South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-10
TRUNK MEN IN SESSION;
MANY DELEGATES HERE
Mayor GaylOr Extends Warm
WelC-me to City-COnven-
ton Will be Continued Over
Wednesday.

The 1914 convention OF the Trunk
Manufacturers association Vi lIe
DnIIS0 states opened - PROCEEDINGS
IN the nOteI 44IsiIa"ahd 1uesus.y
morning, Cndr4es A.. stevenson Vi lI4e
NauOne.I e44eCr rTOuuNLs ~. u tA4s
cIty, president OF tne ossOC4duOn, Oe-
lis ia Ine CndIr.
Among the Arnls represented at the
meetlns are. nlIIlsaIn Ddi., Lac, new
ARK, ~. - GeOl &c IS. D....LCs ~ SO4I,
Philadelphia, "a; BgalS ~ oe4h4fK
Trunk 60, NydAuOtte, AllCn.5 L.
Decker Trunk q bds CO., Cnlcdso;
BeiDer TruAk Dag 60, EnI4AueIt,4IId,
Pa; Berner ~ freedman, new IOrk
city: bins Aam Trunk o., BunaIo, ~.
Y; BOyu-DOyd ~ BOyu 1ruAk Co..
PIttsburg. L a.; BunkAaus ~ BIOck,
LOUISVILLE, ny; BunaIO trunk Co.,
BunaiO, y. u Gutter o Cutter, Bos-
ton, Mass, l.. GOIOsmitn q oOn, New
ark, y. j.; Hartman Iru.Ik Co, I'D
cine, Wis; ISauIey. Farmer q Co.,
Newark. y. J.; heIkert q MeIsel
Trunk Co, st Louis. NO; L. l.. morn
Co, st. LOUIS, MO-; LduO Bros, LOUIS
WHe, KY; henry LIkIy * Co.. Koch
ester, y. y Llkly O. Rocket, CIeNe-
land, o.; r. &. Murphy Trunk CO., st.
Louis Mo- The Mendel-Drucker CO.,
Cincinnati, o.; National Veneer Prod
ucts Co, MishawaAa; S. Olchman
Trunk Co, New Ork city; Oshkosh
Trunk Co, Oshkosh, WIS; ttaclne
Trunk Co, Racine, Wis: Glen TO
madka Trunk Co, Milwaukee, Wis;
IL. W. ROuntree Trunk Co, kIchmO4-d,
Va: Schmit Bros. Trunk Co, Oshkosh,
Wis; g. A. Taylor Trunk Co, Chi
cagO; TOtty Trunk K Bag Co, Peters
bur, Va; Charles T. Wilt, Chicago;
" estern Grip x Trunk CO., Milwaukee,,
Wis, w. W. Winship, Utica, y. Y.
Caviar Well ONES Dfi.s4atPS
The delegates were all present when
the convention opend at 1880 TUESDAY
morning, and Pres't Stevenson intro
duced Mayor II. w. GayiOr, who in
a speech of welcome said:
I'VE consider II a very great honor
that you selected Mishawaka as the
meeting place for the 1914 convention
Of the Trunk Manufacturers assocla-
ton. 1t is a matter of regret, how
ever, that the period OF your conven-
ton is of such brief duration, for sure
~ in two short days, with the lengthy
program prepared for your entertain
ment il viii not be possible for you to
see our city as we would have you see
Il. It is with a feeling OF prIde tnat
1 invite you TO your inspection of our
well paved and cleanly kept streets,
our beautiful homes and splendid
churches, fine schools and pubnc IN
stitutiOns.
manufacturing institutions whose
products are sent to the uttermost
part. of the world would be our desire,
and l assure you, that anytime you
may so spend, will be worth your
while, for these are the things that
make every resident of Mishawaka
proud of his city and have won for us
the enviable reputation o. being the
biggest and best little city in the
United States. We are proud Of the
high type of our citizenship, of our
splendid corps OF self sacrificing, pa
triOtic, boosting business men, and we
would have you know them better.
Ours is a hOspitable people, as you go
about our city you Will ever find the
latch string to our home and institu-
tons hanging out, and as you look into
the eyes OF our people. as you mlngle
among them. as you feel the grasp of
their hand, you viii realize that there
is no kew to our hospitality. 1t is
both generous and free. And now
ngain 1 bid you welcome, the city IS
yours.
Offers Key to City.
Make yourself at home. If you
don't see what you want, ask for it;
have a good time and honor us again
at not too distant a date by selecting
AHshawaka as a future meeting place
Tor your deliberations. You are al
ways welcome and when the business
Of your convention is finished and you
return 10 your home and friends, may
j express the hope that you may carry
r,,arnoriao Of =