Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-05-04
The 0RvMMERS.

| The 0RUNMERS.
! THE COMMERCIAL IRA VELERt
HAVE A.PLkASANT TIME.
| HANDSOME WELCOME BY POST "C"-
SKETCH OF THE BUSINESS DONE -THI
RELATIONS OF THE COMMERCIAL IRA
Weller WITH HOTEL KEEPERS, LIVERY
MEN, AND THE RAILROADs-THI
DRUMMER BILL NOW BEFORE CON
GREss, ENDORsED-BANQUET
SC, &C., sc.
On Tuesday afternoon, the delegation Of
commercial travellers to the fourth annual
meeting of the Virginia Division T. z. A.
arrived by the G. so. Ry. They we're met
at the depot by Post &C." headed by the
Stonewall Band. and marched in procession
to the Virginia Hotel, their headquarters
They were a fine looking body of men
young, neat, alert and full of life. and
made fine impression on our people.
at $50 Wednesday morning. the Stone
wall Brigade Band in their brilliant scar.
let uniforms, paraded in front of the Vir-
gihia Hotel, and line of the members OF
the Association was formed. Messrs. John
McQuaide of Staunton, Chief Marshall,
and G. Fl. Phillips of Richmond, 'Assis-
tant Marshal, on horseback, accompanied
the line of march, while Mr.. o. M. Goode
of Stanton, acted as SergeaEt-at- Arms of
the procession. The morning Was cool and
bracing. and the line took its way through
the principal streets passing the Female
Colleges, to the pretty inmates of which
the long line of nice looking young fell
lows, was an object of the dee pest inter
est. On their return to the Odd Fellows
Hall, the band played several airs 10 front,
while the commercial travellers Gro @ded to
the windows and cheered them.
At 1890 President John S. HarwOoi Of
Richmond called the Division to order. and
invited Rev. Dr.. D. K. Mcfarland OF t q
First Presbyterian church, to open The
session with prayer, which he did, the
mem bers rising and standing during the
prayer.
President M. A. Hope of Post &C."
Staunton, delivered brief but very APP
propriate address of welcome to the visit
ing members. He said he little thought
one year ago, when there were but three
of ho in 70
to see strong Post here at this day, and
still less did be look orward to the scene
that now met bis sight the State Division
in session here. He extended the members
hearty welcome and hoped their stay
would be both pleasant and profitable.
WELCOME TO THE DIVISION.
Mr. H. st. Geu. Tucker, who, owing to
to the sickness Of the Mayor, had consen-
ted to welcome the Division on behalf Of
the city, was introduced. He said he had
been walked up abOut GAVIN this morning
by messenger who brought note saying:
Our Mayor is sick. Come and welcome
the Association. Be short, but whoop 'em
up" He could understand what the re-
quest to be short meant, but he could not
understand what, in this case, was meant
by ''whoop them up" "Wnooping up"
meant to put new life into body of men
that lacked it, but who ever heard OF
whooping up body of CONNER.
clal travellers, already full and crammed
With life ? (applause.) On every river, on
every mountain, on every sea you find a
commercial traveller. Though we take the
wings OF the morning and fly to the utter
most parts of the earth he is there, Gap
plause.) He is always with Us. Thomas
that if his son was fool ne should make
him (here Mr.. Tucker looked carefully
around and said he hoped there weren't
any doctors here) a doctor; ii he was toll
era5ly smart lawyer; but if he was very
smart, then make him farmer. That ad-
vice showed that commercial travellers
were not known in that day-to Mr.. JEFF
ferson, lapplause). In this day if | had a
very smart boy I'd make commercial
traveller out Of him. (applause). What
man can better read human nature? What
| man Can better convince US that black is
white or white is black? daughter and
appIause.) What man can easier convince
us that we need $500 worth of goods when
we want 800 worth, than the commercial
traveller, (laughter). We recognize in the
members of this Association q great pow
or for good. You are the arteries through
which the blood of prosperous trade flows
hither and thither in the body of the State.
In Virginia you are the harbingers of the
rising sun of her prosperity. We have
not much manufacturing in Staunton.
We can educate your daughters. (laugh-
teri. We can insure your lives here. We
Can take care of you when you become in-
sane, (great laughter). We can teach you
to speak if you become dumb-if anybody
ever heard of dumb commercial traveller,
(laughter); but " hen have said this
have given you a list Of OuI
great manufacturing enterprises, laugh
teri But to what we have, we welcome
you-a hearty Virginia welcome. and IN the
lame Of the city of Staunton and her peo-
pie it gives me pleasure to extend it, Zap
plause.)
President John s. Harwood of the Di.
vision, responded briefly, but eloquently
and appropriately. He said that trade was
! tie good genius of our Republic, and com
mercial travellers were her messengers tt
carry her words to the quarters Of tht
world. The Republic under which W.
| live is eminently one of commerce, arc
| the agents of commerce may he found OF
every street as we'll as every mountain ant
| lake of her territory.
COMMITTEES.