Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-23
Convention Visitors Guests
of Travelling Men at
Hotel Amarillo
MENU MOST MYSTERIOUS
WITTY AND ELOQt ENT loAsis
AND HAPPY SONGS ADD TO
MFnRIMENT AND GOOD
Fellowship

Three cheers for the hardware
dealers and travelling men!
This shout sounded and resounded
through the spacious dining nan ol
the Hotel Amarillo last night, wheh
j. n. Riggs as toastmaster' annouhc-
ed round after round OF inspiring
music supplemented with short I'M
promptu talks by dealers, travelling
men and visitors.
G. NJ. Thompson, president OF the
Panhandle Hardware and Implement
Dealers association, was the tirst
sneaker. after which the following
gentlemen were heard:
Homer Rowe, Dalhart' J. A. Test
man. Amarillo; w. II. Fuqua, Amar-
lilo. n. X. McWhirter. Abilene j.
l.. Pope. Amarillo; J. A. Johnston
Fstelline ] S Harper. Amarillo; Il.
/. Penick. Stamford; John ). Nc
knight. Amarillo; Henry Marti, Dal-
las and j. y. Riggs. Amarillo.
The spread was perhaps the most
sumptuous ever served in the Hotel
Amarillo. and the tables were elab-
oratelv decorated with sweet peas
mink and white carnations, fern
fronds. golden-glow and locust bios
SONS
In addition to the music by the or
chostra. there were vocal solos ana
quartets and choruses and songs IN
which the entire gathering OF ap-
proyimately two hundred participat-
ed
Wthal /; Il pllbal,o that no meet
ing has carried with II more pleasor'
able features and less of the undesir'
able than did this one of the travelling
salesmen IN honor of the organization
with which they have such intimate
contact ana amicable relations.
The heartest good fellowship pre-
vailed from the opening OF the doors
until the final three cheers for the
toastmaster had died away to an echo
and even after that there was hand
shaking and expression OF concern
that savored much of the features
of Methodist loyefeast
The most notable feature OF the
convention TO this splendid stage OF
DEVELOPMENT. was the banquet given
last night at the Hotel Amarillo BY
the Panhandle Hardware and lmple'
ment Travelling Mems club. The
menu card was of the most attractive
design, being printed in brown and
bronze. on cream deckle-edged cover
paper. the ornamentation crested by
a drawing-knife and sidesupported
with ohisel-bits. Then. there was an
insert of lInen-woyen white paper
carrying the drawing knife design
printed this time in red and silver.
Following is an outline of the menu
proper. with all Of the articles far
more appetizing than the titles would
indrate.
Liquid Primer.
fannandle VII.
Barh Wire. Rifle Bullets
Bailed Clawhammer
Dynamite
Sheep Shears with Child Shot
Special Baked Plumb Bobs.
Giant Carriage Bolts
Assorted Screws and Drivers.
Asbestos Packing Roof Caps
Imported Putty.
Black Asphaltum
Douhle'rees and Singletrees.
The program yesterday forenoon
was one OF the most entirely salts.
factory ever rendered In Amarillo
being replete with strong talks on
worth while topics. The regular pro.
gram. OF which mention has been
previously made. was az follows:
Freight Rates and Railroad Claims
- VI. Walsh. Amarillo.
Religion and business x. y
MohSan. Memphis.
Retail salesmanship-R. l. Pen.
ick. Stamford.
The Travelling Man. A. Test
nan. Amarillo.
Panhandle Hardware aud Imple.
meni Associaiion-E W. Hardin
Amarillo
Short Talks. l.. Pope. d. c
Priddy. Tom y. Gallaher. and l.. u
simmons.
These talks were. without an ex
ocptcn. OF worth. and fully appreoi
aisd They were for the most part
impromptu. despite which fact know
ledge and not theory characterized