The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-01-04
UNITED TRAVELLERS
DEDICATE QUARTERS
HANDSOME ROOMS OVER
$40 MARKET STREET

Members of local council No. 1872.
of the United Commercial Travellers
association, are celebrating the OPEN
ing of their new lodge quarters today
with three distinct celebrations. The
new hall is located at S201a Market
street. The rooms are completely
equipped with new furniture and regu-
lar lodge equipment. The lodge occupies
the entire second floor OF the building
which is twenty-five by about seventy
five feet. The front room is tastefully
equipped as lOunging room. It is the
large hall where the meetings of the
organization are to be held. The hall
is roomy affair, measuring twenty
five by fifty and completely equipped as
meeting place of the secret order.
The furniture is finished in oak while
the tinted walls are decorated with
flags and banners of the association.
In the far end of the assembly hall is
erected the stage with seats for the
grand councillor and other officials OF
the order. Above the stage is an arch
from which is suspended the lodge
emblem and above this. brightly illum-
ined are the three words, Unity. Char
ity. Temperance" the motto OF the
order. In the motto the initials OF the
organization are used as the first let
ters. one for each of the three words.
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as a banquet or lunch room. To the
rear is completely equipped Kitchen
cite. where refreshments may be pre-
pared or meals served. There is also
costume room, storage space, etc.
The festivities of the day were be-
gun at noon. when the travellers gave
a luncheon in honor of the local busi-
ness men and merchants who have,
in a large measure. made the excellent
equipment possible. Tables were placed
in the shape of "U'' and there were
special decorations in honor of the oc-
casion. The long table was adorned
with carnA ions. ferns and other gay
flowers furnished by the johnson FLO
raj company. The dinner was prepared
in the kitchenette and served by COM
nlittee from the woman's auxiiiary or
the United Commercial Travellers asso-
citation, headed by Mrs. w. q. CASTOR
chairman, president of the. chapter. The
committee in charge was composed OF
Mrs. George Porter. Mrs. Krepps, MRS.
l., L. Swami, Mrs. c. B. Wiseman, Mrs.
T. ID. Almander. Mrs. &. Il. Tarr and
Mrs. w. G. CASTOR. chairman.
The repast prepared and served by
the ladies was most excellent. 1t was
an old fashioned turkey dinner with
cranberries and everything else good
that goes with 1t and rounded on with
coffee and delicious lemon custard.
Several of the guests and members
of the council we're heard from at
the close of the feast. The guests ex-
pressed their appreciation for what the
travelling meR's association has done
and the couficiimen in turn thanked
their guests for their generosity In
helping in the equipping of the hall. ID.
S. Henry, a former councillor, presided
at the meeting and III few words,
told the purpose of the organization
and it's ideals. He traced its growth
very briefly from the time of its foun-
dation. thirty-two years ago. with
membership of seven, until today, the
association has a membership of eighty
thousand men from all parts OF the
United States and Canada. The organ
ization, the local council of which was
established here more than eighteen
years ago, is rapidly growing and now
boasts of 200 active members from the
prominent business houses.
Hon. ]. D.. Taylor, of Bristol, grand
chancellor, in a humorous way, told
of the first commercial traveller who
lived in a. D. a and who, he said, was
responsible for putting the first male
drummer on the road.
At 2:3o this afternoon, Initiation
exercises were conducted at the hall,
thirty new members being added to the
order.
A grand ball viii be given by the
council this evening and all friends
and families of the councilmen are
invited TO attend.