Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-22
A DAY AT DALLAS.
The Travelling Mems Union In Session.
A Ball aud Banquet.
The Cattle Drive From Texas to Exceed
Any Previous Season.
Plans Almost Perfected to Build Fine
Hotel In Fort Worth.

attendance to-day OF the members @
the Travelling Mems union, which as
sembled at the Young Mems Hebrew
Association hall at 9 a. m. The fore
noon was taken up in passing upon ap
pIications of new members, thirty -foul
of whom joined.
In the afternoon the following Off
GERS were elected President, It. p
Barry, reelected first vice-president-
A. b. Tabor; second vice-president, t.
II. Murray; third vice-president, q.
NJ. Switzerland; medical examiner,
DIR. A. A. Johnston. The old board OF
directors were reelected.
Several amendments TO the constitu-
ton were adopted, among them that
all applications for membership shall
be referred to the secretary and treas
urer, said applicants to be recon-
mended by two members of the as
ISOLATION.
The proposition to increase the death
benefit assessments was post
poned till the next annual
etting The annual dues were
increased from two dollars to four dol
lars.
The manner of voting for officers
and order of business was left to COM
mittee OF three.
\ resolution calling upon congress
to repeal all interstate laws imposing
taxes on travelling men selling goods
from other states was adopted.
Resolutions of thanks for favors
shown the association We're also
adopted.
\ complimentary invitation by Miss
Dixie Crooks was rendered to the asso-
citation to attend her concert at the
opera-house tomorrow night in
body.
Adjourned till p. m. tomorrow.
The banquet and ball tonight, de-
spite the Indictment weather, was
largely attended by ladies and gentle
men, and both affairs were social
events long to be remembered by the
participants, all of whom heartily en-
ioyed themselves.
Owing to washouts, many travelling
men en- route to Dallas were cut Oft.
\ number of kilograms were received
expressing regret at not being able to
attend.
The following is the full board of di-
rectors elected: q. \. Webster, and f..
Craig, to serve two years; w. o. Con-
nor. Il. b. Tretman, Charles w. Guild.
b. \, Aldrich aud 4. p. Mendez. \
secretary and treasurer is to be elected
by the directory. The vice-presidents
were made eX-oilicio directors.
Thos. III. Murray of Mckinney de
livered a brief, brilliant and we'll
received address, devoted mainly to
indorsing the associations objects and
labors and encouraging it in advancing
them.
Among the preambles and resolu-
tons adopted were the following:
BY Mr.. Barrow:
Whereas, II is expedient that certain
chauges be made In the constitution and by
laws, as the constituiion requires all such
changes to he submitted in writing thiiiy
days previous 10 the annual meeiing; and
whereas any one me nber may interpose OBJ
Iections 10 such change when thirty days
notice has not been given; thereto
Resolved. that such change as two-thirds
submitted and acted upon.
The following was adopted but the
correspondent failed to learn by whom
1t was introduced:
Whereas, "A bill has bean introduced In the
United States congress repeating all inter
state laws imposing tares upon travelling
men selling goods from other states. aud
Whersa-, II is important to travelling men
generally that : Md bill should become n law,
Resolved. that the senators and representa-,
ives N congress from Texas he requested 10
said bill.
Resell ed that copy of these resolution,
ne furnished each senator and representative
At the banquet tonight Mr.. II. G..
Barrow acted as master of ceremonies
and Mr.. George Mellersh delivered al
Grafton in most happily chosen Ian
guage, which received rapturous ap
plause.
The following were the toasts:
Travelling Mems Union--Franl
Wheat.
The Commercial Traveller-W. G
Crawford.
The LADIES' awnie Robertson.
commercial Interests of TeXas-Bar
net Gibbs.
The Press-T ]. Powell of the For
Worth GAZETTE was the orator Sc
iected, but the washouts on tn
Texas q Pacific road quarantined him
ana substitute had To be secured
whose name this reporter knowet
not.
Colorado City and the Beautiful
West.-J. s. Daugherty.
Worlds Fair at New Orleans.-Joh
II. Elliott.
The banquet spread at the Gran
Windsor was elegant. as the men
demonstrated
Potatoes a la Saratoga.
Boiled Spring Chicken, with Green Peas.
Roast Turkey. Duck.
Boned Turkey, aux Trufiies.
Ham. Smoked Tongue. sardine
Shrimp sa nd. Chicken sala
Roman Punch. Orange Pyramids.
ornamented Cakes. Assorted Fancy cake
Vanilla Ice Cream and Strawberries
FRUITS. Confectionery. Assorted Nut
Coffee.
Mumm's Extra Dry. Piper Heidsici.
The ball at the opera house was a mo-
delightful and elegant so ,ial event, M
was largely attended. The programnl
was an especially choice and enjoyab
selection Of dances, but II ia too late I
specify them. The devotees of Terps
chore are giving them full attention.
IL 10 appropriate to state that durin
the day maps of Daugherty and Pa,
ner's addition to Colorado City, out
which the sale of lots is TO |
made on May 20, were presente
to the Union by Mr.. j. s. Daughert,
and such is the admiration Of III
travelling men for the pluck and ente
prise of Colorado City that they ode
TO their toasts:n Colorado, the Quee
City Of the West,n to which MI
Daugherty at the banquet responded
II Ia understood that all the trave
Ing nen who can be will be preseI
at the sale, 30 as to bu
In one locality, and get the benefit {
their Joint efforts In rendering NOR
valuable their Investments