The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-05
MASTER BAKERS
ELECT OFFICER;
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF PoTo-
MAC s-rATES ASSOCIATION or
ELKING INDUS Try CONES
TO CLOSE.
Last Days Session Featured oy In
tcreating Addresses and Elee-
ton OF Officers.

Yesterday was the second and last
Jnv If Tho r"t"ma" states Association
81 The, baking Industry. ptflr'rs were
,hn>.n fer tn" ""m'nL year ana Mr.
folk Va. was selected "a the next con-
lru' ION city.
Tive. CONVENTION was called TO order
rv i'rcs xlSuI 50, ,.hmann at !" n. m.
,rJ ,lr ass,Ir'J ~ heard tho second
and rnll insi,llm'nt uf Prof. +. +.
.;..hr}'s address on "'rh" T""hinral
E>rrr," Iruf. Si"hcl IL president OF
the Si"hc, inSttUI" If T"chn"l"eN al
ChIcaIn and an authority in his Inc.
"QuIrk Method Bread Making was
;hc subject Of paper read by Mr..
Srn"rp"lman. expert drmonstcat"r for
tho f'lclschmann company Of New
York.
\. 4. Taylor. Of Taylor & Thomas.
local insurance agents. gave talk on
insurance.
The address on shop superintendent
and tho production Of better baked
goods by {. T.. YcaCcr. Of IN" Am"ri-
can Association Of Bakery Supcrint"nd-
ents. was we'll received by the conven-
tion.
Tho question box was opened and the
questions therein were read and an
swcrrd by the different members Of tho
convention. this proving Ia h" one or
the most interesting features on the
program.
Norfolk. Va. was chosen as the 1920
convention city. RiC\nond. Va. was
entered rs = contestant. but withdrew
IN favor Of Norfolk.
Tho election of officers then took
place with tho following results:
PrHs,dcnt-W. Rufus Caskcy. Mar
tinsburE.
Vice observation-disclosures Vcley. Balti-
Sccrc,ary-Glcnn O. Barber Fred
Crick. Md.
Trcasurcr-.J. J. Mattcrn. Parkcrs-
burg. reelected.
Executive Eoard-J. A. Singer. Staun-
ton. Va: y. II. SchiaG Baltimore Nd
l.. s. Clman. Washington. n. G; ]. w.
Tongr. parkcrshurE and T. +. Rayha. Of
this city. Mcssrs. Rayna, Tonge All
Singer were reelected.
The newly elected Officers were in
stalled and the new president. W. Rufus
CHskcy. was called upon for n speech.
responding in profus" thanks for the
honor conferred upon him.
TIL" convention adjourned sine die at
I 20 o'clock and the master bakers were
token To Strochmann's bakery where Mr..
~ I'' pIbt'IlIittI put on ~ pulSh DIttiu llluh-
ing demonstration.
After visit To the big bakery the
bakers went hack to the Mcclure
hotel and Joined by the ladies they were
taken on 4 tour of inspection through
tn" plant Of III" StcrlnGS Products.
whore they saw the making Of propric-
tary medicines from beginning to finish
and were highly pleased with this visit.
\ boat ride was taken on tn" Cxcur-
sion steamer Verne Swain. the boat
leaving the wharf at o'clock with 500
on board. consisting of the bakers, their
wives and ladies' guests and supply
house representatives. 4 box lunch was
served on the boat. dancing INDUCED in
and other entertainment features. the
/, Il: returning at midnight.
TIE convention was pronounced the
biggest meeting ever held by the OLD and
new officers of the association and went
through without a hitch. All OF the
visitors were highly gratified with
Wheeling hospitality and had nothing
but praise for tho city and the local
committees having the affair in charge.
The visitors will leave for their homes
to-day.