Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-12
BOTTLERS FINISH
Adjourn Fourth Convention After
Choosing Officers for
Year.
OTTO LEM THE NEW PRESIDENT
Next Meeting to BE Held in Chi
cagO-With Woodmen
Clerks.

The business of the fourth annual
convention of the Illinois State Bot
tiers Protective association was
completed AT Turner hall this morn
ing. This afternoon the visitors are
the guests of the Manufacturers club
in sleigh ride about the three cities,
and this evening the final function
viii consist of banquet given at the
Harper house.
The matters of the most import
ance passed upon were Incorporated
in the report of the committee ON
resolutions as adopted. This con-
tanned recommendations for minor
changes tending ito improve the
tone of business of the bottlers of
soft drinks, one reducing the initia-
ton fee of the organization from SIP
to So and urging the appointment of
an organizer TO he employed in
strengthening up the weak districts,
and one recommending, in accordance
with the request of the national
association. the third week in Octo-
Der for The holding of the next ma
tional meeting at Atlanta, Ga, this
year. There was also Il resolution
upon the death of the late Henry
Nette. one of the Chicago members
of the association.
Officers Elected.
The election of officers resulted as
follows:
President-Otto LEM. Petersburg.
Vice President-A. ID. Huesing.
Rock Island.
Secretary Treasurer Frank
Saskatchewan. Decatur.
Trustees-Herman Pony, Chicago:
y. II. SpannagIe, East ST. Louis.
Delegates TO the National Conven-
tion-Edward Holland. Bloomington:
John Ohlweiler, Rock Island altern-
atcs, +. i. Rowland, Peoria: Charles
+. Roth, Lacon.
The Iowa bottlers i'm attendance
offered vote OF thanks to the Hi
nois bottlers ana the Illinois bot
tiers gave n vote Of thanks TO the
Rock Island bottlerS and to the cit
liens and press of the city for court
estes extended. \ special vote OF
thanks was rendered to John J. VIII
lem for his services as sargeant-at-
arms. An invitation from the Iowa
State Bottlers to attend their annual
meeting in Davenport was accepted.
Chicago was voted the next meeting
place.
y vaudeville show given 10y a Dav-
export company at Turner hall in
this city furnished entertainment for
the visitors last evening.
woodm en- Camp Clerks.
Two topics were handled at the
meeting of the Woodmen camp clerks
this morning. One was ''The Deputy
and the Camp-WhY They Should Co
operate" by &. y. Frank. of Des
Moines. Iowa, and the other The
Good Fellowship Camp Clerk" by
| Frank Thoma, of ST. Louis. The dis
lcuSsion on the first was led by {. IL.
! II. Riepen. of Omaha. and j. &. Bruce,
of indianapolis, and ON the latter by
7. Il. Prall. of Columbus. Ohio. and
james G.. Dickson, Spokane, Wash.
There were also present at the
morning meeting Directors Murphy,
Saunders and Smith and Head Banker
Smith. all of whom made short ad-
dresses and answered many questions
ipropounded by the clerks.
This afternoon the visitors started
di Cioth Oh Strtti cars ~ NiNi'
Rock Island arsenal and points of in
terest about the three cities. This
evening the executive council and
chairmen of the different committees
Will meet at the Harper and at 5
o'clock the sessions at WOodmen hall
will he resumed with the discussion
of the remuneration of camp clerks.
Tomorrow afternoon DR.. 5. \.
Kerns. of Moline. head physician for
the state of Illinois, will address the
meeting.
Last evening the clerks listened to
an explanation by Ab Lands Of the
rate system proposed for submission
to the membership. given with illus
trations, and lasting till nearly mid
night.