Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-13
DELEGATES ARE
HERE TO ATTEND
STATE MEETING
Initial Session of the Illinois
Master Bakers Convention
Held This Afternoon.
ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT
Francis Hutton Gives Review of Years
Work-SociaI Features
Tonight.

large number Of visitors is already in
the city and more are expected this
evening. The convention proper
opened this afternoon at the New Har-
per house and will be in session for
three days.
The executive committee held a
! session this morning. The initial ses-
sion was called to order at 1870 by
President Francis S. Hutton of Lock
port. Following prayer, Mayor Harry
Z VI. Schriver delivered an address of
welcome, assuring the visitors of the
happiness which this city has in en-
tertaining the bakers. The response
was by ". A. H. Keig of Rockford.
Greetings from the national associa-
ton and other state associations were
read. Those on the program for ad-
dresses this afternoon were John R.
Wood, Oblong, and l.. X. Wall Peoria,
whose subject was Helpful Recollec-
tion3 of the Alton Convention"
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
feature of the afternoon session
was the annual address of President
Francis S. Hutton of Lockport. Among
other things he said:
Members of the Illinois Master Bak-
ers association, active and associ-
ates, visitors from other associa-
tions, ladies and gentlemen:
II is my very pleasant duty to eX-
tend to you very hearty welcome to
this. our seventh annual convention.
Gathered together here in this beau
. tiful city of Rock Island, from all
parts of this great state of Illinois,
from the east, the west, the north,
; and the south, from the cities and vii
, lagos of this great state, we have as
, sembled to learn something advan-
tageous TO our welfare and prosperity;
to extend the hand of fellowship in
soCiability and hospitality.
, II is my sincere desire that this con-
vention shall be conducted in man.
; ne- that will fill the thoughts of ev-
cry member present with an inspira-
ton, q determination to fill and lift
our association, your business and
your home to as high a standard as
, the red, white and blue, the colOrs of
our national emblem, fills and lifts
our hearts with patriotism and love
: OF country.
l am glad to be with you and one
of you; IL is just such meetings as
this which insure to our association
and business the respect, the stability
and patronage we are all striving to
gain. Let US hope for the hearty and
vigorous growth that our association
and it's members deserve. The full
and careful presentation of our ex-
perrin ents, our mistakes, or failures,
no less than our successes, make pos
: sible intelligent comparison, stimu.
S lates suggestions, and leads to discus
e sions, out of which each of US may
D gather somewhat of profit. When we
/ look back. not for a century, but for
/ a quarter of a century, and behold the
! advancement in this great industry OF
g supplying bread to the public, we are
/ amazed at the growth. the advanced
methods, and the manner of manufac
turing and handling our product, and
with the scores of intelligent men con
h gregated in these annual conventions
d discussing the best and foremost
+ manner of producing the best results
+ we have a grand and promising fu
/ ture.
. BIT OF HISTORY.
= In discussing the Master Bakers as
sociation and something of what il
has accomplished, the speaker said:
: The Illinois Master Bakers associa
ton was organized six years ago in
, the city of Decatur. and c. A. Feickert
was elected its first president. Web
ster says, ITO organize is to endoW
with the capacity for life, to arrange
or constitute in parts, each having
special function, act. Office, or rela
ton, applied to products Of human in
tellect or human institutions as &
science, a government. and the like.
He also says, AN association is thu
union of persons in a company or so
ciety for some particular purpose, as
the American Association for the Ad
vancement of Science"
] Bakers associations are organized
4 sometimes for special functions, the
object of local associations in large
cities being principally to deal viii
labor and legislation.
The Illinois Master Bakers associa
q ton was organized for a particular
purpose or purposes. namely
Article ,. The purpose of this as
ISOLATION is to promote the best inter
ests Of the baking trade.
Section /. BY elevating it through
the application of science and advanC
ed baking practice.
Sec. 2. BY encouraging the provi
sion of facilities for technical educa
ton and scientific research.
Sec. 5. BY developing and improv
ing methods of manufacture.
Sec. 4. BY meeting in convention
for the discussion of trade matters
and for the cultivation OF fraternal re
lations and good fellowship.
Sec. 5. BY uniting the members il
measures for its general good.
Sec. s. To foster the organization o
2 local Master Bakers associations Il
the state
State associations should be SUI
ported by every progressive maste