Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-02-28
B|C OVATION FOR
 THE TRAy[LER,
ohclal Party of the Arkans aw Travellers Receievd il Great Style Saturday by Pine Bluff Branch-Busi ness Meeting Held in Afternoon and Committee, Named by President Rutledge- Smoker Last Nigh Parade One of the Features of the Morning

Episcopal Church, offered prayer, ak ter which the officials entered ina the disposition ol much routine work that came before the meeting. '
 President Rutiedgc made a bri3i speech, in which he told ot the prosf rHss and accom- piishments of the < kansaW Travellers the past year Rej- fore announcing his various commit tees he stated that he had 4;,-gn sact committee much thought and that i1y had selected workers" from xt1onl he knew, results would come. iie inr cidentany remarked that he sneV Pine Bluff would do it's full duty .l entertaining the Travellers in Juna but he feared that the city wou!,l have a breach of promise suit on it4 hands in being unable to furnish the ten thousand unbissed ulaide1. (pronised when they asked for thls 1909 meetingl. Mayor Toney intC}- rupted the speaker and declared thai Fort Smith had been the city ,o make such a promise, that Pine Dluf, had offered to furnish 200 unkissct1 maidcns for the Travellers. The mayor also added that the keys of th. city jail would be thrown into the Arkansas river as soon as the Tray elers "blew into the city"
 President Rutledge outlined the dl- ties of the various committees and in cidentally discussed other matters nj great importance to Pine Bluff. H. requested that banquet, to accom- mediate more than 1.200 Travelcte and their ladies, be arranged for; that he was sure that Pine BluA would entertain the largest crowd ot Travellers and visitors in the histor! of the association.
 Plans were outlined for securing official headquarters, ten carriages for the dress parade; banquet and ban
 
 mardi gras parade, dressing room and place for costumers and costumes grand ball and music, three bands 1000 official buttons, l,500 or. 2,Goe visitors badges or buttons, place fol athletic sports, place for dramatic en- tertainment, theater building for an- nual meeting, fourteen saddle horses for grand marshals and aids, place for shooting tournament, horses for ladies In parade, and special baseba. game.
 Secretary Guy Leflar and Treasuf, CT Jake Hirsch made their annual re- ports. Secretary Leflar reported the renewal of 926 membership cards u, to the present date. In the deatli benefit fund 1t was shown that there are $1,673.07 on hand, with one hene- ficiary to pay. During the past year the association has paid out s3,3o4 III death benefits among its members.
 The list of committees appointed by President Rutledge some months ago including legislative, press. raN- road, livery. educational, good roads and others, were read for informa- tion.
 The matter of uniforms and mardi gras costumes was discussed. The Isaac Dreyfus Company will have the association umbrella on sale and will be the official headquarters for the Travellers during the meeting.
 There was considerable discussicn to amending the death bene- fit fund. but each time the special matter brought up was referred to the convention in June. President Rut- ledge instructed Secretary Guy Lef- lar to drop all members of the death benefit fund who are in arrears.
 President w. N. Trulock. of the Pine Bluff branch, in a brief talk ac- ,epted every demand made by the state association and declared tha. I inc Bluff would do itself proud # he annual gathering.
 No further business being before he meeting. 1t was adjourned.
 The Committees.
 The following committees have been appointed by President Rutledge of he Arkansaw Travellers, to act at the pig convention to be held in this city n June:
 Reception committee-Charles Will
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