Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-15
RETAILERS WITH US
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE
RETAIL MERCHANTS AssociA-
TtoNf OF NORTH DAKOTA
MEETS IN The CITY DURING
B. THE NEXT THREE DAYS
4 BEGINNING
THIS MORNING AT 10 O'CLOCK
AT PKTTERsoN's HALL-rHE
s PROGRAM u


AT PRTTERsoN's HALL-rHE
PROGRAM
The eighth annual convention Of the
Retail Merchants Association of Nortl,
Dakota will be held on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of this week,
January Is, Is and II, at Patterson's
hall, i'll this city. A program Of sur
passing value and interest has been
arranged and there is every indication
that the convention will be by far the
most profitable and largely attended in
the history of the organization. The
hospitable citizens of Bismarck have
made every preparation for the comfort
and entertainment of the visitors and
the three days will be busy ones
The special committees of the Com
mercial club and the U. c. T. have ar
ranged nicely for the entertainment. of
the city's guests. At Maennerchor hall
there will be a continuous lunch set out
III charge of competent caterer where
everything in the eatable line will be
served free to the merchants and all
washed down with tea, coffee and other
soft drinks, the committee barring out
anything stronger.
J Wednesday evening there will be a
social session of the Commercial club
Commercial Travellers and the associa-
ton at the Commercial club room when
number of speeches will be made,
among the speakers being Governor
Sarles and Attorney General McCue,
Hon. Fred Mason of New York. A. C.
Clausen of Crookston, Mimi, Geo. Pet
erson of Chicago, I. A. Fleming of Min
neapolis, and other prominent workers,
on the subject of association work and
what it has done and is doing for the
merchants of the United States, to which
all the members of the legislature and
their wives are invited, also all the citi-
zens Of Bismarck, President Chas. Full
presiding. Music will be furnished by the
Capital City orchestra
The program for the three days is as
follows:
Tuesday, January is.
Executive meeting at the Commercial
club rooms.
Convention will be called to order at
10 o'clock by Chas. Full, president, Penn.
'bina, n. D. ,g,5s
Y Prayer. ..5 81.
Address of welcome in behalf of
mayor; R. N. Stevens.
Response, H. L. Reade, Bismarck.
4 Appointment of committees on enroll
ment Of members; constitution and by
laws Resolutions.
Enrolment of members.
Adjournment until 300 p. m.
900 p. M. IN
Report of Chas. Full, president. y
( Paper, Courtesy to the Trade" Robt.
Orr, of the Bismarck Grocery Co.
Discussion.
Legislation, A. T. Kraabel, Clifford;
R. H. Shadrick, Fargo
Open discussions, limit five minutes.
4 Report of N. D. Nelson, treasurer,
Mayville.
Report OF standing committees.
Address, t R. Mockler, Bismarck.
Subject: "The Influence of the Retail
Merchant in the. Development of Our
State"
Adjournment Until 500 p M
800 p. M.
Social under the management Of the
Commercial club. s u.
Wednesday, Jan, 1e.
1000 "A. M.
Morning session called to order.
Paper, Legitimate Trade" G. w.
Wolbert Bismarck
r Discussions
Address, Mutual Fire Insurance" Vim.
Mckinney, alley City.
Discussions. 3tf
Premiums An open discussion with
limit Of FIVE minutes Leader, B. T.
Kraabel, Hope.
@The Value Of an idea" A. C. clau-
sen, Crookston, MINI.
Discussion.
Adjournment until 200 p. m.
200 p. M.
Address, Value Of Food and Drug
Law to the People Of North Dakota, !.
Prof. E. F. Ladd, Fargo
Paper, The Country Store as Fac-I
tor in Our National Growth. Irwin r.
Mathews, Driscol1.
Credits and Collections Open discus-
sion, limit FIVE minutes, 6. II. Wilder,
Grand Forks Jno. Carlson, Finley,
Address, q Commercial Confidence
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