South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-18
GROCERS CLOSE
THREE-DAY MEET
Terre Haute Selected AS Place
of Next Years Con-
vsntion.

Election OF officers and the selec-
ton of a meeting place for 1920.
marked the close here today Of the
state convention OF retail dealers in
groceries and meats. The conven-
ton has been in session here for the
last three days, during which time
much has come before the dealers
for discussion.
During their stay in South Bend
they claim TO have had the time of
their lives" Motor trips inter
mingled with banquets and other
frivolities, made their visit very in
teresting. The visitors were shown
much hospitality by local merchants
and were made short-while Tela-
bers of the families of their new
friendly acqUaintances-
After a banquet in the Chamber
of Commerce building Thursday aft
ernoon, officers were elected for the
coming year as follows: President,
J. c. Humphrey, Evansville; first
vice president, W. P. Sackett, Green
castle; second vice president, l. II.
Rullo, South Bend; secretary, q. h.
johnson, Indianapolis. and treasurer,
Fred Fromuth of Muncie.
A board Of directors was elected
after being nominated by commit
tee appointed earlier in the conven-
ton. Those selected TO take care Of
the executive duties during the COM
ing year are George Herman, OF ri.
Wayne; r. L. DeHaven OF Logan
sport; Harry Skeene OF Terre Haute;
H c. Peterson of East Chicago, sand
w L. Hoy Of Indianapolis.
Terre Haute was selected at the
close of the convention as the meet
ing place for next year.
Grocers are not responsible for
high prices and attendant profiteer-
ing according to John A. UlmeT.
president OF the National Associa-
ton Of Retail Grocers in an address
at a banquet given by the Indiana
Retail and Wholesale Grocers' as
ISOLATION in the old court house on
Wednesday night.
THE grocer has so long been held
up TO the public as a profiteer and
a renegade that the most stringent
action must be taken to remove this
blot" declared Pres't Ulmer. The
conditions OF the retail grocery
business are in a strained condition
and this condition can be only over
come by the immediate cooperation
OF all the merchants OF the state.
Buying exchanges and fraudulent
jobbers must hs squelched before
the retailer can be held responsible
for the difference in market prices
and retailers prices"
Mr.. Johnson urged the Indiana
members TO affiliate themselves
with the national organization.
McQuarry Sings.
Rev. McQuarry OF the First Chris
tan church entertained with several
Scotch songs which were evidently
enjoyed by the audience as they en-
cored Rev. McQuarry until he had
exhausted his supply of music.
G.. A. Humphrey OF Evansville
paid a tribute TO the wives OF the
grocers when he said that the wives
were the mainstay OF the grocery
business and that without the aid
OF their wives many successful gro
GERS of today would be bankrupt.
Ovation to Ladies.
The dinner was served by the Ia
dies of Auten post. No. Il, and at
the conclusion they were given an
ovation by the POSTMASTER and the
assembled grocers.
During the dinner music was fur
nished by Fredrickson's orchestra,
and Mrs Robert Holverscheid rem
dered several vocal selections.