Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16
|P|AY GROC[RS Bills.
STATE ORGANIZATION PROPOSES .E'
TO GAnN1sHEE WAGES.
APPEAL TO THE LEGISLATURE.
"Retnil Grocers and General Mer-
chants Of virsinin'-suggest n slid.
ing Observation-Disclosures of the First
Days Session of the Body.
TO GARNIsHEE WAGES.
APPEAL TO THE. LEGISLATURE.
..Retnfl Grocers and General Mer-

4 With fifty delegates present, the orsanl-
cation of the Retail Grocers ana Cen
eral Merchants of Virginia was erected
Yesterday morning and the work OF the
I first annual convention OF virginia ST.
! GERS was commenced.
/ An interesting proposal in the conVen-
| ton concerns garnishment of wages on
account of unpaid grocers' bills. Inc as
| ISOLATION recommended the passage OF
| law permitting garnishment OF salaries
according to a graduated scale, the per-
| centage increasing as the salary rises
| higher.
OPENING SESSION.
The meeting was opened at O'Clock A.
NJ, in the Chamber of Commerce with
prayer by Rev. D. A. Soly, after which
| Mr. E. a. Stevens, national organizer,
| delivered the opening address. He was
! followed by President Tiller, Of the Rich
mond -Associa ton, who welcomed the WISH
tors.
Mayor Taylor welcomed the delegates
to the city. J. a. Van Hoose, presi-
| dent of the Southern Wholesale Grocers
Association, responded to the address of
| the Mayor After the address the con-
| vention went into the election of a tenn
| porary president aud secretary. w. w.
| Ti!Ier, of Richmond. was elected tenn
| porary president, and c. W. Price, of
Richmond, was elected president.
LIST OF COMMITTEES.
| President Tiller then announced the fol-
lowing committees
| observation-disclosures J. Williams CHAIR
| NAM, Chica go; c. D. Owens. Wythevl1e;
walter. Buena Vista; Charles Bragg,
Farmvlle.
Rules and Order-L. ". Machem CHAIR
NAM, Norfolk; F. B. King. Portsmouth;
j. NJ. Cochran. Charlottesville;W. F. How
ard. Pulaski City; ]. H. Smith, Salem.
Constitution and By-Laws-George Bow
man tchairman). Petersburg; G. A. Mill
er, Bedford City; J. A. Henderson, South
Boston; w L. Page, Franklin; George
Bowman, Petersburg; Charles Cunning
ham, Lynchburg
After the announcements of the COM
mlttees, A. II. Gregory, secretary of the
Washington Association, explained the
work of the association in his city.
ALL OVER THE STATE.
The balance OF the morning session was
taken up with reports from members Of
local organizations throughout the State
showing progress made in organizing,
and the benefits that have accrued to
members. The following delivered
speeches: II. S. Jarvis, Norfolk; A. L.
Moody. Jr.. Petersburg; ]. r. Hodges.
Danville; E. w. Shortridge. Newport
News: Charles Boegs, Farmvlle; r. l..
Mckinney, Covingtor; W. w. Richardson,
Hampton: e. P. Turner Emporia.
A. l.. Moody, Jr., of Petersburg, said in
his address that one of the grandest
fights his organization had undertaken
was against adulterated food, and he adj
v1sed every member to take up the fight
and see their legislators and senators and
have them pledge themselves for pure
food at the next session of the general
assembly. The convention adjourned
about ! O'Clock for dinner
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was called to or
der at o'clock, and the first work taken
up was the report Of the Committee OF
Credentials, followed by the report of
the Committee on Rules and Order.
After receiving these reports the follow
ing committees were appointed:
Committee on Nomnations-L. w Mea-
cham, e. ". Shorting, Newport News;
w. a. Norman, Danville; G. w. Saunders,
Berkeley; James T. Flournoy, Richmond
Committee on Ways and Means-W.
G. Quales, chairman. Richmond NJ M
Ramsey. Roanoke; J. II. Smith, Salem; j.
r Hodges, Danville; C. D. Owens, Wytae-
Vile
SUBJECTS DISCUSSED.
Addresses were made by A. W. Farling-
ton president of the Georgia Retail Gro
GERS Association; and f. X Wilkins, Of
the Moneyweght Scale Company Mr.
Warren II. Mercer followed these gentle
inen with an address on 'Garnishment and