The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-21
Began Fifteenth annual Convention
At the Armory in St. Paul This
Morning.
SEVERAL HUNDRED PRESENT.
Governor Eberhart Heads Program
Of Speakers and 1t Is Expected
Will Have Interesting Talk.
Especial to the PiOneer)

Especial to the Pioneer)
St. Paul, Feb, 21.-Having just
finished the entertainment of the
delegates to the Minnesota Editorial
association convention and the annu-
al meeting of the Minnesota Retail
Hardware Dealers association, St.
Paul, the Convention City,, today
greeted the retail grocers and general
merchants of Minnesota who are
holding their fifteenth annual con-
>ontion IT St. Paul armory, . ,...
Several hundred members of the
organization, known as the Minneso-
ia Retail Grocers and General
Merchants association were present
when John Lynch, president of the
St. Paul Retail Grocers' association
called the convention to order and,
after welcoming he delegates, turned
the convention over to President H.
w. kingsbury. Following prayer by
the Rev. David Morgan, an address
of welcome by Mayor Herbert P.
Keller, to which Vice Presidents
George H. Filbert Of Minneapolis and
George Schulenburg, of Duluth, re-
sponded, the delegates were enrolled
and committees on credentials, reso-
buttons. rules and orders and consti-"
tutions and bylaws were appointed.
Annual addresses and reports were
then made by President Kingsbury,
Secretary John J. Ryan, Treasurer
A. C. Ekelund and the following
chairmen of committees: H. ]. Dahn.
legislation; R. E. Burdridge, finance;
Simon Clark auditing; P. G. Hanson,
arbitration; c. W. Meneilly pure food
and Fred Lorenz, organization.
The convention got down to .al
business this afternoon when Thomas
Guinness of GAINESVILLE, spok, on
Cost of Doing Business and Profits"
Mr.. Gunnes was followed by Curtis
NJ. Johnson of Rush City, whose sub
ject was dealers and Leaders, j.
C. Doncaster, secretary of the Retcii
Crocers' association, St. Paul and
George NJ. Peterson, secretary Duluth
,2.,ail Grocers' association talked on
'Credits and Collections Sales
manship,' was the subject OF Ali jill
terresting talk by J. S. Taylor, s,'crc-
tary of the Minneapolis association
and the afternoons program closed
with an address by William Bailey
of Belle Plain on cash Business.
This evening the delegates will be
guests at a reception and entertain
ment given by the United CONNER
cial Travellers.
John A. Green, secretary and Hen
ry W.. Schwab, treasurer of the Ma
tional Association of Retail Grocers'
association will start tomorrow
mornings program. Other speakers
will be Fred Lorenx, Minneapolis,
George Welsh, state immigration
commissioner, and J. H. Hellweg
President Wisconsin Retail Grocers
and General Merchants association
In the afternoon the delegates will
visit the Jobbers and manufacturer:
of St. Paul. In the evening the de-
legates will enjoy one of the rea
pleasures Of the convention when
banquet will be given at the Rya1
Hotel. Walter A. Pocock, manager
of the hotel, will put forth his best
efforts to see that the fame of the
Ryan Is sustained and rare entertain
ment as we'll as the best the market
affords in food that will please the
inner man is promised. j. w. Lu1
will introduce the POSTMASTER, FREQ
Mason, Governor Eberhart head:
the program of speakers and it i!
said the states popular chief execu
tive will have some interesting things
to- say to the grocers and merchants
The governor will be followed by w
I. Nolan, member of the Legislature
from MINNEAPOLIS. who never fails tt