Evening journal., 1913-03-05
GROCERS OF EAST
TO GATHER HERE
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Delaware Association TO
Meet in Two Day
Session

The seventh annual convention OF
the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Delaware Wholesale Grocers' Associa-
ton will meet in the Hotel DUPONT on
Wednesday and Thursday Of next
week. Judging from present indica-
tions the meetings will be attended by
many people, the list OF delegates num-
bering 226. william ID, Mullin, Of this
city. chairman Of the committee of arr
rangements, has prepared a program
which will please the visitors.
AS the convention met IN Harris
burg last year. and it is the first time
Il has met here, IL is thought that con-
siderable advertising viii be given
this city. This program has been ar
ranged;
Open session, Wednesday, March II,
2 d. m.-Convention called TO order
by the president; Invocation, the Rev
Thomas y. Holloway, ID. d.; address
OF welcome. Mayor Harrison w.
Howell: greetings from the Whining
/ ton Chamber of Commerce, President
Josiah Marvel, response. II. G. kurtz'
roll call reading OF the minutes;
annual address, President Robert g.
/ Bursk: introduction of visiting job
bera; report OF the secretary and gem
eral manager: report Of the treas-
urer: address. value OF State ond
Local Association Alfred IL Beck
mann. secretary of the National
Wholesale Grocers' Associations ad-
dress. J. u. Linihan, president Amcri-
can Speciality Manufacturers Associa-
tion: introduction of manufacturers
responses limited to five minutes
each) announcements, William ID.
Mullen. chairman local committee Of
arrangements
Wednesday evening, at s o'clock the
convention and It's friends will be the
guests of the Wilmington iobhers. An
executive session will be held Thurs
day morning, at $50 o'clock, as fol-
lows:
Subject, Broken Packages" Array
Davies, Easton. Pa. Discussion, sub
ioct. bad Debts--Is Credit Toe
Choap?" A. J Wellington, treasurer
National Wholesale Grocers' Associa-
ton Discussion, subject "Drayage
+. b. Reeves, Jr., Philadelphia. Dis
cuslon, subject, sale Efficiency,
Sylvan StiX. of New York city. Dis
cussion, subject "Salesmen's Vaca
ton" Clement Schneider. Mount Car
mol Pa Discussion. address, A. Lin
coin Taylor president Wholesale Gro
Gerry Salesmen's Associations sub
iect, "The Sugar Question" Robert G
Bursk, Philadelphia New business
e There will be an open session
; Thursday afternoon az o'clock, an
y the program will be as follows: Re
:, port of legislative committee, II. {
" Kurtz, chairman; subject, "Metri
!, system" Fred r. Darke, EaBton, Pa
subject "Somo of the Evils OF II
,o Trade" A A. Wilson, president
I'M the New England Wholesale Grocer
~ Association: discussion subject, "Aui
40 Trucks" j. Fred Haworth, Pittsburf
discussion, address, Canned FOot
IA Week" James Hewitt Philadelphia
a address. Andrew Ross. Battle Cree
~ Mich: report Of resolution commi
ID tee: report Of committee on nomin'
le tions: election of officers and Intro
10 duction Of now officers
e. There win be banquet at it
10 Hotel Dupont Thursday night an
10 President Robert c. Bursk viii
ID toastmaster The following are bool
la ed to speak
Ia Governor Charles II. Miller. Georl
ot b. Lichty. president National Who'll
OF sale Grocers' Association, Dr. Carl
al Alsberg. chief of Bureau of Chemistr
] ftu Ia d n Il lti
~ NJ Fernald. president National Ca
H ners Association; l.. Irwin Hand
ae Fred Mason Niagara Falls, N. ".
~ c. Monagle, secretary American Sp
~ cialty Manufacturers Association
ww ww Samuel NJ Clement, Jr, counsel, Ph
Its adclphia, Pa.