New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-31

,nq NJ the Home was decided upon at the last an
nual convention of the Commercial Travellers AS
ISOLATION and Of several propositions submitted oF
cities, the one Of Binghamion was accepted as inc
most favorable. That city offered site OF 100 acres
vaiued AT $4,000 and a cash bonus Of NoVo
The subject of providing in some way Tor those Oh
the commercial traveller fraternity who, throns"
sickness. misfortune Old age. are unable 10 care
for themselves. and Of furnishing aid not on.y l"
the widow. the orphan and the faiher.css, but 10
the wife and little ones Of him who Is no longer
able 10 take to the road" or carry grip ana
whose little store lad by for rainy day, mas
melted away, is one that has asiiaied the minus "a
commercial travellers for years To fortunate d
plan that would place all on 4 common ieNe- anu
by which The unfortunate in The time OF MS neces-
slty might receive the benefits he had paid for in
the days Of his prosperity. meeting was called at
Elmra ~ Y. on October 81. 1891 An ORGANIZATION
was effected by electins officers and appointing d
committee to obtain charter that WouI proNue
for unlimited benefits TO the fraternity An dc' Wis
passed by the Legislature Incorporating the Com
mercal Travellers Home Association Of America.
Pursuant to the provisions OF that bill, meeting
was called by the president OF the organization ana
he'd at Bingham,on on March g. $50, which WAS
attended by about three hundred COMMERCIAL trav-
ellers representing fourteen States. OHceis ~
elected ana bylaws adopted which provide Tor the
government OF the association 49,, ..,,a
ton held at Syracuse October 70, 1888 the offer
Of loo acres OF land and $1,000 in cash rom me
AIdrich Of Detroit Mich. elected president
and ". II. Booth of BinShamton, y y; STGGre-
tary and treasurer; vlce-pres: henls' W ma"
Mason of Binghamton; 2. J. Mccartney: OF Scran-
tom j. NJ McKnstry Of Cleveland W. H. Holmes
of Boston; Oren Scotch Of Derolt' JamHyS
Southland Of Newark; Charles H. Human, OF chi
cago and L. p. Renecker, of Baltimore. Board o.
Managers. one year-C. c; Howell, Of Ithaca; d: 4:
Pugh of Elmira: Theo. a. White. Of Binghamton;
W G. Durham, Of Alfred Centre; George W.
Taylor of Philadelphia. Two years-John DE VIII
Sutherland Of Wilkesbarre: c. +. dip. of Mt.
Morris: W II. Sykes Of Allentown three yeaisr
h 81 Watson. OF Syracuse; 9. II. White, OF Bur
falo: c. G Frizbie, Of Elmira; S ID. ". Cleveland.
objects AMI aims of the Home Corporation are 70
create a fund by membership fees ana annual dues
from it's member with which 10 proVlde ana mann
tain a home and hospital for the reception, care,
maintenance and relief OF INDECENT commercial
travellers who members OF said association
and their dependent wives, widows and infant cnl.-
dren and TO build furnish ana MAINTAIN IN y, cor coz
net1ion Herewith school for the oeneit OF sall
infants; also TO provide and furnlsh otheT ana
further aid and assistance to the members thereon
aid their families. =, st, -
October g. and preparations on an extensive scale
are being made for 1t. The citizens OF Bng-
hamton not alone those directly interested In the
project but the public in general are laDOTlhS LOT
the successful completion Of the Home Especially
IL this true of Mayor George +. Green, chairman or
the Building Fund, whose diligence, energy ana
perseverance have aroused the greatest entAusl,
asm His Honor is a member Of the &C. is, ana
the interests OF the fraternity at hedrt
At a recent meeting held in Bnghamton, Mayor
Green, j. d. Aldrlch and Charles DAVIS were
ton to President Cleveland and his Cabinet 70 be
present at the cornerstone laying. san another
committee was appointed TO invite Governor Flower
and his staff. Governor PattsOn Of Pennsylvania,
and Governor Mckinley Of Ohio The chief execu-
tive of every other State in the Union VIII receive
a handsome engrossed invitation.