The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-26
DRY GOODS men
Will TALK SHOP
SESSION Is TO BE HELD IN
ROCHESTER, MIMI.
NEXT WEEK THE TIME
All Questions Pertaining To
Their Business Are On
Program.

Rochester May 20.-'Convention
dates for the fifth semi annual con-
vention of the Minnesota Retail Dry
Goods Association at Rochester
were announced by n. NJ. Scott,
president, as Tuesday. May %, and
Wednesday, May "a. c. A. Choate Is
secretary of the state association.
This meeting Will be or vital
importance TO every merchant" Mr..
Scott said, especially because of
the uncertainty OF the market at the
present time. Cutting down pur-
chaSss 10 a weekly oasis Is now
prevalIing-speeding up sales is the
one big Outstanding feature OF re-
falling
round table talks, fall purchases,
fall prices, pending legislation be-
neveu to be detrimental TO the best
interests OF the retailer and other
subjects or similar nature viii be
discussed at the meeting, it was
stated.
Program on Tuesday
The tentative program, which is
to be held in the sun Room on the
kahIer Hotel roof, was announced
today by Mr.. Scott as follows:
Tuesday Morning May %
900 MeeLing or board or di-
1000 Registration. Frank Blach-
scnIeger, Rochester.
HOO Ride about city. Comph-
ments Rochester Civic and Com
merce association. E c. HacketL
secretary in charge.
1900 Noon. Luncheon. Zumbro
| Hotel. After Lunch. Talk Retail
Advertising Now" Verne Z. Divine
President Standard Advertising
Company, Chicago.
| 200 president N. NJ. Scott, Off
ciating. Address Welcome. Vernon
Cafes, Judge of Probate and Juven-
lie Court, Rochester, Response.
President Scott
2:3O: Three Kinds of Confidence
Necessary in Business Today" Ar
Merchants Trade Journal Inc, Des
MONIES, Iowa.
400 Group round tables conduct
ed as follows: Advertising" Verne
c. Divine, Standard Advertising
Company. Chicago, Accounting. q
K. b. Schretfler, Schreffler Store
Efficiency Company, Chicago, Ill
Windows" howard Z. Bartlett
Golden Rule, st. Paul, Minnesota
500 Banquet Kahler Hotel, Main
dining room.
Music-High School orchestra.
! Toastmaster:-Car +. Schlessel
man, secretary and treasurer, Roch-
ester Loan Land Trust company
General Conditions" A. w
HARDWARE Company, St Louis, Mo
Music "What did 1921 Teach the
Retailer" Moving Picture talk, R
b. Schreffler, President, Schreflel
Store Efficiency Company, Chicago
Ill. Music. Health Business" DR.
w. ]. Mayo, Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Putting Smiles into Business" C
3. Partridge, Editor. Dry Goods
Reporter, Chicago Ill.
Program on Wednesday
800 Textiles" Miss Marion We
; Ter, Division of Home Economics
University of Minnesota.
; 1918 Group round tables con,
/ Quoted as follows: Business Build
ing Ideas" E. o. Herter, Waseca.
Safe Mark Up" Albert Young
IO:45 SDirect Advertising" p. ]
; Nelson, Clayton, Collections" Arcl
Z. Ray, Harmony.
, | 44s4o GhoA hCl oIo UluIO Duy
ing" julius J. Fandel, st. Cloud
Expense. Adjustment" B. NJ. Lipp
, man. Hibbing.
n:45 Chain Store Competition.
n. M. Scott, Winona. Mail Orde
/ Competition" II. E. Hart, Lon,
> Prairie.
1900 Luncheon. Zumbro Hotel
. Merchandising" C. C. Peterson
, Grand Rapids. "The Fur Industry.
J. A. Zell, Sales and Advertiser,
Manager Of e. Albrecht & Son, 81
y Paul
200 Question Box. Tim Donovan
Fergus Falls
3 2:s9 Legislation. Hon. F. B. KEEL
. logg St. Paul.
: $3.50 Lew Hahn, managing di
Z rector National Retail Dry Good
I Association New York City. .
: 4:30 Returned Merchandise" z
E w. Dalldorf Secretary, Robinso
: Strauss & Company, st. Paul, SO
4 Trip through Clinic.