Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1905-06-15
VISITORS BEGIN TO ARRIVE
EARLY AND CROWD HOTELS
ALL OF THE CITIES
HosTELERIEs FILLED.
PROGRAMME CARRIED OUT IN FULL.
Grand Opera House and Elks Club
Rooms With Other Buildings
Beautifully Decorated Lobby
of lRingo Resplendant
With Banners,

| iNei eSCHOh annual SeSSlOn OF
the United Commercial Travellers Of
America, Grand Council OF Missouri,
opened this morning at 300 in the Elk
club rooms.
Thursday afternoon many of the
visiting trayelingmen had arrived and
by noon to-day over hundred and
twenty-five we're in attendance.
Quite few failed TO notify the COM
mittee on entertainment,of their com.
ing and on arrival there we're no
rooms to accommodate them. At 0
O'Clock they assembled at the Elk
Club and registered. This elegant
suite OF rooms was decorated tastiIy
In blue and white, the colors of the
organization.
Festoons OF smilax were draped over
all OF the door ways and large boquets
OF white carnations placed in the CEN
ter of the tables. After registering
they marched in body to the Grand
Opera House.
At $3.50 O'Clock after music by Goetze
orchestra Of Moberly, and prayer by
Rev. A. w. KokendotIer. A. S. Hous-
ton made the address OF welcome.
Grand Senior Counselor John NJ.
Deane responding.
Another selection by the orc hestra
and then the speaker OF the morning
was introduced by Chairman @. II.
Gibbs. The audience Of five hundred,
greeted Mr.. Clark with round after
round Of applause. The introduction
Of his speech consisted Of anecdotes
relative to he"Drummer" but toward
the last be scored the mail order
houses and touched upon other points
of interest.
Immediately after Mr.. Clark's ad.
dress there was an executive session
Of the Grand Council In the Elks hall
which lasted until IL O'clock.
From 3 to s O'Clock they went into
executive session at the Elks Lodge
and the wives Of the visitors attended
the reception given In their honor at
the handsome residence Of j.. w. Ma
son. IL is impossible to give an ex-
tended notice as we have so little
space but Saturdays society column
will cover it in full. Punch was served
on the porch, the hall was decorated
with ferns and roses, the parlor with
sweet peas, roses and carnations, the
dining room where delightful COLA
tion was served, with white roses and
the sitting room with sweet peas.
Goetze's orchestra played during
the entire afternoon. 1t was un-
doubtedly one Of the most delightful
receptions ever given in our city. To
night banquet will be given at the
Ringo hotel.
OFFICERS OF MEXICO COUNCIL NO. SO.
]. W. Mason, past counselor.
G. r. Gibbs, senior councillor,
+. M. Shell, junior councillor.
A. S. Houston, SectY. and Treas.
The executive sessions Of the Grand
Council Friday were taken up with
business Of Importance. Hannibal
was decided upon as the next meeting
place and a delightful programme ar
ranged.
A boat is to be chartered and trip
up the Mississippi with banquet on
the return will be one OF the features,
as will a visit to the famous Mark
Twain cave.
There was much discussion concern
ing proposed amendments to the con-
and the mapping out OF pol
icy for Legislation, which will make |
the Commercial Traveller preferred
creditor in case Of bankruptcy. The
delegates to the supreme council next
month in Columbus, Ohio, were also
given instructions how to vote on the
questions that should arise at that
meeting.
rhe closing function Of the day and
probably the pleasantest, was the ban
quet at the Rlngo hotel last evening.
lt was without doubt the most sump-
tuous affair of the kind given In that
popular hostelery this year.
The dining room, seating hundred
and twenty-five guests, was draped In
festoons Of blue and white interming-
led with smilax and roses. In the center
of the room was a pyramid Of palms
supporting U. c. T.emblem OF roses
Each table had large vase OF roses
placed in the center.
Goetzes s orchestra played during the
evening and with the handsome men
and women seated at the banquet
hoard the tout ensemble was scene oil
beauty and joy that will linger In the
minds Of those present always
MENU.
Fause Tortue
Consombre Tomate,a Ia Parisienne
Bass Rayee, la chamboro
pummes,a a la conde