The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-11
GRAND LODGE i, c, 7.
Keys of City Will be Thrown
Away When They Come.
AN OPEN HALF RATE
Given by All Roads--Wha
the Boys Do for Wichita.

The grand lodge Of the United Com
mercial Travellers Of Kansas and Okla
homa will meet here Friday and Saturday.
The advance guard of the travellers viii
reach the heart Of the city about Friday
and the capture is assured, for the keys,
Mayor Ross says, will all be thrown away
upon their arrival.
The Peerless Princess Is ready TO open
her arms and extend her most hearty
welcome to the knights Of the grip. She
likes them and is proud to say that over
400 of them make their headquarters here.
Wichita being the distributing point for
the south and southwest, they can find an
outlet for their goods. Statistics show
that over $4,000, 900 Of merchandise is
shipped out of here annually. OF these
commercial travelling men there are over
100000 in the United States having steady
positions, but 900 would not include
all those that are sometimes engaged in
the service. Every Monday morning the
trains pull out taking the commercial
traveller on his weary journey. You'll
recognize them. They are a peculiar folk.
At home on all trains, not startled by the
sudden dropping of the brakes, familiar
with all the railroad signals, they can tell
you what is the next station; how long
the train will stop what place you can get
a bite to eat; can give you information
on almost any subject; are cosmopolitan
at home anywhere from Halifax to San
Francisco. They are on the o'clock
morning train, on the noon train, on the
midnight train, spending millions Of dol
lars every day for the hotels and rail-
roads. over 500, 600 is paid out annually
for salaries and commissions to travelling
men that headquarter here, most of
which finds its way bak TO Wichita
homes. Others making headquarters at
the hotels, most of whom undoubtedly
have homes Of their own, but being COM
PEELED to go where business demands, it
tears home ties away. a strange bed,
a new town, a scanty meal, still he tolls
on, rain or shine. He is supposed to have
no troubles. He has world Of them but
you will find him ready to represent
his firm always. Tired out at the end Of
the day letter from his wife or sweet
heart is his consolation in the distant
land.
Wichita is ready to open her doors and
extend to him heartfelt wishes for good
time.
A year ago the grand council Of Kan
sas and Oklahoma met at Fort Scott
The echoes of that meeting have scarce
ly died away. Through the efforts of the
OF the Wichita council they sue
ceeded in having the meeting held here
this year.
Oklahoma is going to be represented by
over 200 strong delegates, and of the fif-
teen councils in Kansas all are going to
be represented by large attendance.
including Supreme Commander C. B.
Flagg, from Columbus, Ohio.
Friday afternoon the ladies Of the
council will tender a reception to
the visiting ladies at Sedgwick Music
hail. The ball Friday evening at the Au-
ditorium will be the social Of the season. /
Saturday the ladies viii have a progress
sive whist party at the Sedgwick Music
hall. The parade of the United Com
mercial Travellers will take place Satur-
day afternoon, starting from the lodge !
room at 100 p. m. In the evening a the /
atrical entertainment will be given. Ca
mans celebrated Winfield band and Prof. |
Blume's orchestra will furnish the music.
The meeting is to be a strictly L. c. T. |
meeting. A one-way rate is open on all |
roads. All visiting members, as well as
the resident members, are requested to /
register at the committee headquarters |
at the Manhattan hotel as soon as ar |
rival. where they can get any necessary |
The committees are a follows:
Reception-W. II. Cook, chairman; ]. z. /
Allen, George Bergman, George Bailey. |
7. L. Banslin, George Diamond, F. W. /
Gorge. J. HartzelI. J. B. House, c. W. |
Jackson, c. J. Mayer, W. E. McNaghten, |
} w. Rinkle. John Walters, Edwin Rus
sell. F. c. Gidday
Headquarters-E a. Kinnaird chair
nan; George II. Fuller. ". A. Busch. T.
7. Mcdonald, Fred Richter, NJ. S. Van
0usen. ". II. Stewart.
Hotels-E A. Kinnaird. chairman; o.
, Taylor, F. c. Niles. W. E. Beatty.
e4li'-I NJ <A4AAG4SDlls N4Ast-i man. l.
\ Kirnaird.
BandzD. B. Herford. chairman; L. B.
Noble, ". Z. Beatty, H c AcClung
Entersainment-C. E. Englehart, chair
nan; H. c. AIcClung. L. B. Noble, W.
:. Beatty. S. y. AcNaghten. Geo Ad-
ms, J. H. Berry, J. L, Conway, F. B.
Brooks.
Decorations-C. z. Englehart. chairman;
). p. Taylor. T E Elliott, H. c. Nc
lung. Tom Young.
Badges-8I. 5. Van Dusen, chairman:
i. II. Goidztandt, ". s. Human, f. ".
lager.
Printing! E. Beach. chairman; P. 3.
'iday. .. r. Fulton. J. c. Casey.
N. Norton and wife. who have been a.
be Santa Fe hotel for several days on
ccount Of the sickness Of Mr.. Norton.
II last night for Topeka.