The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-10
Annual Outing Promises to Be Biggest Affair of Kind Ever Held by Retail GroCers and Butchers Association of Bir- mingham

Retail food dealers of Birmingham are all set for the annual barbecue and outing to be held at Lake Oliver Tuesday by the Birmingham Retail Grocers and Butchers association. Places of business of the members will be closed Tuesday while the own CTS eat, swim and listen to speeches. A very interesting program has been prepared by the association for the annual event and the affair is expect ed to be the largest of the kind ever held.
 Return caros, received in response 10 invitations indicate a record at- tendance of grocers and butchers and their families from all sections of the city and district, as well as from q large number of neighboring cities.
 Many prominent speakers wil be on hand for addresses, among them: w. F. Pigford of Meridian, Miss, president Mississippi Retail Grccers association; D. D. McLendon, presi- cent city commission; W. S. stallings. general secretary Y. M. c. A.. Bir- mingham; v. H. Hanson, publisher Birmingham News; j.. P Phillips, manager Birmingham Packing com pany; samuel L. Earle, president Bir- mingham Wholesale Grocers assUcia- ton; W. M Howe, regional director Near East Relief, and former national organizer of grocers; Paul H. Shrop- shire. president of the association; Thomas J. Grimes, president Ala bama Retail Food Dealers associa- ton. and George w. Yancey of Lon don. Yancey and Brewer, attorneys for the association.
 Music will be rendered by the Ala bama Boys Industrial School band, which Is considered one of the pest bands in the south.
 Dr. Frank Willis Barnett will be active toastmaster and w. w. AbelI, physical director of the Y. M. C. A., will be in charge of swimming in the lake.
 Ball Game Tn Afternoon
 Part of the afternoon will be given over to a ball game between Wilson & Co.'S Certified. champions of the Magicl City league and Armour & Co.'S Stars.
 The entire program will be under the supervision of the general enter tainment committee of the associa- siOAr hANh Ao ao iOAAOWo. IlODtIl A. Emond, chairman cooking and pro- visions; B. c. Apperson. chairman program and publicity; John E. Col win. chairman serving, and M l.. Tubb. chairman of games and swim ming.
 Manufacturers and distributors who have co-operated to date in help ing to make the annual affair \ suc- cess are as follows: Morris & Co.,, Ar mour & Co.,. Cudahy Packing com pany of Alabama, George A. Hormel. Wilson & Co.,, Swift & Co.,. Evansville Packing company and Birmingham Packing company for meats. Miscel- laneous: Franklin-Stiles Grocery com- any. Collins & Co.,, American Sugar Refining company. Bell-Rogers Pro- duce company. Tyler Grocery com pany. Libby, McNeill & Libby. Collins Produce company. Earle Brother. Taylor & Taylor, F. P. Baker & Sons, Taylor r-Wheeler Grocery com pany, J. o. Taylor Grocery company. Marshall, Jordan & Keith, Hamilton Robinson, c. F. Bell Produce com pany. H. J. Heinz company. ChurngoId Sales company, Donovan Provision, Southern Coffee and Spice company, McLester-van Hoose company, Van Camps Products company, Birmins- ueH <1PSE Sompouys NlIy fdpcr Com- pany. City Ice Delivery company. Loose -Wiles Biscuit company. Heber Candy company, Gwin- williams Gro- cery company. Wheeling Match com pany, Dothala Syrup company. simon Hubig Pie company. American Bak- cries company. Banner Baking com pany. Homer Baking company. Pet Milk company. Gold Bond Baking, company, Brownell Auto company, Alabama Vinegar company. c. W. Hopson ( Sons, Birmingham chsro-