The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-24
DRUG men WILL
HOLD THEIR MEET
State Association Dated For
Session at Duluth,
Iron Range

According to Frank NJ. McCabe Of
The Northwestern Druggist, a bust
ness paper reaching the retail drug
trade, who is acting as general
chairman OF attendance for the first
annual druggists, outing scheduled
for August 20 to %, this event will
draw at least 400 drug store owners
with their families and employees to
Duluth, the Mesaba Iron Range and
Isle Royale where entertainment
has been provided by the Duluth
Retail Druggasus' association and a
similar organization known as the
Range Druggists society.
A party OF about sixty automo-
biles will assemble at the West Ho-
tel, Minneapolis promptly at p. m.
Thursday, August 23, and ptloted by
John w. Dargavel, secretary or the
Minnesota State Board of Pharma-
cy and president OF the Minneapolis
Retail Druggists association, will
leave Immediately for Duluth by
way Of the Ryan Hotel, st. Paul,
where 1t will be joined by the saint
ly~ city contingent. w. p. Fletcher,
secretary of the Travellers Auxiliary
and Walter B. Fielde will assist Mr..
Dargavel in handling the convoy.
The st. Paul party will be headed
by w. e. Burke, president OF the
Minnesota State Pharmaceutical
Association and Mr.. Burke will be
assisted by G.. A. Thompson, presi-
dent of the st. Paul Retail Drug
gists' Association and Herbert
Dunn. representing the travelling
men.
AS the convoy moves northward
it will be joined at various points
by parties of druggists from Bemidji,
Brainerd and similar points. The
druggists of Duluth, headed by W..
A. Albeit, general chairman In
charge of entertainment and Melvin
r. Olson, president of the Travellers
Auxiliary will meet the northbound
caravan of automobiles at Carlton
at which point all concerned viii
be provided with programs and
schedules of entertainment.
The Spalding Hotel, Duluth, has
been named as outing headquarters
and some thirty or forty druggists
have indicated that they will make
the trip by special train over the
Northern Pacific, joining the auto
mobile contingent at outing head
quarters, Friday morning, August
"a. Friday will be spent in Duluth
where swimming events, boulevard
parties and a banquet with side
trip by boat to Fond du Lac has
been arranged. On Saturday, piloted
by c. c. Crosby Of Buhl, who is
president elect of the state drug
gists' association for 1924, the party
will proceed oyer the concrete hig-.
way to points along the Mesaba
Range. Stops will be made at Vir-
ginia for lunch and Hibbing for din
ner. An inspection of the Hibbing
mines will follow after which the
entire party will return to Duluth
by automobile.
On Sunday morning, August 26.
the druggists will embark on the
steamer America for lake trip to
Isle Royale. The cruise will extend
over a two day period, the return
excursion arriving at Duluth early
on the morning Of Tuesday, August
%, at which point they will be dis
banded. Druggists Of the Northern
part of the state have subscribed
some $1,000 for the entertainment Of
their guests and the event bids fair
to prove In as one of the finest out
ings staged In recent years.
The Minnesota State Pharma.
neutical association, which has
paid In membership OF more than
1.400. has repeatedly gone on record
as being in favor Of good roads,
dairy farming and other progressive
movements for the benefit OF the
commonwealth at large and these
annual outings It is believed win
stimulate interest and enthusiasm
among these prominent retailers az
10 the general possibilities Of the
state 50 . national business center
and playground.