The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-19
OVER FOUR HUNDRED
Merchants of Southern Kan
SaS and Oklahoma.
ENTERTAINED YESTERDAY
Second Reception viii Take
Place Friday Afternoon.

Yesterday afternoon at the Commercial
club room, northeast corner of Topeka
avenue and First street, the jobbsrs of
Wichita entertained visiting retail mer-
chants and their wives from o'clock I'M
til Z. They were entertained also Friday
at the same hours. Yesterday there were
about 400 visitors at the club, and they
were well and heartily taken care of by
the Wichita men. There was plenty of
good music upstairs and down and plenty
of refreshments also upstairs and down.
For the visiting merchant who had his
family there was first-class lunch served
on the first floor, and for the man who
came alone there was a Dutch supper
up stairs. 1t was a royal good crowd in
formally enjoying a royal good time and
everybody in. This was very thought
full and important aid to the street fair
entertainment on the part of the jobbers
Of Wichita. The men entertained repre-
sent the most important factor in the
growth of Wichita. and the entertainers
are the men who push and advertise the
city. Yesterday was as Friday will be,
the establishment or closer personal rela-
lions between the rustling pushing retail
merchants of southern Kansas and Okla
homa, and the men they buy from. Their
visit to Wichita after this entertainment
will mean more than a business trip. 1t
will relieve the visitors fthe tiresome-
ness Of the pressure and it will esta blish
a more cordial personal interest In the
city among the men who support the job
bling interests of the city. The jobbers
did handsome thing for the street fair
and for Wichita in providing this enter
tainment.
w. w. Johnson, Jr., of the Johnson &
Larimer Dry Goods company is president
of the association, and John L. Powell, of
the Goldstandt-Powel Hat company, sec
rotary. The following committees have
charge Of the entertainments. On invita-
ton, John l.. Powell, o. P. Taylor, D. NJ
Galusha. On entertainment, Charles
Aylesbury, Henry Wallenstein, Nick Stef-
fen, ]. c. Casey, A. Van Zandt.
On reception yesterday-J. H. Black, w.
z. Jet, w. s. Grant, ]. c. Dunn, S. D.
Porter. On reception Friday, October 20
w. W. Johnston, Jr., C. E. Potts, J. L.
Johnson, A. NJ. Goldstandt, Gerald Volk.
A general reception committee, consist
ing of one representative of each house,
together with the statesmen representing
said firms also served during the recep-
ton hours yesterday and will assist again
Friday.
The executive committee is composed
Of Charles G, Cohn, 1. n. Hockaday, II.
Tmboden, E. Higginson and j. E. Howard.
The following compose the members Of
the association:
Aylsbury Mercantile company, whole
sale grocers.
Bryan Bros, wholesale confectioners.
ETC.
Mn Burris, manufacturer and jobber Of
cigars.
B. & G. Pump company, manufacturers
Of pumps and windmills.
easy & Garst, tobaccos, candies and
grocers' sundries.
J. C. Dunn & Bros, queensware, glass
ware and fancy goods.
Electrical Supply and ConstructionkFom-
pany, wholesale electrical supplies
w S. Grant, wholesale produce.
Goldstandt-PowelI Hat company, whole
sale hats, caps, straw goods and gloves.
Globe Iron Works, founders.