New-York tribune., 1901-04-09
GROCER.S MEET AT NIAGARA.
IMPORTANT SESSION OF RETAIL DEAL
ERs-PLANs NOT MADE PUBLIC.

Buffalo, April (SpeciaD.-A special meeting OF
the executive board and finance committee of the
National Association OF Retail GroCers of the
United States held in Niagara Falls to-day.
the session continuing from 10 o'clock in the morn
ing until o'clock IN the evening Matters of ma
tional Importance, because they will affect every
retail grocer in the United States, discussed
but the conclusions and decisions reached will be
kept secret for several days.
The meeting held on the invitation of Henry
ID. Perky. president of the National Food Com
pany. and those present, all Mr. Perky's guests
were: L. c. Hanson. Minneapolis, president; Will
lam Gray, Brooklyn, viCe-president; f. q. Ashley
Toledo. treasurer; Charles Pfeiffer ST Louis Sec
rotary; T.. a. Stevens St Louis national organ
izer; ]. f. Williams. South Bend. Ind A G..
Barker. Providence, r. l.: w. G. DonnelIan Den
YER; John Sokol. Chicago: Eugene Buttles Bur
Hngton, Iowa; Charles X. Lott. Chicago: W. II.
Cook. Springfield. Ohio; J. W. Nash. Quincy.
Mass: F. n Barnes and wife Weston W. Va:
Fred Lorenz. Minneapolis; George A Scherer.
Peoria; Albert Kaiser. Philadelphia; L. w Gala
han and daughter. New-York: W. E Sullivan St
Joseph; II. ]. Rice. Huron. $ d: W. \. Yates.
Kansas City G. NJ. Griffin. West Superior. Wis:
B. T. Kraabel. Hope y. D; +. d. Donohue, St.
Paul; Charles c. Lamy. Buffalo; j. G. Pommerne
Cleveland r. II. Heusller. Buffalo. Edward Marks
Detroit; Mayor NJ. p. Butler, Charles H. Greene
and b. l.. Herrick. Niagara Falls. and NJ NJ De-
graf and wife Clyde, y. Y
Secretary Pfeiffer read the call for the meeting
stating that 1t related to the upbuildng and
growth of the organization. Mr. Perky then spoke
OF the possibilities OF usefulness of the or
ganization because OF the close relations existing
between grocers and the public at large. He point
ed out the need of the membership including every
retail grocer In the United States and then he
outlined the plan OF action. which is kept secret
The possibility Of achieving the desired end he
said. depends entirely the wisdom and energy
Of the elected to do the organizing still TO be
done Failure in the past, he declared was due
10 inability to receive needed financial support a
failure that be remeded by his plan for un-
usual financial support. At his request a COM
mttee appointed to consider the proposition
and report later on It This committee includes
Messrs. Hanson. Scherer. Callahan, Ashley. Pfeif-
fer, Kaiser and Lamy
\ dinner given by Mr. Perky. and at
o'clock the party started from Niagara Falls for
Worcester in special They Will arrive n
Worcester at $50 o'clock on Tuesday morning and
will inspect the School of Domestic Science, found
ed 10y Mr.. Perky Then they will go Boston.
leaving there Wednesday evening.
Chairman lamy Of the finance committee and
President Hanson the men who interested Mr..
Perky in the work of the organization and Mr..
Perky gave evidence Of his interest by giving
5000 to the work. He requested another confer
ence. making suggestions which led 20 the
sembliug Of groCers from all parts of the United
States in Niagara Fails.
The organization already has branches in thir-
teen States, and from the guarded remarks that
made by members after to-days meeting
the organization now feels certain only of
securing permanent and substantial income but
increase Of membership that will take in every
retail grocer in the Union