Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-13
OMAHA Is 7. P. A.
MECCA THIS WEEK.
Special Cars and Special Trains
Start to Arrive Today Carrying
Delegates to Convention.
EXTENSIVE PROGRAM cARDED

Today from all parts Of the republic
travelling men will arrive 60 attend the
twenty-slxth annual convention Of the
Travellers Protective Association OF
America, sessions Of which will occupy
five days this week. beginning tomorrow
at $50 a. m. with big parade.
The delegates will arrive singly. in
groups. in special cars and on special
trains. The Texas and Maryland dele
cations, for instance. will meet the Penn
sylvania and Virginia delegations at Kan
sas City and come on by special train.
The Indiana and northern Illinois dele
rations arrive this morning at Z o'clock.
The national officers reach here in n
special car at s.i5 o'clock this morning.
Official headquarters are In the Fonte-
nellie hotel and the business sessions Will
be held in the American theater. Dele
gates 20 the number OF COZ have right
10 the convention floor. Others will ar
rive, bringing the number Of visitors IN
omaha for the convention TO about 1000.
The association has $1,000 members,
having come TO this membership from
only Liz twenty-five years ago. IL has
paid over $4,000 In accident and death
claims
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Griffin 90 ne Marshal.
Zoe Griffin will be marshal OF the pa
rade tomorrow morn ms. The convention
viii be called TO order at 1913 n. IN. In
the American theator by ii. @. Hoel'
chairman OF the executive committee.
The complete program for the day VIII
be as follows:
welcome on Behalf OF Post 40. l..
Wohlford, president.
fnvocation-Rev. A. A. Brooks.
Welcome 70 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS john
welcome TO omahs--Mayor James c.
Welcone. We Travelling Men-congress-
man e. q. Iyobeck.
welcome Address-United states sena-
tor Gilbert NJ Hitchcock. :.
Schoenecker, ir.
Business session.
Adjournment.
$50 %. In.-Business session.
3:4s D. m--Memorial services.
$50 o. m.-Rome hotel. complimentary
luncheon 20 the State Presidents associa-
tion.
airy luncheon TO the state Secretaries
800 D. mall visiting 7. p. AS win be
entertained by the Knights OF Ak-Sar-
Ben at the Den, The Event OF the
Week"
EntePtain Ladies'.
While the gentlemen are In the court
Of King-Ak-sar-Ben the women will be
entertained at the Fonieneiie by the COM
nittee Of local women who arc arrang-
ing q delightful round OF pleasures for
the women guests
The program for the rest OF the week
VIII be as follows:
TUESDAY. JUNE Is.
Morning business session.
After noon business session.
400 p. unwilling women Will be guests
It the Omaha Field club
ae les and s womsH gwen BY the Hotel
Eontenelle. Informal. the opportunity for
al to set E seSyEElsnbts%dY; JUNE ia
Morning bueiness session.
1880 Noon-InSpection of the Item Bis
SH. sosPsnIy Rsn. 4, tol AZ SI.ins Sse
gates and women.
Afternoon business session.
al she Carter Lake club Music. aquatic
sports and refreshments. There VIII be
4 high diving contest. with entries from
$50 D. m'eRecepticn to the visiting dele
gates and women by the Omaha Com
merciai club ,1,. a. ths club r Tesn +
Morning business session.
1880 a. m.-vialtlng women and dele
gates will be taken 10 South Omaha,
where the packing houses will be in
kpected and q luncheon served by the
Union Stock Yards company.
Afternoon--Lseaving South Omaha, spe-
eial cars viii take the women and dele
gates direct 20 Council Bluffs. The party
wll be taken 20 the grounds OF ths
Council Bluffs Rowing association and
Fish and Game club on Lake Manewa
where Page Morrison, secretary OF Pos
b. Iowa division, win serve one OF his
famous catfish bakes. In the evening
the visitors win be guests OF the Council
Bluffs Rowing association,
FRIDAY, JUNE is.
Morning business session.
Afternoon business session.
Evening entertainment win be provided
The local executive commltte. Post A
Nebraska division. is made up OF tn
chairman OF the various committees an'
the secretary. II Ia as follows;
Herbert q. Hoel. chairman John w
Gamble. chairman, ways and means
George w, LONE chairman. entertain
nent; n. stanley Brown, chairman, re
eeption and hotel; o. IA Wohlford. chair
man. publicity; George r. Begerow
chairman. program; Frank +; Holbrook
chairman. transportation; Lucien l.. Carr