The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-14
OFFICERS.

OFFICERS.
Prcsident-Charles Roth, Knoxville.
Nice-President-Wiu II. Farley, Pa
ducah.
Treasurcr-John B. Payne, Lexing-
ton.
secretary-George Cary Tabb, Louis
vile.
Director for Kentucky TO Succeed
Stanley Adams, of Louisville--M.
C. Forbes. HopISinsviIIe.
Director for Tennessee to Succeed r.
G. Mahan, of Memphis-W. j.
Prescott, of Memphis.
As forecasted in The Sun Knoxville
will be the next meeting place OF the
Kentucky Tennessee Retail Coal
Merchants association. The date will
be selected by the directors. but as
the Southeastern association meets in
Knoxville in April, an effort will be
made to have oint convention of the
two associations.
Chattanooga received two votes in
the convention and Memphis also was
a bidder; but as this meeting was
held so far to the northwest, it was
deemed fair to hold the next in the
extreme southeastern portion. A
side trip to Chattanooga will be one
of the features of the Knoxville con-
vention
Officers, excepting secretary. were
elected yesterday evening The dire
tors always choose the secretary.
Morning Session.
Being all good fellows, the order
of Kokoal initiation last night made
the delegates to the Kentucky-Ten-
Inessee Retail Coal Merchants asso-
citation, a little late in appearing for
this mornings session, the final one.
at the Eagles hail. Sixth street and
Broadway. The program was carried
out without change and this after
noon committee work with the meet
ing of the board of directors, was the
extent of the business transacted af-
ter the adjournment of the conven-
ton this morning. In the meeting
of the directors the election of sec
rotary for the association was the
principal work.
George Cary Tabb, the secretary,
was the first choice of both the direc-
tors and the delegates If he would
accept.
The finance committee met this af-
|ternoon and audited the accounts of
the association for the last year.
In his report the treasurer showed
the finances of the association to be
safe from bankruptcy but hardly
enough obuild a home for superan-
nuated members. The question of
raising the fees and dues of the as
ISOLATION was discussed this morn
ing and it was emphasized by the ne
cessity of increasing the remunera-
ton of the secretary.
Opening the morning program
George 5. Chowning, of Shelbyville,
addressed the convention on the
Subject, "Our Members in the Blue
grass" Several of these talks given
by members from distant parts of the
two states have been on the program
and have served their purpose of
making all sections of the association
Following Mr.. ChowD-
ing, Kenneth Mcguire, of Louisville.
formerly a newspaper man, address
ed the convention with "A Word
from the Operators OF Eastern Ken
tncky and Tennessee" Mr.. Mcguire
accented Mr. Fishers remarks yes
terday in advising closer relations
between the coal merchants and
operators. Charles Eberhart of
Memphis spoke on the situation in
Memphis.
Doles Hull editor of the Retail
Coal Man.. of Chicago, turned the
thoughts of the delegates in a lee
ture on "What Your Organization
Means to You,-Increased Member
ship" to the purposes of their asso-
citation and the personal benefits
that would result therefrom.
A general discussion of questions
affecting their relations to other
associations followed Along the
questions debated. we're, "Shall We
Join the National Freight Associa-