The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-03
MEETS NEXT TUESDAY FOR A
THREE DAY ANNUAL SESSION
ESQ VISITORS EXPECTED.
GREAT GOOD TO RESULT
FROM CONVENTION HERE
Thursday Afternoon Ball Game VIII
Be Played Between the Dealers and
Drummers-Barbecue to Be One
Feature of the Entertainment.

The Sixth Annual Convention of the
Mississippi Retail Hardware Dealers
Association will be held in Hatties-
burg on May 7th, Sth and 9th.
On Tuesday, the first day, the Con-
vention will be formally opened by an
address of welcome by Mr.. John R.
Tally, which will be responded to by
Mr.. P. E. Pegues, of Winona, Miss.
On Wednesday number of addresses
are scheduled to be delivered during
the morning session, followed in the
afternoon with closed business meet
ing
Thursday will be the big day. In the
afternoon at Hamper Park base ball
game will be- played between the Hard
ware Dealers and the Hardware Drum
mers and promises to be one of the
treats of the meeting here.
When it is remembered that the
Hardware dealers have not asked the
business men of the city for contribu-
tions in any way and that no money
was spent in securing the convention
it will behoove everyone that possibly
can to go out and attend the game. A
small admission fee of Is cents for
men only, Q.adies and children free).
will be charged and the proceeds de-
rived from this will be used by the 10
cal dealers to help in defraying the
expenses of entertaining the delegates
while here.
Following the game of base ball an
old fashioned barbecue on the order
of Dutch lunch will be served at
Hamper Park at 6:30 for the visitors
only. OF course there will be speakers
on this auspicious occasion, but the
names and subjects of their addresses
are not printed in the program.
A large number of delegates who
will attend the Convention will be ac-
companied by their wives and the
ladies of the city have planned a num-
Der of special entertainments for them.
There will probably be about 15O dele
gates and these with the visiting rep
resentatives of the various hardware
supply houses will run the number of
visitors up to near the $50 mark.
The Exhibit Hall to be used by the
manufacturers and different jobbers
will be in the fairfield building and
preparations are already under way to
convert into an attractive place for
this purpose. A large lot of.lumber
and hardware has been moved into the
building and workmen are hlsy at
work, There will be 25 different man.
ufacturers and jobbers who will have
exhibits here and this promises to be
very interesting feature of the meet
ing to local people as well as to the
dealers and the drummers. Every citi.
zen OF Hattiesburg is invited to visit
this exhibit hall-it will be a novelty
and will be worth the time.
A handsome souvenir program has
been printed and distributed by the
association. 1t contains AS pages be-
sides the cover and carries the pro-
gram of the meeting, besides a large
number of advertisements from manu-
facturers and dealers all over the Uni
ted States. Don't fail to greet these
visitors with warm hand shake that
characterizes every true Hatties-
burglar and also attend the bah game
between the Dealers and Drummers on
Thursday afternoon.
Following is the list of exhibitors:
Southern Iron & Steel Co, Birmine.
ham, Ala.
Chattanooga Roofing & Foundry Co.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Remington Arms Union Met. Crtg.
Co., New York.
Norvell-shapleigh Hdw. Co, st.
Louis, Mo.
The American Paint Works, New Or
leans, La.
z. c, Atkins & Co, New Orleans,
La.
American steel = wire Co, Chicago.
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