The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-16
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Do not forget the Smoker to be
given Saturday night, December 30th
Marion Shreeve and Elmer LebO are
very busy figuring out something goot
to eat for luncheon that night and
the members can rest assured tina,
they will have very satisfactory
layout. Newt. Worth also has his
eye on something entertaining for the
evening and there isn't any question
but what this affair will be a most
pleasant one. Every member should
arrange to be in attendance.
Don't forget your dues. Remember
that your insurance only lasts until
Sunday night, December 3lst II youl
dues are not paid by that time and
anything should happen. you could col
lect no indemnity Better sit down
right now and send check to w. ID
Chambers, Secretary Indiana Division
Terre Haute, Indiana, and then 1t will
not be forgotten.
The state board OF directors an
nounces the following prizes to be
awarded for getting new members
from May I, 1911. to April 30. 1912:
For Five New Members-Choice OF
T. p. A. watch charm. fountain pen
silk umbrella. or safety razor.
For Ten New Members-Choice OF
T. p. a. gold ring. Oxford bag. dress
suitcase, solid gold r. p. A. watch
charm or six months dues.
For Fifteen New Members-Choice
OF combination Oxford suitcase, dress
suitcase, meerschaum pipe. gold plated
watch chain, or fob with gold T. P. A.
charm.
For Twenty New Members-Crava-
nette, genuine English Oxford bag. or
lady's semidouble dress suitcase, or
one years +. p. A. dues.
For twenty-five New Members
Cravanette, genuine walrus bag, fish
ing rod. reel and line. dress suitcase.
or mans fitted Oxford bag.
For Thtrty-five New Members
Mans fitted Oxford bag.
For Thirty-five New Members
Mans fitted dress suitcase. English
Oxford genuine horned alligator bag,
solid gold watch chain or fob with r.
p. A. charm.
For Fifty New Members-A dia-
mond ring, q gold watch or wardrobe
trunk. Observation-Disclosures in Terre
Haute Star.
Everybody get busy
Quite \ number of the boys coming
in this evening will throw their old
satchel up in one corner and not pick
IL up again until January End. The re-
tailers will probably not care to be
bothered very much next week with
travelling statesmen and only those
whose lines OF goods make it neces-
sary for the retailer to fill up on al
most daily will 90 out at all. Nearly
every travelling salesman going out of
Richmond will finish his work up
Wednesday or Thursday A few will
probably go out between Christmas
and New Years in order to keep the
old man" from getting too hard up
but the majority will spend the time
acquainted with their families.
Richmond travelling statesmen who
are members of The Commercial
Travellers Association OF Indiana are
in receipt Of an invitation reading as
follows:
1.-THE Commercial Travellers Asso-
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and ladies cordial invitation to at
tend the Thirty-seventh Annual Re-
ceptton and Ball. Saturday evening,
december thirtieth. nineteen hundred
and eleven. Assembly Room, Claypool
Hotel. Grand March. eight forty-five D.
H.. sharp. For members only"
No doubt there will be great
many take advantage of this oppor.
tunity to visit Indianapolis and to also
enjoy a pleasant evening.
Regular meeting OF Board of Direc-
tors will be held next Saturday even
ing.
T. Edgar Harvey. chairman Of pub.
licity Committee Of the Muncie Post.
who has been working here for the
past ten days gathering data for the
Richmond section of the Indiana r. p.
A. history. has completed his work
and left last night for indianapolis.
Mr.. Harvey states that he has been
very successful in interesting Rich
mond manufacturers and merchants,
and that the Richmond section of his
history will be one of the very best
parts OF his book. AS this book will 20
into the hands OF every T. p. A. in the
State Of Indiana. it certainly makes an
excellent proposition. from all points
OF view. for the manufacturer and
merchants Of our city.
The report OF the National secretary
and treasurer for November shows the
following: