The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-08
Entertainment Of Travelling Men
All Prepared For and City is Well
Decorated in Honor of Occasion

fair grounds and a baseball game be-
tween the Elks OF Paducah and Dyers
burg, Tenn, will constitute Friday
artersoon's entertainments. Yacht
hka:S end motor boat contests on the
river st o'clock in the evening and
a moonlight excursion on the Dick
Fowler at o'clock will bring FRI
days festivities to a close.
Oficial business will be transacted
In the executive session to be held
at the Kentucky theater on Saturday
morning, when officers will be elect
ed and the next place of meeting
chosen. There will be special prizes
given for the tallest and shortest
delegate, ugliest and handsomest
delegates. for the most popular lady
visitor and for the best decorated
turnout.
Among those whose places OF bust
ness have been decorated by August
Scheurman are VOLTS jewelry
store. the Richmond House, Louis
Clark's grocery, Lew Allenbergs
place. the Ideal Meat Market, r. W.
Walker & company. and The Sun
Office and all are delighted. Mr..
Scheurman will have a booth in front
of the Commercial club for the sale of
bamboo stems. from material used in
the construction OF Filipino native
huts at the 81. Louis worlds fair
They were all duly blessed before be-
ing taken from the Philippines and
are supposed to carry good luck.
Fat Bill Tucker.
Fat Bill" Tucker. OF j. F. Tucker,
of Memphis. properly speaking. one
OF the biggest and most successful
travelling men on the road. has become
a member OF the X. T. NJ. and will ad-
dress the convention on Saturday
morning. A meeting OF the executive
committee was held at IL o'clock this
morning attended by Secretary Bart
lett and ]. l.. Washburn, second vice
president and the local promoters.
Cupid and X. T. VI.
Many honeymoons will be enjoyed
at the X. T. NJ. meeting here this
week. and the first couple TO arrive
In. honor OF the event was Mr. and
Mrs. A. ]. Weldon. OF Jackson. Tenn,
who were married there yesterday
Mr. Weldon is successful travelling
man, who viii take part of his honey
moon al. the jubilee here. Mrs. We'll
don is a beautiful and attractive
young woman. Other visitors who
have arrived are: Mrs. NJ. A. Ruthei
ford. Mrs. ". w. Heron and Miss
Bessie Heron. Mrs. F. l.. Bartlett,
and Misses Madge and Ada Lee Bart
lett, OF st. Louis: and Mrs. J. l.. Wash
burn. OF Jackson. Tenn. accompanied
by their husbands.
The Elks.
Beginning tomorrow evening and
continuing during the meeting of the
X. T. NJ, the parlors OF the Elks'
home. on North Fifth street, will be
open to the visiting ladies for their
use. Refreshments will be served
during the evening. and the par.or
viii be a delightful spot to rest after
busy day Of sightseeing.
city Hall Decorated.
The city officials will not be behind
the times. and this afternoon the dec
orators are making city hall as pretty
as any in the city. Mayor Smith and
Chief Collins could not SIS the mer-
chants decorating in honor of the
travelling men. and not show a well
come TO them by putting flags up on
the public building. All of the flags
will be kept up at the city buildings
and the knights of the grip welcomed
with a hearty handshake