The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-12
Grand Council Of United Com
mercial Travellers AdjOurns.
Held an Interesting Session Two
Days at EmpOria.
TO TOPEKA IN 1908.
Field Sports the Feature of Sat
urday Afternoon.
The Theatrical Entertainment
Amused"The Boys at Night.

Emporia Kas May 12.-The grand
council of the Kansas u. c. T. closed IT'S
eleventh annual session Saturday even
ing. The only important business trans
acted was the election of officers and
the selection of a place to hold the next
annual meeting. Topeka won. About
seventy-five more travelling men were
here Saturday than were here Friday.
After the grand parade in the morn
ing the women were driven around
town in carriages and there was a ses-
sion of the grand and subordinate
councils.
ing there were two candidates, Topeka
and Oklahoma City. Oklahoma city
came to Enporia determined to make
hard fight for the meeting There
were rumors that unless she got what
she wanted she would withdraw and
form a council of her own. But when
defeated in the vote by Topeka, she
did nothing of the kind. Instead, the
request for a charter was made by
which Oklahoma viii be Incorporated
permanently in the Kansas council
Heretofore she has been simply an
nexed.' Henceforth the council will be
known as the grand council of Kansas
and Oklahoma. The council went TO
Topeka by a vote of sc to %. There
were three scattering votes. Oklahoma
will get the council in 1904.
The officers for the ensuing year are:
Grand councillor, G. G. Hamilton, of
Pittsburg; grand junior councillor, W.
L. Stations. of Atchison; grand con-
ducIOr, w. D. BoWry of Independence;
grand page, F. B. Gatchell, of Topeka;
grand sentinel, VIII H. Cook, of Wich-
tia; grand past councillor, L. T. Reese
of Leavenworth; executive committee
r. j. Haus, Hutchinson; w. P0index-
ter, Topeka; c. w. Michel, Leaven-
worth. and G. A. Root. Topeka.
At 2:30 in the afternoon the procession
of Commercial travellers and their
ladies was formed at the WlgWaTn AMI
headed by the Salina band, marched to
MitWay park, where the field sports
were held There were over 240 men
in line. The Emporia Second regiment
band headed the second section OF the
procession. In all, it was over half
mile long. At the park the best amuse-
ments Of the meeting came off. The
following prizes were awarded: Clay
pigeon shoot-T. J. Pierson, Parsons,
first; Ed Dowden. Emporia, second; ;
Steve Price, Wichita, third.
Women's egg race-Sallie Wallace
Emporia first; Miss MCGOWAN. EN-
poria, second; Miss Taylor, Emporia,
third.
Chicken race-Ralph Potter, salina.
first; Al Wells, Independence, second;
Pete Bastgen, Atchison. third
Kitchen race in which woman rep
resenting each council after being
blinded with a handkerchief, was given
a broomstick and the first who hit a
tuD III the center Oh the uSiQ Won MISS
Mabel Bragunier, of Elmporia, hit the
tub first; Mrs. Reed, Salina, second;
Miss Mowry, independence, third.
The next event was a six-round box
ing contest between the two best negro
boy boxers in Emporia.
Mems sack race-M r. Reiber, EN-
poria. first; Ed Gels. SaEna, second;
George Wheeler, Topeka, third.
WOmens ball throwing contest-NrS.
Gene Twitchell, Salina, first: Mrs. Win
Summers. Emporia, second; Mrs. Ar
thur Halle, Salina, third.
Fat mems race-Pete Bastgen, Atchi-
son, first; Art Halle Salina, second; ;
Ed A. Mackay, Topeka, third.
Tug of war between the Salina coun-
ell and the aeld--salina won.
At night the Woodward stock COM
pany, of Kansas City, played "All the
Comforts of Home at the Whitley
opera house for Commercial Travellers
| and their friends exclusively.
Every members wife, sweetheart or
sister who attended the state meeting
was presented with a souvenir spoon.
member with a cane decorated with the
colors of the order. Eight new MEM
bers were taken into the order EN-
/ poria has established a reputation as
| an entertainer. The boys were all en-
thusiastie in their praise of the En-
poria council and Emporia people.
Kansas has a larger per cent. OF
/ travelling men belonging to the United
| Commercial Travellers than any other
state. It is estimated that there are
1900 travelling men in the state. About
2,400, IN round numbers, belong TO the
| order. This is about 25 per cent. There
/ are 100000 travelling men in the United
! States. The total membership of the
.. c. T. in the nation is about $4,000, Or