Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-29
Travellers ORGANIZE
B. NJ. Cleveland President OF
Iowa Society---Waterloo Per-
manent Headquarters
FA74'ERED BY Mr.. RHODE.
The Principal Object Of the Formation
of the Association Is to Gain Power
by the United Efforts of the Trav-
cling Men Thru Affiliatins Them
selves With One Organization.
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Waterloo, July 29.-The permanent
organization of the Commercial Trav-
elers Congress of Iowa has been COM
pleted, and the first business meeting
held The bylaws and constitution of
the association were presented and
adopted and it was decided to make
Waterloo the permanent headquarters
was originated in this city and faith
cred by Christopher Rhode and Wat
erloo is fortunate in being named as
the home of the new organization
On May % a preliminary meeting
was held at the ellis hotel and the
formation of the congress was at that
time completed. AT the next meeNng
1t was decided to hold the meetings
quarterly in Waterloo. such meetings
to be held on the third Saturday Of
March. June, September and Decem-
Der On the last named date will oc-
cur the annual meeting at which time
the election of officers will be made
and tie appointment of standing COM
mittens.
The following officers of the con-
gress were elected to fill office for
the first year:
B. NJ Cleveland. president; L
Roth of Cedar Rapids, vice president
c. r. Rohde, secretary and treasur
The directors for the ensuing ye2r
Tt, +
Rock. Waterloo L. Roth, Cedar
Rapids, and C. H. Bingham, Water
loo.
The, various committees to look
after the welfare of the new organ
ization and their personnel is as fol-
lows:
Committee on credentials c. H.
Bingham Waterloo; J. A. Gum, Des
Moines, and B. M. Cleveland, Water
loo.
Committee on finance John T.
Rock, Waterloo; c. r. Rohde, Water
loo; j.. Roth, Cedar Rapids.
Committee on legislation j. A.
Gum, Des Moines; G. r. Rohde, Wat
erloo, and L. Roth, Cedar Rapids.
OF the above mentioned committees
the committee on legislation is re
garde,d as the most important partially
due TO the nature of the work which
the congress intends to perform. The
principal object of the formation of the
association is to gain power by the
united efforts of the travelling men Of
the state thru affiliating themselves
with one organization and under one
head In this manner it is hoped that
A. ~ ~tosv vnrr; c,Io }0y
may be brought about, which will re-
suit in improving the welfare of the
travellers. The appointment of state Of
ficials to inspect hotels in regard to
safety and sanitation will be urged.
The following travelling mems asso-
Citations Of the state have already been
decided upon as being eligible to mem
bership in the congress-:
T. $. T. NJ A., T. P. A. Of A., Iowa di
vision; u. c. T. of A., grand council
of Iowa; American Commercial Trav-
elers and the Hawkeye Commercial
Travellers association. Several other
organizations Of the state will be adj
mitted in the near future.
The following resolution was adopted
at the meeting and heartily endorsed
by all members present:
'F:esolved, That the Commercial
Travellers Congress Of Iowa, in con-
vention assembled in Waterloo, Ia, do
hereby endorse the movement of the
W. G. T. u. and the state medical
fraternity Of Iowa in their efforts to
stamp out the spreading of venereal
diseases and do hereby pledge the
support Of this congress and the par
in endeavoring to secure the enactment
of such legislation as they are demand
ing to be passed by the next general
assam h1u of Iowa.