St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-20

the city. When you come in from the
lakes send for me. if you feel tired. and
l will send for the patrol wagon and
take you home.
Hon. Eugene M.Wilson followed with
another address of welcome. Livery
one is glad to see you here" said he,
land we'll help you make your stay
pleasant one. When saw your organ
izatlen was a protective one l did
seemed odd to me that hawks
should secure protection from the
chickens. But now l see you are trying
to take off the taxes which are placed
upon you, and in this you have my
sympathy. Then see you are banded
together to elevate your characters.
well, that's your private business and l
hope you appreciate the magnitude of
the task you have undertaken. The
travelling men of America do more to
bring men in contact with another and
to break down national prejudice than
anything l know of, and in closing
Will say that inside of very few years
the center OF your great organization
VIII be here in Minneapolis instead OF
in Chicago"
Miss Susie Mckay followed with the
song "Take Me, Jamie Dear" in which
her fine voice was displayed to its full
advantage. The travelling men would
not rest with this one song and called
the fair songstress back again.
The address of Oliver p. Pindell, the
national president; followed. He paid
fitting tribute to the innate modesty
OF the travelling men, who would deeply
| appreciate the kindnesses received at
the hands of the citizens of MinneapO-
lis. On behalf of the order he cordially
no -n1 fl,n a.{
ner. The Carol quartette here made its
appearance again, much to the delight
OF the delegates, and sang that at once
pleasing and touching song, 'Annie
Laurie" The song was warmly ap-
plauded and an encore followed.
Mr.. Wallestine, of Virginia, was in
troduced, and in neat speech pre-
scented President Pindell with a gavel
made entirely of rolled tobacco. The
end of the handle, which was silver
tipped, was inscribed, compliments of
Virginia Division" On one end of the
mallet part was another silver plate,
reading IT. p. A, Minneapolis, June,
SO.
Capt. D. NJ. Gilmore, of Minneapolis,
followed with a short address, which
was humorous in the extreme. He paid
high compliment to the honesty and
Integrity of the commercial travelling
men, whom he said were ever welcome
in the houses and at the tireSideS of the
proprietorS to whom they sold goods.
The time has gone by when men of I'M
tried morals or honesty are employed as
travelling men.
Music by the orchestra followed, after
which there was an address by James
+. Jordan, president elect of the Mime
sofa division. He said he had intended
to prepare some long statistics to fire at
the meeting, but as the weather was
warm and he was tired out from hand
ling several hundred grips and band
boxes he had not prepared them. He
made very happy little speech, in
which he cordially welcomed all the
travelling men to Minneapolis and the
Northwest. Miss julia May followed
with the song, The Garden of Sleep"
The fair vocalist was we'll received and
in response to spontaneous burst of
applause, treated the audience to Sec
ond song.
w. II. Richie, chairman of the exec
utive committee, made the closing
speech, in which he said the committee
had done what it thought best to make
the convention pleasant one. AT the
conclusion, Mayor Ames, on behalf of
Altman 81 Co., presented the delegates
and friends with handsome canes. Mu-
sic closed the programme.
A motion to adjourn met with the
widest kind of objection, one of the
members remarking that he did not
want to ''see the sights until after the
business was finished. Finally. after
motions and amendments had been put
and voted down, recess of half an
hour was taken, to give the committee
on credentials time to get the list of
delegates prepared. After the commit
tee had adjourned recess was taken
until this morning at 10 o'clock.