED
FAVOR MENT OF
BREWERY IN RALEIGH.
WILL SELL ONLY The PURLST LIQUORS
The Association Pledges itseIfto Handle Union
made Goods, Delegates Appointed
to the National Convention
at Asheville.

dl FSnCNliNs
Another convention of the North Caro-
lima Liquor Dealers, Distilers and Grape
Growers Association has passed into
history. 1t has, the delegates say, been
one of the best and most enjoyable con
ventions they have ever held.
Two sessions were held yesterday to
saw nothing of the big barbecue at Tuck
cr's pond. The first one was from 10
to II o'clock and the second was last
night from s to / o'clock.
The last business of the Association
was the election of officers and the Seiec-
ton of a place of meeting for the next
convention. For this honor three cities
were ndidates-Ralcigh, Wilmington
and Durham. Wilmington won. The
date of meeting has not yet been fixed,
though it will be sometime next August.
The day is left as usual to the president
of the board of control.
All the old officerS-Such excellent ones
have they made were reelected, as fol
lows:
Frank ODonnell, President, Asheville.
s. T. Smith, LIST VicePresident, Raj
eigh.
r. II. Scoggins, 2nd Vicc-President
Durham.
+. w. Ortman, Secretary and Treasur-
er, Wilmington.
]. G. Patterson, Corresponding Sccre-
tary, Durham.
T. Il. Wallace, State Organizer, Will
mington.
Some of these officials. notably PrCsi-
dent O'Donnell and Secretary Ortman,
have been serving the association ever
since its organization four years ago.
The old executive committee was also
reelected. as follows:
$. +. Smith. Raleigh. l.. \. White,
Raleigh. Ed. V. Denton, Raleigh.
In the board of control number If
changes were made. This board is com
posed of one member from each of the
nine Congressional districts and is APP
pointed by the president The new board
is composed of the following:
X. T. Proctor, Durham.
T. w. Hilker, GoldsbOro.
NJ. Dissosway, Newbern.
J. L. Smith, Raleigh.
II. 81. Proctor. Durham.
j. q. l.. Gieschen, Wilmington, chair
man.
]. Lowenstein. St6tesvile.
X. s. Nelson, Kernersville.
$. Il. Cunningham. Ashevile
The committee on trade marks is also
appointed by the president. 1t is as fol
lows:
NJ. O'Brien, Wilmington.
:. w. Johnson, Durham
James Elder, Wilmington.
NJ. Maxwell, Raleigh
a. A. FeatherStone. AshevilIe.
The following delegates were appointed
to attend the national convention which
meets in Ashevlle October II, l., Is
II and Il:
s. 7. Smith. Raleigh.
Il. III. Scoggins. Durham.
j. G.. l.. Geischen, Wilmington.
The alternates named were:
J. j. Lowenstein. Statesvilc.
w II. Pate. Goldsboro.
\. J. Burch. Wilmington.
The convention recommended that the
executive committee be invested and en-
powered to have printed and distributed
among the dealers who are members OF
the association Il suitable card to be -
played in their respective places of bus-
ness. stating that they are members of
the North Carolina Liquor Dealers Asso-
citation and as such are in favor of only
pure liquors being placed on sale
Also the Association by the follow
resolution declared itself in favor of un
iOn-made goods:
Resolved. That the members of this
association will in their future purchases
give preference to such goods as are
manufactured by organized labor, de
signated as union-made goods"
Touching the proposed brewery in Raj
eigh the association took important nc
ton and did much to encourage the en-
terprise by the following:
Resolved. That the North Carolina
Liquor Dealers Association believe that
fair field is offered in this State for
the establishment of a brewing plant and
that we as individuals pledge that we
Will give such an enterprise our support
and will recommend the executive com
mittee will distribute copies of their
solicitation for subscription of stock in
the principal cities of the State"
Before adjourning last night the con
ventlon extended vote of thanks 70
the local dealers and their friends for
the hosoitable manner in which tbev
have entertained the association during
It's session, to the people of Raleigh far
thelr many kindnesses to the Delegates
ana 10 the press or courtesies extended
by the use of ifs columns