Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-21
THE GROCERS' HOLIDAY
ASSOCIATION OF RETAILERS AT
PLEASURE RESORT.

The members of the Retail Grocers' Asso-
citation of the District are taking an outing
today at Marshall Hall. The day is known
to all who patronize the grocers as Grocers'
day. and it is expected that the program
prepared by the committee that has had
charge of the excursion will be of unusual
excellence. Almost every one who buys
groceries knows what the Retail Grocers'
Association is and what 1t stands for. Or
ganized for the purpose of protecting the
retailers against the wholesale vendors OF
impure food products. it has developed into
an organization that furnishes large meas
ure of protection to the consumer. Its
stated purposes to insure the sale of
only the best articles of food at stable
prices.
Beginning in small way three years
ago the association has grown to large
proportions, and numbers about half the
grocers of the District in its membership.
Throughout its career II has exercised an
influence for good in the community, and
has frequently been of valuable assistance
to the authorities in the prosecution of per-
sons and corporations that would profit
from the distribution of articles and food
stuffs of an injurious and .-hpure char
acter.
Early in its career the association Sc
lected one day in the year when its MEM
bers should lay aside the cares of business
and devote themselves entirely to those
pleasures that afford relief and recreation,
after the hard and wearing toll to which
they subjected by their necessarily long
hours of business. On this day it has been
the custom to make an excursion to some
well-known resort and there provide enter
tainment of all kinds for it's members and
its friends. Today the association is DIS
porting itself on the lawns at Marshall Hall.
A large crowd filled the three boats that
left this morning and afternoon, notwith-
standing the unfavorable aspect of the
weather. and larger crowd is expected to
go down this evening. program of field
sports has been arranged for the day un-
der the direction of the committee which
has the arrangements for the affair.
Association Officers.
The officers of the association are: P. B.
Otterback. president; J. F. Schneider. first
vice president; F. w. Kahlert, second vice
president; j. T. White, treasurer; III. 1.
Meader, chairman of the executive COM
mittee. The committee in charge of the
excursion includes 2. B. Otterback, chair
man; III. S. Haight. Perry P. Patrick, Mat
thew Goddard r. E. Smith. A. H. Pitt, J..
NJ. Denty and C. V. Sparrow.
The program includes: A base ball game
between teams from Corbys and the Bos-
ton Baking Company: potato race. open 10
race, open to all, first prize, 81; second
prize. ST. three-legged race. boys under
fifteen, first prize. 81; second prize, 81; sack
race. open TO all, first prize, y; second
fifteen. first prize, 81; second prize, 81; 100
yard race, for boys under fifteen, first
prize, 81; second prize, 81; 10O-yard race for
ladies weighing over 200 pounds, and must
for men weighing over 300 pounds, must
have five entries, prize. 50; pie-eating
match leave your knife and fork at home,
first prize, 81; second prize, 81.