St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-05-15
U. CT. ENTERTAINED
rendered Complimentary Banquet
to Business Men OF St. Johns
bury Last Friday Evening.

IQ0 hospitality OF the CONNER
cial men was shown last Friday eve
ming when ST. Johnsbury Council,
No. 23O, United Commercial Trav-
elers, rendered a complimentary
banquet to the business men of St.
Johnsbury at their rooms in the Py-
THAN Building. The affair was in
charge of w A. Kicker, w. H. Stew
ems and F. c.. ellison, committee on
arrangements.
Shortly after eight o'clock the
members and guests were ushered
into the hall and seated at the
tables. At the center of the head
table were seated J. A. Hunter, sem
ior, counselor and w. A. Kicker, the
toast master. On their right were
seated the Rev. Paul Dwight Moody,
A. f.. Stone, z. H. Waterman and
DIR. G. A. Cramton. On their left
were j. Rolf Searles, W. ]. Bigelow,
the Rev. Peter Black and F. G. Gil
son. Grace was said by the Rev.
Peter Black.
After a four course dinner served
under the direction of o. H. Smith,
was served, J. A. Hunter called the
assemblage to order and said that as
senior counselor he wished to tender
| invitation a cordial welcome. He
also thanked the business men for
the support they had given the local
organization in the successful food
fairs held here. He then presented
W. A. Kicker as POSTMASTER of the
evening. Mr.. Kicker first presented
F. G. ellison, grand conductor of the
Grand Council of New England to
speak a word for, the order. Mr..
Gilson said that the U. C. T. was
more than an insurance organization
and that its social privileges were
as highly appreciated as any feature
of the organization. Although the
order has been in existence about IL
years it had membership of $1,000
today. The local council was organ
lied May 8, 1903 with dozen char
ter members and it has now MEM
bership of 112.
J. Rolfe Searles was introduced to
speak for Lieut. Gov. Slack, who
was detained at home by sickness.
His subject was Does the Travelling
Man Make a Good Citizen?" Mr.
SearIes says of course he does as
he is the embodiment of prosperity,
cheerfulness and sympathy.
To w. J. Bigelow was assigned the
subject, What Can a Commercial
Man do to Help His TOWN." He said
the travelling man as the liveliest
wire in the advertising system could
carry to the outside world the ad-
vantages possessed by his town and
could bring back to the business |
men of his town a knowledge of all |
the live and progressive policies he
came in contact with in pursuing his
business in so many different towns. |
Postmaster A. F. Stone was given
the topic Little Stories Travelling |
Men Used to Tell,' and he told many |
very amusing stories and closed with
Rudyard Kipling's poem, If
"The Travelling Man and the !
Church." was the subject given the |
Rev. Paul D. Moody and he said the |
business man needed the church be-
cause his spiritual nature needed |
nurture and development the same
as his physical and mental nature. |
The church needs the business man |
because of his virility and clear
sightedness. 1t needed his direct |
and practical influence to keep it |
from to much ism and non-esential !
distinctions.
Dr. G. A. Cramton spoke on ''The
Commercial Traveller as Seen by the |
Physician and told of the charitable |
spirit of the commercial man. as
shown in the practical aid given
those in trouble.
The last speaker was 2. H. Water
man of the firm of Leach and Water
man, who was given the question us
There any Improvement in the /
Travelling Man Today Compared /
With the Travelling Man Ten Years |
Ago?" He argued that there had /
been. While the travelling man of /
the olden time sought to make a I
sale whether he had anything the
customer wanted or not at the pres
ent time the commercial traveller
was a more responsible person who
made his sales in good faith and
stood back of all he said. He had
become a real asset to successful /
business.
Excellent music was furnished for
the evening by Smythe's orchestra.
Old RuiIdiuor Rurnod