llth Annual Convention of Northern California Retailers Will Be Held at Palace Hotel, San Francisco, April 18, 19 and 20

i\t tr:59 p.rrr. there ,vili be a Hoo-Hoo Concatenirtiott, sp<lnsore<l ll-r' lloo-l{<xr Clttb No. 9, San Francisco.

' Thursday

'l'hc attention of the dealcrs rvill be devoted to thc exhibits on Thursday morning. 'l'here will be a number o[ dooi llrizes, and nunrerous other prizes will be drarvtr for. including Ilyster Company nrodcls. I')ach lady registeretl rvill reccive a frec orchid.

(i. 'l'. lloppc, sales nlanagcr, Insulite Division of I\lirrrrcsota & Ontario l)aper (o., rvill give a talk entitled "Scll and Sun'ive." :rt 2:00 p.m.

At 3:00 p.rn. I.'rank I'1. C<lx of the Kan'rrccr Conrl>rrrr.r' rvill givc an a<ldress on "The Importance of the r\dvantages antl l)rofrts That Come From Store and Y:rrtl Mo<lernization."

James C. l)os'ns, president of the Ileal listate Cr.trporittion <lf Chicago, u'ill give a construction and market an;rlysis of the l95l brrilding and supply situation.

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A big atten<lrttrce is predictetl for the llth Annual Corrvention of the l.unrber I\{erchants Association of Northerrr California, to bc hel<l at the I'alace Hotel, San Francisco, on Wcdnesdav, Thursday, and Friday, April 18, 19, and 20.

Registratiorr l'ill l>e from 9 to 12 on Wednesday mornittg' Iixhibits u'ill bc opeu at 9:00 a.m. There will be more thrttr 45 exhibitors.

At the noorr luncheon I)resident J. H. Kirk will welconre tl're delegates.

H. R. (Cotton) Nortl,up of the National Retail I.ttnrl>er Dealers Association, \\rashington, D. C., rvill make his "Report From \\rashington."

Thonras S. Holden, president, F. W. Dodge Corporation, rvill address thc corrvention.

At 4:00 p.m. in the California Room a film procluccd by thc Building Supply Nervs entitled "Mechanize Ft-,r I)rofit," u'ill be shor,r'n.

I)inncr rvill be sen'ed in the Rosc ltoon-r of the hotel orr 'l'hursd:ry evening. After dinner Lowell Thomas, Jr. rvill givc the thrilling story of his expedition into Tibet, ;rn<l shou' his color nrotion picture record of the trip.

Friday

On Frida_r' morning there u'ill be a conducted tour l>.r' bus of the harbor facilities of San Francisco. This rvill include the lumber piers, banana docks, international freight docks, and going aboard of the passenger and freight vessels.

A business meeting of the membership will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday afternoon.

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