Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1920 — FRANK P. MEYER HONORED AT BOSTON CONVENTION [ARTICLE]

FRANK P. MEYER HONORED AT BOSTON CONVENTION

The following items are taken from the Danville, HI., Press of January 17, and will prove of interest to our readers. Frank P. Meyer returned yesterday frdm Boston, Mass., where he attended the annual convention of the National Shoe Retailers association. Mr. Meyer, who has been president of the Illinois Shoe Retailers for three terms, was re-elected iseceretary and treasurer of the national association. There were more than 5,000 delegates at the convention, the lagest in the history of the association,'which is growing so rapidly that hereafter trouble will be experienced in getting a hall large enough to accomodate them. Illinois led in everything at the convention. The delegation from this state was the largest, and their special train of twelve coaches was the largest that pulled into the convention city. The convention closed with a banquet, the largest ever held in Boston. “Shoes will not be any higher, but some time will pass before they can be sold for less than what the retailers are now asking,” said Mr. Meyer. The convention went on record as being opposed to profiteering.