Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-01
LIQUOR MEN BEGIN
THEIR CONFERENCE
Committees Are Named at
Opening Session in Ma
tionaI Hotel.
100 DELEGATES PRESENT
FROM ALL "WET" STATES
Resolutions Will Be Considered To-
morrow Expressing Associations
Attitude on Sheppard Bill.

With 100 delegates present from all
the wet" states, committees are being
appointed this afternoon at the first
session of the twenty-third annual con-
ference Of the National Retail Liquor
Dealers Association. in the National
Hotel The appointment of committees
on constitution. finance. credentials.
good and welfare and resolutions fol-
lows the annual reports of the presi-
dent, secretary. treasurer and congress
sional committeeman. The entire morn
ing was given over to an executive
meeting, at which the financial affairs
of the association for the last year
were balanced up.
Resolutions will be presented tomor-
row and will include strong pro-
nouncement of the associations views
upon the Sheppard bill, the Hobson
bill and on the prohibition movement
in general
Will Last Three Days.
The convention will continue for
three days and on Thursday the Off
GERS will be elected. The general sem
timent among the delegates is that the
entire board of officers will be re-elect-
ed without serious opposition.
The most important social event of
the conference is a banquet tomorrow
night at the National Hotel for the
members of the association and their
friends
The officers of the association are:
President, Neil Bonner, Philadelphia.
Pa: first vice president. Thomas j.
Burke. Springfield. Mass; second vice
president, William Seckel. Cleveland,
Ohio: secretary, r. J. Halle. Chicago,
ILL.,; treasurer, Thomas c. Hayes, New
ark N. j., and chairman of congress
sional activities. Hugh F. Harvey,
Washington, d. c.
The Committees Are Named.
The following are the committees:
Executive committee Frank P.
Quinn. New Haven, Conn; Hugh F.
Harvey, Washington, D. c.: E. J.
Kaindl. Chicago. ILL.,; H. B. Mayne,
Sioux City. Iowa; c. c. Murphy, jr..
Fall River. Mass: A. J. Paltinghi,
Jackson. Mich; Hy. stuhlman. st.
Louis. Mo-; John Weikert, Hackensack,
Richard Mccormick, Pittsburgh, Pa;
George NJ. Miller, Saylesville, r. l.; A.
A. Raisler. Appleton, Wis; L. Rinken-
berger, Cincinnati, Ohio; John NJ. Helm
lein. Indianapolis, Ind.
Congressional committee-Hugh F.
Harvey. Washington. D. c.; William D.
Barry. Washington. D. c.: D. J. O'Con-
nell. Washington. D. C: Leo F. Geuth
lein. Hartford. Conn; Fred Rohde. Chi
cago, ILL.,; E. Beck. Brooklyn, N. Y;
George P. Rabe. Dayton. Ohio.
Honorary members-John c. Hart
mann, Wilmington, Del: John F. Weiss.
Canton, Ohio: W. Mcclure, Washing
ton. D. c.: Thomas F. Lally. Mime
apolis, Mimi; Hugh Dolan. New York.
n Y; Will T. Whelan. Washington.
D. c.: Alexander D. Newman, Brook
Ign, n Y: Tim L. McDonough, Cleve-
land. Ohio: H; F. Maiwurm. Chicago,
Ill; NJ. F. Furley. New York, N. Y.
Auxiliary committee. H. Kane,
Wilmington. Del: n. Aherns. San
Francisco, Cal; W. c. Herman. Ho,
Springs, Ark; Ben H. Schroeder
louisville, KY: H. C. Ramos New Or
leans. La; Jerry Mullins. Butte,
Mont; G. H. Steele, Manchester. N. H.
NJ. Mulvey, Salt Lake City, Utah; J. w
Morrison. Seattle, Wash: George
Becherer, Denver, Col: G. A. Car
michael, Ocala, Fla; E. w. Mooney. Pc.
catello. Idaho: Phil HANNA, Elwood
Ind: Mayo Paretti. Galveston, Tex: E
s. Meigs. Montpelier, VT; J. J. Bren-
Omaha, Neb.; J. A. Earl, WATERFOWL
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