Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14
NEWS NOTES ABOUT DRUMMERs.
Items of Interest from Naionni
uaadouurfere of the r.. u. A.

Items OF Interest," from N"h""'
HEADQUARTERS of the II. j.. A.
President John a. Lee. national prssi-
dent OF the Travellers Protective Assoc
citation, has issued and sent out an In
terestinR news bulletin concerning the af-
fairs of that organization In all parts OF
the country. The following budget OF
items Is taken from that paper:
The Travellers Protective Association
record has been broken. Eight hundred
and eighty applications were received az
national headquarters and accepted In the
month of March. 1885. The largest mum
Der previously was for April, 1894, ana
was 762.
IL Is confidently expected that an inter
changeable mileage ticket will be issued
west Of the Mississippi river within thirty
DAYS. The work is now being done which
will put It In force.
Georgia is now we'll TO the front. A
strong post was recently organized at Co
lumbus. Ga. That State has posts estab.
lshed in Savannah, Atlanta, and Column
bus, and will soon extend to Macon. Amer
icus. Augusta, Rome, and Townsville.
Ben. Hoffman. president or Indiana Di'
vision, will soon exhaust the alphabet.
and he has just organized Post 90" at
Richmond, Ind.
The national president ~ now at home,
in St Louis, and has discontinued organic
ing work for April and May In order To
economize on the expense-account and
keep within constitutional limit. He ex-
poets 1900 new applications In April, and
200 In May, and hopes TO report 1850
members ir. good standing on June Sd, at
San Antonio.
Texas wants all members TO go to the
national convention, at San Antonio. Ed.
Sach, secretary OF Post ID. OF San An
tonic. will be pleased to mail to any
who so request an illustrated itinerary OF
the trip TO Mexico. A vestibue train will
be run from San Antonio 70 the City OF
Mexico, and the fare for the trip TO Next
co and return from San Antonio will be
only 500.
Under the supervision and direction OF
misunderstanding LeBeaume. the office
work at national headquarters has been
kept promptly attended TO, and the ex-
pense will be but slightly In excess OF
last year. For though a much larger fal-
most double) average membership has
been in good standing than last year, and
| the postage, stationery, and other fixed
accounts have necessarily been almost
doubled, yet economy has been practced
| in other directions, and the per capita OF
expense will be under the constitutional
| limit. The Travellers Protective Asso-
| citation OF America has n good watchdog
| for its treasury, and hrs name Is La
| Beaume.
There are Just nlnety-fve cities which
/ now have local Travellers Protective As
| ISOLATION of America organizations, as
| follows: Alabama, 4: Arkansas. 4; Califor-
| mia, /; Colorado, 1; Connecticut, |: Florida.
| 1; Georgia, 3; Illinois. II; Indiana. 49,:
| Iowa, /: Kansas, /; Kentucky, 4. Lou
| isiana, 2: Maryland. l. Massachusetts, 2;
| Michigan, l: Minnesota, l; Missouri. G;
| Mississippi. 8: Nebraska, 4: New York. l;
Oregon and Washington /; Pennsylvania.
| 1: Rhode Island, /; Tennessee. g. Texas, 3:
| Utah. L. Virginia. 4; Wisconsin, Z; North
| Carolina. 1-making 50 In all.
A new State division has Just been or
| ganized at winston-Salem. n. c. II
started of with nifty members. L. w.
Springs was elected president. s. c. og-
burn. secretary; John Igels,rom. first
vIce-president; w. A. Pollard second vice.
president; A. J. Reynolds. NJ A. Walker,
H. F. Hanes. r. c. Brown. and y. =.
THOMPSON, Board OF Directors. Il. j.
shepherd. chairman Railroad Committee;
II. Il. Hartman, chairman Press Commit
tee; L. L. Lunn, chairman Hotel Com
mlttee: l.. w. Springs, chairman Lesisii-
| tive Committee; r. J. Wilson. chairman
Emulovment Committee. The beautifhl
city OF Winston-Salsm IL an appropriate
| location for State Division headquarters.
| THE commercial traveller - essentially
a politician; he always belongs to one
marty or the other, always votes, and al
ways works hard 70 elect his cfno n s,,'.
| Neither Is II so rare matter lot nun
to hold political offices as II might be
sunnosed because Of his being away from
home SO frequently. For illustration. John
5. HarwoOd, chairman os the Na.ioha Nations,
Taossiative Committee, Ii an innuenuai
na,nher Of the Virginia Legislature; Jo-
as,h yyallerstein. first national uee-presi-
dsnt Is an esteemed member OF tho Com
mon mon Council OF Richmond; Dave scott
rss,dsnt OF Post ID. OF Selma. Ais =
~ =, the city fathers OF Selma: George
u HeckeL national director. has Just been
a,actsd a member OF the Council OF y.
louis. and all through the ranks VIII %
found a spirit which prorapts menaos.s -
the travellers Protective Assoeiauon =,
America, not only 10 believe In sooe ahe
wise government. but 70 actively pa''S
pats In securing it.