Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-11
TICKET AGENTS
INVADE THE CITY.
Owing to Late Trains Convention
Was Postponed Until This
Afternoon.
MEETING IN ASSEMBLY HALL.
Gov. Wells, Hon. John Henry Smith,
Fisher Harris and Others TO Give
Addresses of Welcome.

Owing to delayed trains the opening
session OF the Eleventh Convention OF
the International Association OF Ticket
Agents was not called to order In the
Assembly hall until o'clock this af-
ternoon. The convention was first set
Tor 10 a. m, but in response to a wire
from the delayed train II was postponed
for one hour. At II o'clock about co DEL
egates and ladies' gathered in the con-
vention hail and patiently waited until
1 p. m, when It was decided to return
to their hotels for lunch and meet
ogGin this afternoon. At press time
there were about 200 visitors in the hall
when the convention opened
At the appointed hour Gov. H. NJ.
Wells, Hon. John Henry Smith, Fisher
Harris and other speakers, who had
been invited TO address the ticSct
agents were present. After waiting the
gentlemen said that 1t would DC con-
venient for them 10 appear this after
noon when the delayed lbs would he
able to attend, accordingly First Vice
President w. +. Hambright put the
proposition TO the vote and II was de-
cidpl to postpone the opening until This
afternoon.
During the long walt the ticket SELL
ers spent the time intelllng stories and
getting acquainted after the two years
that had elapsed since the last conyen-
ton at Toronto.
The delayed train did not arrive UNI
I'll after IL o'clock and it was l2:45 ere
the advance guard put In an appear
anoe at the convention hall.
Among those who were present this
morning were:
c, G. cadwallnder, wife and two sons,
Philadelphia; w. r. Hambright, wife
and two daughters, Vincennes, Ind
Ellwood Ramsey, Philadelphia; w. b.
Peters and wife, Mckeesport, Pa; Rus.
sell s. stubbs ana wife, Boston; Mrs.
7. G. Chase. Denver; w. s. McGeehon
and wife. youngstown, o.; w. Il. Smith,
Miss Smith, West Chicago; w. X. Lane.
Belvederc, N J Mrs.. William Peters,
G. s. urtis and wife, Iiigbee, Mo-; l..
NJ. Washburn, Sturgeon Bay, WIS, G.
w Jacobs, wife and mother. Rock VAL
ley. Iowa George w. Doreaw, wife and
daughter, Los Angeles w. l. Barron
and wife, Havre de- Grace. Mo- James
g. swartz. Reading, Pa; G. d. McCoa-
NELL wife and mother, East Earl, Pa;
w. S. Smith,, wife and daughter, Balm
bridge Pa: j. Grason stcney, Hagers-
town, Nd; w, H. Kacy. wife and
daughter, Landisvlle, Pa. O. II. Hell
big and wife, Prescott, Ark; Francis r..
Thompson, Philadelphia G. w. Lane
and wife, Peoria, H.; b. w. Hefferron
and three. West Point, Va; f. II Dix
on, Falls Creek, Pa; George |. Dixon,
ubols, Pa Charles Monroe Doll and
Wife, Elkins Park, Pa; V, T. Brown,
Carbonate. Colo; T.. S. Carr, Little
Ferry, y. j.. j. W. Kinsey, What
Cheer, Iowa; w. p. Jendryk, PhIladel-
phia; James Y, Hopkins. wife and
daughter Elgin. Ill.,, a. F. Robertson
and Wife, Pcotone, H.; Alfred Milor
Roberts, Macomb. M F. D. Shipman,
Macomb, H.. d. Van Meter, Macomb,
H.; c. F, Goist, Park city; G. A. Hin
kle and three ladies, Mt. Hope, Kan.
+. S, Clinton, Prairie du CHEN, Wis;
Jacob f. Good Midvale. Pa. stephen
II scheet2 and Charles ID. Scheetz, Ell
kins Park, Pa; 4. j. Huffman. Sler-
ing, Kan: James j. Sullivan, Philade-
phia; II. p. Hopes. Charles Ayaut
Epson, Lockport, N. y; II. p. Holt,
Gurdon Ark