The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12
TAKING THE TOWN
Crowds of Travelling Men
Arrive on All Trains.
PROGRAM OF THE SESSION
Grand Parade to be Given by
the Councils Saturday,

The travelling men have taken wichita
There are probably 400 of them in the city
this morning. Last night the Manhattan
hotel, the official headquarters, was over
run and the boys kept lining up at the
council register till midnight. Fred Van
Duyn has had the Manhattan Office re-
painted in grained oak, and last night
card Of welcome made up Of banners har-
monizing with this color was swung IN
the Office front. Back of and under this
was the council register, and here the boys
registered from al over Kansas and Ok
lahoma. The Office floor was crowded with
visitors and the entire three floors were
the same way Mr. Van Duyn turned the
building over to them. Every room had
from two 10 six men and cots were scat
tered down the halls on every floor. The
boys were laughing and swapping road
yarns and talking Of business prospects
and discussing the meeting Of the coun-
ell Everything mad been done for their
accommodation by Mr.. Van DUyn, who is
one Of the best hotel men in Kansas. To-
day the streets VIII be decorated all up
and down Main and Douglas by the bus--
ness houses.
No i0Ilier set Of men ever came TO Wich-
tia than the trave-ing men who slid in
last night and set the hotels ali agog from
the office 10 the last floor. No set Of men
anywhere on earth hustle harder or come
as near hustling all the time as the com
mercial traveller Of Kansas and Oklahoma
He wades into the double-geared wind
storms Of the Kansas spring, eats the
dust and catches it in his hair and his
clothes and his sample case, but he never
loses his patience. He meets his custo-
mer with a peasant word. big, square,
honest s1nile-and ne always sells his
goods. He pushes, pushes all the time.
Wichita IS glad 10 have them here. The
city IS theirs while they stay.
Today and tomorrow win be the eighth
annual meeting Of the grand council,
which includes the subordinate councils of
Kansas and Oklahoma, located at Leaven-
worth, Atch.son, Topeka, Emporia. Otta-
wa, Fort Scott, Independence, Parsons,
Hutchinson, Safna, Clay Center, Concor-
dia. Norton, Oklahoma City. 0. T. Last
night the southbound Rock Island brought
in a special car from Clay Center decorat-
ed with flags and banners. On a banner
fun length Of the car was ~. c. T.-Clay
ttllltI EDNlltll NJ tJ- -hhpAL MY tdlllC
on this car Perhaps half as many came
on the Frisco at $40, and more than a
hundred came up on the Santa Fe from |
Oklahoma City. The Missouri Pacific also
brought IN big delegations. Other dele !
cations win arrive today.
W L. Day of Kansas City, No. supreme |
junior counselor is here as the represent
alive Of the supreme council at Columbus, |
Ohio. Members Of the supreme council /
present are James A Kimhal. Salina;
Claude Duval, hutchinson; w. T. futile /
Concordia: Richard Wagstaff Lawrence; /
H. T. Porter. Fort Scott; E. F. Beach, |
Wichita; J. V. Mogan, Concord:a. The |
officers of the grand council are: Grand |
counselor. W. c. Brady Oklahoma City
grand past counselor. Richard Wagstaff,
Lawrence; grand junior counselor, Sam c.
Allison. Clay Center; grand conductor, c.
F. c. Kayser. Fort Scott; grand page c.
T. Reese, Leavenworth; grand sentinel.
w. c. Hamilton, Pittsburg: executive
committee. c. S. A. Day. Atchison; L. B.
Potter, Emporia; F. W Pondexter, To-
peka; A c. Braunsdorf. Parsons.
Following is the program of the two
days:
FRIDAY, MAY 70.
$50 a. m.-Neet:ng Wichita council No.
50 at han. 400 East Douglas.
a. m.-An subordinate councils wiz as
sembIe at han of Wichita council No. 80.
and in uniform march TO Hotel Carey and
escort the officers Of the grand council of
Kansas to the grand council rooms
$50 a m.-Meeting of the grand and
subordinate councils. who will be vel
coined by Hon. Fin'ay Ross mayor of
Wichita, and by Senior Counselor w. II.
Cooke in behalf of Wichita council No. 80
Responses by Grand Counselor ". c.
Brady.
1o.So a. Informal opening of the grand
council of the state Of Kansas in secret
session.
From to $50 an invitation is extended
by the ladies to attend a reception at
SedEwicS Music hall
EVENING.
Ball at Auditorium. Grand march at
O'Clock
SATURDAY, MAY Is.
9 A. m.-3Ideting grand council at L. c.
T. hall. 400 East Douglas.
10 a. injecting subordinate councils at
]. A A hail
$50 p. m.-Grand parade. W. s. Hin
man. grand marshal; A 5. Kendrick, as
sisJant grand marshal
All members OF suoor5 mate councils viii
report promptly az 1850 TO their respective
senior counselors, who, in turn. viii re
port to the grand marshal through his
assistant Leader Of band viii report in
person to grand marsha Grand marshal
W. wear white sash; assistant grand mar
shall red sash.
Parade forms at Hotel Carey; march on
Douglas 10 Market street; north &c Second
street: west TO Main street; south 70
pouglas; east TO Hotel Carey
8 p. m.-Entertainment at Auditorium.
LADIES PROGRAM.
Friday. $ 70 $50 p. ma reception WI
De he'd az SedsV-ck Music han. in Sedg-
Nick block. corner First and Market
streets, 10 aE visiting L (. y ladies by
the ladies Of Wichita council No. So.
Saturday, $50 p. ro.--A progressive whist
party foT all the ladies. At Sedswich
Music hall
Following Is complete register of dele
gates up 20 nidnieht last -scht. There
W be rs many more IN to5sv:
T. I Richter. N $. Nan Dusen. ". Il.