The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-04
I. p. A. COLUMN.
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THE ASs0ClA.
Tl0N
PREPARED ESPECIALLY ron
MONDAY'S TINES
Travellers Griplets. Personals. sc.

The National Press committee pro-
poses 10 raise, if possible, by voluntary
subscription, a sum not exceeding s5,OOO
by March /, 1889. for the purpose OF
placing this Association on a firm imam
cial basis The manner OF raising TINS
fund, which shall be known az The VOL
untary Fund, shall be as follows
lsi. That subscriptions shall not become
due or payable until the sum OF SS'ouV
has been subscribed.
2d. That this fund shall be used Tor
the purpose OF paying OF the indebted.
ness of the Association, and TO place u
Oh firm financial basis.
g3d. That this fund shall be used LOT
no other purpose, and shall be under me
control of the national president, ma,
nonal secretary, chairman OF natlonai
hoard OF directors, chairman OF nailonai
railroad. hotel, legislative, press, and en-
ploymeni committees, and ,. A. Halnes'
of New York. chairman OF committee on
WAYS and means, whose duty II shall be
10 dispose Of the fund as intended.
We. therefore. call upon all members
of the association, fcllOw-trayellng men,
wholesale merchants and jobbers, to
send IN their names and address ana
amount OF subscription 10 either OF the
undersigned committee, and the same
will be duly acknowledged.
II. +. Hirshberg, =. Q. Box 220, kich-
mond, Va
II. George, p o. Box s5s4 Denver
Col
II Y Root. Fort Wayne, Ind
&. l.. Young 03 Jefferson street,
Columbus, ..
AN Goldsmith. Charlotte, y c.
J Oury. J.. q Box 52l, New Orleans,
q. y. Rollins. COZ north Eighth street,
Philadelphia, Pa
IN Ro1d. Denver, Col.
Amertaa C0blmerctR Trareer, Chicago,
III
Commercial Trareler, Louisville, Ky.
In connection with the above the Ro'td.
of Denver Col the official organ OF the
Association. IN its last issue has the fol-
lowing tO say.
The Voluntary Fund should not be re-
earded rs "a personal enterprise by any
one Ii IS simply test OF Loyalty, and
The man who puts his name down Tor
81 when it is All bee can Afford, should
be- Just ns highly regarded a. the man
who can afford 10 write fifty OF one hun
dfed after Ms name To Mr. Hirshberg
/. undoubtedly due tho credit OF first
starting the fund, and 80 him much is
due for the persistent manner Ia which
be has conducted the scheme. How
ever. all who have signed their
names 10 the list are entitled 20 praise,
and we shall always bee glad to conlinu-
ally sound their praises, but u any
one man or sci OF men undertake TO
reap any personal glory out of me crea'
ton of This fund The R0dd viii hop on
10 their reyerential frames Ia A manner
well calculated 10 make them think a
cyclone had struck them This boy
rlav" business in ;he L. Z A. il what
has been los principle draw back In tina
past. and 10 Is mo- part 0t our present in.
ientiOn 90 allow any ot that SOFT OF fool
i-hness so creep 90 tAis Voluntary Fund
enterprise The fund is success and
win out the Association i'm good shape
for immediate good work, and 10 IL our
determination iO see that the objects Tor
which the fund WAS created is not lost IN
IAN idiotic scramble for glory on the part
tl any one. l-tk Us Ah NNalAlA4a A4Ab AlAA
and work for the general success OF the
organization Everything is coming our
way now and IL is our business 10 whoop
her up for all we are worth
T. f.. a. GRIPLETs
Twenty-Five hundreds have already
been subscribed 10 the Voluntary Fund.
\ headquarters OF the Travellers Pro
tectiye Association has been established
at charlotte. y G.
The National Commercial Irdce1er,
Rg4d. Americln Commercial 1rdge97,
Western Cmmenal Trucker. Merchant
Iraul1l and the critic are 10 be found
ON file at headquarters
The following dailies and weeklies are
on fle At headquarters TINES, Drs-
Datcl. State Buimors SiSl, Ae,c York
/ H-raH PAHaiiDhm Beocd, L0asnRs
Post Fort Wayne sandas Gazette, char
/ lite O55erler. Paek and ffank Leshe .
/ illustrated
PERsONALA
Mr. John b Culpeper, chairman Press
Committee Virginia Division 4 Z. A.
has made the following appointments as
members of his committee Aessrs. ;. {
/ Shield. vs.. .. Shelbume. and H. White
OF Richmond, and W II. Warden, OF