San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-20
MEETING OF DIRECTORS.
TIE T. P. A. IN SESSION AT FORT
WORTH.
Reports OF President Knight
and Secretary Doughty-Inter-
esting.. Meeting.

TOTS OF UuO lIdN tlSlo lOICStlNO
association at Fort Worth Thurs
day. Secretary II. l.. Bensan, OF
the San Antonio Business Mems
club, was also to be on hand, but
owing to rush of business was
unable to attend.
Mr.. Joe Booth, Of Austin, and
Mr.. T. VI. Fettermann, of San An
tonic, were appointed committee
to wait upon Governor Culberson
regarding an invitation to attend
the National convention in San
Antonio and consult his wishes in
the matter.
One hundred and fifty dollars
were voted to be used in preparing
badges for exchange with the
Travellers Protective associations
OF other states during the national
convention, the money to be dis
bursed for this purpose by post ID,
San Antonio.
Chairman George A. Hill, Of the
railway committee, who has in
charge the proposed excursion to
the City of Mexico in June, made
highly interesting verbal report.
The state directory passed reso-
lutions especially inviting and
urging the mayors Of Dallas, Fort
Worth, Waco, Houston, Austin,
Galveston, San Antonio and Corsi-
cana to go upon the excursion to
Mexico with the National Travel
ers' Protective association in June.
On motion of August Hoover,
the Corsicana post was restored.
Secretary Doughty stated that this
post, |, had never communicate
with him on his action in trans
ferring the membership to the
state roll. The directory expressed
great regret and disappointment at
the action of Galveston in allowing
the post there to suspend.
President John J. Knight, of
Dallas, submitted his annual re-
port, which is as follows:
To the Officers and Members Of
the State Convention of the Trave-
lers' Protective Association of
America, assembled in Fort
Worth: Believing that a meager
report from me is necessary to give
an account of my stewardship, etc,
about one year ago at Waco | was
honored with the presidency of
this association and with me a
proficient corps of officers was
elected. We found an empty
treasury, but in our membership
active, live workers, who put their
shoulders to the wheel and have
had such satisfactory results as
will mention hereafter. | desire
first to thank the entire member
ship of this body for their earnest
work in upholding and upbuilding
our grand and glorious association :
glorious because it gives protec-
tiOn to our wives and children
against loss and grand that 1t as
sists in building individual char
acter, makes better workers of us
for our firms, better citizens and
nearer Christians. Coming in close
touch with one another we learn
from one another and absorb their
principles.
During the year Just ending my
first special mention is due to ouI
splendid board Of directors, who
have ever been willing to meet
every proposition that suggested
new energy and enterprise. We
held during the year five meetings
The first was held in Dallas, wher
nothing OF special mention was
done, as we had to look over oul
| books, records, etc. Our seConC
meeting was in Houston, when we
had some financial matters witt
our former secretary settled up t
the entire satisfaction Of the entire
board. The third meeting was il
Austin, our next years headQuar
tiers, where we had grand meet
ing, and after taking a survey o
our finances, We promulgated {
circular to allow six months due
to each member who would sGCur,
five new ones, which 1 am proud t.
say we were able to do withOu
very much impairing our funds
Our fourth meeting was at Wac,
and was not so much for bushes
as for setting the day for the meet
ing Of the convention and laying
the foundation for the enjoyabl
time in the Panther city. Tn
fifth meeting is here (Fort Worth
to give a full account Of our and m.
stewardship through this board O
directors, and we will give you
satisfactory account.
Now, in conclusion: To the boar,
OF directors, let me tender you m,