Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-29
'B0TTlERs TO meet
CONVENTION OF STATE AssoclA.
TIoN COMING HERE JAN. ,s.is
About 100 Delegates Expected 70 Al
tsnd-Prssldsnt Jamss Vernon Jr.,
Of National Association, % APPEAR
on Presram-spseIaf Entertainment
Features Arranged.

: Ono hundred or more bottiers OF
Iowa are expected In the city Thurs
day and Friday, Jan. IL and 10, to
attend the annual convention Of the
Iowa State Bottlers' Association. The
attendance ID expected by officers Of
the association to be Of unusual size
because Of the central location Of
this city.
The sessions of the convention will
be held at the Marshalltown Club and
headquarters will be established ut
tho Pilgrim Hotel. The state officers,
all Of whom are expected to be in at
tendance, are E. H. Voelpel, of Gin
ton, president; T. Lancy, Ottumwa,
vice president, and j. A. Mitchell,
secretary and treasurer.
The reception committee, composed
Of F. O. and Roy Bailey, Of this city:
9: 9. Rank, Fort Dodge; C. Arlen,
Clinton; s. Woods, Eldora; 8. H. We'll
don, Iowa Falls; R. c. Bellows, Hum
bolt; G: w. Dochtler, Council Bluffs
and j. NJ. Hoyer, and O. ]. Stephen
son, Of Waterloo, has prepared special
entertainment, including a dinner
Thursday night, theater parties, and
other amusement features. A feature
OF the entertainment, which is ex-
pected to prove Of unusual interest, Is
the dinner and special entertainment
to be given Friday night by the Cam
els, the organization of supply men.
Program for Convention.
Secretary Mitchell has Just issued
the program for the convention, which
opens with a reception for delegates
at the Marshalltown Club at 9 o'clock
Thursday morning, Jan. Is. The first
session Of the convention will be call
ed to order by President Voelpel at
10 o'clock and will be devoted to
routine business, with the report of
the secretary and treasurer and ap-
pointment Of convention committees.
President Voelpel viii deliver the an
nual message to the members of the
association and an address by James
Vernon; Jr., Of Detroit, Mich, presi-
dent Of the national association, will
close the meeting.
At 1870 an address will be delivered
by j. M. Silver, Of Superior, Neb., and
association possibilities will be dis
cussed. At 8 o'clock an exhibit of
bottling works products will be made
and discussion on the quality of
drinks will follow.
Dinner to Be Feature.
At dinner at 8 o'clock will be one OF
the leading entertainment features
and the visiting bottlers supply men,
and wives Of delegates will be guests.
David A. Mordecai, of Chicago, will
be toastmaster, and an impromptu
program will be given. The dinner will
be followed by ap entertainment to
be arranged later and q theater party
will be given.
An address on advertising, by Eric
Scudder, Of McJunkin Advertising
Company, Of Chicago, will open the
morning session, Friday. Addresses
also will be given at the morning ses-
sion by D. A. Mordeai, of. Chicago. and
F. A. Wegener, of Detroit, Mich, the
latter ex-president Of the national as
sociation.
Reports Of committees, election of
officers and selection of the meeting
place in 1921 make up the program
Tor the afternoon meeting. The Cam
els dinner and special entertainment
are scheduled for o'clock.
Many timely topics will come up,
for discussion at the convention. such
as national advertising, sugar sup
ply, and quality of carbonated bever-
ages. The convention has been widely
advertised this year and the import
ance Of subjects to come under dis
cussion is expected to bring virtually
all members of the association to the
meeting.