The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-07
RETAIL GROCERS'
STATE MEETING
Begins Monday in Hall of
HouseOf Representatives
GREAT MEETING EXPECTED
One Hundred and Fifty Delegates From the
Cities and Towns Of North Carolina
are Expected 10 BE- Present
in Raleigh.

The Retail Grocers of the State are to
meet in their first annual session in Raj
egh on Monday, and the meeting will be
in the Hall of the House of Representa-
tives.
1t is expected that this will be a great
meeting and that from the leading towns
of the State there will be present fully
one hundred and fifty delegates.
Besides these there will be present men
coordinate with that of the retail grocers
and number of these will deliver adj
dresses before the meeting.
The Raleigh association, organized on
the 18th of May, is very strong one. It's
membership is now forty-seven and it is
expected that it will soon pass far beyond
the half hundred mark At present most
of the leading grocers of the city are mem
bers.
The local association proposes to make
the State meeting a great success, and to
do this il has put the details in the hands
of an excellent committee, the members of
which will welcome the visiting delegates
who will arrive Monday, these being
Messrs. Fred Woollcott, chairman; G. T.
Powell, w B. Mann, e. H. Lee, NJ. Ros-
enthal Harvey Johnson. The president of
the association i D. T. Johnson and the
secretary is Mr.. J. B. Green.
At the last meeting of the local organ
ization there was a splendid attendance
and the bushes affairs were put in work
ing shape. A constitution was adopted
and the following committees were ap-
pointed:
Committee on Finance-W. B. Mann,
chairman: w ]. Moore, A. S. Womble
Committee on Legislation-G S. Powell.
chairman; A. S. Mial, J. E. Kenneth, C. E.
Childress, C. w. Thornburgh.
Committee on Memberships. w.
White, chairman; Geo. S. Terrell. w. H.
T. Caudle, F. J. Traps, G.. w. Bond, B.
w. Jones. I. E. Moore.
Committee on Arbitration-M Rosen-
thai. chairman: J. B. Green, L. H. Adams,
w. B. Mann. z. H. Lee.
Committee on Progress-FTed Woolcott,
chairman: G. T. Powell, Jno. E. Williams,
E. III. King, E. f. Broughton.
Committee on Pure Food-E. H. Lee,
chairman: w. r. Dorsett, Geo. f. Ball,
z. G. Horton, w J. Moore.
Committee on Short Weight and Meas
ure-E. e. Broughton, chairman: G. c.
Dickinson, B. W. Jones, J. E. Kenneth.
S. r. Seymore
The National Organizer, Mr.. G. ]. Will |
liams is in the city and he reports that
the associations are being rapidly formed
over the State and that the outlook is for |
a splendid meeting this week.
The grocers of the State will be vel |
coined by DR.. B. F. Dixon. State Audi |
tor, and by Mr.. D. T. johnson. president
of the local association. The response will
be by Mr.. Fred Macon, of St Paul. MINI, |
Secretary of the National Retail Grocers'
Association
The full program OF the exercises which
begin at half past ten o'clock tomorrow
in the Hall of the House of Representa-
lives, is as follows:
MONDAY.
1890 a. m.-Assembling of delegates and
registration.
Prayer, offered by Rev. G. f. Smith,
Raleigh, N C.
Convention called to order by Organ
izer G. j. Williams
Opening address, Hon. A. w Farlinger.
Atlanta, Ga, vice-president National Asso-
citation of Retail Growers.
Address of welcome, DR.. B. F. Dixon.
State Auditor.
Address to welcome in behalf of Raleigh
Retail Grocers' Association, D. r. john
son, president
Response to address of welcome, Fred
Mason, st. Paul, MinE. Secretary Ma
tional Retail 'Grocers' Association.
Election Of Temporary officers, appoint