Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-23
JOY RElGNED SUPREME.
The Banquet and Social Hop of the
Tri-City Travellers.
a His hiS Successful Ey. mt AT the
Harper Last SiEaf-Ehe Lit or
Those Pre~ent-The Hay
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The first annual baseuei and social
hop Of the Trl-Clty Travellers sssocia-
ton of Rock Island occurred last night
at The Harper, and if those in charge OF
thdsfsir looked 81 the manner in Ehic b
il was conducted sni the success attending
it IS afoEding basis Of determining the
future efforts of the association in this
direction, they must have been amply
satisfied. II they were locking for en-
couracement they received it in sbundN
suce. Il wss one of Tire most delight
fully. suspicious sscia events in Rock
Islands history. ard the committees
mentioned below. TO whose efforts are
due that SUCCESS. should feel highly graf
lied indeed:
ArTaag=meni-C 2 Gaeijer James
NJ. Beardslev, Allen d. Welch. Hugh "
Rslstsn snd Henry Jennings
Inyilation-Jsues V. Bailey. Fred
Hansen. H B9stock. E msr Li3yd, F.W.
Bahnsen snd 7. c. Wakefield.
RecepiioB-GeoFse ", Cash, Tboms.
c. Lewis, 81 0Conucr, ". ]. R4nsom,
Onia Leonard and John Oalweiler.
Floor-Robert Wagner. F. Horn, Z VI.
Cook, g Gorge Huber and darz Lloyd.
twas S O'Clock when tue srst guests
arrived, and from then on until the time
tae BANG let vas called the Harper
house elevator was kept bU-7 between the
first floor and the floor on which the re-
ception rooms were situated A long
string of carriages was constantly in front
Of the door. At 9 30 the banquet was
announced and 70 strains from Bleuer's
orchestra stationed in the ordinary the
march was taken up TO thei dining hall.
Then it was that the necessity Of seating
only q portion Of the guests ST time be-
came apparent, sud when SIS many as
could be accommodated a. time were
given seats. President WEIGH OF the Rock
Island post made short and happy sd
dress. sspeking of the objec. of the
association, being 10 better the condition
of travelling men, their social elevation
and TO improve their Acquaintance. Mr..
WEIGH spoke his qualification at seeing
go many present, snd expressed his spec
ial delight at the presence of the ladies
in such goOdly numbers. He hoped ali
would epjsy the occasion, and that this
would be but the beginning OF series of
gatherings such as this, which would
come together once year at least.
The orchestra then struck up joyous
air and some time was spent in doing
Justice TO the delightful spread Mine Host
Montrose hsa prepared. At a suitable
season c. F. G3eiier called for q speech
from President Smith, OF tie Davenp port
post of the T. P. A and that gentleman
responded in speech Astounding in 10y
atty to our local tri-city interests. and
eloquence. He viewed the three cities as
one common centre. common city thst
should not be separated by river which
should rather act as the hesrt of the
three. through which would flow the life
blood of their commerce. with the many
railroads centering here ss arteries OF
trade. he commended the idea of these
social gatherings and offered some sound
ADVICE as TO maintaining the society in
its highest aud best mission.
The tables were reset for those wno
could not be served at the first tables, and
after they had fully tested their sppre,
citation uf the viards the q 11r uas cIsSr>
ed and row came the bes, part of the
evenings enjoyment. The floor commit
tee had prepared an excellent programme
and i: was O'Clock this morning when
the last strains of waltz died away, and
the first annual social OF the Rock Island
Travellers association was over.
The list Of those who attended is ap-
pended: