Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-22
DRY GOODS MEN HEAR LAST
WORD ON COMING SEASONS
STYLES At WATERv|LLE MEET

yoIlr. people for positions as sales
men and saleswomen. These courses
will be subsidized by federal funds
through the above mentioned board.
Your committee believe and would
recommend for action. thereon. that
this association should adopt the gen
eral proposals Of the Federal \OCa :
tioual Board and that local repre-
sentatives should undertake 10 pre-
sent the matter before the local
Board of Trade or Merchant Associa-
tions and that these organizations
should in turn confer with the local
school authorities i'll the matter or
the introduction of such courses.
Your committee believes that much
progress will be made by the activi-
ties of local representatives Of the
association in taking the matter MP
directly with school authorities ana
local organizations.
We are able to assure any members
s.,of the association or local organlza-
ton which they may represent that
the state Board Of Vocational Edu-
cation as well rs representatives of
, the state Educational Department
will coo: crate in every possible way
with efforts 10 establish effective
courses in craftsmanship in connev-
i ton with the local schools and part
! time and continuation courses as pro-
! vidcd by the plans Of the Fedora!
Board herein mentioned.
| Respectfully submitted.
JAMES II. IIOWES.
JOSIAH W. TAYLOR.
+ After which the meeting was adjourn
ed until O'Clock.
! At $40 O'CLOCK, the hanquc: vas
/ served at .hc E.lmwood hotel to 'hc
| members Of the association During
| the banquet Wclch's orchestra .ur-
! nisi I'd music. Pres. Emery presided
| at the meeting and Robert Braun.
! tho treasurer Of the association. was
| chosen to serve on the committee N
| place Of Mr. Eastman. who will l'r
: unable To serve.
; President Emery urged the mem
! bcrs Of the association to secure new
members and said that very retail
} marchant in Maine should become
!; member of this association. Sever
| al new subjects we're brought up he
: fore the meeting and a committe CT
three will be elected to investg tie
the subjects and report at the Ile>,:
| meeting Of the association. The fol
! lowing questions are to, be invest
/ gates: Results of putting business on
! a cash basis: Il scheme of commits
! sions salespenple: matter of Ais
! counting dress goods to dress max
/, ers.
=! r
death If one of the members. T. a
! %utter Of Sanford Mr.. Marble and
T. Thomas SMILEY were elected q com
mlttee on resolutions.
/ Following the business. james J
Goold Of New York gave :, very IL
| teres,ing talk on The General Mar
: ket Conditions"
! Those present at the meeting Were
p, Harry S. Brown. Waterville; T.. O.
| Files. Fairfield: James Eoold. Port
land: Roy l.. Lancaster. Watervil!-
Henry p Roudreau. Waterville: Al
len l.. Curtis. Belfast: II. II. roomos,
Belfast: J. w. TAYLOR, Augusta: y
! Roino. Kcnnebunk: J. +. Ormshy
Portland: Samuel Wcin. Watcrvill",
John T.. Purirgton. brunswick: Will
\
IN. Eumford: H. T.. Abbott. Lewis
ton: l.. \. Nash. Brunswick; &. \
| johnson. Wa,erville; !. A. Riley
! Presque Isle: Nathan Weston. AU
I, Susta: F. \. Smith. Gardiner: Asa
/, Craig. Pittsfeld: \. u. Blake, Water
| Vile: s l.. Hawlcr. Mechanic FALL
Fred s Brown. Norway; +. =
! Wa,dwel.. Wa1erville; W. F.. SWEET
er. brunswick; F.. q. Clark. MadisO:'
, d. w. Adams. Augusta: w. J. War
rell, Augusta: s. :. Peck, Lewiston
! Wood * Eve: 60. Bangor; HarrL
d. Bursor, Bangor. Fuller. Cobb 4
, 'r Eockland; w. O. Herett Co
Anger: T.. 4. Clouticr. WaterVille
William Richard. Portland: t.. NJ
Foster. Lewiston: George 4. HinS-
ley. Portland: ]. T. Mcnamara. Port
land A I.hormrc, Portland: Thoma:
Smiley. Portland: James L. Howard
Belfast: +. @. Palmer Portland
Harold T. Libby. Portland: San
Linn, Bath: T. X. Edcs Dexter
Fred A. Osborne. Waterville: Lewis
l.. Peck. Lewiston: Charles F. Mar
bic. Portland