St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-28
CEPTION, BANQUET AND
FsAs,- BALL.
1T WAS AN ELEGANT AFFAIR.
CENTRAL HALL WAS CROWDED
WITH FINE LOOKING MEN
AND WOMEN.
An ENJOYABLE ENTERTAINMENT,
Followed by Splendid Supper,
Dancing and Card P1aying-Ad-
dress Of Senior Counselor.

1t IS a long time since central nall
had previously been packed with such
a fine looking crowd of men and wom-
en- as it was last night at the annual
reception, banquet and ball given by
Sanity City Council No. 80 of the Unit
ed. Commercial Travellers Of America.
It was the second anniversary Of the
organization of the council, and the
grand success attending the blowout
last night was sufficient evidence OF
the. growth and progress of the coun-
Gil. since it's foundation. Five hundred
invitations had been sent>,out, and,
while, all those invited could not be
present, there were enough to crowd
the large hall, among those present be-
ing a number of members of the coun-
ellis in other cities in the Northwest.
Messrs. Watson and Adams were In
attendance from the Helena council,
George W, Golf from the Duluth coun-
Gil, w. H, MCGEE of the Grand Forks
council, together with his wife; one or
two from the Fargo council, and few
from other cities. @..
The programme opened with march
by the Westminster orchestra, which
was followed by an address by Senior
Counselor G. H. Tully, the head officer
of the council. Mr.. Tully's remarks
were brief, but pleasing. He extended
a word Of welcome to all those present,
and expressed the qualification Of the
council at the magnificent attendance.
He then spoke a few words regard
ing the character Of the organization,
saying that the object Of 1t was TO
bring together the travelling men for
their mutual benefit in a business way
and for insurance. One of the princ1-
pal features of the association is an
accident insurance whereby the wild
ows and children of deceased mem
bers are paid $4,000. Mr.. Tully said
the rate charged was the lowest for
any like amount of insurance In any
institution in the world. The reason
for this was that the association has
but little expenses attached to 1t, the
only saIaried officer being the secre-
tary, who receives only the average
compensation Of a travelling man. The
local council was organized two years
ago with only nineteen members, and
has grown SO rapidly that its present
membership is, lit, with twenty more
applications already passed upon and
the applicants elected. 80
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Tully's ad-
dress the Apollo quartette sang 'The
Owl and the Pussy Cat" in a manner
that won a hearty encore, as the sing
ing of this splendid quartette always
does. Robert Groh then sang several
comic selections that were received with
enthusiastic applause. The Westmins-
ter Mandolin orchestra played selec-
tion; which was followed by the Apollo
duartette's singing <Simple Simon"
The programme concluded with the
comedy sketch rs Marriage a Fail
ure?" by MIR. and Mrs. James Morrow
and Charles Johnson.
After the entertainment a portion Of
those present retired to the dining room
and partook of an elegant supper while
those who could not find room at the
tables opened the dancing programme
or played cards in the adjoining room
The tables had to be spread three times
before all were fed: 1t was late hour
before the dancing programme was
completed and the party adjourned.
: Following Is a list of the committees
and officers of the council who had
change 4of the affair: -. e.. 30.
Reception Committee-Mr. and Mrs.
G. W. Rodgers, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. No
BILE, Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Rice, Mr.. and
NnIS. VI. .. WlSelildil, Mi. aiiu Nli .. VI. LIZ
Tully.
Floor Committee-J. G. Bassett, G. Fl.
Hoyt, J. M. Dresser, E. H. Nyhus.
Officers-Senior Counselor G. H. Tul-
ly. Junior Counselor E. H. Nyhus, Past
Counselor E. M. Estey, Secretary J. M.
Dresser, Treasurer F. E. Noble, Con-
ductor ]. J. Cook, Page C. H. Hoyt, Sem
tinel J. NJ. Johnson.
Executive Committee-W. r. Mandi-
go, c.. II. Hoyt, G.. S. Wiseman. 7. F.