The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-29
NATIONAL SECRETARY COMING
big Men of Retail. Business in Coun.
try to offer Advice and Suggestions
to Wisconsin Retailers - Delega~
lions Expected to Be Large.

Officers of the Wisconsin, Retail
Grocers and Genera Merchants As
ISOLATION on Friday afternoon gave
out the program for the sixteenth an
nual convention of the organization
which is to be held at the Eagles club
house in Kenosha beginning August
14th and continuing for three days and
it is to be the most interesting program
ever offered at any state gathering
of the retail merchants of Kenosha.
Many men prominent in the national
work of the Retailers are named in the
program as speakers. This program has
nothing to do with the entertainment
to be provided by the local committees
but deals with the actual work of the
convention. The program will be sent
to every association in the state the
first of next week and it is certain that
it will prove a magnet to draw large
crowds of men from all over the state
for the tsree days meeting. The de-
tailed program for the convention is as
follows:
First Day.
First Session - Monday, August H.
1916, $3.50 a. m.
Convention called to order by Chas.
H. Goodman, President of the Kenosha
Retailers Association.
Invocation by Rev. /. w. Corey, Pas
tor of the First Baptist Church of
Kenosha.
Address Of Welcome by Hon. Chas.
II. Pfennig, Mayor of Kenosha.
Response on behalf of delegates by
Chas. J. Petri, President Milwaukee
Retail Grocers' Association.
State President R. W. Riegelman will
assume charge of convention as pre-
siding officer. 'fF
Appointment of Committees.
Committee on Credentials and distri-
button of delegate badges by committee,
when right to seats in convention is
established.
Delegates credentials to be handed
to Credential committee Immediately,
to enable President to complete com
mittee assignments.
Committee on Constitution and BY
Laws.
Committee on Ways and Means.
Committee on Rules and Order.
Committee on Legislation.
Auditing Committee.
Committee on Registration of Visit
ors.
Committee on Resolutions.
Appointment of Sergeant Arms.
Announcement Of Entertainment Coma
mittee.
Adjournment to 2 p. m.
Meeting of Secretaries Immediately
following adjournment.
Second Session - Monday, 1880 p. m.
Call to order by President.
Report of Committee on Credentials.
Presidents annual report.
Treasurer s annual report.
secretary ) duuudl report.
Address by National Secretary J. J.
Ryan, st. Paul, Mimi
Address by A. d. Hermes, Secretary
of the Racine Retail Merchants Asso-
citation. Subject, Personality In
Business.
Address by State Organizer A. Jacob
sen. Subject, Benefits of Organiza-
tion."
Discussion of questions. in Question
Box. Questions to be entertained by
the Convention must appear over the
names Of those who PROFOUND them.
Assignment of rooms for sectional
meetings.
Reports by local Associations as to
their activities and accomplishments.
Announcement of Entertainment
Committee.
Adjournment.
Second Day--Tuesday, August 10
Sectional Meetings, a. m.
Sectional meetings will be held Tues
day forenoon and a meeting place Tro-
vided for each line of business repre-
sented il the Convention, to give dele
gates in like business an opportunity to
have meeting in which to discuss mat
tiers of common interest, and who will
have the right to present such matters
to the Convention proper as they wish
to
Each sectional meeting should choose
a chairman and secretary on assem-
bling.
The third session of the Copvantion