Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-06
HOST TO KNIGHTS OF GRIP
Local Travelling Men Make Elaborate Prep
a~ratiOns for Grand Council.
EXPECT FIVE HUNDRED VISITORS IN CITY
Arrangements Are In the Hands of
Special Committees and work IL
being Done syste-
maticaIIy.

Local travelling men expect that the meet
ing Of the grand council Of Iowa, United
Commercial Travellers OF America, to be
held In this city June 10 and IL, will bring
at least 500 visitors, II not more. to Council
Bluffs. The meeting OF the grand council
Is always taken advantage OF by the travel
ing men TO enjoy with their families, a
holiday and outing and in consequence the
greater portion Of the time OF the meet
ing is given up to social pleasures.
There are only six cities In the state OF
Iowa having subordinate councils Of the
United Commercial Travellers OF America
and they are Council Bluffs, Sioux city
Mason City. Sheldon, Des Moines and OF
tumwa. Cities OF the size Of Cedar Rapids,
Davenport, Keokuk and others have no
such organizations, strange to say. The
Council Bluffs council, however, has is
sued invitations to all the travelling men
of the state 70 attend the grand council
meeting and great preparations to enter
tain them are being made by the local mem
bers, assisted by the retail and wholesale
business houses Of the city.
Louis Zurmuehlen, ir., is general chair
man OF the several committees in charge
of the entertainment OF the grand council
and visiting members, which are as fol-
lows:
Hotel and General Reception Committee
J. F. Helwig. W.. w. Osborne, J. W.
Mitchell.
Finance Committee. F. Helwig, G. L.
Felt. L. Edison, ]. w. Mitchell, Paul DeVol,
Clay Palmer, M. w. Fleming.
Railroad Committee-C Byers, L. Edison
II. J. Edwards, John w. Kelly, ]. A. Brow
der.
NJ. a-... cnronoIttaa also has charge
of advertising, press and arrangements
for the banquet and ball to be rendered
the visitors, also the program Of sports to
be carried out at Lake Manawa. The SEES
sions of the grand council will be held
in Royal Arcanum hall and the banquet
will either be held In the Grand hotel or
in the Kursaal on the Manhattan beach
side OF Lake Manawa. This has not yet
been definitely decided.
These committees also have been APP
pointed to meet the visiting members and
their families at the various railroad depots:
Rock Island and Milwaukee Depots-
A.. E. Bray, ". L. Fleming. E.. L. Cook
@. S. Byers.
Buriington--L. Edison. NJ. w. Fleming,
William Green.
Northwestern-Clay Platner, C. W. Wood
ford, Frank Compton. Paul C. DeVol.
Illinois Central-J. H. sibbert. G. L. Felt
J. Bollinger, NJ. A. Livingston.
The oficers Of the grand council who
will preside here are: Grand counselor
]. B. Helwig, Council Bluffs; past grand
counselor, w. A. Trexler, Des Moines
grand Junior counselor, John r. Trainor
Mason City; grand conductor, A.. e. Bray
Council Bluffs; grand secretary, D., e. Nor
ron. Sioux. City; grand treasurer, c. N
Bragg, Des Moines; grand page, NJ. J
Brazsill. Sheldon; grand sentinel, c. A
Mccall, Cedar Rapids; grand executive
committee, w. A. Harper, ottumwa; J. J
Ryan, Des Moines; James T. Sheridan, For
Dodge; e. ]. Concannon. Des Moines.
These are the officers Of the local coun
Gil: Senior counselor, w. w. Osborn; pas
senior counselor, l. zurmuehlen, jr.; JUNO
counselor, Myers Hansen; conductor, W
McNiece; secretary and treasurer, ]. W
Michell; page. H. ]. Edwards; sentinel
w. Dachtler; executive committee, j. W
Kelly, R, Eirennght, NJ. w. Fleming an
L. l. Edison.
The delegates from the local council
to the grand council are; L. l. Edsor
A. E. Bray, Clay Palmer, L. zurmuehler
jr., and J. B.. Helwig.