The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-10-20
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sss KHiosss OF ZEE eniP.
rAsy nss .. saii.e Lass Saturday ..
0sgosissl shs osasl Cosssii %
Il gsssas.
i Msssrs. Kimball, Lloyd, Null an
other travelling men who call salin
their homo, conceived the Idea Of OF
ganising their forces last summer
and accordingly sunnowsr Council
United Commercial Travellers va
Instituted. Two other sub-couucii
we're soon after organised In th
state, and the work started by tn
Salins boys last summer, eliminate,
In the oFganisstion Of the Gran,
Council Of Kansas Last Saturday.
| 6unhowsr Council welcomed thsi
guests with . band Of music, %,
the visitors we're royalty entertained
The Masonic Hall was used for tn,
lodge work, and the installation
ceremonies were performed by su
preme Councillor w. A. johnson, o.
Cincinnati, aud Supreme Conductor
A. J. Dowd, Of Chicago. The cere
monies occurred on Saturday after
noon, aud following are the officers
Grand Senior Councillor, w. L. Day
Of ConcordiA, Grand Junior Coun.
cilor, Bert Porter Of Huthinson
Past Grand Councillor and represent
alive 70 Supreme Council J. A Kim.
ball, Salina; Grand Secretary,
Vance Meyer, Concordia; Grand
Treasurer Claude Duval, Hutchin.
son; Grand Conductor, G. H. Bron.
son, salins; Grand Page, w. F. Tut.
| tie, Concordia; Grand Sentinel ]. NJ.
Jordan, Hutchinson; Chairman Of
Executive Committee, John Lloyd,
Salina.
the next meeting will be held si
Hutchinson In May, 1898.
The event Of the meeting was the
banquet In the evening at the New
Whitman, given by Sunfiower Coun.
Gil to their visitors. Elaborate prep
srstlons had been made for this
spread, and oil who participated
were more than pleased with the
service. After supper the following
sentiments were responded to, Jas.
A. Kimball acting ~ toast master:
Unity, Charity and Temperance,
the Foundation Of Our Fraternsl
Fabric" Supreme Councillor, w. A.
johnson.
"Kansas, Our State, the Land we
Love-" Councillor Geo. p. Thomas.
1.-THE Loved Ones ct Home, for
whom we are Banded Together, "
Senior Councillor, Claude DuvaI.
"The Houses we Represent, Our
Duties to our Employers" Supreme
Conductor, A. J. Dowd.
1.-THE Infsnt-Concordia Council
No. s5."-Born May 18th, 1892, Senior
Councillor w. L. Day.
GOOD Night.-If we do meet
again, why, we shall smile; II not,
why, then the parting were well
made."-Councillor @. F. Kremer.
Sweet music by Prof. Packard's
orchestra was renderd at appropriate
intervals, and the following note
was read from Geo. r. Davis, direc-
tor general Of the worlds fair, by
Mr.. Dowd, who is chairman Of the
worlds fair committee Of the United
Commercial Travellers Of America:
DEAR SIR:-In further reference
to your application to have one day
OF the week, July 24-29, 1893, set
aside, to be known a. Commercial
Travellers Day, at the exposition, 1
have the honor 10 inform you that
Wednesday, July 18th, 1898, 10 here
BY designated ~ "Commercia al Trav-
ellers' Day.
At the close Of the banquet Mr..
Groin, Of Hutchinson, delivered an
impromptu address, heartily thank
Ing Sunfiower Council for the en-
tertainment given the visitors, and .
few mo0Aents before II O'Clock, all
arose and sang "Nearer My God to
Thee" After which good night was
Was said.
The following are the names OF
those who were present at the ban.
quet and also the firms represented:
J. L. McCargar, Aultman Miller 4
Co. X. c., H. w. Shelby, National
Co. X. c., Frank Marks, Swofford
Bros. d. @. Co. X. c., P. b. Hall,
Cumming Hard. Co. Perkin, ILL.,,
w. NJ. Steele F. F. Jaques & Co. X.
c., Mo-, Ed. 9. Moser, Geo. Chase &
Son, st. Joe, Mo-, Geo. T. Irvan
Britain Smith 4 Co., st. Joe, Mo-,
Phil Shier, r. Essen 4 Co. X. c.,
Claude Duval Hutchison Grocery
Co. H. F. Porter PiIsh, Mize 4 SILL
man H'dw,e Co., Atchison. r.. 8.
Groin, Bavarian Brewing Co. X. c.,
Jas. NJ. Jordan, r. L. Mcdonald a
Co., st. Joe, Mo-, J. r. Bradley,
VIM. Deering q Co. Chicago ILL.,,
A. A. Holcomb with Studebaker
Bros Mig Co. South Bend, Ind,
T. L. Loucks & Messsll, Wholesale
Grocery, Concordia, Kan, Chas.
Doughefty with Bradley 4 Metcslf
Co. Milwaukee Wis. T. J. Beaumons
with Tootle, Hosea & Co. st. Joseph
Mo r. w. Alexander, Benz. McLen
4 Co. X. c., Mo-, Amos Craig with
Steele 4 Walker st. Joe, Mo-, John
p. Morton with McCord 4 Nave
Mer. Co., T. J. Gordon with McCord
4 Nave Mer. Co., J. J. Mead, Ride
nour Baker Gro. Co. Kansas City,
viii H. Fuller, John Deere Pillow
Co. Kansas City, Chas. B. Hayward
Jacob Dold Packing Co., w. L. Day |
Parlin 4 Orendorf Co. X. c.: Jake |
w. Knees d Son, st. Joe;
H. g. Fitch, c. d. Osborne 4 Co,
Chicago, Ill.,; d. r. McNsir, VIM.
w. Kendall B. 4 9. Co. Kansas City;
F. @. Snyder, r. Douglass 4 Co.
4 Glassware, st. Joseph
No. J. r. Augustine. The Bittmsn-
Todd Gro. Co.; J. B. Ruhl, The II. |
D. Lee Msr. Co. III. J. Kopke., Ride
nour.Baker Gro. Co.; A. H. Jessee, |
N. X. Fairbank q Co.; p. A. Lutt,
Heddens Gro. Co.; Ed z.
Ford, Richardson, Roberts, Bryne 4