Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1888-05-09

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| REPORTS.
| The President made his annual report
contained lengthy review OF the anaii y. -
Division. He requested the menooir
remember the liberal concessions III 'ne -.
| ter OF travelling rates which they hau a.
from the Richmond and Allegheny anu Lie
Cbesaneako and Ohio railroads. reading e4-
tracts from the correspondence OF MI. H. :" !.
Fnller General Passenger agent, showing the
liberal views he entertained on the suDJec''
| The Auditing Committee reporteo 'ne g"
counts of the Treasurer correct.
After the reading OF the Secretary's repoi''
| IL was referred to committee for revlsion' pal
ticularly in references made to dellnquen'
members The language being modlneo Wy 'no
| Committee of which the Secretary was d ino.n
Der. the report was then approved, anu s"o,
ouently. on motion of Mr. McQuaide, Inc 'nanA'
| of the Division were rendered MI hiisnoos
| for the able and faithful performance Vi 'no
duties of his office.
The Division has 226 members, and the sec
ratarv estimated that there were 25O,0OO COM
mercial travellers who annually spend S40o'zoo''
| 900 on railroads, hotels. and livery.
| The Board of Directors reported tnrousn 'no
Chairman, Mr.. VIM. Reinheimer, OF hlcn-
mond. Nearly all this report is recapltula-
| ton OF the other reports.
Mr.. Thomas c. Peek, OF Richmond, Chair
| man of the Legislative Committee, reporteo'
endorsing the bill now before Congress, aool-
ishing all State, county and city licenses on
drummers who sell to dealers and merchants
only, and asking Virginia members OF Con-
gress to work for it. Adopted.
Mr. W. 81. 81. Lynn, of Staanton, Chairman,
of the Hotel Committee, recommended that
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hotel charges The first step TO be a circular
addressed to hotel men asking them to state
their rates of board for T. P. A. members;
whether there is a difference in favor of two ir
a room whether they charge omnibus fare TO
and from depot; whether they charge extra
for fire, and whether they charge extra for
baggage transportation also, that circulars be
addressed to all livery men, inquiring their
rates to membership result of the answers to
all these circulars to be communicated to
members of this Division for the guidance of
its m embers. This proposition was agreed to,
and Mr.. Lynn applauded for it.
The Press Committee E. H. Garcin, of Rich
mond, Chairman, reported that the Division
had much to thank the press of the State for,
in the way of courtesy and encouragement
Adopted.
Tie Employment Committee, A. 7. Aber-
nethy, of Richmond, Chairman. reported.
recommending that Bureau of employment
be established by the Division. Adopted.
Post Sc" Of Staunton, through President NJ.
A. Hope, reported as follows-organized Aug.
10, 1857, with Is charter members, has held 9
meetings, added 13 new members, and paid
100 per cent. of its National, State and Post
dues. The report was received with great APP
plause, aud on motion of Mr.. Peek vote o.
praise was unanimously adopted to Post as
the banner post.
Post ID" of Richmond, through Chas. Il.
Phillips, President, reported-organlzed Dec.
1887, with III members, now has l65.
Post "B" of Norfolk reported through NJ. L.
Harwood in a flourisbing condition. The alb
sence of a full delegation is because they are
too busy in their trade.
Post "a" of Lynchburg was reported by let
ter, by its President. to be completely dead.
Post "E' of Petersburg, no report.
committee was appointed to look into and
confer with Posts and E.
THE VIRGINIA EXPOSITION.
A communication from Mr.. Ashton Starke
President of the Virginia Exposition, was
read, in which he requested the cooperation
of the members of the Division in furthering
its objects. 1t was heartily received, and a
resolution, on motion of Mr.. W. d. b. Lynn,
adopted, agreeing to make special exertions
for the success of the same.
NATIONAL DIVISION.
1t was the purpose OF Mr.. Jno. 8. Harwood,
who had 30 efficiently served President of
the Division. not to accept a new term of duty
in that position, but he was overruled and
unanimously reelected. In like manner Mr..
Al. A. Hope, of Post SC" was elected Vice
President, and Mr.. E. II. Hirshberg continued
In the Office of Secretary.
The term Of the entire Board of Directors ex-
piring now, the constitution prescribes two
classes ard eight members, four for one year,
and four for two years, For one year, W. r.
Tyree, of Staunton, and t. c. Peek, Charles
Millhirer, and c. Fl. Phillips, of Richmond
were elected. For two years, W. r. T. Gas
coyne ana R. s. Crump, of Richmond ; r. w.
Whitehurst. of Norfolk, and T. NJ. Terry, of
Lynchburg, were elected.
There are i've Standing Committees appoint
ed thss-the Division eecting the Chairman,
who:appoints his four associates. For Railroad,
Joseph Wallerstein. of Richmond Legislative,
W. D. Courtney. of Richmond; Hotel and
Livery. W. H. H. Lynn, Of stsunton; Press.
Horace F. Baker, of Richmond; Employment.
A. T. Abernethy. of Richmond.
The next National Convention meets in
Minneapolis on June 10th. A State Division is
entitled to four delegates-the President is
one er-oficio VII. H. Lynn, of Staunton, and
H. E. Hirshberg and Joseph WalIerstein, of
Richmond, were chosen. Subsequently, the
President informed the Division and Vice
President Hope that he would be unable TO
attend, which makes Mr.. Hope serving in the
Presidents stead, a member of the National
Convention, and thus there will be in that
body two live and able members from Staun-
ton.
Mr.. Hirshberg will be a candidate for the
Office of Secretary of the National
Division, and the Division by unanimous
voice directed the delegates to sustain him for
that position. The alternates of Messrs. Lynn,
Hirshberg, and Wallerstein in the National
Division are John McQuaide, P. P. Murray, and
W. o. Shelburne.
MISCELLANEOUS.
John Dewitt, Esq, Ex-President of the New
York Division, who was invited guest, ar
rived in the afternoon, and was escorted from