The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07
Post Hilary M. Yates.
Post Ernest H. Shaw.
Place OF MEETING.

was EXTENDED Dy Mr.. rage. T.. MOTIF
son, of Council Bluns. He said much
in little He was fortified by long
list of special invitations, from so.
cial, civic and business organizations
of that town, Elks, Eagles knights
of the Full Noon, Retail Merchants,
Commercial club and bankers and
any other towns that may have had
location aspirations, faded away and
withdrew in favor of nir. Morrison's
most convincing invitation. Water.
loo and Keokuk gave way to Council
Bluffs amid cheers of the house.
Resolutions. ...
/. Resolved that this convention
express qualification to the Travel.
ers' Commercial Congress for their
efforts along the line of improved
passenger service on freight trains
and improvement in hotel accommoda,
tons.
2. That a vote of thanks be ten.
dered Mr.. Frank S. Jackson for his
effort along the line of good roads d;
that every member of the society
ought to put forth his best efforts to
encourage improvement of our high
ways; that the members of the T.. p
A. appreciate improvements made in
our thOroughfares and will do all we
can to encourage and boost for the
same.
3. That we instruct our national
delegates to vote against any resolu
tion that would tend to decrease stats
or national representation.
4. That our posts are hereby in
structed to hold a rally day for new
members at least every sixty days.
8. We desire to reiterate relative
to a resolution submitted by your
committee last year, referring to cleo
ton day. 1t Is that of changing the
day from Tuesday to Monday. Under
this change the weeks business would
not really commence until after cleo
ton day and would have tendency
to bring out larger vote. Therefore
be Ii resolved that our state secretary
send q copy of this recommendation
to every congressman and senator OF
Iowa. to cooperate i'm the passage oil
such a law.
Resolved, that the T. r. A. of Iowa
in session assembled, extend to Posi-
of Oskaloosa and their wives anC
sweethearts. our appreciation of the
generous treatment and cOrdiality eX
tended in the splendid entertainment
of the day to the visiting members
and ladies accompanying them.
Be it further resolved that we eX
tend vote of thanks to the city coun
Gil of Oskaloosa for the use of theii
city hall.
Resolved, that we extend vote Of
thanks to George Yuill, our president
and b. A. Allen, our secretary-treas
urer, for their very conscientious ser
vice and unceasing effort put forth II
the performance of their duties.
f. Signed:
w. w. Wyant,
w. H, Stark,
G. c. Stearns,
Committee.
REPRESENTATIVE to the Commercial
Travellers Congress appointed were
&c. r. Rohde, of Waterloo, and l.. w
McKown, of Davenport.
A special resolution adopted by TIT
convention just before adjournmen
provided for two days convention a
Council Bluffs, in 1915.
They All Go to Dinner.
Following adjournment at twelve
thirty O'Clock the delegates, almos
to a man, formed in line at the city
hall and marched north on Marke
street to High avenue and west II
the street car waiting room, where
they took three special cars to tht
Country Club for dinner. They were
noisy and enthusiastic lot of Eel
lows and this special demonstration
on their part created a very good i'm
preston.
.s' Oskaloosa Travellers.
! OskalOosa travellers reflected cred
1t upon their Post by the capable ant
efficient manner of handling the meet
| ing. Their treatment OF the conVer
ton and the manner of handling tn
delegates left nothing to be desired
Every mothers son of the OskaloOs
Post accepted responsibility withou
regard to personal convenience o
preference. What ever was to dc
| was taken up with the dispatch tina
| marks the trained worker. Ever
one worked faithfully for the pleas
ure, the comfort and the convenience
of others. Next year the duties ant
RESPONSIBILITIES will rest upon Othe
shoulders and the Oskaloosa frater
will then have opportunity OF claim
i ing reciprocal reward.
Post Officers.
Oskaloosa Post is capably officer
ed as follows:
President, T. G. Janney.
Vice President, Oscar b. Newell
Secy-Treas., e. H. Shaw
Directors, c.. e. Shaw, Frank X
Underwood, Owen Fl. Jones and F. II
| FraZee.
Claims Committee. J. Sumner Hay
| es, William Scott and John Howard
Special Decorations.
Special decorations in Blue an
White, the colors of the organization
were generously displayed by Oska
loosa business houses and the recog
milton of their presence In the cit,
was noted by the visitors. The loca
post is thankful and appreciative o
the interest shown and the favor
youchsafed by local merchants an
business firms.
Official badges were furnished de-
egates as they registered their after
dance with state secretary b. A. Al
| len of Cedar Rapids. These were 0
white satin ribbon and bore the de
sign of the organization, II. p. A.
Oskaloosa members, Post |, wer
distinguished by badges OF yellow ant
each wearer was member OF tn
xooont;on oop,noittaa and an indiyid