Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-16
RETAIL HARDWARE DEALERS
Nebraska Association Will Open Con-
vention Tuesday Morning.
LARGE EXHIBIT AT AUDITORIUM
Sessions VIII ContInne Untn Friday
and Indications Are for Larry
est Convention Vet
Held.

The eighth annual convention of the
Nebraska Retail Hardware association
opens Tuesday morning at the Rome with
3 large exhibit at the Auditorium, and
the indications are that the meeting will
be the largest in the history Of the aHsocia-
ton, not only in the number Of delegates
present, but also in the number Of visitors
from Nebraska and neighboring states. The
sessions continue until Friday.
The Auditorium will be filled with ex-
hibits from nearly 100 manufacturers and
many new things will be displayed. Among
the speakers from the outside who will ad-
dress the convention will be General
Freight Agent Callahan Of the Milwaukee.
who will speak on the connection between
the freight and hardware business.
The program as arranged by the commit
tee follows:
Tuesday. a. m.-OpeninR Of the hardware
exhibition at the Auditorium.
1 D. m.-Hardware exhibition closed until
gp. m.-Meeting called 10 order by the
president at the Rome hotel.
SONG America"
Address Of welcome. J.. c. Dahlman.
mayor Of Omaha.
Responses-on behalf of active members
II. NJ. Wineland, University Place; on be
half OF associate members and exhibitors.
repiies by several of these.
Annual address by President Dan Vana-
Annual address by Secretary J. Frank
Barr. Lincoln, The st. Louis National
Report Of delegates, c. R. wycoff. Madi-
son, and Max Uhling, Holdrege.
Appointment OF committees-resolutions
nominations. press, suggestions, constitu-
Address, "shingle Nails" C. o. Lobeck,
address. Competition. L. w. Mitten-
dorff. York. Discussion of the subject Will
follow.
ADDRESS. Business Methods w. H. Ste
phonek, Cedar Rapids, Ia Discussion.
Question Box-Ffrst series of questions. L.
c. Abbot, Marshalltown, Ia, a member of
ISOLATION, will have charge of the question
Hardware exhibition open at close of ses-
Wednesday-The entire forenoon will be
devoted to the examination and study Of ex.
hibits at the Auditorium
members only. Trade Ethics" n. Rob
erts, Omaha. Report Of grievance commit
tee. Report of committee on suggestions.
Question Box-Matters for executive SEES
sion only will be discussed.
Hardware exhibition open at close of SEES
sion.
Thursday-The entire forenoon will be de.
voted to the inspection and study Of ex-
1850 p. m~.-Address. Craftsmanship" S. A
! Sanderson. Lincoln.
Address, Insurance II. ]. Hall, Lincoln
Address, Association Membership" C.
| w. Griffin, Bonesteel. s. ID.
Address, Freight and Freight Rates" ]
NJ. Callahan, Milwaukee.
Town. George II. Maxwell, Chicago. IL
, Illustrated by s~tereopticon.
| Friday-Forenoon, last opportunity to see
the hardware exhibition.
1:Se p. m.-Executive session.
Unfinished business.
Question Box-Finishing unanswered ques
lions.
Report OF auditing committee.
Report of committee on resolutions.
Report of or constitution and
bylaws.
Report Of committee on nominations.
Election of officers.
Sporting goods representatives by the
score arrived in Omaha Sunday and Mon
da yto attend the annual convention OF
the hardware men. which opens in Omaha
Tuesday. Many of them arrived early to
have a practice shoot Sunday afternoon
with the Yellowstone Gun club at the
Townsend park. but the high wind and
snow made target shooting out of the aues-
ton. Captain Hardy and others OF the
cracks will give the daily exhibitions at
the convention, doing all sorts of fancy
stunts with their rifles.