The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09
SINGING SLAP
AT TIPPING EVIL
U. c. T. Convention Also Vigor-
Gus in Opposition to
Parcels Post.
EXCESS BAGGAGE TOO HIGH
Officers Advanced by Associa-
tion--Lexington Gets Next
Convention.
EXCESS BAGGAGE TOO HIGH

the delegates to the Grand Council.
United Commercial Travellers of Amer
lea. Virginia. kentucky. Yves. Virgil
MIA and Maryland Division. which has
been In convention at tho jefferson
| Hotel for the past four days. delivered
u singing slap az the tipping evil.
passed resolutions condemning the pro-
posed parcels post and went on rec
ord as irrevocabiy opposed TO the pres
, ent system of excess bag gage rates.
In addition. officers for the coming
| year were elected and delegates cnos-
| Ell for the Supreme Council meeting.
After spirited contest. l.. L. Shaner.
] of Cumberland. Maryland, was elected
to tho office OF Grand Sentinel tho
! only position 10 be filled by popular
election. Floyd L. Ferguson. Of
Lynchburg. and V. c, Swcarinscn, of
| Clarksburg. ". Va. were chosen as
/ the new members OF the Grand IKE
didate for the Office OF supreme Sem
! tinel. was heartily Endorsed by tnis
| division.
| The officers Elected.
| According to the plan or promotion
( of officers, the new chieftains OF the
Grand Council are as follows:
| a. H. isaacs, OF Baltimore, grand se-f
! nior counselor, George l. Reid. of
| Richmond grand junior counselor; L.
| III. Thornourg. of Huntington. w Va,
past gand counselor. c. L. Swetman,
OF Covington. KY, grand conductor:
| w. G. Cunningham, grand page: Geo.
F. Brown. grand secretary; y. +.
| Chambers, grand treasure.
The following delegates were elected
to represent the Grand Council at the
meeting of the Supreme Council in
Columbus. O.. the latter part OF this
| month: ]. L. Reed. G. T. Brown. a. Il.
| Isaac, I. J. Phelps. u. j. Fishburn
w T Shepherd, w. T. Browning. L. o.
Hieble and W. NJ. Funkhauser
AS testimonial of appreciation for
! conscientious service, the delegates
presented jewels to the following re-
tirnG grand officers: w. T. Browning.
retiring past grand counselor; w. NJ.
| Funkhauser. and CT w. Gilbert, re-
firing members of the grand execu-
tive committee Lexington. Ky. won
| the honor of entertaining the conven-
ton at Its next meeting after invita-
lions had been read firm the Mayor OF
that city. the Commercial Club and
the local council OF United Com
mcrcial Travellers.
Before breaking up tho visitors
passed resolutions OF appreciation
and gratitude to the citizens OF Rich
mond, the Richmond Council. l.. c. T.,
the Mayor, the Governor the Chamber
of Commerce. the Richmond and
Henrico Railway and all others who
have assisted in the entertainment of
the delegates. Resolutions thanking
the Bluestone Council Degree Team
for it's fine exhibition OF degree work
Friday night were enthusiastically
passed. ol5s
Cleaned Up BiE Program.
Determined to clean up the heavy
program of business In time for an
afternoon of frolic the delegates set
tied down to work promptly at $40
| o'clock yesterday morning. and sat in
! continuous session until $3.50 o'clock
! In the afternoon.
| While the delegates were attending
to business the whiting wives and
daughters We're being whirled around
the city in automobiles on a sightsee-
| ing tour.
Immediately after the Adjournment
! OF the business session the visitors
took cars for Lakeside Park, where the
garden party was carried off under the
/ most auspicious circumstances. The
| weather was just right for dancing and
| boating, and when the visitors tired
! of this form OF amusement there was
luncheon and light refreshments on
! every hand. Last night the convention
! officially adjourned a>tor an exhibition
! OF degree team work by the Parthian
/ Guild Bagmen of BaSdad
I In vigorous resolutions The Grand
/ Council passed on to the Supreme Coun-
/ ell the recommendation that stringent
action be taken to regulate the eNcr-
/ bitant charges on excess baggage. Tho
resolutions proposed that the various
local councils be instructed to coop
crate with business organizations in
all the cities toward reform of this
evil Richmond Council has been work
ing shoulder to saoulder with the
Chamber OF Commerce for years. and
councils everywhere. The reform WAS
urged not merely on financial grounds,
but on moral grounds as well.
onposed 80 Parcels Post.
The delegates weut ON record as
unanimously opposed to the passage OF
the parcels post bin now before Con-
gress. Vt present tile fight against
this measure Is In the hands of les
islativc committee of Baltimore Coun-
ell and this committee has no; missed
d meeting uf the Postal and Post Konds
Committee 81 Congress this session.
IN the effort to defeat this proposition
the Grand Council strongly urged the
Supreme Council TO make this legisla-
tive committee Il permanent committee
OF the organization ana empower 1t TO
tax" Whatever action IS c~pcdi Mt.
y motion 10 establish a Vocal council
ia Su.pii w@s defeated on the loor II
the convention on the grounds that SUI
foil, is too close to t,o present council
I'm Norfolk ana furthermore does not
contain enough commercial travellers o
insure a strosg council. Several amend.
ments TO tie cousfit"tion Wcru offered.
and resolutions ymhoGyiu- them passed
OH TO the Supreme Council.
The convention yesterday renewed its
fight for regulation by tae state Of
hotel acconn d.tious and hotel rates
Dr. Roy y FiannGgnn, state Iiotei In
q Il! a. q
subicc; and explained jus; what is he
ms. done in Virginia "loug this line OF
restriction ana regulation.
The extent to which tho Tipping evil
has spread caused much discussion, the
System being roundly condemned.
FINED FOR CRUELTY