The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
KNIGHTS OF TRAVEL;
TO UNITED COMMERCIAL
 TRAVELLERS BY LADIES.
Was Meeting of FeIiowship Between Road salesmen And Wives Aad sweethearfs--Lndfes' AuxiEi-
 ary Was Organized.

Members by the scores of the local council of the United Commercial Travellers forgot salesmanship and all they ever knew of salesmahship for Q while last night and were the whole hearted guests of the ladies' auxiliary of the organization. at q sumptuous banquet given in the Knights of Pythias Hall corner of Dexter Avenue and Court street: The guests voted
 A happy incident of the entertain ment was the permanent organization of the ladies. present into an auxiliary. The first stepstto this. end vera taken last evening directly after the ad- iournment at the festive. board. The final steps are to be taken at another meeting tp be held later.
 The occAsion last night night. found a representative crowd of traveltng salesnien in Montgomery. The execu- tive committee of the Grand Council of Alabama, held meeting, in tha. city for the purpose of checking over the books iof the order and otherwise re- viewing the work of the year. There were present for this purpose wv Jenks, of Mobile; A. W. Smith. of Bir- n1ingham; " Morgan Morris, of Mont gonery and A. M Wallace. of Bfrrn- ingharl. The local members of the committee present were Grand Treass urersJ. A. Young and Grand Secretary C.. Holt Smith Many of the comnntt- tee attended the banquet
 The form of entertainmentf provided hy the ladies was elaborate and varied, Excellent songs were sung by Mrs .E. E. Langham. and Mrs. c. M. Raul did some recitations in clever style. both getting encores for their successful ef- forts.
 Foiiowing tfIis program in the recep- tion room, the guests and hosteases went into tfie banquet hall and were treated to an inspiring feast. Mrs. A. c. Smith. wife of the secretary of the local council. was toast mistressafd was about as reclx5ess as ever presided over the board. She called on speakers of either sex2with an abandon that took away their breath and as a con sequence many arose and only gasped. But the majority of the speakers acquitted themselves in a manner that would have been well for the e..houses' to have heard.
 Mrs. Smith welcomed the guests in a happy manner and among those on whom she called for responses were: Mir. and Mrs. O. A. Johnston and c. L. Langham. Secretary A. c. Smith, Theo Meyer, conductor; Mir. and Mrs. W. B. Friedman. Grand Treasurer; J. A. Young, Grand Secretary; c. Holt Smith, Mfr. and Mrs. C. A. Johnston and c. L. Harold. the latter of the press.
 Punch was served in the reception room prior to the banquet by Mrs. A. c Smith.
 The officers of the local council, most of wlfom were present last night are; B. H. Johnson. Senior Council Tor: J. R. oglesby, Junior Councillor. F. B. Isangham. past councillor; 4. c. Smith, Secretary Theo Meyer. Conduc- tor: R. W. Condon, Page; s. l.. Davis, Sentinel.
 At the conclusion of the reception 1t was announced that ballot of all gen. tlemen present had been taken on the most popular woman present. It re- suited in the nomination of Mrs. A. C. Smith, chairman of the Entertainment Committee, who was given q hand sohne sofa pillow as a token of her industry and hospitality.
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