Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-16
Travelling Men Capture Town and
Are Having the Time of Their LivcS


boy Il feel right At home here" he said,
and I am having tho time Of my life.
II seems mighty good TO get back here.
u. A. Stafford. secretary Of the division
from the SHOW Me" state, is stopping at
the Rome. where he intends 60 frame up
a big entertainment for his delegation
some time during the week.
Dan Sale Of Lynchburg, Va. is said TO
get business by means Of his name. How
could anyone deny sale TO Mr. sale?
George Rogers OF Richmond, Va, is the
mint julep artist OF the 7. p. A. with
true southern hospitality he will stand
I'D in his room until o'clock in the
morning IL his guests stay that long.
mixing jueps Tor the boys Don't you
ever get tlred?" was asked OF him long
after the midnight hour had struck. NO.
sub; les q pieasuah suh." he replied.
Rogers brought his own mint with him
with which to mix juleps. II wanted
70 be sure Of good stuff he bald. Il
didn't wasn't anybody TO clip over Ne
braska alfalfa on me"
Besides bringing mint for their mint
1uleps the Virginia delegation brought a
razorbaok ham apiece. Just ~ though
they didn't know that ham and eggs grow
wild in Nebraska.
Billy Hudson took q sneak just before
he was called to speak at .Ak-Sar. Ben den.
When his name was called loud and
long. no aid not appear No. Nebraskans.
do not think that means that he cannot
make a speech. for the 7. p. AS swear
he is.ths best public speaker in the whole
regiment.
Talk about meeting old friends. Mrs.
A. II Chambers of Norfolk and Mrs. n.
u. McFadden OF Omaha met AZ the re.
ceptlon and entertainment at the Fon-
tepelle Monday evening, Nothing strange
in that, but these ladies discovered that
a. little girls they had coastsd on home
made sleds down the same Hill at Nor
rill, Kan. DID that make them friends
for the EVENING" Well rather.
ia
The comboy that shot up things with
blank cartridges. got into several fights
was jagged and blew the town on a cash
bond was not T. p A.
''oom Paul OF New Jersey lie notice.
ably MOI present this year. Everyone
misses ''oom Paul" who has for years
carved his whiskers to the exact likeness,
Of the once famous president OF the
South African Republic.
Mrs, b. e. Garland OF Waco. Tex. won
tho first prize In the card party al
which the local ladies entertained the
visiting ladies at the Fontenelle hotel
Monday evening. There we're 1913 present
The prise was n handsome cut glass
electric lamp.
The 'gr. p. a. Special" is a special
train which will leave Omaha at mid.
night Friday carrying those OF the delo-
gates who are going through to the Pa
cific coast. II will have specially hand
some appointments for the convenience
and comfort OF the travellers.
The souvenirs which the Travellers
Protective association delegates are re-
ceiving are proving most popular. The
pasteboard ''valises' which each man
carried in the parade are but the con-
tainors Of these souvenirs. and every
souvenir Is product made in Omaha.
Every one 10 useful as well as orna-
mental, and they range all the way from
a pair OF sox TO package OF macaroni
from soap to candy. BY special arrange
ment with the postoffice. a postal clerk
IL stationed at headquarters to give the
parcel post rate on tho valise full Of
Omaha goods TO any part OF the country
and most Of the souvenirs viii be dis
patched homo by mail.