Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-28

GATHER IN CONVENTION In
THIS CITY NEXT MONTH.
August II. 22 and % the Dates
Elaborate Program Has Been
Mapped Out and Committees
Ndmed-MeetingS Will be Held
in the Masonic Temple.

The eleventh annual convention o1
the Wisconsin Retail Grocers and
General Merchants association will
be held in Watertown on August 81
22-23. The meetings will be held in
the Masonic temple, and the follow
ing tentative program has been ar.
ranged:
Convention called to order at 10 a.
m. by Mr.. Fred Bittner, president oil
the WatertoWn Retail Grocers' asso-
citation. State President j. B. He'll
veg assumes charge of convention
Address of welcome by Hon. H. G
CRUDE, mayor of Watertown Re
sponse by A. d. Hermes, president OF
Racine Retail Grocers' association, on
behalf of delegates. Response by
Vice President r. J. Rasmussen, on
behalf of officers of state association
Enrolment of delegates and visitors
Admission of individual members
Appointment of the following commit
tees: Credentials, resolutions, rules
and order of business, constitution
..
ton, auditing. Installation of ques-
tion box. Adjournment at 2 p. M.
Monday, 2 p. m.-State president s
annual report. State secretary's an
nual report. State treasurer's annual
report. Reports by local associations.
Reports by individual members where
no associations exist. Address by A
H. Engelhard of La Crosse; subject.
Credit Giving from z Retailers
View Point" Adjournment to 8 a.
m. Tuesday, August %.
Smoker s p. ~. Monday in Masonic
Temple, given by the Watertown Re
tail Grocers' association His honor,
Mayor CRUDE, eX-Mayor Wertheimer
and City Attorney c. A. Kading, all
of Watertown, and Messrs. G. Hay
den, Ben Zillisch, A. D. Hermes and
other happy wits will be on the pro
gram.
Tuesday, August %, a. m.-Mil-
waukee day. Reports of committees
Address by John w. Lux of st. Paul.
Mimi, president of the National Re
tail Grocers association. Address by
John J. Ryan, secretary of the Mime
sofa State association, on "Organiza-
ton Address by J. G. Doncaster,
secretary of the ST. Paul Retail Gro
GERS association, on Credits and Col
lections." Address by G. F. Finger of
Fond du Lac, subject 'The Whole
salers' Legitimate Field" Adjourn
ment to meet in convention hall at 2
p. m. to attend picnic at Tivoli island.
Tuesday, p. m.-Assemble at con-
vention hall and march to picnic at
Tivoli island. Picnic features: Mu-
sic, dancing, boating, bathing and
bowling for young and
old. Address by,T. P. Sullivan, ex-
president of National Retail Grocers
association.
Wednesday, August %, 9 a. M
Committee reports. Address by Mr..
Albert Dahms of Appleton; subject,
"Weights and Measures" Address by
w. A. Tharinger of Milwaukee; sub
ject, "The Way to Figure the Cost
of Doing Business" Address by Di-
rector G. Spindler of Superior; sub
ject, "Why Retailers Other than Re
tail Grocers Should Affiliate with the
State Association" Address by J. J.
Oswald, president Milwaukee associa-
ton; subject, Loyalty to the Asocia-
ton Address by State President j.
H. Hellweg; subject Our Future
Conclusion of committee reports. Op-
ening of question box. General dis
cussion. Election of officers. Selec-
tion of place for next convention. Ad-
journment Meeting of executive
board.
Convention Committees.
ception-George Hoffman,, A. w.
Schuenke, Fred Bittner, l.. A. Muel-
Ter, w. J. Setback.
Entertainment-TYh Guse, Her
man Friedrich, August Kuehn, H. No
wack, M. and H. Iffland, Mic O'Con-
nell, J. G.. Finck.
Social-Th Liedtke, L. A. Knick, F.
c. Hartwig, J. F. Mundt. W. Krebs.
Information Bureau-F. Bfttner.
Ladies' Entertainment-Ott Jaed-
ecke, I. Brendel, George Cooley, J. E.
Heismann. ,sn
Wednesday, August %, 2 p. M
Automobile ride about city of Water
town, given by the Watertown Ad-
vancement association, in charge of
ex-Mayor H. Wertheimer, president of
the Advancement association.