Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-05-26
CONVENTION TO
OPEN TUESDAY
10TH ANNUAL MEETING OF STATE
RETAIL MERCHANTS BE-
GINS TOMORROW.
LASTS FOR THREE DAYS
Candidates Out For Offices Before the
Convention Are Making Quiet
Canvas-Beaner is Strong
Favorite for Secretary.

| From Mondays Daily.
The tenth annual convention of the
| Iowa State Retail Merchants associa
ton will open with meeting Of the
executive committee at the Ballingal
hotel at 1880 a. M, tomorrow, aftel
which there will be a reception to the
delegates, who will number severa
hundred, and are arriving in large
numbers already.
The following Is the committee or
reception to delegates:
Chairman j. B. Sax, w. T. Harper
F. D. Mckee, E. H. Emery, Frank Nc
Intire, John H. Morrell, G. G. Porter
F. B. Clark, James F. Powell, a. ]
Stump, G. o. Arnold, w. J. Donelan
Homer Patterson, j. S. Swenson, Lee
Stevens, Chas. Peterson, S. L. Ora
ham, Frank Mills, ]. A. Phillips, ]. E
Scase, John Wormhoudt, Gus Apple
gren, M, B. Hutchinson, ]. F. Dings
and F. A. Tisdale.
Ak to Grind.
Among the officers of the state as
ISOLATION who have already arrived
are State Secretary Thomas of Des
Monies. President Burt T. Jackson Of
Cedar Rapids is expected this even
ing. Fred Beaner of Des Moines, sec
tary of the local organization at Des
Moines, is also in the city, and it is
gossipped about at headquarters and
among merchants already here, thai
Beaner has an ak to grind. The Des
Moines man is very popular with the
merchants of the state and is spoken
of as a very favorable candidate fol
state secretaryship.
Others are spoken of for state Of
fees and are expected to be in
prominent place when the tally is
taken in the official election. Among
these is John Mullquin of Council
Bluffs. He is at present state vice
president and is a candidate for the
presidency to succeed B. T. Jackson,
the incumbent.
Convention News Scarce.
Convention news proper is not very
plentiful about the city today as all
attention seems to center on the pure
food show which opens to the public
tonight at 1880 o'clock. This will real.
ly be the opening of the weeks fes-
tivities and too much cannot be said
of it. An admission fee Of ten cents
will be charged for entrance to see
this bower of beauty and it is expect
ed that by the opening hour all will
be complete. Many of the demonstrate
Qrs who were not here Saturday have
arrived today and corps of beautiful
young ladies may be seen in the var
ious handsome booths demonstrating
the wares displayed and telling Of
their attractive and valuable qualities
leaving for the judgment Of critical
public to tell of whether the booths
wares or ladies are most attractive
BaIIingaIl Headquarters.
The headquarters Of the convention
are at the Ballingall hotel and crowds
of delegates are beginning to arrive
there on every train. Special travel
ing arrangements have been made by
the association to accommodate the
many visitors who will be in attend
ance at the convention and the pure
food show. The convention committee
which has been in charge Of arrange.
ments for the assembling Of the state
association in their session are =
Iuius Swenson, o. L. Stockberger
Roy Stevens, Jas. Swirles and w
Brown.
Program for Tuesday.
Tuesday, May 26, 10:30 a. NJ
Meeting of the executive committee
at the Ballingall hotel.
Reception to Delegates at M. w. A
hall on West Second street.
200 p. NJ
Convention called to order by J. K
Dysart, representing the Ottumwa Re
tail Merchants association.
Welcome Address.
Address of Welcome by Captain W
H. c. Jacques in behalf of Mayor T. j
Phillips, who is absent from the city
Response to Address Of Welcome by
]. N. Dumenil of Keokuk.
Opening of convention by President
Burt T. Jackson of Cedar Rapids.
Annual Address of President.
Report of Secretary.
Report of Treasurer.
Report of Organizer.
Institution of Question Box.
Appointment of Committees.
Announcements.
Evening
Entertainment - OttumWa Retail
Merchants association.