The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-17

The third annual meeting of Kansas
| Travelling Mems association met at the
Hotel Carey yesterday. On account of the
absence of J. A. kimball president, w. H
kendrick was called on to preside. Minutes
Of the last meeting were read by the secre
| tary, Dick Haus and approved. Reports
of officers were read and approved. Com.
munication of the Northwestern Travel
ing Mems association OF Chicago, in re-
gard to the worlds fair in 1898 was read
r. j. Haus was elected delegate to the
convention of the Travelling Mems asso.
citation to be held in Chicago June 10, to
arrange for travelling mans week during
the fair
A letter from Charles Cook. of Hugoton,
| Kan, was read, in which he returned
thanks to the travelling men of Kansas for
the aid given him and his associates dur
ing their troubles in Texas.
A committee of three consisting of
Messrs. Scotsman, Richter and Conner
were appointed to draft resolutions of con-
dolence to the family of Thos. Corbet, who
was killed during railroad accident.
| Committee on resolutions of thanks to
the jobbers of Wichita and others that en-
tertained them so royalty was appointed
consisting of Jordan, Jackson and Divelin.
The following were elected officers for
the ensuing year:
President-C f. Kayser, FIT. Scott
First Vice President-Asa Forker Wich-
tia.
Second Vice-President-J. J. Mead
Junction City.
Hans
Treasurer-Harry Develin, Leavenworth.
Hutchinson, Kas., was selected as the
place Of holding the semi-annual meeting,
Nov. 81, 1891
On motion the association adjourned
sine die.
After the business meeting was over,
the city's guests were taken through the
city. The body, numbering over a
hundred. marched through the business
streets in double file, and as one reviewed
the procession, could not but admire the
handsome specimans of manliness, in
telligence and perseverance which COM
posed that body.
Between the hours of and 10 the guests
were entertained in the Coronado club
rooms The freedom of the elegant
parlors were placed at their disposal.
Shaw's orchestra furnished the music.
After enjoying the hospitalties of
the club for several hours, the
party were conducted to the
Carey hotel where the banquet was held.
At 10 o'clock the feasters filed into the
dining hall Besides the travelling men,
large number of Wichita business and
professional men attended-about 325 in
number.
After beautiful and short prayer by
Rev Eugene Shipper, the banqueters
were seated. Toastmaster H. r. Farnum
addressed the assemblage as follows:
Gentlemen Of the Kansas Travelling Mems Asso-
citation:
1.-The jobbers and manufacturers of the
city of Wichita, feeling that they are close
ly associated with you while you are wan
dering down life's rugged pathway in the
pursuit Of wealth aud large orders, and
knowing you TO possess those Characters
tics i'll which are engendered all that 90 to
make up good citizen, a good husband
and a good father, have availed themselves
of this opportunity of meeting with you
and kicking under the same table: and we
trust that this occasion will be feast of
reason and flow of soul. And in after
life, when your hair is tinged with gray,
and the shadows are little longer grown,
and the gripsack receives its last check
and the last coupon in the mileage ticket
of life is about to be oblterated by the
Great Conductor above, the emembrance
of this occasion will be one of the green
spots to wither on your memory"
Before the several rounds of applause
had died away, Mayor Carey spoke the
following words of welcome:
Gentlemen Of Cars, Carriages and Credits.
1t is but natural that you should select
Wichita as a place for coming together, for
If | properly understand the matter q
travelling man is always happy when he
finds something TO eat, a place 10 sleep |
aud purchaser who IS ready 10 buy.
Wichita, knowing as she does that you |
visit every town and hamlet within this |
broad state. feels honored at being named /
as the city in which you should assemble |
l feel personally complimented at the |
fact of your having chosen TIE hotel bear
ing my name as the place for your meeting. |
Our resident knights of the grip are |
Joined by our citizens generally IN the |
hope that you may abundantly enjoy this |
and each taken up the daily business |
routine, you may look back upon this |
coming together with pleasure.
l sincerely trust, that the refreshing
rain which came so freely last night, may
prove but an index OF what IS 10 follow
and that when the travelling men OF Kan
sas next assemble, instead Of being ad-
dressed as gentlemen OF Cars, Carriages
and Credits" they may be greeted as gen.
tlemen of Car, Carriages and Cash.
4. J. Haus. the secretary OF the associa-
ton, responded in behalf OF the associa-
ton. He said:
ar. ToasJmas;eV. His Honor he Mayer and tie job
bers Of Wichita
On behalf Of the members of the Kansas
Travellers association and visiting travel
ing men | wish to return our heartfelt !
thanks for the many courtesies extended |
to Us today. Whichits, the Peerless CITY !
Of the Plains, deserves the thanks of every |
visiting travelling man, (this is no taffy, see
Cox for their generosity TO US. Their |
hearts opened 10 US and swelled (by Spray
Baking Powder. see Farnum) toward Us
IN the day of our festivities 1t was
;weetened (hy the sugar OF the wholesale
grocer By their kindness 10 us. II during
,Ur visit to the wholesale houses dur