Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-11
ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT ON
THE ORDER.
How n Ma, Grown and what II Has Done.
Some suos.saous-whsi May
Be Hoped Fer.

As NnMF nflIFr uNAl - F'fAA
desire 10 offer some suggestions or rec
Otnuiendations for your adoption or re-,
jtrti0n. as you think PROPER that VIII
tend 10 carry out the cardinal purposes
Of our Organization and promote the
growth OF H.
We have. 10 less than Il year, risen
from a membership Of DO 10 about 900
or more, and now that our strength u
great enough and w are permanent
fixture. II becomes our duty to carry
out a. fast az possible TIE objects OF
our association hs shown In section :,
art. I, Of QUE natioual constitution. state
and county licenses have been relcgated
TO the dark ages. a reduction OF pas
senger and baggage rates have been Sc
cured in many states, while here ~ Tex
as 81 far we have ACCOMPLISHED hut III.
tie. though orr organization has had
courtesles extended ~ In the way Of
cheap excursion rates, showing thus
disposition 10 treat Ms fairly 10y most
Of the Texas roads. | say, frankly, We
should hope 10 accomplish more thnn
this when our membership reaches 1000
aud We should expect 10 10 this In q
friendly manner. because VI our mutual
interests The hotel Accommodations
can be greatly improved II We adopt aud
carry out the plan which our worthy
eX-prcsldent brought befOr the old
board just before the close OF his term
NJ office feel. through what aid
may lend and through your sanction
that we can promise our members some
Improvement IN hotel service ere long
that will not In any manner bind or
compromise ourselves. The social and
moral character VI men of our profess
sion has been elevated, or else the world
Is learning that our craft was not DE-
serving the iwputatlous cast upon us
only few years ngO, and today one
tttu1 f1tNF hN hua hlnm "a fruVnltNU
man aud stil he worthy Of the respect
Df the hest people. Tie courtesics and
hosptnlities Of the good people Of many
places We haze visited ~ body prove
this assertion, and II amy one doubts
the Travellers Protective association has
not risen high enough to command the
good offices Of the best people In the
land. let him know how royalty we We're.
received and Hospitality entertained by
the best business men, ladies and gentle
men Of tie Olcauder City. More nttcn-
tiOn. more social recognition. more geu-
rrOus trcA tinent was never accorded to
nnr organization tLau those good people
extended 10 ourselves, our wives and
guests. Clearly, then. II is our duty
to so conduct this organization that we
will ever he welcome 10 the cuurtesles
Of the good people VI the land. by 50
doing we improve ourselves. we place Il
check upon our weaknesses aud we be-
come better men. better citizens anl fin
ally a membership In such an assOcln.
tiun would b. 4 badge Of honor he
lieve the Travellers Protective nssorid.
tiou can he brought to standard where.
by lns'mbership card will be recognized
that the rightfnl Loldpr thereof is gen.
tlCnan. aud d man worthy OF confidence
before the wlUdOw Of any hank business
house or In amy society. M accomplish
snch an end We should not take into Our
a. Il al. saHl.. l. l.
h. borrower Of money and who scarcely
ever returns Il; who makes drafts. gets
them ind0rscl and come back protest
ed!' who fails TO pay bis hotel hin or
livery hire when asked to do "a. Or. In
palmer language lie who IL a dead.
heat upon all occasions that chance
may olicr But more important than
all, IL the man who deliberately treats
ladies with conduct nnbecOming gen
tleinan, passing themselves on for what
they are not. or. In palmer words. vim
ers against morality aud purity. II there
he such In our profession, lct mo AL
you 10 use due diligence To keen thrin
out If there are such In our organign-
ton, let me warn y0u gentlemen of ihn
board, that Won shoull fire" them ont
Our strength Is now whore every not
that tends 10 bring upon our division mn
element nf respect will bring uddliionni
members Of the best class. Tho vinnrs
" any there be-. win he afraid ihcy cnn,
not pass the ordeal before your tribnnnl
beside, gentlemen, II Ia our duty. Our
uulf 20 those who have given their time
nhd their money In the past 10 bring thr
sup over waters dark. aud under slies
that were not bright. Now. that every
sAll Is unfnrled, our ship has hren triad
Jet rs keen the deck Glenn. ana tbc
breeze Of fortune will sweep nor ON IN
\ granuer success than her builders ever
dreamed Of, Make your membership M
y pirh'lnn, anu az a premium II will
strand We know absolute purity docs
not exist IN any profession, but we nrn
Capable Of doing much when we trv
~ US try aud place the Travellers Pro.
lyeuve association on the highest plnno
Of excellence. P'""v
promise, that every complaint brought
nrloIe NE ~ writing Of bad conduct on
the part OF any Of our tnembnrs sbnii
be- placed before you. and bnn, vor ', ,,.,m
immediately demand proof. and unon
Suihciont proof. put the seal of yonr con
uehlnaiion by rcproof II the oGrnse IL
s,,nnil' aud II great, by public expuision
When this Is done. the Trayelers' prn'
.ectre association will grow ns il urvcr
mas grown, and have the respect az nli
THIS direction, :"
HE accident and death benefits ~
our association should be held forth es
one OF the leading features which h IL
nhd should be supported. hy every trnv'
cling salesman who loves or hrsnc,.ts H.
prnlession. even though he himself mr.
n,s own family may not need It's bcnefits
Ile SHOULD as n generous man. as q broad.
su'Hrl human being and an American rIh.
zen sport this. II only ono moor beln.
less wife or child, or aged moiber w,.ro
saved frum ruin and despair. Donhln nnr
huil0nnl membership and our ass,,ts ns