Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-04-30
TRAVELLERS SMOKER MOST ENJOYABLE Interesting and Witty Ad- dresses Characterised at
 Gathering NOTABLES PRESENT
NOTABLES PRESENT
Music and Refreshments Added Much to the OccasiOn-Judge Jones
 Postmaster.

Attracted by the imposing array of capable speakers announced for the Travellers smoker by the interest in the association as we'll as by the ex- cellent music furnished by the Pine
 Bluff band which played better than it had ever been heard before, a large crowd assembled in the dining room of the Hotel Jefferson last night and experienced the pleasure of listening to some of the wittiest and cleverest toasts delivered here since the pri- ginal gathering of the state Travellers convention. There were several not
 able guests from out of town present to grace the occasion. Hon. Earle W. Hodges, secretary of state, and J. G. Hollenbeck, assistant general pas senger agent of the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern railroad, came down from Little Rock for this spe- cial purpose. Although Hon. H. l.. Norwood, attorney general of the state, and w. c. Peeler, travelling pas senger agent of the Cotton Belt rail-
 road, as we'll as several local cele- breties, found it impossible to attend, the program was nevertheless highly interesting and the speeches exceed ingly amusing.
 Hon. W. D. Jones presided in his own inimitable way. The various speakers rose to the standard of hum- Or and brilliancy. set by the toast master. Dr. J. I. Norris, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, spoke on the subject "The Travelling Man and Why He Ought to Believe in Re- ligion," saying that the men in this line of work required more religion preached to them than any other set not because they fell below others in morals but because they were more exposed to temptations. Rabbi Eph- raim Frisch discussed "The Minister As Travelling Man" contendfng that the preacher dealt in spiritual goods,
 just as important as the material goods of the drummer, the pnly diff ference being that the drummer wanted men to be good for reward while the preacher insisted that they be good for nothing. He said that business typified by the travelling man should be permeated more than it is now with the spirit of the min- ister, while on the other hand the ministry should make itself more modern, following the point of view of travelling man. w. N. Trulock, speak, ing on the theme ''The Travellers ana the Hotel and Why They Like the Latter" maintained that the reason for this bondness was often the req son that they could pass some bogus checks on the simple minded proprie- tor of hoteleries. What Road to Travel was the topic handled by J. G. HOllenbeck, who in his modesty simply hinted that it might be the Iron Mountain but he refrained from stating so openly.
 What was perhaps the finest and cleverest address sof the evening was the one delivered by Hon. Earle W. Hodges on the subject Political Ira veling.'' He digressed to pay his tribute to the Confederate Veterans who were present at the smoker as special guests of the occasion, telling the story of an old veteran who car Tied wounded man who he supposed had only lost his leg when ,as mat ter of fact. as the superior officer pointed out to him. had in reality lost his head. The old Veteran exclaimed unon hearing this "The goldarned story teller. he told me himself. that only his leg was shot off.
 Dr. A. c. Jordan. mayor of the city, discussed the theme Why Travelling Will Be Better in Pine Bluff" ex- pressing the hope that the eleven miles of paved streets the city now enjoys will be increased to twenty by the time the next Travellers Q,n- vention meets here. c. c. Wadleigh the interesting program by giving urgent reasons why all travel- Ing mon Of Pine @luff IT we'll as oth-