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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1915)
12 THK HKE; OMAHA, TL'KSDAV. .IrNK U, 1913. We Extteirad Welcome to T P A9s0 f . 2 e- In. . WELCOME T. P. A. The Best Turkish Baths in the West, in Connection With LORD LISTER HOSPITAL. EXPERT ATTENDANTS EJcctricil Treatments of All kinds, Massage, Alcohol Rub. Lister Hydrotherapy Baths 14th and Capitol Ave. 'SEYEN WELCOMES TO TRAVELING MEN Annual Convention Here ii Given a Most Conspicuous Opening at American Theater. COMMITTEES ARE ANNOUNCED moil Bonglaa 3340. J. Z. MOKOAsT. rroprUtor. HOTEL FLOMAR Oppoait. Fostofflc. OMAIM. NKB. V. W. Corner 17th and Capitol At. .LiiVJiir Jii lid HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE AND FIRST RUN PHOTO-PLAYS Especial attention shown to Ladies and Children. The only place to entertain the wives of T. P. A.'s while in convention or being entertained by the Ak-Sar-Ben. Will show the moving pictures of the T. P. A. Parade, starting Thurs., June 17th, 18th, 19th. 10c ADMISSION Reserved Seats 10c Eitra 10c "Welcome" wag Bald fo the T. P. A. convention In neven dletlnrt and j :eparate flights of oratory In the i American theater Immediately fol ' lowing the parade. The main floor was entirely filled i w.th delegates, while the ladies filled tbe balcony and upper boxen. On the plHtform were seated na tional directors, chairmen of national t j committee. rx-na.ional presidents ; find present vice presidents, besides j the orators. ' T'ie chairman rend a telegram ir.mi j I'rcaldcnt noil row Wllann. "Warmest RrectinKs sn sincTest best w Isles 'o the success of the convention." The telegram was received with tie tnemlnua applause and one jimn In th Virginia section shouted "lli wax born In Virginia" which evoked renewed ap plause. failed tn llrdrr. After the various slater had mi rig their everal sour the convention was called to order by H. O. Hoel chairman of Un ion tentton committee. In rncoitnltlon of Kla day W. V. barker of Baltimore was called to the plalform and deliv ered a stlrrlm? oration. Rev. A. A. Brooks, national chaplain, pronounced the Invocation, making ref erence to the lat. Rev. Homer T. Wll- KOrlatlon for nineteen years. The first adilrcas of welcome by O. I.. Wohlford. president of I'osl A Onaha, who spoke briefly. Then came Walter O. White atat president, who welcomed the delegates on behalf of the Nebraska division Mr. hlte gave the atate a hooat. declaring the people here have "more money In the banks per capita and more automo biles than any other atate In the union." "Kords?" yelled aeveral Inquiring ofcesj from the audience amid much laughter. (Jovemor Moreliead t"ld aeveral lunny rlorlea niul delivered some atlrrlng a vrrtlettut for Nebraska In his speech tf welcome. He declared himself an hon orary member of the association becauae he had kept 'a store for a number of I years, and touched on many subjects, Including peace, which he declared to be greatly to be dealred If It can h,i had "along the line of fairly common de cency." Then came .Mayor "Jim." and the hand oti the back of the at age heralded his nppenranco by the atralna of "We Won't ln Home Till Morning." ' Maor llrlnka Water. i "Have a drink," yelled a voire from the : a iidiem e, while the mayor poured hlm- If a glnas of water. The mayor opened hla apeecu by telling about his wife want- Irig to come to tho convention "to see jwhnt kind of dreases the ladlea were j wearing." But lie reaponded, "There ain't , no us-? your going down to the convention i for that. I can paaa on It Just as well." The mayor made Ills usual good and hearty steech of welcome and was re warded by the "T. P. A. salute," which consists of raising the arms shoulder high and waving both hand at once toward the recipient. John I.. McCague, president of the Commercial club, made a brief but hearty address, pointing out that Omaha is "in the middle- of a cornfield GOO miles long by W miles wide." and pledged a good time to the delegates while they are In (imil'.t. l.ol.eck a Member. Congressman I-obeck had the distinc tion among the orators of being an actual mein'ner of the order, having been for-1 merly a traveling man for hardware. He rend a letter received from Secretary Red field , of the Department of Commerce. The letter aald In part: "The country is on a sounder eionomlc and financial basis that it has ever lwen before. It i ever was as utile to pay that whl h it owes. It never had so large a fund of free capital si now It has. And It was never les burdened In pioportlon to its resources by false or speculative values." It was marly 1 o'clock when Senator Hitchcock roae to deliver the seventh and final address of welcome and be felicitated the onvention on being "not only thrice welcome, but seven times welcome." rtioenerker Respond. National President V. J. 8cioeneker, Jr., declared himself overwhelmed at hav ing to rthpond to such a distinguished array of wuleomcra, but he did it grace fully and briefly. lie announced the appointment of com mitteea as follows:. .. . Rules (Seorge H. Armstrong. Pennsyl vania; F. W. Dudley," Illinois; A K. harpe. Maryland; Louis Ochs. I oulsl ana; Thomas R. Cook. Fennsylvan a; J. H. Robertson, Missouri, and If.' O. Hoel, Nebraska. Credentials W. J. I"). Counts, Indiana; Cirorge W. Rogers. Virginia: J. W. I.h lard. South Carolina; R. E. VanKlrk. Minnesota; Walter Snapp, NebraaKa; E. R. Holland, Texas, and O. A. lioslln, New York. OXFORD HOTEL EUR0PrM Hates 50c up to $1.50-Steam heat, all modern. F.leventh and Farnam. A. WHITK, Proprietor. Coach and Colds Dana-erona. 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Men Are Extended a Cordial Welcome J ff The Harney Hotel CHAS. G. SORENSEN, Prop. Douglas 1288 14th and Harney Splendid Location Cool Rooms Millard Hotel Douglas at 13th St. 'Phone Douglas 924 Coolest, Most Spacious Cafe in Omaha Table d'Hote Dinner 50c, Beginning 5 P.M. EXCELLENT CABARET ENTER TAINMEN1 NORTHWESTERN GETS ITS TRf.iNS INTO BLACK HILIS The Northwestern I. getting the first tiaina Into the Block Hilla sine, last Friday. Friday olht a cloudburst a'ru-. the town of Bmiihwk-k. on the o intern run of th. Black Hills, and Ins Oe of Ihlrty minute, th. aouth fork f th. L't.eyenn rlv.r, a stream that ordinarily is but a few (vet wide, wa. a ro.iknjf torrent a mil. or mor. wide. Over th. Cheyenn at 8niUbw-g th. Northwestern had a steel bridge, carried or. concrete lers sunk ten fret Into tl round. TIm water washed out on. of the. iUra. tow4wl it over and carried th. steel girders of the bridge uomn stream nearly 1UU feet. 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