The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-17
MESSENGER AGAIN HEADS
THE FURNITURE DEALERS
Is Reelected to Presidency of Re
tailers' Association by Ac-
clamation.
IN SESSION AT CLAYPOOL

The Indiana Retail Furniture Dealers
Association of Indiana. composed of about
sixty dealers, met yesterday noon at the
Grand Hotel for it's first convention since
the organization about fifteen months ago.
The reports of the various officers showed
the association to be i'm a most prosperous
condition The main object of this organ
ization is to keep the manufacturers of fur
niture out of the retail field, and this, say
officers in the association. is being effected.
They say that the manufacturers had
adopted the custom of retailing their sam
piles, to the detriment of the retail trade
During the business session of the asso-
citation three walking delegates from the
finishers' union, which is now in the midst
of strike in this city, called and endeav-
ored to get the association 10 take sides
with them. and to get it to promise, through
it's officers. that it would not encourage the
manufacturers with whom the union is
having trouble.
such step was entirely without the province
of the association, and that IL would not be
considered from any point OF view what
ever. Any motion to bring the question be-
fore the convention would have been de-
clared out of order. At the ,cIose of the
reports the election of officers for the en-
suing year was held.
w. ii. Messenger of this city, to whom
much credit is due for the success and
strength of the association, was reelected
president by reclamation before he had any
opportunity TO refuse to act 1t had not
been his intention TO be candidate. George
+. Feeney. of Indianapolis was reelected
first vice president, William w. Draper. of
Converse, second vice president, and ID. y.
Foster, of Fort Wayne. secretary and treas
urer. All served in the same offices during
the past year, and their administration of
the affairs of the association was emlnently
satisfactory.
After the election of officers an open
meeting was called and the local business
men and manufacturers mingled with the
retailers In friendly session.
After the business of the day the furni-
ture dealers relaxed and assembled In the
where they had a banquet. vaudeville show
and boxing carnival combined. t. b. Lay
cock. of the Laycock Manufacturing Com
pany, made a short address of welcome,
preceding the banquet, In which he ex-
pressed himself as being in sympathy with
the purpose of the furniture dealers or
ganization. and said that he believed that
the differences between the dealers and
the manufacturers could be amicably adj
justed. lie was followed by President Mes
senger. who replied in the same vein.
The musical part of the programme was
made up OF songs by Miss Nellie Campbell,
OF the Grau Grand Opera Company. Miss
Grace Morrison. of the Unique Theater.
and Charles a. Morgan. The Lilly Narnish
Company's quartet also sang.
Following this there were three boxing
bouts. The first of six rounds between
the Canadian Kid, of Toronto. and Kid
Sharkey then mauled each other for six
rounds, aud the finish came when Billy
Parsons and Louis Sholtz had a lively
scrap of three rounds.
When the meeting broke up all of the
dealers were warm In their praise of the
whole affair, and expressed hope that as
successful and enjoyable affair might take
place at the next meeting.