The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-06-16
MISSISSIPPI TRAVELLERS
RECENT CONVENTION.
oershiful Gathering Of the kalshis
of the Grip.

: n1EOhS ~ khs bl7sofy VI s"e
organization.
After ~tratsaetirg the regular routine
business tho following resolutions
dGOptet
Whereas, at this orr Sch annual coz
ventLon, asscmDird ut 0uifport by tho
ua, dune anJ and SD, 1911, We are
greatly pleas. d in the grnging and fc-
assuring consciousness VI = wonderful
snect ~ In tho constantly expanding
T. H., str, rRfh aud usefulness ~ the
Mississippi Travellers Association, and
whereas. said association. devoted
and cIitrtt1it - ~ sbistt4t wAfx
Of bringing ali travelling nirn closer 10.
getheri in a spirit Of mutual hel~pln.nsss,
aud stimulating Enoug them that genes,
gus risayry which has sncctss a. Its
ultius ate ain and object. and admonish.
Ing them VI tbe full measure OF their
duty and responsibility to society and
to the vt lte In thcir capacity w alert,
thoroughly equipped, Intelligent and
BIZ h.mihded representatives OF the
great business aud commercial inter-
cats OF our time, and
Whereas, q Ligh and animating spirit
OF unselnEb unity aid nLfaggiDg In
dustry have marked the pathway Of our
exceptional growth a. an organization
thus far, until we now number over
fifteen hundred members, and, which,
9 , far from showing any signs Of abate-
ment, have taken ON renewed feryor
and zeal, which forecast for the Missis-
| sippi Travellers Associations yet great
or and more useful destinS; therefore
He IL resolved, that we feel . deep
aud abiding sense Of our frail Unite
powers and bumhly yield ourselves to
the merciful and directing guidance OF
a n Ali.wise Providence, feeling that ~
We but observe the laws OF clean living
and high and earnest purpose we can
not fail to have attained to aone small
measure or our duty to others and 70
ourselves, and to face with Drawer and
more loyal hearts the greater duties,
problems and responsibilities Of the
future.
Be it farther resolved, that IL Ia al
paramount duty with us 70 continue the
great work DO unselfsbIy and nobly ba-
gun BIZ our departed brother, that rare
and knightly spirit, James X. Holder
looking 10 the establishment Of y home
for old and disabled travelling men nj
so,ne suitable point Oh tho Gulf Coast,
and that we render MaiH r. Il. Grad
dock, who assumed the task left un-
flushed by ,hh untimely death Of Mr..
Holder, every possible encouragement
and assistance,
be il further resolved, that the thanks
OF the Mississippi Travellers Associa.
tion be extended the officers Of tho or
g~auization whose terms expire with
this convention, and that we especially
fsIicitate them upon the splendid work
which they have done, aud upon the
wonderful growth III the membership ~
tho association during the past years.
that our best wishes attend MIR. "A. Cs
Renners, who has filed the efis Q tof
president with such distinguished idel-
ity and ability, and to James . Cooper,
the efficient and p~atnstaking secretary,
and 10 their earnest and capable co.
workers: II. ID. Self, ". Nj. Friedman,
Chas. s.. Marks, u. W. Gift, q. G Har
Chas. y. s ,anders, Nash X. Burger;
Rem II. Holder, janice n. Noble, II. q.
Howard, Murray ormond, y. q. McGr.f
and last, though by no means least
Miss Rose u. Wilkinson;
BE IL further resolved, That we W q
debt 81 profound appreciation to the
III Mississippi for the unwaver'
,g and X alous encouragement which
hoy have / xtended us from the day "
our birth as an organization, and that
Dar sense Of obligation to them has
since been greatly ~deepened by q warm
and ~aboundirg hospitality
we have uniformly met every 4
where within her generous borderst
Be 1T further resolved, That ID isL
with ths ~iiyiiest acnse ~ appreciation
mat wa Al, knpwle5go cur great and
asting obligation to the alert and ins
eingent press Of Mississippi, IA we'll
ID that ~ New Orlt ais, Memphis, Mo.
aud RuMmght am, FIR the uniform
'Ducrss, xaldat % ard encouragement
shich we have REQ, iyea al its banda,
.a.t tntt w especially thank the itsiiy
Ssss u Jackson, for It's Crap hlc, Int F%
,eting and roapr, hnnsiye report IL ID, !,
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lis sruNiag and pr, gressive rity by \
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! Morid, and Which holds snt the I
" eur Ktste,s b. 3. ming y mar
; NE pnweF largely GATED into b ing 4
y sRe commanding X. nips 81 that great I
~ VITA sf industry Captain J.. r.. I
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