The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-05
THE KNIGHTS OF THE GRIP
The Commercial Travellers of Indiana
Meet and Exchange Formal Greetings.
The Grand Ball at TOmlinson Hall a Success
Worthy of the prummers-What Will
Be Done at To.Days Meeting.

hO"Au III tNcIy HOttl yesterday IIOm the
corridor to the garnet, and it will continue
to resound until Monday morning. If
large attendance and a display of good
humor counts for anything, this annual
gathering of the knights of the grip prom
lses to be more successful than those held
IN the past. The hotels began filing ND
early yesterday morning, and by last night
some of them had to announce that they
could furnish no more rooms. The recep-
tlon committee, composed of Indianapolis
commercial travellers, was at the passenger
station bright and early, and some of its
members were on hand throughout the day
watching Tor arrivals. The Lafayette and
Fort wayne delegations were the first to
reach che city, coming in on the forenoon
trans. In the afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock. the
ferre Haute and Evansville delegations
arrived over the Vandalia railroad. They
occupied several special cars. MANY
of those who had come in ON the morning
trains were at the passenger station to
welcome their brethren, and as they
ahghted from the train they were given
tnree cheers. Later in the day smaller
delegations from all parts of the State an.
peared, and by 8 o'clock there was hardly an
lnulaha Town of any size that was not rep
resented. There was liberal sprinkling
41 Iadles with every delegation that came.
mere is an unwritten law in the associa-
tlon when makes married member subject
10 penalty if he fails to bring his wife
WltL him to the annual gathering. MANY
Oh those who haven't wives bring their
6weethearts, their cousins or their aunts.
50 IN Ine general round up there are almost
as many ladies as gentlemen attending the
reunions.
Inc arrangements for receiving the Wis
Itors were admirable. Frank Bird tend
eIeu the 1ree use OF all his hacks and car
riages, and evefy person who came was
gwen free Eide to wherever he wished to
SOP. Decides the reception committee
L tnere WIS another distributed among the
n III who looked after the comfort of all
90 last as they arrived. Among the arrivals
We're the following:
,Lafayette-P. ii. Sheehan and wife, j. II. Brad
shaw and wife, r. Thompson and wife, Miss
Nellie nenn MeGrath, Miss Elma Eckman, II. c.
shire, Ike Levy, Charles Levy, T. c. Adams, b.
Z, Hoifman and wife, I. +. Brown, Alice L.
Brown, al ". Archibald and wife, L. r. Thomp-
ID. ID. Wade, wife, and daughter Henry Emsing
and wife, Mrs John p. Gagen
MISREPRESENTATION Schelorn, Frank J. Daub
Gnu "Ie, Lewis ii. Levy and wife, A. j. limerick,
Mrs. Lorenzo Emrick, W. j. Baily and wife,
Charles W. Schwerdt, e. A Greek, John Fen
grick; J. {. Armstrong, jr.. s. P. Orlmeyer, p L.
Schreder, j. c. Wolfe Charles Kahn ]. ID.
Mar N%rqr4 ger, v B Smith, Willis G. Howe and wife,
E.m c: Myers, f. III. Silverthorn, A. G. StOHton,
John Math, jr.
Frankfort. III. Chamberlin and wife. ]. W.
McSiure and Wife, j. L. Gregory and wife, Geo.
l III. Bently.
| Terre Haute-M. A. Stack and wife, Anna
Dempsey, G. A. Lyon and wife, A b. Schmidt
| Henry Hecht, W. NJ. Kerner and daughter Gus
schneider, Louis Koff Bert Hebb and wife, Mrs
T. Mckennan, Mr.: Lane, John r: Gourlay, Osian
fire. fr,t,ia .rhf
MAX Frank, III E. Harrison, John NJ Ryan and
VIE, Z. w. Almey and wife, Fred Burns and
Wife, James A. Scudder and wife. Edward Sage
| and wife, T. B. Glazebrook and wife, W. ID. Muir
| ply and lady.
9, Chicago-Mr. silverstone and wife, Mrs. Maud
SiiYerstone, Mrs. ID. r. Clink, Charles A. Winn,
T. Il. Paynton.
sheIoyville-C. A. Ross and wife, Miss Kate
Beg.xs, d. W. Saylor and wife.
| sincennes--O. Nj. Wallace and wife
Anderson--John Flahavin, George c. Forty
and wife, NJ. s. Fisher and son, William Bollen
and nephew.
Cleveland, O.-E H. Carter.
Goshen-T. Il. Whitmer.
Cincinnati-D. L. GoOch.
New Castle-A. L. Bowman and wife, Miss
Richmond-E. r. Erik.
The Grand Hotel is headquarters for the
association, and during the afternoon and
| early evening the members conpregated
/ there by the hundreds and renewed old
| acquaintance. Mr.. Silverstone, of Chica-
| CO.. secretary of the national association,
was one of the first to come in yesterday
| morning, and be was shown great deal of
| attention. Among the other noted arrivals
| were DR.. j. II. Leslie, medical examiner,
and II. a. Kretschman of the Western Com
mercial Travellers Association of st. Louis.
| The Ball at Tomlinson Hall.
At night grand ball was given at Tom
linson Hall, which had been handsomely
decorated for the occasion. The broad stage
was hung with flags, and tall cedar trees
were placed in rows across the back of the
stage, and tropical plants were across the
| front, making a solid bank of beautiful
green. A temporary platform was erected
in front of the stage for the musicians and
this was surrounded with plants. Sus-
pended from the ceiling and sides were
banners and flags, and from the center a
| large banner had in immortelles, c. L. A.
of l. Along the gallery were garlands of
green, draped and looped at regular inter.
red, white and blue. On the east
gallery was broad scarf with
Indiana" in large letters of white and sill
yer, and on the opposite was red scarf.
decorated with maiden-hair ferns and
draped with white and blue; from the chan
deliers swung great lunches of colored
| pampas grasses. The whole effect was very
striking and in excellent taste. There
| was Just enough or the green anu c0lOrS 10
| blend harmoniously. The several COM
mittees have worked so indefatigably and
well that in every respect the ball was a
| perfect success.
The following gentlemen served on the
committee ON arrangements: Bruce Carr,
George w. White, G.. II. Rhodes, L. =.
Swain, G. l.. Brigg, Milton Green, Milton
Daley, Joseph Stubs and Edward
c.. l.. Dietz, p. M. Hildebrand,
s. G.. Phillips, G. n. Spencer, I. G. Lee, j.
Caylor, J. A. Golding, c. w. Bridges, G. w.
Geiger, ID. c. Griffith, Julius WOcher, c. L.
Schmidt, L. l.. Olcott, w. A. Rhodes, ".
Parker, 6. A. weadon, L. P: Goeble, II. w.
French, Jasper Finney, o. w. Mormon, L.
w. Cooper, John Titus, w. III. Wright,
Charles Rodman, w. l.. Fawcett, and o. Z.
Stalnaker. The floor managers were Hcw.
ard Maxwell, j. Il. Cones, Paul Kra,lss. w
N. Gates, Armin Kaehne, r. G.. Miller, c. d.
Pearson, w. J. Brown. of this city, G.. n
Mclaughlin, of Terre Haute; C.. l.. Hinkle
of Evansville; I. b. Hart, of Lafayette
Urias S. Shoff, of Fort Wayne; q. p. Wash
burn, of Logansport; w. j. Roby, of Rich
mond; o. M. Wallace, of Vincennes; w. b
Greed, of New Albany. and G.. 5. Hargan
| of Madison.
At o'clock the grand march took place
and as couple after couple joined in, ii
wound "a serpentine way about the hall
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