The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-24
It. +. A. NOTES.
The following invitation has been sent

The following invitation has been sent
out:
Mr. and Mrs. w. NJ. Atkinson request
your presence at the marriage OF their
daughter. Cora Belle, to Mr.. Charles
Llewellyn Kemper on Wednesday morn
Gonzales, Texas.
"At home after November TO- 1924 Main
avenue, San Antonio, Texas"
Miss Atkinson is a charming young lady,
and is one of the leaders of Gonzales So
ciety. Mr.. Kemper is a very popular trav-
cling man, and represents Goodman &
Pfeiffer Of San Antonio. on the road.
Mr. Fred Wagenfuhr. the modest repre-
sentative OF +. T. Johnston G. Co., gro
GERS, of San Antonio. worked Del Rio and
the territory west Of San Antonio the
past week.
Miss Rebecca German continues to hold
the reputation of making the incest toast
west OF San Antonio at her model little
hotel in Del Rio.
Mr.. L. Schatzkey. representing a. d.
Frank & Co. OF San Antonio. is out work.
ing his western territory as Of old. His
misfortune of getting crippled up In the
runaway near Castroville last spring seems
not to have dampened his ardor in the
least.
Mr.. l.. f. Turner, Coats thread man,
Is enjoying Sunday in San Antonio after
long, tiresome trip to FL Paso and inter-
mediate points.
Mr.. +. A. McVicar, representing Newton
y Weller of San Antonio, jumped from
Maria to Hondo City on the Southern Pa
cflc west Thursday.
: The T. p. A. News Letter published Of
ficially at st. Louis, is mailed to every
member of the 7. i. A., and Is now taxi
ing advertising. which furnishes remuner-
alton to its editors, and the association
Is relieved Of any responsibility In Its pub
noation. II is newsy paper, we'll edited
and much appreciated by the travelling
fraternity. With such n man as John A.
Lee at the helm its success is assured.
Mr.. II. j. Hardy one OF the oldest and
mcst prominent members of the T. r. A.,
was registered at the Menger in san An
tonic Wednesday.
Mr.. NJ. M. Mcfarland, representing the
Dorsey Printing company of Dallas, was
at home In Port Lavaca suffering from an
attack OF the Guiteras fever last week.
Southern Texas was destitute OF travel
ing men who cover the entire State the
past week. They were all working toward
Dallas to take In DrumneTs' Day at the
fair and to attend the directors meeting.
The hotels west Of San Antonio on the
Southern Pacific are almost without ,x-
ception clean and nice and we'll kept.
They can give a great many hotels in the
thickly populated portion Of the State
much desirable information as to keeping
their hotels clean.
The clean toilet room must come. The
travelling man demands this. AMI it is right
that he should. Cleanliness is next to
Godliness." il is an insult to invite guests
into an unclean hotel with dirty closets.
We will doubtless soon hear from the new
livery and transfer committee. Their ef-
forts will be appreciated by members of
the T. +. A., as 1t win effect direct cav
ing, and that is what counts in this day
and time.
The exports at Eagle Pass during the
month OF September does not slow that
travelling men are getting very large orders
in Mexico, as compared with last year.
There is falling OFF of about 100 per cent.
oh! my. but didn't it knock us out dur
ing the fever scare, The surest aud best
manner OF travelling at that time was a
good mule.
Business is getting lively again. The
boys are In high spirits and getting big
orders.
The hotels were badly hit during the.
quarantine. A great many closed their
dining rooms. while others run at loss.
Send in any news OF a reliable nature
to r. p. A. editor. Post, Houston.
That meeting OF the board OF directors
was quite lively