The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-25

were used in taking the ride over the
city and industrial addition. After u
visit through the residence sections, u
stop was made at the new hotel. under
constructor on corner OF Main and {
streets Visits were then made to the
Imperial Refining Company, the Be
saw Tire and Rubber Company, and
the Akron Tire and Rubber Company.
The visitors We're conducted through
these plants by special representatives
of the companies.
Returning TO headquarters the ladies'
were taken to Dornck Hills Country
club for luncheon. by members OF the
Ladies Auxiliary, while the men We're
guests Of Frank Gates, chairman Of
the finance committee, who served
them with luncheon and Pablo, in the
wholesale house of Tyler and simpson.
on account OF the rain. which begun
about 1880 the auto races were called
OFF. The convention closed last night,
with box party at the Princess
Theatre.
Banquet Friday Night
Probably the most pretentious of the
entertainments given in honor of Wis
iting l.. {. r. was the banquet Fri
day night in the Assembly Hall of First
Presbyterian church. Beginning at
G:3O o'clock. the banquet was in pro-
gress two and half hours.
f ftc. lr a. .uo@lOa W.
pronounced py the Rev. (. & Weith,
Frani, Gates. toastmaster, asked every
guest to shake hands with his neigh
Dor on the right, and when this was
done, he requested that they shake the
hand of his neighbor on the left. All
formality was at once done away with,
and the remainder of the time inter
sperced with music. and short talks.
The evening was spent with the great
est Of jollity.
w. r. Burnitt, who claimed TO be
reformed from the road was the first
speaker introduced. He prefaced his
remarks with some Of his 'remem-
brances' which called forth loud calls
for two blasts of the whistle, which was
the toastmasters signel, when remarks
got too long-or too personal. In an
p
nitt's remarks, Mr.. aGtes told of some
of his personal experiences, when on
the road, many years ago telling how
terrible il was to never reach home
only on Saturday nights ,He was
crudely interrupted by his unsympa-
thetic brother, George Tarter, who in
quIred-"H he never-gOt home on Fri
day nights in those DAYS"
IF all travelling men could have as
good eats as we are enjoying tonight,
there would never be another game of
poker played" declared Graves Leeper
who asked that he not be interrupted
when he was called upon to speak, 'be-
cause he said, II am going to make
the speech of my life" Mr.. Leeper
gave interesting "Reminiscences of the
pioneer days of the travelling men. He
related one story, that he declared he
had told about two thousand times, but
| Notwithstanding its age. it was received
most hIlrtiy and he was often inter
rupted with yells of "Ardmore! Ard
more,"
Dr. Weith was then introduced as
a former circuit riding preacher" He
took occasion to pay true homage to
the good nature. good looks" and good
sense of the travelling men. He re-
lated his experience Of just the day be-
fore which demonstrated the fact
that the travelling man of today Is
a real live wire and usually more up
on everyday affairs" than men of any
other profession He told of some of
the characterizations of the travelling
men, stating that n travelling man
must be diplomatic, and have as much
/ patience as Job and a preacher com
/ bined'
There are three requisites for 4 good
salesman" he said. First, believe in
your goods, honesty in the goods one is
selling either makes or mars the sales
man: second, absolute confidence in
self; third, never undertake to over
stock a customer-the latter might work
work out all right. the first time. hut
never again" Dr. Weith then called
attention to the serious side of the men
who follow the calling of the road-by
pointing TO specially arranged picture