The Detroit times., 1909-06-05
|[THlDD ELECTED
I'D HElD GR0CERs
oria Mar Succeeds VIM. Judson
= Grand Rapids-Next Meeting
In Louisville.


(, Peoria. I'LL. was elected president CT
~ National Wholesale Grocers' asso
+ 0Iott0n without opposition. Friday
xnornius He succeeds William Jud
11on. Of Grand Rapids. who has held the
00ce three terms. since the organlza
11on OF the wholesalers three years
ago. He could have had another term
y Dut declined the honor.
The association. however. would
not permit Mr.. Judson to withdraw
nom It's counsels altogether. and
olocted him director for Michigan.
& The other Michigan director elected Is
Z Gilbert w. Lee. of Detroit. Mr.. Jud'
I non was also appointed a member OF
the executive committee by the new
4 president.
The other officers elected are: First
vice-president. Fred r. Drake, of
xaston. Pa; second yice-president.
William Todd. OF Leavenworth. Kas.;
<hird yice-president, John F. Kelly, o.
<nt. Paul, MINI: fourth vice-president.
4 WILLIAM @. Wadieigh, OF Boston. Mass. {;
nth vicepresident. W. c. McCon-
E<ugbey or Parkersburg. w. Va; treas
|gUr. Frank A. Potter. New York.
The executive committee will re-
Let Alfred II. Beckmann, OF New
ork, secretary, and William c. Breed.
k New York. will continue as counsel
~ the association.
The wholesalers unanimously &C
&oDfod q cordial invitation extended
$ ~ Congressman Sherley. of Kentucky,
no hold their next convention In
Evansville. where. the hope was ex'
<essed. an amalgamation may be eff
octed between the National Wholesale
\ 8focers' association and the Southern
Wholesale Grocers' association. This
<Deling seemed to be strong in the
<mGeting, Friday morning. a fact which
\ MAS partly due, no doubt, TO the pres
(0nce Of s. u. Phillips, of Memphis,
;nResident of the southern body.
Resolutions were adopted. Friday.
nkrongly expressing the association
depreciation OF the hospitality extend
IA By the grocers Of Michigan. Detroil
md Toledo during the convention and
:1eclering strongly for uniform state
E1ood law IN conformity with the federal
4 was well along toward gray dawn
4hen thU members OF the National
Wholesale Grocers' association finally
III the banquet tables in the Hotel
hdiItac, Friday morning. after an ex
rD<1onaElY me dinner, topped on by
brilliahf dow of post-prandial ORA
Ury.. Gilbert w. Lee presided as
oactxnaSter.T
g Ia the list or speakers were two
|pngressmen. Swager Sherley. of Ken
acky. and Edwin DENLY, of Michigan.
ho former discussed the bankruptcy
wv. to which he has been instrumental
securing a number OF important
nondmeuts. Congressman DENLY
Doke on the nations great achieve
Sents In recent years. with particular
+ xoferenco- to the Panama canal. He
,ifs completion not later than
|2lB. The canal. he said, would not
nlv. strengthen the defenses of the
6ontry. but would also open the way
nr the expansion of our trade with
Duth America.
William Livingstone, president of
Lake Carriers association. en-
oalxed the necessity for more uni
IN bills of lading. and told OF the re-
n1ts thus far accomplished In this
yane{ .athermerhorn, publisher of
10 detroit Times said publicity
>nuid 20 with purity In the whole
1inS OF groceries.
.errade-marks should be better than
okutes In guaranteeing integrity ne
ntinued. 1T IL the age OF intensity
trade and advertising. We have
breakfast food that is shot out of
nn.' Next viii come the saleratus
IA dropped from an airship,' and
vouldn't be surprising II some en-
Hr1sing wholesaler should announce
he furnishes all the mamma with
lch- the modern Elijah Is fed as he
1doe. by the brook Cherith IN dark.
Afr1ca." 49,.
~ Schermerhorn protested against
much business. II should not be
lifted 10 encrcach upon the finer
<Scfions OF life. he said.
Tier epeakers were the Rev. s. 8.
xnlo. dean of st. Paul's Episcopal
76rHl. who spoke with his accus-
va felicity and earnestness. and
1rm o. Breed. of New York. coun'
~ the association.
honuy incident was the presenta-
~ tie toastmaster of solid sill
Srvice from the w. A. Sturgeon
1Skment to Retiring President
81 V5ho made neat acknowl-
18TH psying fine tribute to
6o1 the wholesalers guide aud
nH10n ut home. ~"
Tx t< =. ,1IA
5cernltors op., Railway Board.
{ko annual meeting of the St
X western railroad, held Thurs
~ n, tho MiChtQap Cen.