Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-21
CONVENTION OF CALIFORNIA RETAIL GROCERS AND
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION OPENS IN LOS ANGELES
MAYOR ALEXANDER EXTENDS
TO DELEGATES CITY'S KEYS
PRESIDENT OF ORGANIZATION
RESPONDS TO WELCOME
Local Branch Entertalns the Visiting
Members, Who Were Taken to
Venice in Special cars-To
Adjourn Today


represented by two hundred visitors
are mingling business with pleasure
in Los Angeles.
Many of them are accompanied by
wives or, sweethearts, and after the
strenuous hours of the daily sessions
of the California Retail Grocers ana
Merchants association, to which they
are delegates, are over, tney are en-
joying life at banquets, smokers, the
ater parties and the beach resorts.
The occasion is the tenth annual
convention of the association, which
was addressed yesterday morning at
Lincoln hall by Mayor Alexander.
The mayor extended to the visitors
the keys of the city, after the conven-
ton had been called to order by N. u
Wilson. president of the Los Angeles
branch of the association. Joseph A.
Stulz of San Francisco responded to
/ the mayor, accepting the keys TO the
city on behalf of the visiting MEM
bers and incidentally remarklng ne
had also secured from the sheriff the
keys to the jail.
Mr.. Stulz, who is known in his home
city as Foxy Grandpa" was ap-
pointed delegate to- the California
| association at a national convention
held in Cleveland, Ohio, nineteen
years ago. He informed the conVen-
| ton that California had no association
of retail merchants and was told to
go home and organize one, which ne
did in November of the same year
He has been four times president OF
the state association and is an ex-
public administrator of San Francisco.
Reports and Address Given
Following Mr.. Stulz' speech Joy D.
| Campbell, president of the state asso-
! citation, was introduced and delivered
| an address. Secretary Frank b. Con-
nelly and Treasurer N. E. Wilson FOL
| lowed with reports of their respective
| offices. The appointment of commit
! tees and other business took up the
| time until the noon recess.
At the afternoon session w. o.
| O'Connor of Stockton reported from
! the committee on rules and order or
| business, G. B. Pearson of Stockton for
! the committee on credentials and A.
A. Jost of Sacramento for the audit
ing and advocate committees. Then
Followed the reports Of the various
| delegations on the progress made since
the last convention.
The president announced the ap-
! pointment of committees on leg1sla-
ton, ways and means, trade abuses,
pure food, mutual insurance, Retail
Grocers' Advocate, nominations, ma
| tional association, Pacific coast aSso-
citation, constitution and bylaws, ex-
tension of organization, general reso-
luton and established values.
Last night the delegates and their
wives and sweethearts were the guests
| of the Los Angeles association, and
were taken in special cars to pass the
| evening at Venice in dancing, bathing
and boating and in the enjoyment OF
the attractions at the beach resort.
Will Hold Smoker
Tonight, after the serious business
of the day has been attended to, there
will be a smoker for the delegates at
Lincoln hail. where there will be i'm
| promptu addresses on questions OF
| vital Importance to the association.
After the speech-making is finished
| the audience will enjoy Texas
badger fight" Then there will be
! theater party and supper for the
women accompanying the delegates.
The convention will adjourn sine die
at noon tomorrow and the afternoon
| will be passed at Long Beach. In the
evening there will be banquet at the
Westminster hotel to the women and
visiting delegates, the local retailers,
manufacturers, jobbers, brokers and
statesmen.
The state association publishes the
Retail Grocers Advocate and looks
after legislation in the interest of the
retail merchants. Since its organiza-
ton it has succeeded in securing the
passage of several good laws, among
which the following may be mem
toned:
"a garnishment law allowing mer-
chant to garnishee 80 per cent of the
wages of a debtor who refuses to pay
his bill for the necessities of life.
Legislative Sessions of 19o3-1eo5
"a law permitting you to attach the
wages of public officials (either city or
county,.
"A law making a wifes separate
property responsible for family bills
for the necessities of life. property
owned before marriage or received by
will is exempt.
Making a guarantee of purity cer-
tificate a sufficient defense for the re-
tail dealer charged with violating the
pure food law.
to four years instead of two. (This
makes the time in which an open book
account outlaws to four years begin
ming with April, 1900.
ALLOWING the retail grocer and gen.
eral merchant to form mutual fire in
surance companies in this state for
their own profit and protection.
Making the passing of worthless
check with intent to defraud states
| prison offense.'
The program for today and tomor-
| rows session follows:
Reports from various sections by individu-
| al members.
Address by a representative of the Los
Angeles chamber of commerce.
| Discussion of the above by the delegates
Address, "Our National Association by
National Director F. B. Connolly.
Discussion of same by the delegates
Address, 1.-THE Pacific Coast Retail Gro
GERS Association" j. r. Newberry, presi-
| dent.
| Discussion Of same by delegates.
| Address, "Impressions of the National
| Convention at Portland" President JOY D.
| Campbell delegate.
| discussion of same by delegates.
| Discussion by delegates Of problems af-
fecting the trade.
| Recess for lunch.
Afternoon Session, 2 p. M.
| Report of committee on resolutions.
Report of other committees, with discus
| sion and adoption OF resolutions.
| Address. 'Why the Retailer Should Back
Jp the Manufacturer Who Protects Them in
His Profits" c. H. Bentley, manager OF the
| 5so1 Ert association,