Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-24
THE COMMERCIAL MEN
ASSOCIATION OF TRAVELLING
sALEsMEN IN SESSION.
Opening Program Consisted Of Music
and Addresses-Business Meet
ings This Afternoon.

The tenth annual session Of the United
Commercial Travellers of America of Ken
lucky. Virginia. Maryland. West Virginia
and the District of Columbia began this
morning at 10 o'clock in Pythian Temple.
9th and X streets northwest with a good
attendance. Seated upon the platform were
Rev. Donald c. Mcleod, pastor OF the
First Presbyterian Church; Major Holmes
Conrad. and Major Richard Sylvester. the
latter superintendent of police together
with the officers of the association.
The attendance this morning, which was
not as large win doubtless be recorded
Of the members of Flagg Council No 256
of this city. who will be the hosts of the
visitors while they are here. This council
Is regarded as one of the most enterprising
Of the fraternity councils The members
are striving to give the visitors splendid
time while in the city.
The program opened this morning when
the orchestra gave several selections, after
which the invocation was delivered by Rev.
Donald c. Mcleod.
The Introductory remarks were by Mr.. R.
8. Bowie. one of the councillors of the
order. Commissioner Henry B. F. Macfar-
land was to have delivered the address of
welcome, but was unable to be present and
Major Richard Sylvester took his place
Major Sylvester welcomed the delegates to
the capital city. and said that he wanted
tIefL 10 consider tnat the city was theirs.
and that all would be well during their visit
If they did not attempt to remove any of
the buildings. In conclusion Major Sylves-
ter expressed the hope that their stay
would be most pleasant T. j. Phelps one
OF the delegates. made the response to the
address of welcome.
Address by Major Conrad.
Following a selection by the orchestra,
Major Holmes Conrad was introduced and
the beginning of his remarks that while he
was going to make a speech, he did not
know what he was going to say, and that
when 1t was concluded he would not re-
member what he had said. Major Conrad
then told of the high regard he had always
entertained for commercial travellers, and
said IL he had not taken to the law he be-
lieved he would have been-a traveller such
as they whom he was addressing. He paid
tribute to the splendid men who are men,
bers Of the order.
After a selection by the orchestra the
meeting adjourned to meet at o'clock, at
which time the Grand Council of the order
began its session. At 3 o'clock the recep
ton for the ladies was held at the Riggs
House. This evening at s o'clock meeting
for the initiation of candidates by the
Grand Council officers will be held at
Schmidts Hall, SIC 9th street northwest.
The program for the balance of the con-
vention. which will adjourn Saturday, is as
follows:
Friday morning-0 o'clock: Grand Coun-
ell meeting: 10 o'clock, seeing Washington
via automobile. Afternoon-1 o'clock: La
dies auxiliary to Mount Vernon; 2 o'clock.
Grand Council meeting. Evening" O'Clock:
Ball at Riggs House.
misunderstanding points of interest;
o'clock, ball game at American League
Park: o'clock. informal reception at Riggs
House.
Sunday morning special services will be
held at the First Presbyterian and ST. Pat
rick's Catholic Churches for the members
Of the order.
The officers Of the United Commercial
Travellers local and national. are as fol-
lows:
Flags Council officers, Washington. DC
r. 8. Bowie, senior counselor; L. A. Rob-
erts. junior counselor: ]. F. Sexton past
counselor: I. v. Smith, secretary and treas
urer; w. A. Ross. conductor: Albert Trip
lett. page; ]. c. Anderson, sentinel.
Flagg Council executive committee-W. L.
Katzenberger, G.. B. Dooiey, E. j. Kelly.
e. A. Coleman
Officers Ladies' Auxiliary, Flagg Council.
1sO8-Mrs. ]. c. Anderson. president; Mrs.
/. A. Roberts, vice president; Mrs. r. s.
Bowie. secretary: Mrs. w. A. Ross. treas
urer. Ladies' executive commtttee-Mrs.
w. l.. Katzenberger. Mrs. E. A. Coleman.
Mrs. T. v. Smith and Mrs. II. C. Staub.
Grand Council officers-T. J. Phelps.
Roanoke. Va. grand counselor: E. o.
Hiehle. Parkersburg. w. Va, grand junior
counselor: ]. T. Morgan. jr., La Grange.
KY. past grand counselor: George F.
Brown Lexington. KY. grand secretary:
Joseph f. Cuni, Covington. KY. grand
treasurer; w. E. Connell. Charleston. w.
Va, grand conductor; w. 7. Shepherd
Richmond Va, grand page: E. B. Wood
yard Bluefield. w. Va. grand sentinel; A.
G. Chewing, Roanoke, Va, grand chap
lain.
Grand executive committee. 8. Mech
ling two years. Clarksburg. w. Va: J. l..
Reed, two years. Coyington, Ky; H. H.
Har rla hh,yrur Un 7
Sommerviie, one year, Baltimore, Md