COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS AND WAREHOUSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18465, 28 January 1922, Page 14

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS AND WAREHOUSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION.

The annual meeting of the Commercial Travellers’ and Warehousemen's Aswcia-taon of Otago was, held last night at tho club rooms; Mr F. W. Mitchell (immediate past president) in tho chair. Prior to entering upon tho formal business, the Chairman referred very feelingly’to death of tho late president, Mr D. M Ptoaon, and a resolution of sympathy with hia relatives and appreciation of Jiis services was passed in silence, members standing a tribute to "the memory of tho deceased. In moving the adoption of tho annual import (already published), the Chairman remarked that; while a better financial result could have been hoped for, tjho-miam thing really was the membership,' and that hart kept up well. With the increased! cost ol supplies and services, it could not bo expected -that they would bo able to show a large profit. They were not alone in that respect The insurance scheme hqd now been in operation for six months, and wafl doing fairly well. If they might judge by Australian experience, it should hsa grea success, but that could only be hoped for it every member enlisted. , It might bo **• marked, that the Traveller, the Australaman publication, had found itself unable to find room for New Zealand news, and it was intended to run a paper of tor mn in too dominion. —Mr F. H. King, m «»anding the motion, remarked that tho the association, was to conserve •**?! of commercial travellers. The doubtless improve «a time went on, «&d, who did not join would the year assistance had been chwrfully to several charitable objects, by which these bad gained -considerably. i-*. eluded by a feeling reference to the Mg president, who, he said, was a hmdly mad esteemed gentleman gone to hm rest xoa motion was' carried unanimously. . Mr F. H. King, being tho only member nominated, was formally .declared prowdent for tho ensuing year.—Mr King, m : thanks for his ©lection, remarked that it was not the first occasion on wbioh he »« filled the chair, but when he was president the association woe much amauor than it was now. He was, cue of toe oldest members; and was proud of toe fact, ae was assured, from looking at the nemos few? which the selection,, was to be wade,tto* they would have a .very strong committee to manage their The remaining were ste** «w follow TTfillver EL F. Nees, and Fred Peoteo, trov S ilr A H. OrWley. F. Peake-. if GardinS, J- T.’ GiUnn, EL J. Gr^ bb ; v^‘ G. Midgley, F. W. MtchdU, and Wm, invitation of toe Chairman, toe Mayor (Mr J. S. Douglas), who was P”"** as a member of tho association, dressed members. referred to work done by member* m nsflieting the of charity,* With reference to the honors trotting meeting cm in aid of the orphanages, ho expl»anodw»» had been done and what help from members of the association.. He was thanked far too infarmaticn tasnshfid, and assured that what members could do to assist the effort they vrouW, do. £_ Means Wardrop and H. W. Ba strong appeal to nenbtn to 1 “f Commercial TroveWOhoir, toe marking that if members did not taka mow interest in it there was of it ceasing to exist, and toat .wwaW nitv They bad \on enthusiasticand abw Mr’ffitohie. but good singers amongst members wIMBO grefence would make toe chrnr one of to© best m vote of thanks wes pasred to the dub steward (Mr it w« said, had surrounded himself wito a capable stall, and the wants of member* we*® , very capably Jacked after.