Canadian grocer April-June 1918 . ident Evans read a message fromE. M. Trowern, Dominion secretary,wishing the convention every Evans explained that having goneout of the retail business some monthsago, and being away from the provincehe was out of touch with the situation. Hewould ask First Vice-President H. , Regina, to read the presi-dents address. Mr. MacPherson report-ed as follows: THE PRESIDENTS REPORT Since enjoying the hospitality of theMoose Jaw local at the convention twelve-months ago, much history has been madeboth at home and abroad. These be timeswhen the
Canadian grocer April-June 1918 . ident Evans read a message fromE. M. Trowern, Dominion secretary,wishing the convention every Evans explained that having goneout of the retail business some monthsago, and being away from the provincehe was out of touch with the situation. Hewould ask First Vice-President H. , Regina, to read the presi-dents address. Mr. MacPherson report-ed as follows: THE PRESIDENTS REPORT Since enjoying the hospitality of theMoose Jaw local at the convention twelve-months ago, much history has been madeboth at home and abroad. These be timeswhen the world is moving at a rapid paceand conditions, outlook and desires of ourwhole race are altering and re-shapingthemselves overnight to meet the unceasingdemands of international upheaval. The re-tail merchants, from their intimate rela-tion to the activities of our people andcountry, must of necessity be a part ofanv such general tendency. It naturallyfollows that this report has to chroniclea number of very important happenings. City Freight Yards of 2nd Ave. looking North. Saskatoon, Sask. Depot. Saskatoon. 34 CANADIAN GROCER May 24, 1918 which will yet be found to be of heavyimport to the future of this and similarbodies. Leaving the last convention with in-structions from you as to the undertakingof Alberta organization, your executivestarted actual work in that Province inJune, 1917, sharing with the sister statethe time of our organizers. Now, at theend of almost a year of operation undersuch a basis, it is a pleasure to report thatin the Province of Alberta there are 627retail merchants who are members of ourassociation and are receiving our have been able to administer their or-ganization affairs and liquidate old liabili-ties to the extent of $1,, with everyprospect of being able to hand over theorganization in another years time on agood sound footing with a membershiplarge enough to warrant their operatingtheir own service department.
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