Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-15
TRAVELLERS WORK THE CITY
After Taking a Lot Of Orders They Check
Their Baggage for Home.
ANNUAL SESSION A PROFITABLE ONE
Omcers Elected and Installed and
Some Social Features Round Out
the Day for the
visitors.

The Iowa knights Of the grip concluded
their annual session yesterday morning
after electing these officers: Grand coun-
selor. J. r. Treanor, Mason City; grand
Junior counselor, NJ. A. Struble, Sioux City;
grand secretary, G. r. Olmstead. Sioux
City; grand treasurer, G. N. Bragg, Des
Moines; grand conductor, M. j.. Brazzell.
Sheldon; grand page, K. W. McFadden,
Fort Dodge; grand sentinel, H. H. Smith,
Des Moines; executive committee two
year term), C. B. Platner, Council Bluffs;
c.. R. Rhode, Waterloo (one-year term to
fill vacancy, Bert Harmon, Red Oak.
ottumwa being the only bidder for next
years convention, It was decided to hold
1t there on the second Friday and Saturday
in June, 1908.
]. r. Helwig Of Council Bluffs, the re-
firing grand counselor, was doubly honored
by being appointed grand chaplain by the
new grand counselor and by being pre-
scented with a handsome gold past grand
counselor's emblem studded with diamonds.
The presentation was made by D. Z. Nor
ron, the retiring grand secretary. F. T.
Carroll Of Des Moines was appointed deputy
grand counselor.
A pleasant feature OF the closing session
was the tribute paid to D. e. Moron, the
retiring secretary, who has been forced to
relinquish his membership in the Iowa or
der by his removal to Kansas City. He
was unanimously accorded a vote of thanks
for his work in behalf Of the order in
Iowa.
The newly elected officers were installed
by w. E. Trexler OF Des Moines, past grand
counselor.
Resolutions were adopted thanking the
- a. INaal aA,.AlI NAz aGNN.AD.
Of Council Bluffs, especially the women, and
the local wholesale dealers and jobbers
who had extended varied courtesies for the
royal manner in which the grand council
and the visiting members Of the order had
been entertained during their stay in the
city.
During the morning the wives Of the Wis
itlng members were the guests of the local
council on a trolley ride through the city
to Fairmont park and across the river to
Omaha.
of sports.
In the afternoon the visitors were the
guests of the local member at Lake
Manawa, where an enjoyable program Of
sports was carried out. The events and the
winners were:
Free for all race for women: Gertrude
hltA WILL
Mems high kick: ]. F.. Helwig, 6 feet
IL inches, won.
Fat mems race: F. w. Osborn won.
Mems free for all ffty-yard dash: ]. L.
Hunt won.
Fifty-yard dash for unmarried women:
Gertrude Hulett won.
F~ifty-yard dash for married women:
Mrs. l.. Wentworth won.
Egg race for married women: Mrs. L.
Wentworth won.
Throwing ball, women: Mrs. P. Kod-
weise, 85k feet, won.
Nail driving contest: Mrs. Browder, two
seconds, won.
Guessing a distance Cthe distance was
66lR feet): Mrs. A. w. Casady, IS feet, won.
Hurdle race: II. ]. Edwards won.
Shotput: Daggert, So feet, won.
Mems potato race: j.. w. Mitchell won.
Throwing ball into a barrel: Mrs. Kod-
weise won.
Potato race for women: Mrs. I. Went
worth won.
Kicking foot ball for women: EVELYN
Edgerton, 43 feet, won.
Hop, step and Jump for men: NJ. Han
sen, S12s feet, won.
BY night nearly all Of the visitors had
started for their homes feeling that the
fourth annual session OF the grand council
of Iowa, United Commercial Travellers OF
America had been the most successful
socially of any in the history of the order
in this state.