Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-01
Up. A. CONVENTION NSESSIOy
Ninth Animal Meeting Of The National Body
Comes 70 0riar.
DEuxwERs WARMLY WELCOMED TO OMAHA
Mayor Moore- Makes n characteristic
speech, which ~ Responded To
by President waIIerstetn and
a Typical Dranrser.

II was somewhat after II O'Clock yesterday
morning when the visiting delegates 20 The
Travellers Protective association reached
Boyd's opera house for their initial meeting
after they had completed a short parade
from their hotel headquarters through the
business section OF the city. The attendance
filed the lower floor Of the large auditorium.
The dozen boxes we're all occupied With a
large number OF the wives and Gaughrers Of
the members OF the order. Through the az
dience was scattered a score OF prominent
citizens who dropped in 70 Just help welcome
the city's visitors. The stage was beauti-
fully decorated with national colurs and
flags Of the order. two large American flags
forming the central figure Of the decorations.
The Seventh Ward band opened the meet
ing with Marching Through Georgia" and
other patriotic airs. arousing much enthusi-
asm. Hon. Dudley Smith Of Omaha called
the meeting 20 order and in welcoming the
visitors said:
On behalf Of the Nebraska division Of the
Travellers Protective association. 1 bid vel
come to the visiting delegates Of this great
convention. II was a source of great pleas
ure to US to learn that you had selected our
exposition city for your 1888 Meeting. The
travelling men OF the country constitute one
OF The most valuable and important OF our
commercial classes. Il Is remarkable that
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lions Of trust and honor in tie country to-
day were once travelling statesmen. OF this
class we have an tllustriUus example in
the person Of our hCuUred mayor. He was
once a travelling agent for a railway com
pauy, and while a train stopped at a coun-
try station he would Jump out with a bun
die OF circulars and a mouthful Of lacks, and
IN less than three minutes would have the
clty billed with his circulars. I now take
pleasure in introducing Mayor Frank E.
MOores.
Mayor Moore-' Welcome.
The mayor. among other things. said:
Gentlemen of the Travellers Pro-
tective Association 1t gives me great pleas
UrU 70 welcome you 20 our city. You are
the advance guard Of the good fellowship Of
the country which is to attend our great ex-
position this summer. For the travelling
man must be the prince Of good fellows. He
must be wise as a serpent ana harmless as a
dove. He must rejoice with those that re-
toies and weep with those that weep. He
must be ali things TO all men, i hail fellow
we'll met. II has been the genial qualities
of its members which has resulted in the
popularity and growth Of your association.
| congratulate you upon the success Of the
Travellers Protective association. II
has succeeded because II has met a need
felt by the business world. Your OrganfEa-
ton now numbers 1000 members in thirty
states. Il has enthused life and energy into
the businesses world. II has been quick to
occupy and develop new territory, and I pre-
dict that when Uncle Sam plants the stars
and stripes over the Philippine islands his
h~ustling son. the commercial traveller. viii
he Close At his heels with sample trunks
cDnrliDiEZ I full line Of overcoaIs. caps
gloves and winter sp:Cialt4es for the inhabi-
tanrs. and wat is more he viii make the
natives believe his goods ara indispensable
TO their comfort.
The people OF Omaha have confidence in
the Insurance. branch of the Travellers
Protactivs association because il meets It's
obligations promptly and in full. Our la,
mented late fellow townsman. Dan Farrell
as public-spirited Il citizen as ever lived. was
quick to see the value Of your organization
and to aid in its extension in Nebraska
Events proved thar his confidence was not
misplaced, for hardly had he been placed
in his Last resting place when the Travellers
Protective association paid his widow
in fun the $1,000 policy which he had held
IN your association.