New-York tribune., 1910-06-11
PUT PEACE IN THEIR GRIPS.
Commercial Travellers, MerriIy
Dining, Accept Propaganda.
GOES WITH OTHER WARES
Flag of Comfy To Be a Feature
of the Big Prosperity Parade
They Hold To day.

Fifteen hundred commercial travellers
and their wives Joined the propaganda of
the American Peace Society last night,
and to-day the knights of the grip, in their
great prosperity parade up Broadway and
Fifth avenue, will carry the flag Of the In
ternat:onal Peace Society presented to
them last night at the dinner of the United
Commercial Travellers of America at the
Manhattan Beach Hotel by John Temple
Graves in behalf of the American Peace
Society and the International Parliamen-
tary Union.
The banquet room of the hotel presented
an unwonted appearance last night. The
great hosiery had been opened long be-
fore the usual date for the accOmmoda-
ton of the commercial travellers, and
though the unusually cold weather pre-
vented the enjoyment of the usual outdoor
pleasures there was abundant enjoyment
and good cheer within
AS was eminently fitting the banquet and
jollifcation of the ambassadors of COM
merce were graced by the presence of an
ambassador of the country. Henry White.
former United States Ambassador to Italy
and France who paid a tribute TO the
good work done by the emissaries of COM
merce in foreign countries.
The business portion of the tenth annual
session of the Order of United Commercial
Travellers of America was closed yester-
day by a prolonged session of the grand
council of New York State, and the after
noon was devoted to music, dancing and
baseball game, while the dinner in the
evening was followed by a ball. which last
ed well along into this morning and was
thoroughly enjoyed.
Insignia Make Brave Display.
The United Commercial Traveller caps
were a prominent feature of the dress of
the men at the tables, while the various
insignia of the several councils worn by
men and women made a brave display.
Brooklyn Council, No. 165 was the host of
the evening and right royalty did its mem
bers carry out their part. Herman A
Metz was the toastmaster. and he arrived
late, but explained his absence by telling
of his struggle TO have common sense tri-
umph over law in securing approval of the
bill to authorize the Board of Education to
use for the schools the proceeds of the sale
of property of the board.
II was not without some difficulty that
silence was obtained that the speakers
could be heard Fortunately. however,
though all commercial travellers are preach
ers, there is one preacher who is a COM
OF Athens, Ga. who sells drugs through
out the week and is pastor of the Baptist
Church on Sunday. and such days of the
week as he can reach home. His voice
was sufficiently strong to reach all portions
OF the dining room and obtain the attention
Of the guests to the fact that the speakers
were about to address them.
Before that period had been reached.
however, the songs of the day had enliv-
ened the gathering. All present proved
that they could say truly rural even
late in the evening. and a member of
Brooklyn Council had this parody ad-
dressed to him several times over:
Has anybody here seen Kelly?
k-E-double-L-Y
Has anybody here seen Kelly?
Hes here with his green neckt!e-
You can bet that he's alive
Hes right in .Onc-Six-Five
Has anybody here seen Kelly.
Jack Kelly. OF the u. c. T.?
John Temple Graves. the first speaker
called upon, made a strong plea for peace
as the basis of all prosperity. Addressing
himself to the commercial men as the men
OF the country most virile in their Ameri-
canism, he appealed to them 10 spread the
doctrine of peace.
Plea to Spread Love of Peace.
"You have improved travel on our rail-
ways; you have made the hotels OF this
country what they should be; you are ever
in the forefront TO prevent panic. to en-
courage investment In the industries of this
country. to inspire confidence and TO pro-
mote prosperity and everything that makes
for the aggrandizement Of this country"
he said
"Win you rot add 10 your splendid work
by preaching the doctrine that the battle