Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-01
Annual Convention of Iowa-Neb
raska Association to Be Held
in Waterloo This Month
DATES ARE JUNE II AND Is
Several Social Features Arranged =
Meeting to Be Attended by WholesaI-
ers and Retailers Of Two States =
$500 Invitations Sent out-The Pro-
gram.
Special to Tines-RepublicaM.

convention of the Coal Dealers asso-
citation of iowa and Nebraska, which is
to be held in Waterloo on June II and
IS, promises to be one of the biggest
conventions held in the city during the
summer Every wholesale coal dealer
in the two states and the retail coal
men and the large body of representa-
tives in Iowa and Nebraska are bend
ing their efforts to make this the ban
ner meeting of the association. Every
coal man is urged to be in the city on
the dates of the convention and no
doubt the city will be filled with
thousands of retail and wholesale
coal dealers.
The headquarters of the conven-
ton will be at The Ellis hotel and the
meeting place on the third floor Of
the city hall.
The evening of June IS will be
given over to the meeting Of the Or
der of Ko Koals. an organization
dIHOuS luS SOdi lIl0 fODJSCI VI
which Is to promote good fellowship
and the general happiness Of its
members. At the meeting Of the Ko
Koals, Arch. W. McFarlane of this
city, who has been appointed general
Iowa scout for information Of the Ko
Koals on this date, will give an adj
dress. Following is the complete pro-
gram:
Wednesday, juno II.
$3.50 a. m.-aeception by Waterloo
dealers
GAS a. m.-Call to order. Prayer by
Rev. E. D. Hull. Music by the quartet.
10 a. m.-Address of welcome, Hon.
r. A. Doty, mayor of Waterloo.
1920 a. m.-.Address on behalf of
Waterloo commercial interests, Alfred
Longley, attorney at law.
1O:40 a. m.-'Welcome to Waterloo by
retail dealers, w. w. McFarlane.
1850 a. m.-Annual message, George
Gregory, president.
Committee appointments.
II noon-recesS.
p. m.-Report of secretary, H L.
Laird.
ITO p. m.--Address, iowa Coal"
JOS. Sharp, commissioner Iowa coal
operators.
1880 p. m.-Opening meeting.
p. m.-Entertainment committee in
charge.
June IS.
9 a. m.-Conlmittee reports.
$50 a. m.-E'lection of officers.
10 a. m.-Address, state and Ma
eli
w. Burnham, Marshalltown, Iowa.
10:40 a. m.-Address. "The Retailers
View of Association Work"-C. II. Chi
sam, Council E'luffs, Iowa.
11:10 a. m.-Response, Wholesalers
View of Association Work"-G. H. Mer-
ryweather, Chicago, Ill
1880 a. m.-Address, "whot Gets the
Benefit ?"-L. w. Mcknown, Daven-
port, Iowa.
Come On 20. Ky and Lift.
1880 p. m.-Grand parade order Ko
Koals.
8 p. m.-rnitiation, koruskation at
Elks' hall.
$3.50 p. m.-Ko Koal banquet.
IL p. m. to 1880 a. m.-Trains leave
for Clear Lake. picnic.
Officers.
Following is the personnel of Off
GERS of the Coal Dealers associations Of
Iowa and Nebraska.
George Gregory, president, Marshall
town.
H. T. Folsom. vice president. Lincoln,
Nebraska.
H. L. Laird, secretary, Marshalltown.
Executive committee, M. A. Moore.
LIE Mars, Iowa; II. D. Peck, Wall Lake;
w. j. White, Plattsmouth, Nebraska;
G. H. Chisam, Omaha, Nebraska; o. A.
futile, Greenfield Iowa.
More than 300 invitations have been
sent out to coal dealers Of the two
states. On the afternoon of the first
day Of the convention base ball game
will be played between the representa-
tives of the anthracite and bituminous
coal dealers.