Complete Proceedings of the First National Business Congress (Volume 1); A Free and Open National Forum of Industrial, Commercial and Financial Intere (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912. Excerpt: ... SECOND SESSION. Monday, December 11, 1911. 2:30 o'clock P. M. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Sheldon. The Chairman: The Chairman of the Entertainment Committee, gentlemen, will explain to you what he has in mind for your entertainment. Mr. Bode: Mr. Chairman, and Gentlemen, Delegates and Friends: The Entertainment Committee have arranged to entertain you this evening at the Chicago Opera House, where will be given "Gipsy Love" by a very eminent artist. We trust you will avail yourselves of the opportunity of attending this affair, and tickets are at your disposal in Room No. 10, where I will be pleased to hand them out. In addition to that, there will be an entertainment tomorrow evening. The Chicago Grand Opera Company will present "Samson and Delilah." We do not wish you to take a ticket for yourself only, but if you have a lady here we will be pleased to extend the invitation to her as well. Further than that, there will be a banquet on Wednesday evening. I trust most of you have secured tickets for that; if not, if you will present yourselves to Secretary Burnham, he will be glad to present tickets to you. (Applause.) The Chairman: Gentlemen, the first speaker of the afternoon is Mr. Henry M. Wallis, of Racine, Wisconsin, Chairman of the State Legislation Committee of the National Implement and Vehicle Association, who will address you on THE NECESSITY FOR THE BUSINESS MAN IN POLITICS. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: It is an honor and a privilege of which I am deeply sensible to be invited to address a meeting of representative business men such as are gathered here today under the auspices of the National Business League of America. I appear before you not entirely in an individual capacity, but as the representative of the National Associa...