Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-14
TRAVELLERS TAKE THE CITY
Grand Council Of Iowa United Commercial
Travellers in Session.
SOCIAL FEATURES OCCUPY FIRST DAY
Every Subordinate Council in the
J%urIsdiction IL Represented by
Delegates at the First
Session.

The fourth annual session OF the grand
coun,il OF Iowa. United Commercial Trav-
elers Of America, opened yesterday after
noon ir Royal Arcanum hall, with all the
grand officers in attendance and every sub
ordinate council in the Jurisdiction repre-
scented. Beyond the appointment of COM
mittees but little business was transacted
at the opening session and the day was
given over practically to the social fea-
lures OF the meeting.
These committees were appointed:
Auditing-J. Honaker, Des Moines; c.. r.
Olmstead, Sioux City; II. H. Smith Des
Mileage and Per Diem-F.. P. simme,
Sioux City; Bert Harmon, Red Oak; M. V.
Good of the order-C. / Dixon. Shell
Garretson, Mason City po.o,s,or hes
Moines; G. b. Platner, Council Bluffs; A.
V. Weidel. Sioux City.
zurmuehien, jr,, Council Bluffs; n. A.
struble, Sioux City.
A large number Of constitutional amend
ments were referred to the representatives
to the supreme council to act upon as
they deemed best.
Opens with Reception.
As the visiting knights of the grip, many
OF WHO'LL WtTt accompanied ny NuSll MlNtS
arrived they were met at the depots by
committees and escorted to the Grand no.
tel, wnere an Informal reception was held
during the morning, the wives Of the local
members being in attendance to welcome
the visiting women. An orchestra in the
hotel rotunda played during the reception.
Preceding the ball in the evening an open
session was held, at which a number Of
impromptu talks were made by the rep
resentatives Of the several subordinate
councils. During the ball an elegant buffet
lunch was served in the banqueting room
adjoining the hall.
Sioux City and Des Moines are repre-
scented by the largest delegations. Mayor
Caldwell headed the Sioux Cityans and
spoke for his council at the open session in
the evening in response to the address of
welcome from Mayor Morgan.
The most important business before the
grand council this morning will be the cleo
tion of officers. While the men are clos
ing up the business of the session the
women will be given a trolley ride around
the city to Fairmount park and across the
river to Omaha.
After lunch the scene of the festivities
will be changed to Lake Manawa, where
the afternoon will be given over to a pro-
gram OF contests for both women and men,
Among those present are:
Des Moines-John Hunt, F. S. Carroll, w.
Gray ia Il! a. SMITH snd Eit f.. e. z. " TreI Hfsae and wv Wire 4,
John HonakeI. J, j. Ryan and wife, VIII
Walker, j.. d. Sayers and wife, H. G.
Bachelor, Oscar Dyer and wife.
sioux Ctty-Mayor A. w. Caldwell /.
Wentworth and wife, A. V. Weidel and
wife, T. G: Daggett and wife, Charles r.
O!mstead, l.. L. Benson, c. E. Williams and
wife, c. F. Ayers and wife, n. A. Struble,
X. f. Repenning, r. g. Cook, NJ. B. Wagg-
stof and wife, F. P. Simme and wife, VIII
HELEN,
Shenandoah-N. I. Fiskett.
Sheldon-M. J. Brazzell, H. w. VIM, c.
l.. Dixon, +. w. Houck.
Harlan-S. b. Morrisey.
Fort Dodge-M. V. Erskine, z. w, Nc
Fadden, 7. J. Connors. n. N: Ward.
Waterloo-C. D. Cass, c. H. Rhode.
Mason City-W. NJ. Garretson, John r,
Treaver and wife.
ottumwa-C. c. Porter, H. F.. Duncan, E.
ID. Stutz, George e. Porter.
Denison-J. II. Sibbert and wife, John
Quinn Martin.
Hamburger. r. Green.
Davenport-D. s. Macmillan.
Red OakABert Harmon.
| Spencer-D. l.. Ryder.
Marshalltown-W. H. G. Michaels.
Atlantic-F. A. Hughes and wife.