Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-19
FINISH PLANS
FOR NATIONAL
CONVENTION
Purchasing Agents Outline
Extensive Program for
Sessions Here.
MEET OCTOBER 10 TO 13

MEET OCTOBER 10 TO 19
Final touches were made on the pro-
gram for the convention of the National
Purchasing Agents Association, which
will be held at Indianapolis Oct. 10 to
-13 by the general program committee
which was in session in indianapolis
Saturday afternoon and evening and all
day Sunday.
W L. Chandler of AEiShawaka, the
president and L. F. Boffey of New York
City, secretary treasurer. met with the
national program committee and with
the convention board of the PurchssiHS
Agents Association of Indiana, which is
in charge of the local arrangements for
the convention.
At dinner at the Columbia Club Sat
urday evening 125 purchasing agents. in
GLIDING many from over the State, were
present. Mr.. Chandler complimented the
work of the local association in getting
all the details of convention arrange
ments worked out so thoroughly in adj
vance.
In an address Mr.. Boffey told of the
Standardization work of the National AS
ISOLATION of Purchasing Agents.
STANDARDIZED FORMS
AND PRACTICES SAVE
According to Mr. Bofey, millions of
dollars are being saved American bust
ness by the standardized pratices and
standardized forms which have been
been worked out and promulgated by the
National Association Of Purchasing
Agents.
The members of the general program
committee which met all day Sunday in
the Claypool are ]. w. Osborn of Day
ton. Ohio, George ". Watkins Of INDIAN
apolis. and E. f. Stlmfers Of Spring
field. Ohio.
The members of the convention boa I'd
of the local association are A. f. Wilson,
chairman: f. T. Klee., c. c. Cray. c. F..
Fitchey. Paul D. BirdsaH and John J.
Flaherty
New members taken in to the Indiana
Purchasing Agents Association of Indi-
ana at the Saturday night meeting were :
f r. Jordan. A. Burdsall Company ;
George L. Stake. W. J. Holiday & Co.
r. "A. Lulay. Prest- Lite Company. +.
W. Hicks Prest % Lite Company: e. B
McComb, Stevenson Gear Company; Jack
Null. vonnegut Machine Company;
Stanley Lafsver, Polar Ice and Fuel
Company.
Following is the convention program in
National Association officers.
MONDAY, OCT. 10.
S 90 4. M.-DirectOrS meeting Palm
room. ClaypOOl Hotel.
. 90 A. M.-General session, Assembly
room. CIaypooI. W. L. Chandler.
MisIlawaka. Ind president presid-
ing. Orchestra and mass singing.
Invocation by Rev. Jefferson y. Gar
80 a. M.-AddresS Of welcome. Mayor
Charles ". Jewett.
9:45 A. M.-RespOnse by T. P. Webster
sOf Montreal. Canada, second vice
president of National Association Of
Purchasing Agents.
$3.50 4. M.-Report of committee on con
stitution and bylaws by Chairman
f. A. Scheibe, Rochester. y. y.
1875 A. NJ Report Of president. W l..
1926 a. M.IReport of secretary. L. F.
Bofey. New York City. Report of
treasurer. W. 7. Gamble. Vulcan
Steam Forging Company. Buffalo
1850 A. M-Economic relations in buy
ing between United States and Can
ada. Discussion led by Canadian
12:a0 P. M-Adjournmeue
NOON LUNCHES.
Conferences will be held in The Inn"
at Hotel SEVERN for the following classi-
hcations. Those will start at y 40
Lumber-L. H Walker. Shaw walker
Company, Muskegon, Mich, presid-
Ethies-G. W. B4ldon. KelIog Products
Company, Buffalo, y Y, presiding
Employment-J. ". Calvin, Bonniwell-
Calvin Company Kansas City pre-
LegisIation-F !. Arthurs The Larkin
COMPANY Buffalo y. y.
Governmental PurchasiDg-Dwight $.
Ritter. city purchasing agent IndiS
annapolis.
goo P..M.-FueI Confereuce-Assembly
room. Claypool. Address by George
II. Gushing. managing director Of the
American Wholesale Coal AssOcia-
ton. Discussion lead by f. II Flaw
kins. E. T. de Pont de Nemours Com
pany. Wilmington. Delaware.
200 L. M--Paper Conference - Palm
room. CIaypool Hotel Presided
over by t. c. WINERY, r. X. Don
nelly Sons Company, Chicago.
Topics and leaders as follows:
Standards and Trade Customs"
Mr.. WINERY, leader.
Markets-"Past, Present and Flu
ture, o. A. Olson, Milwaukee Paper
Box Company. leader.
Relation of Manufacturer. Mer-
chants and Users Thomas Haugh.
Yawman & Erbe, Rochester, New
York
COMMITTEE Affairs" A. V. How
land Tileston. Hollingsworth Com
pany leader. Boston. Mass.
$50 P. M-Standardizatio ton Conference
E H. Williams, Perkins Corpora
ton. Mishawaka. presiding. Room
SIS C1aypool Hotel Subjects
STANDARD Goal Contract" discus
sion lead by. H. W. Mitchell, Rome
Manufacturing Company, Rome,
Purchase Of Coal by AnaIysis."
discussion lead by. H. L. Ogden. Gas
and Electric Company Boston. Mass.
"Stan Tar@iz@1 Tfr--~'~~~ Order
standardized Invoices
standardized Catslogs"
$50 P. M-Sdjournment
TUESDAY. OCT H.
$50 \ M.-Assembly room, ClaypooI
Hotel. 4. H.. Rheinhart Poole Broth
ers, Chicago, first vice president. Ma
tioLal Association of Purchasing
Agents, presiding Mass singing
800 A. M--Tnvocation by the Rev. I. D.
Forward
. 90 4. M.-Address by Alvin f. Dodd.
manager distribution. Chamber of
Commerce of the United States Sub
tect, World Business Conditions ="
10 90 A. M.-Address by Edmund D.
Fisher. New York banker and former
purchasing agent for New York City.
Subject OF address, THE Principles
of Purchase"
II 90 A. M-Address by T. A. TYLER.
chairman, Association OF Railroad
executives. New York City. Subject.
Traffic"
1880 2. M-Adiournment
NOON .LUNCHEONS.
Conferences will be held in ''The Inn. -
at Hotel SEVERN. for the following elias
siieations. which will start at II 40 n. m:
Fuel-E. II. Hawkins. r. l. duPont-de
Nemours Company, Wilmington, Del,
leading
Program. w. Osborne, Dayton Steel