Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-12
.TA[K ON PUR. FOOD.
1R Ko1nEn TO ADDRESS RETAIL
GRocERs, CONVENTION.
TWO DAYS SESSION HERE.
BODY win Meet "wednesday Morn
Ing in the Hall of the Chamber OF
Commerce-spcakers and subJ'
for the Two Days.

A convention of the State Retail Gro
GERS Associa ton will be held in this city
in the Chamber of Commerce WEDNESDAY
and Thursday, this week.
There a twenty-five retail grocers AS
sociations in this State, and these nave
recently been organized by E. H. Stevens,
national organizer, and George Williams,
deputy organizer
Perhaps the most important and inter
esting feature of the meeting Will De
an address by Hon. George w holnes,
Commissioner of Agriculture, on fute
and Adulterated Food. -,
The association, as stated above, Will
be in session two days. The following
programme has been arranged
FIRST DAY, WEDNESDAY.
Morning prayer-Rev. D. A. Solly.
Opening Address-Natonal Organizer p.
A. Stevens
Welcome to Delegates-Presdent Tiller,
Richmond Retail Dealers Protective Assoc
citation.
The Capitol City's Greetings-His Honor.
Mayor r. NJ. Taylor.
Response to Presidents Address-W. ~
Mooreman, president Danville Association
Response to Mayors Address-E w.
Shortrdge. president Newport News Assoc
citation.
Election of temporary president and
secretary.
Temporary president appoints commit
tees on Credentials, Rules and Order, Con
stitution and Bylaws and Resolutions
Addresses by A. H. Gregory, secretary
| Washington Retail Grocers' Association.
! A. L. Moody, Jr., Petersburg; L. w. Lane,
Jr., williamsburg; ]. r. Hodges, Dan
Vile; w. Parker Clifton Forge; ]. w.
! Il
Covingtcn; w. W. Richardson, Hampton;
| E. P. Turner Emporia.
Reports from various associations in
Virginia.
Introductons.
Adjournment.
AFTERNOON-2 O'CLOCK.
Convention called to order by pres1-
dent
Report of Committee on Credentials.
Report of Committee on Rules and Or
| der
| Address-"The Retail Grocer from the
| SaIesman's Point of View W. F. Will
| kins, Of the Moneyweght Scale Company
Adress-"Pure and Adulterated Foods,
Hon. George W. koiner, Commissioner Of
Agriculture.
Appointment of Committee on Nomina-
tons.
Appointment of Committee on Ways and
Means.
Adress-A. W. Farlinger, president of
Georgia Retail Grocers' Association
| Observation-Disclosures and Collection
! Laws" Warren Fl. Mercer, Richmond
One hours discussion of the above sub
ject.
Address-James F. Flournoy, Richmond.
Night session.
SECOND DAY-THURSDAY.
Report of Committee on Constitution and
BYLAWS.
Report of Committee on Ways and
Means.
Address P. B. Otterback, president Re
tail Dealers Protective Association,
Washington, D. c.
Address-John Bratton, editor, South
ern Merchant" Atlanta.
Address-.'How to Eliminate the Semi
Jobbers,'' Hon. J. A. Van Hoose, presi-
dent Southern Wholesale Grocers' Asso-
| citation.
AFTERNOON SESSION, 9 O'CLOCK.
/ Reading letters and kilograms.
| Address-William Gray vce-president
National Association of Retail Grocers,
| Brooklyn, N. Y.
Report OF Committee on Resolutions.
Organizing Virginia-George ]. Williams,
Chicago.
Address-National Organizer E. A. Stew
ems, Chicago.
| Election of officers.
Selection Of next place of meeting.
| Adjournment sine die.
Banquet at Masonic Temple, at P. NJ