Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-02
and the officers of the association be paid


for their services.
Harry HARDY favored optional insurance I:
some might want y while others
might not. but make insurance
optional. He said the object of this move
was 10 pay salaries to the officers. but
didn't think the time for that had yet come.
To adopt the resolution would defeat the
constitution.
President Brown. calling Vice President
Bartholomew 70 the chair, took the floor TO
advocate the adoption Of the resolution,
which. he said, the natiouI. association
should adopt if il saw lit.
The application OF Dan AIalvcn. ex-presi-
dent OF the association. was received and
he was unanimously elected member. y
number of other speeches were made pro
and con, after which 4 vote was taken on
Lubb's resolution inStrUcting the national
convention at Little Rock 10 declare the in-
Surance feature in Texas optional. The
resolution was defeated.
Amotion by Edward Schou 70 make dues
$40 was tabled.
William Paysou of San Antonio post re-
ported ninety members in post D with
u hall well filed 10 Tor all travelling men
coming that way, and 800 in the treasury.
Morgan Fl. Af'misted acknowledged that
he had been whipped on The insurance reso-
luton, and invited the boys all 10 cham
payne punch at the Driscoll.
4. Chatham, chairman. read the report of
the committee on constitution and bylaws.
There was some discussion over the sec
ton fixing the presidents salary n 500.
1t was finally placed al 500, on motion of
II. l. Benson,
The section fixing the secretary's salary
at 5000 was discussed freely. some wanting
10 make il double that and others less. II
was finally placed at 5000.
The number OF vice-presidentS was in
creased from three to five
On motion of George Cleveland dues were
put at sl2.50
The report of the committee was then
adopted.
Adjourned till . a. III. tomorrow.
THE BANQUET.
Special TO the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Ten, May 1.-The banquet ten
dered the Travellers protective association
at the DriSkill hotel tonight WAS an eX-
ceedingly swell affair. The grand march
began shortly after 10 o'clock. the United
States infantry band stationed in the cor
ridor, discoursing sweet music the while.
On being seated at the table George w.
Cleveland, toast master, delivered an ad
dress of welcome
After full justice had been done TO the
menu Hon. John /. Peeler responded to the
toast, IT. p. A, >" Il response that abounded
in compliments to the travellers aud praise
OF their character and work
4. II. Graham of Austin responded in an
eloquent manner to the toast, Commercial
and Manufacturing interests of Texas"
The orator predicted a glorious future in
this line for the state.
The next was perhaps the most interest
ing event of the evening, being the presen-
tatiOu by Miss Archer of a beautiful ban
ner from the ladies of Austin to the Travel
ers' protective association. Miss Archer
made handsome address in accompanying
the act of presentation.
The accompanying toast was THE Ladies
Of Austin, which was tittingly responded
to by Mr.. Ed Hall. one OF the travellers.
George \. Hill responded TO the
toast THE Drummer" in charac
teristic vein, and Transportation" was
responded to by William Payson.
',Austir's Dam the last toast on the pro-
gramme, had its inning ut the hands and
tongue of Mr.. NJ. NJ. Shipe, the builder Of
the electric Car line and manager OF Hyde
park
After some impromptu talking at q late
hour, the banqueters scattered and the
grand symposium ended.