Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-12
BAKERS CONVENTION
National Association In Ses-
sion at Arlington Hotel
LARGE ATTEH AHCE
WELCOMING ADDRESS ny Com
MISSIONER n. l.. WEST,
Annual Report Of President Simon
Read-Delegates and Visitors
Go Sightseeing.

The National Association of Master Bak-
| ers. composed of men whose business Il Is
| to make the staff OF Iife.'' called its
| eighth annual convention to order this
! morning at the Arlington. and until 1
o'clock this afternoon the delegates dis
| cussed bread and bread making in all Its
branches. District Commissioner Henry L.
West welcomed the strangers to the city.
and Willett M. Hayes. assistant secretary
| of the Department OF Agriculture. address
| ed them on behalf of the federal govern
| ment. H. B. Leary extended the good will
| Of the Washington Merchant Bakers AS
ISOLATION and Mr.. H. Malchow Of Bir-
mingham read a paper on the subject. Does
| 1t Pay q Baker to Make Poor Quality OF
| Breadr' Mr.. Malchow answered the aues-
| ton In the negative. and from the subse-
quent discussion 1t would appear that the
| bread made by the members of the associa-
ton is the best ever.
The visiting bakers brought along their
wives and daughters. While the heads Of
the families were debating on bread topics
around the city. At 1 o'clock the conven-
| ton adjourned for luncheon and an after
noon OF pleasure. The members will con-
vene again tomorrow morning at $50
o'clock.
Bakers From All Sections
The delegates to the convention include
bakers Of all sorts and descriptions. hailng
| from England. the Bermudas. Canada and
the United States Of Colombia. as we'll as
| from this country. There are fat bakers
| and thin bakers, tall bakers and short
bakers. but they all claim to make good
bread and insist that this Is benefaction
! to humanity. They wandered around the
| lobby of the Arlington prior to the calling
| of the convention. shaking hands with old
| acquaintances and making many new ones.
Most OF them are Germans. or, to put 1t as
| they do. German-Americans
In calling the convention to order Vice
President Adolph Boettler Of st. Louis read
telegram from Martin Simon. president
! Of the association. announcing that he had
| met with q painful accident and would be
| unable to come to Washington. Mr. Boet-
| tier was instructed to express to Mr. Simon
| the sympathy Of the convention.
Mr.. Leary OF the Boston Baking Company
! of this city. Introducing Commissioner
West. said there are many reasons why
Washington should be the best convention
have no mayor. Instead. have good
government. Three Commissioners are ap-
pointed by the President to run the affairs
of the District, and we have one of them
with today. He is just as strenuous and
progressive as Mr.. Roosevelt. and I am
sure he will say he is delighted to meet
you"
Mr.. Vests Address.
Mr.. West was delighted. He said as much
as he looked it. He told the bakers how
essential their business was to the main
tenance Of human life, and assured them
that, while some doubling friend had
| warned him he would receive a .'crusty'
reception. he found the strangers as mice
as pie In a more serious vein he well
| coined the delegates to what he termed
the capital of the greatest country on
I earth. The bakers agreed with this and
got himself for moment and admitted
| ''Das list recht"
Mr. John D. Nasmith of Toronto, Canada,
replied to Mr.: West on behalf of the asso-
citation. He thanked the Commissioner and
| urged the delegates to get better acquainted
| with their fellow-tradesmen in other cities
and other countries. for the association is
International in scope. He laid great
stress upon the Importance of good fellow
ship and trade education. IF another
baker Is more successful than you are"
| improve on them" He advocated an exhi-
bition Of bakers machinery supplies and
products. to be held in conjunction with
the annual conventions of the association.
This same Idea was approved later in the
reports Of the president and secretary.
President Simon's Review.
John E. Mckinney Of st. Louis. formerly
pTeSAutuL VI tuc dSSOCidllOH, spoke along
the same lines. Mr.. Boettler read Presi-
dent Simon's address. In which the associa-
ton was congratulated upon its growth, as
evidenced In a review of events in the past
few years. H. r. Clissold. secretary, sub
mitted his report and the report Of the
executive committee. The report of the
treasurer Charles E. Abbott Of New York
showed the finances of the association to be
in a 1ourishing condition The association
has $50 members in good standing.
While the members were awaiting the
coming OF Assistant Secretary Hayes, the
presiding officer called upon Mr.. Charles
Schneider of this city to entertain the con-
yention with little speech" Mr.. Schneider
was one Of the organizers Of the association
and was its first president, and the mention
OF hts name was the signal for applause.
But Mr.. Schneider was not feeling volumi-
good bread, but 1 can't make a good speech
You will have to let me 60"
Mr.. Hayes arrived a moment later He
outlined the work the Department OF Agri-
culture Is doing to promote the better Gull
ture of wheat, and said that by improving
the quantity and quality Of wheat the de-
partment Is doing something not only for
the farmers and the bread consumers but
also for the bakers. He invited the dele
gates to visit the department at Washing
ton. and urged them to make inspections of
the experiment stations in the various
states.
The delegates spent the afternoon In
sightseeing. and this evening will go to
Cabin John bridge.
Program for Tomorrow.
Tomorrow morning. following a business
session, papers on baking subjects will be
read by Adolph Schinkel of New York, H
B. Leary Of this city and B. Howard Smith
Of Kansas City. Mo. At 4:30 pm. sail on
the Potomac will be enjoyed, when refresh
ments will be served. The evening will be
devoted to sightseeing.
Thursday morning papers will be discuss
ed by John Turnbull Of Toronto. Canada;
Charles E. Abbott Of New York and ]. A.
Knadder of Avalyn. Pa. At O'Clock pm
there will be banquet at the Arlington.
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