The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-13
The TEXAS CONVENTION.
THE MUTUAL sELF-ENDowMENT
And Benevolent Association of America,
Holds Its Annual Meeting at Fort
Worth-The List of Delegates
and Their Doings.

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M. Macy, temporary secretary.
The chairman called upon the secre-
tary to state the object of the meeting,
which he did in the following language:
Gentlemen of the Convention;
understand the object of this meeting
TO be to elect five delegates to the ma
tional convention, which convenes in
this city March 2, 1885, and to discuss
and recommend to the national conven-
ton sucn measures as will promote the
future welfare of our organization.
The char appointed the following
members on the following committees:
Committee on credentials: j. ID.
Stinchcomb, Abilene, Taylor county,
Texas; G. w. Holland, Reagan, Falls
county, Texas; G. I'll. Carlisle, Brennan,
Mitchell, Shreveport, Caddo parish,
Louisiana; j. FL. Young, Henderson,
Rusk county, Texas.
Committee on permanent organiza-
ton:
G. t. Whitfield, Weimar, Colorado
county, Texas; James Mcbride, Tyler
Smith county, Texas; j. w. Tabor,
Bryan, Brazos county, Texas; G. w.
Haywood, Caldwell, Burleson county,
Texas; Julian Field, Fort Worth, Tar
rant county, Texas.
The chair stated that it being the will
of the convention that he would declare
recess until the committees were
ready to report.
After the expiration of about one
hour the committee on permanent or.
ganization announced that they were
ready to report, whereupon the chair.
man called the convention to order.
The committee on permanent organi.
cation made the following report:
"Your committee on permanent or.
ganization would respectfully recon-
mend Col. G. Il. Pickett, of Decatur
Wise county, Texas, as permanent
chairman, and e. M. Macy as perman
ent secretary of your convention.
sc. II. WHITFIELD, Chairman"
On motion, the above report OF the
committee on permanent organic alton
was adopted.
The committee on credentials mad,
the following report:
1--WE, your committee on credentials
find the following members entitled tn
seats in this conventions:
sc. w. Haywood, Caldwell, Blrlesor
county, Texas; j. w. Tabor, Bryan,
BraEos county, Texas; f. Il. Sheeks
Kosse, Limestone county, Texas; Capt
Julian Field, Fort Worth, Tarran
county, Texas; James NJ. Robertson
Meridian, Bosque county, Texas; C. a
Gildea, Bracket, Kinney county, Texas
James McBride, Tyler, Smith county
Texas; John III. Young, Henderson
Rusk county, Texas; G.. II. Hart, Co
manche, Comanche county, Texas
Col. Otis; Cleburne, johnson county
Texas; l.. w. Cooper, Crockett, Hous
ton county, Texas; g. L. Whitfield, Wei
mar, Colorado county, Texas: l.. j. Sto
rev, Lnckhart, Caldwell county, Texas
A. G. Mitchell, Shreveport, Caddo par
ish, Louisiana; q. ii. Carlisle, BRENNAN
Washington county, Texas; James b
Donoho, Clarksville, Red River county
Texas; J. d. Stinchcomb, Abilene, Tav
lor county, Texas; G.. w. Holland
Reagan, Falls county, Texas; j. w
Smith, Lagrange, Fayette county
Texas; DIR. A. Nj. Walker, Houston
Harris county, Texas; ]. p. Osterhout
Bolton, Bell county, Texas; j. NJ. o,
ment, Palestine, Anderson county
Texas; G.. b. Pickett, Decatur, Wis
county, Texas; DR.. &. A. Wilkins, Den
son, Grayson county, Texas; Joseph {
Reese, Cameron, Milan county, Texas
George ID. Harrison, Longview, Greg
county, rexasj James NJ. Brown, Jacb
sonville, Cherokee county, Texal
Charles IL. Ehinger, Navasota, Crime
county, Texas; c. NJ. Booth, Auslil
Travis county, Texas; A. i. Garden
hire, Rockwell, Rockwell county, Texa
Il. w. Taylor, Jefferson, Marion count,
Texas; Col Thomas Bower, Paris, LAM
county, Texas.
Respectfully submitted.
j. ID. SrINCHCoMB,
Chairman.
On motion, the above report OF ii
sommittee ON credentials was adOpte
On motion, Mr.. Il. l.. Walker,
Breckenridge, Stephens county, WI
admitted TO a seat and vote in the co
vention.
By request of the convention, e. \
Macy, secretary of the grand central {
flee, read his report, which was as fc
lows:
Central Office of the Mutual Self Endo
ment and Benevolent Association
America, Fort Worth, Texas January,
1888. To the Texas state Convention OF /
Mutual Self Endowment and Benevolt
Assocla ion of America, TO Assemble in
City Of Fort Worth, Texas, February o, Il
"GENTLEMEN:-ltis with pleasure h
greet you as the representatives OF /
membership of this association residi
in the state OF Texas and Louisiana,
assembled for the purpose Of eleCtl
five delegates To attend the nation
convention of this association to be h,
in this city March 2, 1885, aud to disc,
questions of interest TO our future W
fare.
ait is well that we, at this time, Il
retrospective view of our progress,
we have erred we may now correct
errors, and that with the experience
the past wo may legislate more int
gently Tor the future welfare of {
grand benevolent association. 7
society, starting IN It's infancy in II
has, within less than four years, gro
to robust manhood, and with pride
exhibit our record, press our claims
present the merits OF our system of I
lection before the Intelligent public
the entire land This association
been, and now, most bitterly attac
by the old line, or level premium
insurance corporations, and we
proud to say that the people are bee
ing sufficiently posted TO decide v
ton IL Is to their interest, and the
terest Of their loved ones, TO purcl
the level premium of the natural
MUM system.
"our rapid growth, and the popu
lty that we are nov securing in eN
section our system Is introduced, pla
indicates that our plan Is founded u
correct principles. Not what this
sociation will do, but what it has d
NilhN Nut protection Y
TO members during their life, an
their loved ones at their death, IL n
cd and demanded by the people of
country.
"Confronted by the most bitter O
sition on the part of representatlv
the old.line system, we are PROT
say that the legislature of the sta
South Carolina has granted us
ter, by a special act of that body, "
IL but evidence OF the tavo
opinion the natural premium OF
operative system of protection Il
tertained by the citizens of that
and this Is but one instance OF
many that we cite you, showing thu
representative men of oui land are
recognizing the fact that cooper
protection Is the true aud the pee
system OF providing for themselves
age and for their families after
death. Aud 10 show how co oper
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