Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-01-13
RETAIL merchants
MEET HERE TODAY
llGH1H ANIMAL CO\\I\Ilo\
NIIl BE OPENED rms
MORNING.
several HUNDRED Coming
splendid Program oi instruction aud
FutcTtainmCnt Has Been Pro-
posed for the Delegates.

Retail merchants from AE p.gle of
Oklahoma viii gather in N O., today
to attend the eighth annual cou'cn-
ton of the Retail Merchants asSoci
alton Of Oklahoma.
Extensive plans for the entertain.
mcnt Of the visitors have been made
10y members Of the local retailers or
pani2ation. The program for the two
sessions is one II the most extensive
ana promises to be the most interest
ing IN the history of the state associ-
etiOn.
Word has been received from
scores Of towns I'm the state 10y Sccrc-
tary Rayson Of the Tulsa retailers,
which indicate that the attendance by
tonight will be far greater than has
ever been recorded at a previous con
ycntion Of the organization.
The convention will be called 10
order this morning at 10 o'clock in
tho Commercial club rooms by ]. ..
Rosscr, president OF the Tulsa R"tai.
Merchants association. Rev. Percy
Nnickerhocker of the Boston Avenue
NJ. j.. Church, South, will deliver the
Invocation, after which Carl 9. Ma
gee. the wcll-lnown booster ana
orator, will officially welcome me
visitors to Tulsa.
Response to the address OF welcome
viii be made by 9. NJ. Green
man. secretary Of the oklahoma city
association. number Of musical
selections will be delivered by J, A
NIa,Taggart Of saltwater. com
ulttees will be appointed. AZ
O'Clock In the afternoon the Nlsit"l5
will be given an extensive automobile
ride oyer Tulsas 90 miles Of paved
streets. through her beautiful resi-
dance districts, her factory additions
and into the nearby oil and gas fields
The afternoon session tomorrow
will De featured by a number OF talks
by specialists Advertising in the
daily newspapers will be discussed by
= Z. Beatty, Oklahoma city, 7. r.
Harbour, MuskoRce and W, c. Jenk-
ms, Tulsa.
The weekly newspaper problem
VIII be taken up by Leon Marx Paw
nee; a. l.. Rhoads, Coylc and J. W
Jackson, Duncan.
Billboard advertising will be dis
cussed by Herman Levin Of NC
Alestcr.
Al delegates will be treated to q
luncheon IN the Commercial club
buffet this evening between $50 and
Use o'clock,
An interesting feature Of tooayS
sessions Will be number Of window
dressing demonstrations at local
stores and by local window dressers.
These viii occur at the Palace cloth
ing store. Mcclure hardware, BASS
furniture compHny, Quaker drug
store, Oyerton grocery, and the
reanc-Vandever dry good store. open
house discussion at each store VIII be
engaged In by delegates and window
Cressers.
Moving picture show advertising
with a discussion on Slides by II. r..
oliver Of Muslogee, will feature tho
night session. The delegates will be
treated TO a moving picture entertain
Tcnt as well.
The convention will be called to
order again at o'clock Wednesday
morning Various reports will be re-
celvcd. officers elected and the next
meeting place selected.
At Wednesday afternoons session
Anderson Pace, advertising manager
for Butler Brothers Of Chicago will
deliver n lecture on the science OF ad-
ycrtising. /. T.. Guyman Of Henry
eta, OKLA will talk on the subject:
"Tho Merchants Appeal 70 the
Farmer" The closing address will be