Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-26
GREETED By PRESIDENT
coM1GERcIAL TRAVELLERS MAKE
CALL AT WHITE HOUSE.

The delegates to the convention Of the
United Commercial Travellers OF America.
comprised In the Grand Council OF Ken
lucky. the virginias. Maryland and the
District Of Columbia. with their families.
were received by President Roosevelt In the
east room at the White House at 2:3o
O'Clock this afternoon. Senator Elkins
made the introductions. and the President
gave each cordial greeting. reception
at the Riggs House this evening win con-
clude the social activities OF the knights OF
the road.
Immediately upon the opening OF the at
ternoon session OF the convention yester-
day DR.. Henry st. George Tucker OF vir-
ginia was introduced to advocate the selec-
ton Of Norfolk as the next meeting place
of the convention. He found. however. upon
arrival at the convention hall that his pro-
posed speech OF advocacy was unnecessary
and he therefore gave 1t the form Of a hearty
expression OF thanks for the action OF the
convention at the morning session in Sc
Letting Norfolk as the next place OF meet
Ing on Thursday. June II. 1901. This was
all very gratifying to DR.. Tucker. who evil
denced his pleasure in a happy talk in
which he told the members that they would
be near enough to Jamestown to feel as
sured of the success of the next meeting.
After the address. wl..~-- was cordially
received by the convention. the delegates
resolved themselves, to the great satisfac-
tion of President Tucker. into committee
to work for the success of tine jamestown
exposition. Some time was spent In routine
matters, and the convention then went into
executive session and elected officers for the
ensuing year.
Result Of Election.
The election resulted as follows:
Grand counselor, e. o. Hiehle, Parkers-
burg. w. Va: grand junior counselor, w.
e. Cornell. Charleston. w. Va; grand past
counselor, T. j. Phelps. Roanoke, Va;
grand secretary, George F. Brown, Licking
ton, KY; grand treasurer, Joseph E. CUM.
Covlngton, KY; grand conductor, w. T.
Shepherd, Richmond, Va; grand page. E.
B. Woodward. Bluefleld, w. Va. grand SEN
tinel. W. T. Browning, Lexington. Ky.
Grand executive committee, for two years.
g. w. Gilbert Of Lynchburg. Va, w. M.
Funkhauser Of Harrisonburg, Va; for two
years. ]. T. Reed Of Coyington. KY, ]. S.
Mechling of Clarksburg. w. Va.
Representatives to the supreme council
]. T. Morgan. Louisville. KY; T. ]. Phelps.
Roanoke, Va; E. o. Hiehle Parkersburg.
w. Va; George F. Brown. Lexington. KY.
Harvey, Huntington, w. Va.
Transportation committee-E. o. Hieble
George F. Brown. T. J. Phelps. J. s. Mech
ling and G.. w. Gilbert.
Auditing committee. NJ. ,Landwehr, G..
L. Reed, C. T. Rathbone, GraEd chaplain.
Ignatius Brennon, Wheeling, West Virginia.
Legislative committee-T, J. Phelps,
chairman; ]. S. Mechling, B. ]. Fishburn,
G.. B. Van Horn and c. F. Rathbone.
Grand Secretary Brown. and Grand
Treasurer CUM were reelected for the
eleventh consecutive term. The convention
then adjourned until evening. when the
members attended the ball given in Pythian
Temple by the local council.
Reports Acted Upon.
A number of reports involving the routine
business of the association were read and
acted upon.
passed to the officers and members of F'lagg
Council, No. 256, land the Ladies Auxiliary
of the council; to Maj Holmes Conrad for
his address of welcome; to Mai. Sylvester,
superintendent of police, and to the citizens
of Washington generally for many courte-
sizes extended to the members Of the con-
vention during the meeting about to close.
The report of the press committee signed
by e. c. Showalter, w. T. Hornhorst, A.
F. Chambers and R. c. Jeffords thanked the
newspapers of Washington for their cour-
teous treatment and fun reports of the pro-
ceedings of the convention.
The report of the committee on transpor-
tation condemned the action of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad and the various
passenger associations for their refusal to
grant more reasonable rates to and from
the annual conventions, and the system of
signing certificates in order to secure such
return rates as were offered.
The report also thanked the management
of the Norfolk aud Western. the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac, the Southern,
and the Chesapeake and Ohio railways for
favors granted.