The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-11

at once beautiful and helpful to the
entire membership of the council
1t will thus be seen that the frater
nal spirit that is felt and realized by
every member OF the L. c. T. who has
in his heart the love of his fellow man,
extends even beyond the darkening
shadow of the grave, and makes of the
order a brotherhood in fact as well as
name Like Che gallant guardsmen of
old. the United Commercial Travellers
are "An for one and one for all"
Social Phases of Order.
One of the great privations insep-
arabIy connected, of necessity, with
life on the road, is the complete iso-
Iation from the family circle and from
the enjoyment Of the social pleasures,
large and small, which compensate
greatly for the rough and tumble en-
counter with the world. No one real
lied this more than the founders of
the Order of United Commercial Trdv-
eIers of America. To in some meas
ure overcome this, and assist in pro-
viding the commercial exile with at
least a substitute for his social circle
at home. there has been encouraS ed
from the earliest moment of this or
GERS existence. the maintaining Of an
success of the work has been most
gratifying. The social session is now a
feature in almost all the subordinate
councils, while ladies night" 'smQk-
ers," balls, parties and picnics are
things of frequent occurrence In
nearly all of the councils a social ses-
sion Is held each month. To these
pleasant affairs all members of the
council are invited, together with their
wives and children, if they are so
blessed. The visiting member, who
happens to be in the city on the even
ing of one of these socials, is entitled
to participate in the enjoyment, and
through his utilization and good stand
ing is made just as welcome as he
could be in his own social circle. His
membership vouches for him socially.
and if he possesses the social instinct,
as most commercial travellers do in a
marked degree, there is nothing to pre-
vent his entering as fully into the pas
times at hand as any of those present.
The families of commercial travel
ers who are compelled to make long
trips are, in way, cut off from the So
ciaI life of their own city. The hUs-
band and father being always away,
the zest is taken out of social pleasures
and the wife stays at home a prey to
The Order of United Commercial Trav-
elers of America says to such wives,
Come out and attend the socials. You
will likely find a number of the ladies
who are situated just like yourself Don t
make yourself a social recluse because
your husband is forced to be away from
home. If you have no one with whom to
leave the children, bring them along.
Come out and enjoy yourself" mutual
interest breeds mutual sympathy:
which the basis of all that is best and
most helpful in social intercourse
Pleasure at Grand Council.
All that is true of the subordinate coup
ell. is true in even greater measure of
the annual meetings of the grand coun-
ellis. mention of which has already been
made. To many a. hard working united
commercial traveller. the annual reunion
afforded by the meeting of his grand
council gives him the one period of the
year of relaxation and enjoyment The
cost of these gatherings to the individual
member is such that they may be in
dulged in by those most modestly stu
ated. and the events planned for his en-
tertainment and those of his family are
such as most appeal to the active, ener-
getic temperament of the average COM
mercial traveller. and he returns to his
territory a better man. a better salesman,
and with a widened mental horizon; his
wife and family enriched by happy
memory and many cherished acquaint-
anceS.
1t has only been few short years since
commercial travellers were not admitted
into the best society. They were not
looked upon as eligible-not because they
lacked mental qualifications. for a bright
mind has always been associated with
successful sales.nanship-but because of
a popular idea that they were not up to
the moral standard.
Unfortunately this opinion was not
without foundation. There was in the
oId-time commercial traveller a pronoun-
ced tendency toward reckless habits, I'M