COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS AND WAREHOUSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION.

Otago Witness, Issue 2572, 1 July 1903, Page 41

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS AND WAREHOUSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION.

Messrs H. F. Moss and James Brown, of the Dunedin Commercial Travellers' and Warehousemen's Association, met a, largely attended gathering of commercial travellers in Christchurch on Saturday evening, when Mr S. Harley occupied the chair Mr H F. Moss, in addressing the meeting, said they were not there to tout for members: thsir association was a etrong and prosperous oae, but the inclusion of ChrislchurcL members would enable the etatus of commercial troveLers to be raised. Mr James Brown, who followed, gave a brief history of the riao and progress of the Dunedin Association, and explained the working of the mortuary baaefit echeme. With regard to their experience for the first yeax, they •would, he thought, bo able to pay a mortuary dividend of £30. In reply to questions, Mr Brown said the mortuary dividend would be declared as at 30th November, 1903, and if the Canterbury men came in they would participate in tho dividend the same as their own members. If they joined the association now, instead of paying the full sum of £& 3s for the year, they would only h*ve to pay the sum of £2 2s. No portion -of the subscription Trent towards the support of the club, which was an auxiliary only, and self supporting. It was true that the Dunedin members could have the benefit of the club, but only, perhaps, one night a fortnight or three weeks. It was resolved to form a branch of the association, and th© folljwuig were elected as a provisional committee to carry out the details — namely, Messrs I. Hams, Jones, Wark, H. Clark, V. White-Parsons, R. C. Kmvig, T. Lewis, S. Hairdey, Owles, and Mackenzie. Mr Pengelly was appointed as secretary to the branch pro tern.