The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-05-28
THE TfxAS TRAVELLERS.
InlIa ANNUAL MtL1INo NELD
veteran John reel "Hobs up seronely '
oniccrl Elected The Secretary
noport-TheK ioapoos "Paint-
log" - Hall To- Might

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place NJ Mayors hall, In this city
President II. =. Barry called the meet
ing to order and Secretary ana Treas
urer G. w. Gould was ut his desk
Mayor Brown, In a neat handsome
and most appropriate address, welcomed
the members to the city, and In behalf
OF the citizens of Dallas rendered the
union the freedom OF the city.
The dgst business attended to was the
sppointment of committee TO escort
ladies' to the ball and banquet tonight.
The chair appointed the following
named gentlemen on said committee;
Messrs. Gould, Scott, Ballard and
Denny.
Mr.. John Peel, the old vet
Gran of the road, who before
the war was commercial
traveller in Texas, and wAo in those
DAYS, when not travelling in his own
double horse buggy with $1,000 team
attached, took passage on stage coach
paying 10 cents n mile, and in wet
weather walking and carrying rail Ia
prize the mud wagon out OF the mire
Well, he delivered an address-an adj
dress characteristic of the man, terse,
pointed, statistical, sensible appropri'
ATE and feeling.
The next regular business was the
ELECTION OF OFFICERS,
which resulted as follows, to serve two
years: President, III. c. Barrow; hrst
yiee.president A. b. Taber second vice
president ;. q; Maddox; 'h nisao n1ce.
g. A. Webster, A: Strauss, seymour
Meyer, S. p. Hopkins ard L. 2. Barry.
Medical examiner: Dr.. a. A. Johnson,
who was elected by acolamation on mo.
fion of MIR. Mohrhardt. There are 10
directors of the Union, five -, OF
whom arc elected every year. Inc
+ other officers hold for two years, and as
= Nv Child last made
r secretary and Treasurer, he has another
year 10 serve.
Mr.. \. p. Barry raised the question
that Tue secretary and treasurer could
not 9 II that office and be g director too,
Mr. GCilo being one of the holding over
vr,s, directors. Tie question was discusseui
- wv SnC settle ig Mr.. Guild rendered his
resignation rs director, but the union
refused AZ q. vote OF over i've TO one To
accent d and thus settled the matter
The mex business in order was the
sRcRETAR n AND TREAsURER's REPORT
which waSoad, rs follows:
To the Oulces and Members Of the travel
as 'i the se9retary and treasurer of the
same, come before you TO make my
~ ans ualr5port,
III JpEthoT and what atn to say l am
esfflssS d loss TO know Figures arc dry, yer
N"t{BN. caBsary things to deal with, ana still
Mt such time facts must be given.
When / was elected secretary OF the
I'm Union 1 accepted the position ard re-
with great reluctance,
.klowing, or et least feeling, what the
Els, ptance Of the position meant
81 ID the interest OF the Union at heart
IVA }s.Ahe confidence that the board OF
W. prs seemed to have in me, was SO
Xkttss{llg3N5sEFssAy expressed that | finally ac-
Nh ~ situation, with the deteruln-
E SSSwHs wv DO my best for the Interests Of
5szssSlYo ana It's members. How well
~ tE sN3.s Ess stk3f{E ave succeeded the board
Eblf. II. n irect0r3 and yourselves are
the Judges, and this report Al
IA up grOVriIu the mount OF WDrA
S9$f igfsssazTye vii exhibit tho standing Oh the
2&yIs4HSiDn to-day.
p Il 81 hon u Ok charge Of the books Sep
I5SAN3Tsast ukler q, 1884, seven months ago to
3%ysSsNM fCuuo them in rather unsatsiac
Es;TiENSfSNS ccsllh,on aud it was sometime DO
SSy xETg c1nidSeaily find how tho Unioi
}!ggfaysG&pibd ana W&ot was the standing @
y}tSsk1#nch member with the Union.
kH1HEeV / found Oinety-nine names on tins
4E%lS% 4em uership rolf, n.~Ay 81 wh9m were
EleStW delHquonia on account Of non'payme,n,
w OF dues ana assessments. l imnedl
stely notified such parties as to theil
standing on The books, and fer them u
report To mo at once as to how they
stood SO that / might get the books
y straighteued up. From some heard q
In, once, Others were not so prompt ant
gers have rallied as yet to respond ant
X4SS1&s Ss4?Nye eqpently were dropped from tht
&f$yxf4S3SAS%g!ssAtpt membership.
2seslSg .SssSVe committee appointed by Presi
Barry to settle up with our lati
, I'M AS ETetary reported: Amount of money
J. slSssssysss lfAived by Mr.. Wheat as per hi
sssfooks, during his term OF office, $3.50
enditanes for same time, S632.54
1(lSS;1Ea 3Nss%avinq q balance OF $2o75l due thu
&SySss NV Union, which amount Mr.. Wheat paio
ksf3&sssS over 10 the committee, and was alter
&NyM y wards turned over to me.
3&)NN - On the 26th day OF September we re
GtI eyiy ed the sad news of the death OF Col
YHWMf2Fer1omas II. Murray, our second vice
4 0ggs%sstkSresident. This was q sad blow to thu
MI 4 HANS Jnion, as Col Murray had always taken
I@kG&&6ti great interest in our association, anC
hppOypiDu a and Otlice
/31Na atfssRxA May 81 just one year ago to-day
WAY had done much to help and encourage
MS, and we needed just such men tt
make the Union u success.
On hearing the news of Col, Murray
death, the board Of directors met
and after, passing resolutions ndoIa .Soll
aerretary and treasurer to pay
Col. Murray's policy, after haYine
the proper papers made out, ETC., anc
Sn also 70 issue an assessment on the
[NZ8n&h,. ID mbers to pay the next death, which
82Sz&y was accordingly done and approved by
H#MW the board OF directors.
dH On October ID, Col. George Mellerst
t1#x was elected by the board OF directors u
HlM fill the vacancy made by the death o.
&@ Col. Murray,
wv On the 2jph day of October paid Col
83 Murray widow $207 and received re
" eeipt from her, also letter of thanks
snd appreciation ior the prompt manner
Ia which we had settled up the matter
To the assessment issued the "boys'
responded fairly, but not so well as we
had hoped or expected. Most of them
paid up within the prescribed time by
the constitution eco days.. Some o
those who had thus failed paid up at
forward and were re-instated, bu,
some, we are sorry to say, failed to pay
At ali, and their nsmes are stricken
from tho rolls. Others did not respond
10 the assessment for their semi-annua
dues. aud they were dropped from
s mem bership, so that the actual mem
bership of the unien today Is as fol
lows: Members previous to last annua
meeting, 49,; members Joined at last an
nual meeting, 80; members joined
since last annual meeting, 10
1 Since that time have received:
frn.,,ot,ons AZ O
H. aesesarnenf NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l7B On
Dnsa observation-disclosures. lS4 8
,rotai ... .si02 8
p1lyn M Wheat ......................y2S 7 B
paoeived ............. $50 O
have ex handed Is follows: