Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03
TRAVELLING MEN COM|NG
New England Grand Council, u.
c. r., Meets Here in June.
Three Days session with Probable At
tendance Of More Than 1,50O--Food
Fair in February to Raise
Funds.

The Grand Council OF New England
OF the United Commercial Travellers will
hold its annual meeting in Burlington
next June. The meeting will continue
for three days and 1t is expected that
between $500 and 1000 knights of tho
road and ladies' will be in attendance.
The meeting is secured for the Queen
city through the efforts of the Burling-
ton council and will afford tho best
possible means of advertising the place
throughout New England and the sur
rounding territory A committee Of
travelling men is already at work maxi
ing preparations for the meeting and it
is hoped, with the cooperation of the
Burlington people. to make the conven-
tion even more of a success than has
attended the other meetings, held in var
ous cities of New England
The dates of the convention are the
third fourth and fifth of June. The first
two days will he given over to the trans
action of business. while ono OF these
days Will be used by the la dies for a ride
on the lake. on Saturday the last day,
there Will be nothing but fun. In the
morning there will be a street parade,
which promises to he something Of an
ahair with perhaps nearly a dozen bands
in it. feature Of this will he mass
Ing of the bands when they will bc put
together and lcd by some ono " the
leaders In the afternoon there will be
an outing with different field sports and
some kind of n dinner served, probable
on the lake shore. The banquet and ball
VIII he held Friday night It Ia intended
to set aside good sum for the enter
tanment of tho visitors. and the Bur
Iington council is determined to do
things right.
Among the councils which have ALREADY
announced their intention of attending
in strength and ACCOMPANIED by bands
are Worcester and Springfield. Mass
St Johnsbury, Portland, M. Rutland
Providence, r. l., and many other
places.
One way of raising revenue for the
entertainments Of the guests will be a
food fair similar to the one held in the
armory three years ago The fair is to
last a week. beginning with the first Of
February. large number havo al
ready ANNOUNCED their intention #
putting in booths and It is hoped to put
the fair on as successful a basis as II
the scene Of operations and there viii
be dancing every night on the upper
floor, while the fair proper will be IN
the basement. Shermans band has ba"n
engaged to furnish music a part of tho
time and other organizations Will take
care of the remaining evenings.
The United Commercial Travellers are
strong in New England and have a total
membership Of about 1000, in this sec
ton alone with total membership Of
about boo. so that If Burlington makes
good on the convention she will have
some strong friends who can probably do
as much to help a city as any other
one thing. 1t isn't often that the meet
ing goes to n city the size OF burlington
, and the local council did we'll to procure
1t. The committee has already made
arrangements for roomng the crowd ard
with the excellent hotel facilities that
part of the problem can b handled with
out trouble. In former years the con-
ventions werc held in Boston. Providence.
: and places where no such problem
existed.
| The committee which has charge Of
the arrangements consists Of f. T.
Jones, president. c, f. lockwood, secre-
tary and treasurer. T. ". Quincy, r. f.
Watson. r l.. Patrick, V. n. Ramsey,
p. F.. McAuliffc ~. f. Jordan. w. f.
Smith. H. l.. Degree, r l.. Douglass,
F. A. Gaines, T. r. Garvcy. c. G.
Maynard. NJ. c. Powers and j J. Nc
Cabc, senior councillor.
| There are % councils in New England
| and every one of these Is certain TO
\ send a good sized delegation. In addi-
ton to those which have promised bands
already but who will turn out strong
are the councils at Boston. Bangor,
| Manchester, y. H., Hartford. Conn.
| Bridgeport, Conn, Somerville, Mass. and
New Haven, Conn.