The Indianapolis journal., 1891-01-04
be sure he il ahle to plax the tune he SAYS

be- sure he is able to play the tune he says
he can. MIR. FennImole concluded with the
admonition to always be courteous and
obliging and to remember that % single I'M
worthy member or q single dlshonorable
act may mar the sy mmetry of the whole or
ganization.
Miss McCorkle's whistling solo was gwen
q well-deserved encore, for the little lady
Is quite an artist In the field. which. as yet.
has comparatively few feminine occupants
Rev. k. V. Hunter. one of the warmest
friends the travelling men have, and who
nearly always addresses them at their
gatherings, followed with happy address.
tie started by saving that next to a body
of ministers this meeting of travelling men
was the best looking one he had ever seen.
Travelling men had furnished him more IN
terestIDg information than any other class.
lt Is n good thing to be- man of affairs,
and that is what travelling men are. They
are men of to-day, not have beens" The
most generous. noble-hearted men in any
business, Mr. Hunter declared. were the
commercial men, and he illustrated this
statement by an incident which came un-
der his personal observation. he thought
the charities of Indianapolis were largely
maintained by travelling men. Sew
eral stories told by the reverend
much amusement. He referred to
the evolution of the travelling man. and
said the standard of integrity had grown
wonderfully higher. He concluded by wish
future than in the past and expressing the
hope that they would all be taken into the
trm
DIR. E. s. Elder, for the past eight years
medical director of the association, was the
next speaker, and after reference TO his
very brief experience on the road he paused
a moment to critIcise the arrangemenr of
the programme. He objected to IL because
a doctor was made to follow a minister.
when the fact was, as a general thing. when
hkaH oh M fo 10
the minister. DR.. Elder dwelt particularly
upon the excellent insurance features of
the association, and urged the members to
rigIdly keep up the standard of membership
they had established. The strictest medi-
cal examination was necessary to maintain
this standard. In conclusion. he advised
the association to bring in all the young
blood possible, for it is the young men. he
said. who would perpetuate the organiza-
tion.
Miss Ida Sweeney, the well-known go
prano, rendered COmeZ's "Oh, Come. my
Darling" in her usual finished style. Lou
DietZ, introduced as the silver tongued ora
tor of the association, eDtertalned the audi
ence for several moments with some char
acterlstlc remarks, at the conclusion OF
which he presented with large cab
bage. While bowling his appreciation and
preparing TO retire he was. fguratively
speaking. deluged with flowers. tor dozen
beautiful bouquets were handed him by as
many members. He had to make two trips
for them. This happy little incident was re-
celyed with much applause.
Richard Schleiwen's violin solo delighted
the audience. His selection was Vieux-
temps "Fantasie Caprice" which was
played with fine effect Carey MCPHERSON
followed with q brief talk upon the sue
cess OF the annual meeting of the associa-
tion.
THE Hoosier" was the subject upon
which the Hon. John l. Griffiths talked
entertalnlngly for ten minutes lie said
the HOOeier was no longer q long, lank,
hollow-eyed individual shaking with ague
and feastiBg upon quinlDe. That type Is
now seldom seen, and man 10 no longer
given a back room on the top floor of a New
York hotel because he ereRistersfromI Indiana.
he paid o glowing tribute to tho patriotism.
literary ability, science, art and statesman
ship of the HOOsier. The commercial travel
or, he declared, was the most fitting repre-
sentative of Hoosierlsm. While Ward Nc
Allister only comes in contact with 400,
the Hoosier travelling man can set
the styles for untold thousands. They
carry wherever they 20 good cheer. and
their departure is marked with regret
They are as loyal to their State and town
as the business men they represent. MAY
you always be happy as you are tonight"
said Mr.. Griffith in conclusion. MAY sor-
row ever touch you lightly. and may the
choicest blessings be showered upon you
until you take that final trip where you
VIII not be bothered with sample trunks or
be compelled to pay for excess baggage"
Miss Daisy White sang 'BObolink" very
sweetly and ID. H. Flynn. OF Lafayette. re-
lated some incidents In his career on the
road. Mrs. Cora Wentworth Wells recited
Apollo Quartet was again heard to ad-
vantage, this time in annie Laurie" The
reunion concluded with happy little good
night address by Geo. Nj. Geiger.