The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-19
1918 meet OF
TRAVELLERS IS
GIVEN ALTON
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City Of the Bluffs" Lands Grand
Council Meeting, After Fight
With Two Cities
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M'CRAt,KEN HEADS ORDER
M'cRACKEN HEADS ORDER
Chicago Man Elected Grand Coun.
selor.-- Delegates Pleased With
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Treatment Here

! Fo- the second time within four
months, Alton yesterday afternoon
visited a convention at Cairo and
succeeded in landing the 1913 meet
ing. The representatives of the
city of the Bluffs after a warm
! fight with Springfield and Rock Is
| land, landed next years meeting o,
| the Grand Council of the United
| Commercial Travellers
AT the open session George Mos
ser, manager and secretary OF the
| Alton Board Of Trade, and other
members of the organization, invited
| the delegates to visit Alton next
year. They explained the advan-
tages and beauties of their city and
reminded the delegates of the battle
of last year. when Alton withdrew
in favor of Cairo.
Delegation Worked Hard.
The men who accompanied Mosser
and worked for Alton were Mayor
Faulstick, II, G. Glberson, Geore~
Walters and Professor McCrea, prin-
cipal Of the Alton Public Schools.
At the afternoon session. Grand
officers for the ensuing year we're
elected
They are: Grand Counselor, II. S.
\
McCraeken, Chicago; Junior Coun-
selo7 ], Kennedy. Freeport; Secre-
tary, G. w. b. Hall, Chicago; j. f.
Colliver, Pittsfeld; Conductor, F. F.
Lovett, Decatur; Page, NJ. E. Kinsing
er, Peoria Sentinel, w. J. Sullivan,
Chicago; Executive Committee, Bar
nett of Mendoza and Lamm Of Cham
Ipaign.
Supreme Delegates, II. p. Meyer.
Jacksonville; o. u. Miller, Spring
field; II. S. McCracken, Chicago; d.
Klink. Chicago; w. A Kash, Deca-
tur, and William Bailey, Gaicsburg.
Delegates Thank Cairo.
Following the election OF officers
| the Grand Council passed a resotu-
| tion of thanks for the manner IN
which Cairo treated the delegates.
| Every man In the meeting declared
the Grand Council never has had
better treatment than was given
them this year. as
The Public Safety Bill, which IN
now before the State Legislature,
was lauded by r. s. Jones OF Cen.
tralia. member of Centralia Coun-
ell No. 210 and representative from
the Forty-second district He &c.
elared the bill is just what is needed
for the safety Of the travelling public.
| Chicago Council No. 30 won tho
banner for the largest attendance at
| the Grand Council. Monmouth
Council received the banner for the
largest percentage of attendance.
The aid given by the citizens Of
Cairo, to the local Council in enter
tanning the visiting travelling men,
is appreciated and yesterday Chair
man Meachin of the Entertainment
Committee was Instructed to draw
| up a note of thanks. The note read as
follows:
Cairo Citizens Thanked,
For the honor OF having been
able to make the Sixteenth Annual
| meeting of the Grand Council of ILL
| nois of United Commercial Travellers
Of America one OF the best and most
enjoyable affairs ever held Ia the
State, the members of the local
Council feel most grateful and ex-
press their thanks to the citizens OF
| Cairo.
Their personal interest and valna-
| Bile assistance in the arrangements
of our programme as we'll as the lib
eral donations toward financing the
affair could be equaled by no other
than the spirited. generous and pro-
gressiye class OF people to- be found
| In our own little city.
Nor has the good work ceased
with the close of our convention as
| most favorable comments have been
heard from every visitor, OF the
loyalty of the people OF Cairo, thus
proving to us that they have been
converted and that they will be OF