The Cairo bulletin., 1914-06-22
Is Told in The Chicago American
Elevator and Grain Trade,
Chicago Paper.
ASSOCIATION NEVER BEFORE
ENTERTAINED so royalty
Reputation of Southern Hospitality
Upheld in the Fullest
Degree.


Trade, a journal devoted to elevate
and gain interests, this month con.
tains an interesting and attractiv,
seventeen-page account Of the Grair
Dealers Convention at Cairo June
and 8. The account is accom-
panied by twenty-five cuts, Givin'
pictorial record of the two days
meeting. Convention scenes in am
around Cairo, delegates in barbecue
attire. some of the effective stree
decorations, the steamer alton
which was chartered for the rid"
the colo~ed bani at the barbecue
delegates at the barbecue, Cair
gram merchants on the "Alto1,
and a remarkably clear pictur'
showing the nc-bcr and visi'o I
grouped in front OF the Elk's clu
and Colonial Hotel, this picture o
cupying the space aC'oss two of tn
large pages of the publication ar'
included in the illustration.
Tho reception accorded the dele
gates by Cairo and its citizens,
highly commendcd by the iourna'
as follows;
Cairo and it's citizens can !
justly proud cf the way the dele
gates to the convention were cntor
tained The Reputation OF southern
hospitality was upheld in tho fulIe
degree and the promises Of the Ell
tcrtainmcnt committee We're NOR
than fulfilled. Never before have tn
grain dealers of Illinois been ente
tanned in such a royal and whole
hearted manner"
One of the treats for the ladie
was forty mile automobile tt
through the business, res donti'
and country sections of Cairo
Twenty automobiles were chartere
the trip extending through Noun
and Gffording an excellent view c.
the levcc. After the ride, the ladic
were taken to the Woman's Club G
Cairo, which was BEAUTIFULLY deco
rated with roses and magnolia hlc,
SONS. Refreshments of ice crear
and cake were served and delightfr
musical numbers were given durin
the afternoon. In the evening
musical program was given at tn
Flks club. followed by dance
the Elks hall At the X. NJ X. c
hall an initiation into the Knight
of the Mystic Krew of Comus Wa
held for those who did not care 70
dancing.
On the following afternoon al
the members and many Of tho peopi
of Cairo were transported to th
Kentucky shore on tho steamer Al
ton where an old-fashioncd barbe
cue was prepared All enjoyed thc
roasted hog. sheep and steers.
A column of the issue is devoted
to the various features of the en-
tertainment. the article being in
terspc~scd with favorable com
ments.
The account of the entertainment
is followed by two columns of inter
esting stories told by and about the
delegates while they were here. AT
Of the visitors did not come by rail
or by boat. Mark G. Hobart made
the trip from Chicago, by automo
bile, tho journey consuming fou
days. Frank Delany had to sem
back home for forgotten cards. II
said it was only when he got dowr
towards the Mason and Dixon lin
that he needed them. Many at th'
| barbecue were seen smoking long
stemmed. deep-bowled cob pipes. the
compliments of the Samuel Hastings
Co. of Cairo.
Harry e Newell and L. p. Tur
ner of Pckin were the on-y Nom.
bers present who attended the frs
meeting of the association at Decatur
years ago. Jim Gillispie. superin
tendent of the Halliday elevator ant
| Sergcant-at-Arms for the meetinr
arrested no offenders. Most of th'
| members envied H. r. Sawyer, o
J. II. Dole and tn. Chicago. whC
declared that although his room a
the Halliday Hotel @ss situated 80.
| above the railroad tracks. NJ wa,