The San Francisco call., 1904-04-28
CROCERS PLAN
FOR VISITORS
National Convention Events
of the Ensuing Week Are
All Finally Arranged For
PLEASURE AND BUSINESS
In the Array of Happenings
Are Receptions, Banquets
and Tours of Observation


The programme for the convention CT
the National Association of Retail Gro
GERS, that will begin its deliberations
in the Mechanics Pavilion in this city
next Monday, was finally arranged yes
terday. In addition TO the business
sessions, various events for the enter
tainment Of the delegates in attend
ance and ladies have oeen scheduled.
The first business session will be called
to order at 10 o'clock next Monday, in
the art gallery in the Pavilion. by F.
II. Corcoran, president of the San
Francisco Grocers' Association. Ad-
dresses Of welcome will be made by
Mayor Schmitz and by Joseph A. Stulz,
president of the California Retail Gro
GERS and Merchants Association. On
behalf Of the visiting delegates re-
spOnse will be made by George A.
Scherer Of Peoria, ILL.,, chairman Of the
executive committee Of the National
Association of Retail Grocers. The an
nual address of the president of the
national association will be delivered by
Charles r. Lott of Chicago. Commit
tees will be appointed and reports will
be received.
Among the more important reports to
be submitted Monday afternoon are
the following: Pure food, A. w. Far
linger, Georgia. chairman; ways and
means, P. G. Hanson, Minnesota, chair
man; legislation, P. B. Otterback,
Washington, d. c., chairman; constitu-
tiOn and bylaws, W. H. Ahlbrecht,
Iowa, chairman.
RECEPTION IN THE NAVE.
Monday evening a reception to the
visiting delegates will take place in the
grand nave of the ferry building. All
the delegates are expected to be in this
city Monday. About $500 persons are
known to be en- route, some of them
JOurneying by special train. This
makes it certain that the reception in
the ferry building will be large affair,
as the delegates from the Pacific Coast
States and Territories, including those
from all parts OF California, will be
present. A band will play in the nave.
The home committees consist of the
following named;
San Francisco Retail Grocers-T H. Cor
coran. president; Charles Suss vice president:
Solomon Herman Methmann. J. T Hur-
Connolly Fred Meyer, Henry Rave. Herman
Holm and Julius Lilienthal
California Retail Grocers and Merchants
Association--Joseph A Stulz. president: John
Lackmann. vice president John s Elliott
treasurer; William Lenhon. J. J. Hayes H.
d. Cushing. l.. Warnke. S. ]. SILL Harry E.
Jones. E. ". Grsnniss. A T. Mourot. Eugene
Drury.
The California State Board of Trade
viii keep open house during the even
ing and viii serve California cooked
fruits and will also give out literature
about California from a special booth.
Light refreshments will be served in
the boardroom of the State Board of
Harbor Commissioners.
The second business session will he
gin Tuesday morning. Reports will be
received from States and this will oc-
cupy all the forenoon. The renorts
from Pacific Coast States will be nv
Joseph A. Stulz for California and n.
c. Byron of Whatcom, both State
presidents. In the afternoon topics OF
interest to the grocerymen will be
taken up for discussion as follows:
INTERESTING PAPERS.
Why the Merchants Should Interest
Themselves in Mercantile Mutual Fire
insurance" E A. Tyler. Fargo, N. D.;
How Our Merchants Mutual Fire In
surance Company Co-operates With
the State Association" c. H. Spencer.
Seattle, Wash; Trading Stamps" Sol
Westerfield, president Chicago Retail
Grocers' Association; Early and Sun
day Closing" William Gray, ex-yice
president National Association. Brook
lyn, n. Y; Organization in the South
land" A. w. Farlinger vice president
National Association. Atlanta. Ga:
Laws and Equal Rights for the Inter-
ests We Represent" H. Fischer. secre-
tary Nebraska State Association: OR
ganization in the Alamo" w. f. Nc
Allister, secretary San Antonio. Texas.
Association; Practical Credit System
open discussion; "Ohio Garnishment
Law" John A. Green treasurer Ohio
Grocers' Association; Organization in
Faraway Australia" George Nesbitt.
vice president the Country Storekeep-
ers' Association, New South Wales, and
j. T. Ashwood, delegate for the New
South Wales Grocers' Association; Our
Local Association" ]. A. Nagle, presi-
dent Rochester, n. Y, Association:
What New England Thinks Of the Ma
tional Association George H. Bond.
Boston, Mass.
There will be no business session on
Wednesday. On that day some of the
delegates will be entertained at Asti
by Andrea Sbarboro and others in Oak
land. Alameda and Berkeley by the
Oakland Board Of Trade and Mer-
chants Exchange Of Oakland. wednes-
day evening Mr.. Pierce will entertain
all the delegates and ladies and the San
Francisco, Oakland, Alameda and
Berkeley grocers at the Chutes.
A BUSINESS SESSION.
Thursday morning the business of the
convention will be resumed. Reports
will be received from committees, Of
fcers will be elected and routine bust
ness generally viii be transacted. The
final session will be held Thursday