Morning journal and courier., 1892-01-22
THE commERo1AL TRAVELLERS

Held Their Fourteenth Annual WIN.
ter Meeting in This City Last EVEN |
ing-A Larger Number Present Than
at Any Previous Meeting-The Old
Board OF Ofncers REFLECTED.
The fourteenth annual winter meeting of
the Connecticut Commercial Travellers as
ISOLATION at the Tontine hotel last evening
was the most enjoyable and successful ever
held by the association. AIT o'clock
business meeting Of the association was
held in the parlors of the hotel, at which
an unusually large number OF members
were present. At the meeting twenty new
members were voted the enjoyment of
all the privileges of full membership. The
reports of the secretary and treasurer,
which showed the association to be in
most prosperous condition, were read and
unanimously accepted. From these re-
ports it was cleaned thst the finances Of
the society were in most satisfactory
state, all the bills Of the past year having
been paid and a handsome balance still re-
| naming in the hands of the treasurer.
During the past year ffty-seven new
| members have been added to the roll of the
association, being net gain of forty-sev
on, ten members having resigned in con-
| sequence of removing from the state. The
| present membership of the association is
| 275, nearly all of whom were present at
last evenings gathering.
Shortly after o'clock the members
| formed in line two abreast and headed by
| President F. G.. Bushnell marched to the
spacious dining rooms of the hotel. Here
most appetizing sight met the eyes of
| the knights of the road The walls of the
| room were tastefully decorated with flags
Of all nations, while the full
length of the room the tables
fairly groaned with all the delicacies of
the season. On the tables were bouquets
of cut flowers, while potted plants and
| palms were also distributed throughout
the room, lending tropical appearance to
| the scene. In smaller room adjoining
was stationed Jerome Mays famous Banjo
club of Bridgeport, which has attended
the summer meetings of the association
for years, and in consequence has come
always to be known as the Com.
mercial Travellers Banjo club. While
the banquet was i'll progress
this club rendered several selections which
were much enjoyed by the members of the
association and no doubt materially aideo
their digestion. One of the pleasantes
features of the evening was the rendition
of several songs by that prince of baritones
Mr.. Ericsson f. Bushnell of the firm O.
Clark, Chaplin and Bushnell, member O.
the association and former well-know1
resident of this city.
The meeting last night, which was thu
first one held in this city in thirteel
years, was the largest winter meeting tn
association ever held, and reflected grea
} credit upon those upon whom devolved tn
care of arranging for it. There were nc
} set toasts or speeches arranged but Their
were plenty of wits present, as is Away
the case at gathering of Commercial
travellers, and the assemblage was enter
tanned in royal good style. Among the in
vited guests were Mayor Sargent, Postmas
ter N D. Sperry, b. G. Armstrong of Prov
idence, Rev. DR.. Phillips, Editor A. P
Wilder, Lieutenant Governor Merwin, al
j of whom made brief but witty speeches a
they were called upon by Frank G. Bush
! nell, president of the association, VIII
acted as toastmaster and made decides
success of the duties devolving upon him
At the business meeting the followin
officers, all of whom have served durin
the past year, were reelected: President
Frank G. Bushnell, New Haven; first vic
president, R. H. st. John, Danbury; SEE
/ | ond ce-president, N. H. Spencer, Har
ford; secretary and treasurer, L. 81. Bates
New Haven; executive committee, F.
, Brewer, chairman, Hartford; w. b. Far
ming, Hartford; G. B. Nichols, Bridgeport
]. j. Cochrane, New Milford; E. NJ. Son
mers, New Haven; R. P. Smith, Waite,
f bury.
.. The menu comprised everything calcr
lated to tickle even the fastidious palate
Q of even those most particular of all ep
t cures-the commercial travellers. It ws
/ served in Caterer Stewards best style, an
T so pleased the members of the associatio
q | that at the conclusion of the festivitit
three rousing cheers were given both fe
the caterer and Captain Hodgsdon, tt
proprietor of the hotel.
Among those present were John 81. Di
2 Ion, M. N. Shaughnessy of Meriden; F
L. Andrews of Waterbury; G. M. Kahl
Read, D. N. Hauss of Hartford; Geore
Coon, A. L. Voorhees,, S. H. Plumb Stan
> ford; G. F. Bates, J. P. Parker, New Yorl
: w. R. Palmer, Bridgeport; V. B. Clagget
Q Buffalo; S. W. Remain, Bridgeport; W. {
Granniso, G. H. Tompkins, New Yorl
- F. E. Craig, New York; o. q. Blanchard
L Hartford; w. A. Morris, Bridgeport;
: B. Lawton, Bridgeport; James AcElro..
. Bridgeport; R. Cunningham, jr., E; {
a 6. b. squires, Naugatuck; John job,
ston, O. B. Bradley, F. H. Penne,
:, F. G. Bushnell, Henry G. Armstrong
- Providence, Fred o. Brown, Hartford, v
W. Vanning, Hartford, J. h. Cochran
New Milford; G. B. Nichols, Bridgepor
R. P. Smith, Waterbury; L. H. Bates, +
NJ. Summars, E. L. Morse, Hartfor'
y q. S. Andrews, Bridgeport; N. 81. Spence
Hartford; E, F. BUSHNELL New Yo1l
Charles n. Sewall, New York; L. h. Dicl
ey, Westield, Mass; E. S. Wade, F.
: Chapman, Hartford; Harry Gilmore, Har
= ford; E. G.. Blake, Hartford; w. Stow
a L. G. Thompson, George Parker, Bra,
! ford; 7. ]. Parker, Branford; J. H. Spe1
Ger, J. E. Mcfarland, Charles L. Wei
springfield; F. E. Lewis, New Yorl
r George w. Bartholomew, Boston.