The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-03
CORNER Stone laying
Next Tuesdays Exercises at Travellers Home,
BlDshamton.
SCRANTON DRUMMERS Meeting
It Was Held Last Night at the Board
of Trade Rooms-All Arrangements
Completed for the Excursion-Dis-
tinguished Speakers Will Be There.
Committee to Escort Governor
Robert e. Pattison. q

An important meeting Of the COM
mercial travellers Of Scranton was held
at the board of trade rooms last night,
the object being to complete all the
details connected with their excursion
to Binghamton next Tuesday, the date
Of the corner stone laying Of the Home
for INDECENT commercial travellers.
The Scranton association, except those
members who will be required to take
charge Of the arrangements Of Tues
days excursion, will leave on a special
train Monday afternoon at l. 40 o'clock.
The regular excursion train will leave
the Delaware. Lackawanna and West
ern depot at 8 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. and it is expected that there will
be over Thousand people from Scran-
ton and Carbondale.
The mayor Of Binghamton has issued
a greeting TO all visitors the opening
lines of which are: "Binghamton,
one of the finest cities on earth, ex
tends to her numerous guests eordi a
hearty and sincere welcome" The
invited guests, according to the official
programme, are President Clevelan d.
ex President Harrison. Governor
Flower Governor Pattison, Governor
Mckinley, Levi P. Morton, Chauncey
M. Depew. Senator Hill. Senator
Murphy, ex.Spsaker Thomas B. Reed.
and all the officers, members of con-
gress and of the legisl ature OF the state
Of New York
MONDAY EVENING RECEPTION.
On Monday evening a reception will
be rendered to the distinguished guests
by the citizens Of Binghamton at the
armory, and after the reception there
will be banquet On Tuesday the
annual convention will begin at IL
o'clock a. m, and adjourn precisely at
noon. The parade will start at 1:S0
sharp, forming on court house square.
and after traversing the main streets o.
the city will collect at the Home build.
ing. It promises to be one OF the long.
est lines of march on record. The or
der Of exercises has been thus arranged
Assemblage called to order by Hon. +.
w. Downs, chairman of committee on
ceremonies; prayer by Rev. g. Parson.
Nichols, d. D.; laying OF corner stone, by
X. w. John Hodge, grand master of Ma
sons In the state OF New York, assisted by
the officers OF the grand lodge; introduc
ton of mayor by William Mason; oration
by Chauncey Nj. Depew, and an address BY
President Cleveland.
Other distinguished visitors will de-
liver addresses. The meeting last night
was notified that the Hyde Park and
North End lodges Of masons and Ro-
bert Morris Lodge Of Odd Fellows. oi
the West Side, will attend the exer-
cises in a body and they asked that
tickets be sent to them for purchase.
John Costello, of Syracuse, was pre-
sent aud addressed the meeting on the
subject Of recent preliminary conven'
tion held at Syracuse 1t was though
by many that the convention was {
snap meeting to further the personal
ends of few insurance commercial
travellers in the West
MR.. CASTILLO EXPLAINS
Mr.. Costello explained satisfa ctorily
that the Syracuse meeting was simply
for the purpose OF determining a plan
to distribute the offices and board oi
managers. in sense that the sssoeia-
tion would become national ant
broaden out. There were no under.
handed methods concocted. Everything
discussed was for the good OF the asso
citation as far as the delegates coul(
see and would only be placed before
the annual convention as mere sugges
tions, not as preconcerted moves Il
feather anyonss nest
One member reported that a com
mittss sent out by the Wilkes-Bsrr
association had gons to Binghamtor
for the purpose Of securing hotel &C
commodation for 450 members. Il
this connection the question OF deco
rating the cars Of the train was ad
versely acted upon.
Mr.. Schlager made a motion that
committee of three be appointed t.
meet in connection with q committe
from the Wilkes Barre association tn
train upon which Governor Psttiso
arrives and act as an escort fror
Northum berlaud to Binghamton.
1t was unanimously agreed to invit
Lieutenant Governor Watres and Gen
eral Manager Hallstead. of the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western, q
guests on the occasion, and the prssi
dent and secretary were appointed I
committee to wait upon them.
Agaiust the objection of sevsra
members 1t was decided to wear as
uniform on parade, cane, and over
coat on the arm. In some Of the cit
papers it was incorrectly reported tha
the excursion is under the auspices Q
the Wilkes.Barrs association.