The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-04-22
Missouri Travelling Men Hold Their
Annual Convention and Flee
ton in st. Louis.
BUSINESS FINISHED IN A DAY.
Resolution Is Adopted Endorsing
the Worlds Fair-PeSt 4 En-
tertains in the Evening
With Il Smoker.

Tn commercial travellers of Missouri
demonstrated yesterday they knew how 10
transact business in a hurry.
The Missouri division OF the Travellers
Protective Association convened in its
eleventh annual convention in The dining
room OF the Lindell Hotel, aud by . o'clock
they were ready TO adjourn and enjoy the
smoker which came later in the evening.
Tho delegates numbered nearly eighty. rep
.esenting posts from ST. Louis, Kansas
City. Springfield, St. Joseph. Joplin, Sedalia
and Mexico.
President Frank Roberts of Springfield
called the meeting 10 order. He delivered
a brief address. in which he thanked the
members for the support they had given
him in the past year. The report Of Secrc-
tary and Treasurer VIII i. Weber showed
an increase in membership in the past year
Of 7l2. The loss was only 2S through
Withdrawals, deaths and DENTS. The
treasury receipts were 81. 5S6. 80. while the
disbursements were So. 7ea. 50, the principal
amount of which went to the National As
ISOLATION.
Posts at Joplin and Mexico were es,ab-
lished. President Roberts announced the
committees for the session and an ADJOURN
ment was taken until the Afternoon. Dur
AHS llc ltItsN II tcillfflltAItS "NliA AlA
ly TO work and were ready 10 report when
the association convened.
New Officers Elected.
The on Nominations recon-
mendei the GLOWING for officers Tor The
ensuing year: President. q. W. Smith OF
ST. Louis. representative Of Buxton a Skin
ner; secretary ard treasurer, VIII Il. Web
Der. St. Louis: vice presidents, Posi- =. Alex.
Weaver. Springfield; Post u, +. +. Hoff-
man. Sedalia: Post ID. +. G.. Powers. Kan
sas City; Post ii. Robert A. McGowan, St
Joseph; Post !, George l.. Clanton, Mexico;
Post J, ". II. Fickletcn, Joplin. These were
elected. The directors chosen were j..
Bcaume, c. II. Wickard. a. II. Bush. W.
NJ. McConhin, S. ii. Young, J. +. Caldwell.
Y J. Mash, Herbert Stafford, J. IL. Hal
herstadt. W. c. Wing. J. w. Mcdonald, L.
T.. Furry and ". A. Kirclof. The contest
over the delegates 10 the National Conyen-
tion, which meets at New Orleans. was a
spirited one. The posts outside of the city
OF St Louis Were allowed 10 name their
delegates first on the basis OF one delegate
FOR every 100 members.
Among the members OF Post A, which
was entitled to twenty-five delegates, IN. re
was a friendly scramble for the places. The
result was the selection of the f%ollowiuS
delegates: Springfield. Alexander Weaver
Roy and H. c. Hammeil: sedalia. <. \.
Mal.by; ST. Joseph. ". S. Mention, joplin,
Y. NJ. Nix; ST. Louis. President Smith ami
}. Z: Caldwell i. ". Crandall. j ". Juinp.
j n. Aiberstadt, John A. Lee: Wi!liern 4.
William Moskcp. A. II. Bush. II. II. HIN.
Ton. Joseph Abrams: =. Il. FURRY. LOUIS
Rosen. ". A. kirschof. T. r. Hummer,
James Fcatherstone and &. :. D'f'rian
Worlds Fair Indor>cG.
A pleasing incident of the convention ar-
CURED when Mr.. Lee presented u basket al
Marechal Mel roses 70 the retiring rresi-
dent and q bunch of similar flowers 10 Miss
Armstrong, who has acted as stcnorraphcr
10 the association for several years. MI.
Roberts responded In a graceful tribute 30
the members.
Resolutions were adopted asking the
Western Passenger Association 10 recon-
slider its ruling whereby firms whose repre-
sentatiyes are unable for good reasons to
travel 2,oN miles IN one year are Obliged 10
lose the refund on accumulated certificates.
and to request the Southwestern Passenger
Association to place on sale Interchange
able excess baggage books. a. resolution in
dors!ns the st. Louis Worlds Fair in the
following words was adopted:
Resolved, That this convention hereby
heartily tncorse the movement now under
way 70 hold in the State of Missouri and
1903 in commemoration of that grand and
wise act of craftsmanship which, In 1903,
added to the United States that magnificent
Purchase. in which is included the State of
Missouri. and that we give to the move
ment our unremittins cooperation.
Resolved. That The members OF Con-
gross from the State of Missouri be urged
10 initiate and promote all legislation neces-
sary Tor the successful carrying on of the
same Exposition"
The association selected Kansas City as |
the next meeting. place. kilograms were
read from conventions of the T. l.. A. which |
were in session In Wisconsin,, Kentucky, |
Illinois and Indiana.
smoke at the Linden.
Last night Post a OF St. Louis enter
tanned the delegates at an Informal smoker |
at the Lindell Hotel. The following pro-
gramIne was carried out:
Miss LULU Mcconnell Observation-Disclosures. I
.............ln Her Own Song and panra |
Thomas q. Scott -. Eccentric Nonolecue Artist |
Misses Nettie and Myrtle Frieda........ |
...--...... ---.-..-..-..SonEs ana Dances |
..........E Black Face Artist. In Coon Songs |
yarnes and Fanny Donovan. In a Little Nonsense
Late Of Tony Pastor Company. New York
OF st. Georges Choir. |
II. d porscn $3.50. -.-..-.-.--.--...... Mornlogln /
Mr.. oliver Bo~ --.-........Conccrt Graphophons !
La Petit Mathilda ..y.olinlst. Singer and Dancer 4
Child Artist. 4
ecol lAWreuCe 1000 nstI!nS Soloist /
One thousand cigars were provided for |
the guests and. from the appearance of the /
room. II wal evident that n large portion 4
Of them had gone up in smoke. /