The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-27
MONUMENT RETAILERS
HAD GOOD CONVENTION
Adjournment of Business Sessions in
Barre Was Followed by Short
Motor Outing.

One of the most successful summer
meetings in the history of the Vermont
and New Hampshire Retail Monument
| Dealers association came to close this
afternoon. Upward of forty dealers,
many OF them accompanied by their
wives, have been in attendance since
| Wednesday morning. Interesting activ-
titles planned by the association COM
mittee, together with the Barre Board of
Trade and the Quarters and Manufae-
| turers' association, had their climax last
evening, when the retailers convened in
Manufacturers hall for business meet
| ing, while their women guests attended
| theatre party and afterward enjoyed
| refreshments. They were in the hands
| Of the loca entertainment committee,
while arrangements for the retailers ses-
sion were made by the Blrre association
committees.
f. NJ. Ober Of Morrisville, the inter-
state president, acted as chairman, and
there was cordial address of welcome
by Mayor E. c. Glysson, the response
being given by Mr. Ober. S. Hollister
jackson of the Il. l.. Smith Co. gave
talk on business conditions and then
there were greetings from the Ohio re-
tailers' association by Carl urice of Ken
ton, o., from the Pennsylvania asso-
citation by A.. Fl. Luekenbill of Middle
town, Pa, and from the Philadelphia
association by Charles A. Disney of the
Quaker city. Among others who con-
tributed TO the program were Sec. H. P.
Hinman of the manufacturers, L. Fl.
Wilcox, a retailer from Springfield, o.,
Harry A. Bliss of Buffalo, n Y, and P.
F. Mclaughlin of Philadelphia, trade
publishers and Frank johnson of Pfoc-
tor, representing the Vermont Marble
Co The association members held a
brief business session afterward, when
the matter of the annual winter meeting
was discussed.
This forenoon local auto owners pro-
vided cars for an inspection trip through
the stonesheds. The welcome which Wis
itors found awaiting them had its coun-
terpart in the cordial reception accorded
them at the quarries yesterday, when
Boutwell, Milne & Varnum and the Z. L.
Smith Co. did their part in making the
afternoon auto ride a most profitable
excursion. There were bouquets of pond
lilies for the women, furnished through
the courtesy of the B. NJ. & V. company,
railroad motor rides through the hills,
and group photographs. To-
day the manufacturers alike were liberal
in dispensing souvenirs along with their
hospitality. The visitors returned to
their headquarters at Hotel Barre at
noon and adjournment was taken Arly
this afternoon
Among the Vermont and New Hamp-
shire people making up the party were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Smith and party
Of Cambridge, T. d. Fuller of Nashua,
\. H.. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Adams
Of Woodstock, Mr.. and Mrs. J. z. Mac
Nichol and daughter, Miss Evelyn Mac
Schol of White River Junction, Mr.. and
Mrs. d. o. Eaton of Lebanon, n. H. A. J.
Toss of Danville, F. NJ. Ober of Morris
rille, John Anderson of South Royalton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank johnson OF Rut-
and, L. Allen OF North Troy, Mr.. and
,Irs. L. W. Wilcox of Springfield. O..
1arl Price of Kenton, o., c. NJ. Hol
,rook and A. S. Holbrook Of Brattleboro,
Iohn II. Emerson OF Lancaster, n. IT,.
:. w Bailey and Harvey ID. Bailey Of
Nashua. \. H., Walter +. Manning Of
'lsinfield, \. j., and A. H. Luckenbill
4 Middletown. Pa.