The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-08-11
travelling passcngcr AGENTS.

The tenth annual meeting of the Travel
ing Passenger Agents of the United States
and Canada (the "Tack Hammer Assoca-
ton ~ have been in session here at the
Metropolitan Hotel. This is the first time
this honorable and esteemed body has ever
met in Washington, and all Of its members
express themselves delighted with the city,
its surroundings and complacently compli
ment the thermometer.
The meeting was called together yester-
day by its president, Mr. +. Wetherald,
passenger agent of the G. b. & @. II. r.,
Office Schenectady, New York. The band
began to play at once and the members at
once began to put up their collaterals in
specie payment. The attendance was very
large, and our National Capital has never
been visited by handsomer set of tourists
or gentlemen of rs complete bon honmie as
our lightning express guests. Among those
present were Captain +. ID. May, Williams
port, Pa. John r. Pott, Pittsburg, Pa.
j. II. Larrabee, Cincinnati; w. J. Walker,
Kennesaw route; James ID. Welsh, general
agent, U. p. r. r.; l.. w. Reynolds, Can
ada Southern r. r. New York city; j. II.
True, Buffalo, N. Y; w. NJ. Hicklin, In
dianapolis r. J. Shapley, Harrisburg, Pa,
A. Y. Lindsay, Grand Rapids & Ind. II. r..
A. Burnham, agent G. NJ & st. Paul II. r..
| Charles Traver, ChicagO;J Clark Smith,
Boston Joseph w. White, with pretty
girl reading Tennyson on his card) agent
Savannah & Augusta, Ga. r. r.; L. b. Spain,
| with the schedule ON his back Buffalo, N.
| Y; II. S. Christopher, Chillicothe, Ohio;J. F.
Dunnic, Marietta, Gin. & b. & o. II. II. |;
Herman Holmes, Medina, Ohio; A. II.
Webster, Erie R. r.. A. s. Burgess, Indian
apolis; Albert b. Wrenn, lin buff colors)
Atlanta, Ga; S. +. Hubbard, New York ;
Henry Farnum, Missouri Pacific r. r. w.
f. Tinney, (palace cars without charge, at
least he says SOY indianapolis; II. ID. Price,
Union Pacific II. r.; G. X. Wilbur, Indian
apolis, Decatur & Springfield Railroad !;
Frank Alexe, (buff-colored card) Montreal |;
| G. s. La Toilette, La Follette-Lafayette-
Indiana; A.. E. Lippincott, lin charge of
Cincinnati Southern Railway exhibit of
cotton, and don't you forget it), Atlanta !;
Neil c. Kerr, lin blue and startling colors),
Pa; il. H. Prather, Cincinnati; Sam Sey-
mour, 1.-TWO of kind, as name is printed on
both sides of card) Buffalo, N. Y; w. d.
French, Auburn, N. "; Harry Martin,
Atchison, Topeka, Santa Fe Railroad I;
d. q. Blackman, Union Pacific
Railroad. (He is not all U. p, however,
NJ. c. Baker, Cleveland, Ohio; G. S. Pcase,
Qet us have peace,) Albany, N. Y; Frank
II. Hendry, Indianapolis; Thad. @. Sturgis,
(whose card looks like the sign in front of
q drug store with yellow lights,) Columbus,
Ga. ID. Macdonald, Louisville, KY. L. II.
Green, Utica, N. Y; Smith NJ. Shattuc,
George ID. Teller, Buffalo.
The first business was of u private ma
ture-to heal some differences of personal
character that at one time threatened to
j cause serious split in the association. This,
we understand, was thoroughly and salts
factorily settled. Mr.. O'Brien's resolution
to establish q mutual aid spirit in the asso-
4 ciation-that is, for each and all mem
bers TO assist any member in good
standing and character. to obtain
another position, in event of the
loss of his present, was then passed upon
and adopted. On motion of Mr.. A. ID,
Wrenn every member of the association was
made er-o6icio and officer of the executive
committee in this respect.
Mr.. Hogan's resolution anent the more
emphatic carrying out of the second clause
of the constitution to further spirit OF
, friendliness and comradeship," among the
/. members was unanimously adopted.
On motion of Mr.. O'Brien committee
; was appointed to draw up resolutions o
sympathy and regret for the death since the
last meeting of their brother member Mr.
. John Kelly, of Cincinnati The chair ap
, pointed Messrs. O'Bricn, Welsh and Wrenr
, as committee to perform the same in thu
name of the association,
Mr.. j. b. Welsh was then elected presi
dent for the ensuing year; Mr. James Tim
mons, vice-president, and w. b. Tinney
I secretary and treasurer.
This morning at 0 o'clock an informa
meeting was held at the parlors of thu
Metropolitan Hotel. Nothing of importanc,
7 was transacted, MS there was nothing
y further to be done except TO rattle Off on {
aunt to Mt. Vernon, and Mt 10 o'clock TIN
0 railroad men took water on board the Cor
! coan. They will return Mt $3.50 o'clock an,
> tonight bid the National Capital farewell
1 en- route to their homes and place of occu
0 patton, we'll pleased with their trip and de
. lighted with the city.