Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-14
THE r. p AS SATURDAY NIGHT
They Have an Interesting Meeting ana
Elect New Membery.

Elect New Mcmberr.
A large number OF the jolly ana who'e-
souled knights OF the grip met at their
handsomely fufnished rooms last night
where business first and wit and huinor
lastly WINS the order Of the night.
The meeting was called 10 order
promptly at $50 O'Clock. with Mr. I. w.
Saunders first yice-pres:d.nt. In the
chair. and George Gibson. Jr.. secretary.
Chairman Wallerstein. OF the Railroad
Committee. reported that the committee
had succeeded In getting a sausinclo'
excess-hagaage-rate over the Southern
railway. They are now using their hos'
strenuous efforts TO get 4 l-cents-pet-n'i,
rate over this line. the Chesapeake ana
Ohio IS the only line In Virginia th1t
issues this rate TO the Travellers fi'-
ieetlve Association at present. An ureeh.
ana important resolution was adop'cu
with n view Of getting this rate on al
lines running out OF the state.
The following new men were cleS'~1
as members OF the virginia DNaSlo"
Charles T. Smith, OF Smith, Angus " CO..
Tbomae poindextcr. Z. .. Starke. OK
Starke's Dixie Pl0w-W Works; r. f. klce'
with the Standard Oh Company; }. W.
Harrison, OF Robert r. williams Com
pany; Joseph NJ. Lang. with n. ;. BLOCK
& co; W. r. Hancock. OF ". I. HancocN
& Co.: l.. NJ. Curtis Of the Gurus 10
bac,o Company. Dany.iie. Va; JULIUS H.
Woodau, with Freshman, Morris * Co
Charles B. Antrim, Of &. b. Antrim q
Sons: -. o. Sandy. Of Burkeulle. Va; w.
" Sweeney. Cincinnati, Ohio; W. II.
Dafron, Richmond. Va.
The beautiful Travellers Protective As
ISOLATION gold-snd-enamel lapel-coet bu;-
ton was ordered for the new members
and will be here In few days. New den
tifcation keyriRgs viii also DC sent u
each member OF the Travellers Pro-
tectiye Assotia IN throughout the couh-
try. so they can readily be Identified III
case OF injury, ana their friends hotihed
promptly.
Chairman Culpeper, o. the state Or
ganizatlon Committee made hts report.
The committee are making good head
~ IN forming posts" IN the various
cites OF tlq state. IL was decided 10
send an invitation 81 Mr.. John y. Lee,
national president, to visit Virginia. ana
assist the committee in organizing tne
State posts II Is very - liable Thar
ST ,lc-diyisi)ns vii also be organized III
North Carolina, South Carolina. Georgia
/ Ala in1 ~ tl.e near future.
After the business meeting was OYER
the boys were ushered into the dining
room. where they enjoyed themselves 10
their hearts content, telling good stories
and experiences on the road at various
tmes 4 good laugh was INDUCED IN AZ
the expense Of one " the T. !. a. 8. his
bicycle ran away with him some Gays
ago. and carried him int fence. =. +.
Murray and .. W. saunders got the
medals FOR the best stories told. some
Of those present were J. x. Noodal, j.
NJ Lang. s. q. Davis, T. II. Pace, ;. NJ
Block, p. Z. Murray. George c. Friend
Charles T. smith, r. ". Spillman, {. NJ.
Knox. r. II. Marsh. George Gibson, Jr,
Joseph Vallerstcin. John =. Culpeper
Q. W. Saunders. }. Il. Murray. ard many
other prominent nsats OF the travelling
fraternity.
since the last meeting the treasurer
tes handed over $l75 as indemnity 70 w.
Stlth Bell and :l75 t. 3 N. Block.