The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-11

call vou- attention to the fact that tne
Texas DIVISION has reniitted 10 the NhtIoli,,
al association Ni5s6', ana she has rS re- tSe
from the association In inutInint!cS wy
sumo OF ss4lil6 Thus you VIII ons.Ire
that our dues are being eNcelentlE dlst'to
utci and that world of good Is De, n, IN
complshed This, of course, does nor ia'.
clude the other inuumorable dement's ,iln'
each man who wears the Trareiets 80. ~
tective Association button derives from
At the 6eslnning OF this administration
there were seven posts In the st9'e o Me
posts were poorly organized. they are now
thoroughly organized and well oihcereu.
1t has Neen my purpose and my am w
utilize tho posts as Is contemplated IN our
scheme OF Organization They have a par |
to play rs important and as fruitful OF
results as that Of either the state dlVlsion
or tho National association, ana Wheh
made 20 do their duty splendid results arr
always found, can with dimtclity resns'
the temptation of paying Individual con-
plimenis and OF returning my personal
thanks 10 the different secretaries q ne
posts who have aided me so splenlidiy IN
my work without compensation thay
have each and ali done noble work. They
have Won the respect aud esteem or ue
state seerrtary, which trust VIII count
for some hing with them.
our register shows today the memoer-
snip OF this division 20 be as follows' G..
Post c. Houston ..:.... ......,.........'''. ~. ~
Post u, san Antonio. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~
Post Il. Dallas -
Post r Austin ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. %
Post II Waco Observation-Disclosures. ~
tcsl 1, LcrcIs.Ga ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -
Post J, Fort Worth. Observation-Disclosures. 4,
Post * Gainesville ........................ 80
State membership belonging to no post lu5
Total s74
on tho i5ih day OF last May at .,he
meeting OF the STATE convention at Fort
Worth. the exact membership of the state
! division WAS, a. per books OF the Nau5nnl
zen. H. ~, Sartnn ~" mil.
| catioae hsd been as. and The lapses had
been re having started with a member-
months We have received Sn applications.
| lavc had "a larses. only FIVE more lapses
! than The previous twelve months. and we
very Very heavy iossSs a., from lapses. but mas
/ muGh ns our lapses we're only five more
| than the preceding year, when IT was
s,a.se WIZ Vi'ry v}S af onmllnonts Mo
cam In merely On accouit Of the en-
! thusiasln attending the National couNen-
! ton, W. can but congratulate the associa-
1 ton NVpi this ras ait. In. loss ny lal'ScS
In etitr states has been. in many, in
/ stances greater than our own, ana IN
none " them has tho loss been any
s'i n.s..,,y ioo i 5eeassu merely for the
pufrose Of Investigation to ascertain The
view Of the membership Tt-tttli'S w,
fee oil 50 established by the lat Nation,al
r9tNenl!on me posl secretSt r'5s ~ ~
ditions and out OF the eighi in this stat
there Is hut one who diSappi2ves OF II.
| The majority oil them ar i.'1i ~ ~ ~
war Nor5es. josef; Goldman ana e.,
op!noa IS that it does what II was as. nT Mn
to do prevent lapses ana III no WIS., mn
dcrS aTrlications. ,, .s
MI NJ pcokmann Of san Antomio mn, nilf
secured the greatest nuniprr 81 go, g.
lions durius the paat year--his number
now oe ng q for the y year; - cd, month :
W .''b" liz soc,,red as many as ter
az az quiic a number Of members who have
secured nearly ms nuinoer'
j NJ tenlsh, i'o"s ttn
, r ii. Minra. Dallas. ,,, ~.
Tho following is the conni'tliIn 1,. y ~;
I Frances of this division flner My l. ''''
Amount received rem io' SIP 3
retary ana treasurer .;'..'''''-''- "a q
Amount advanced to, Geo a. ln,'
chairman railroad cn, h,.
for eNhens's' ''''' 100 o,
Amoun, renewals. anplleauon lee, ieeS
a and receipts on rc en- - ''''e = o52 Q
/. N'''o'D' ''''''' z571 !
Toiai ...-...,. S''''
4 amount r'm'''eu 10 N'''.V','. IS. sos
= Amount reunited the p"s'9' 7os 5
Pos axe -..,.-..-.........,-;. .'..'.'''. :,
Application fees returned ......'... 81 81 ,
J. piintinr and stationery ............; o.
Fxpenses president TO Waco anu IN =
q return allowed ...'...,,.. az. ~
= -Iarte ...............,.
,-asL rotiirned 10 posts overpaid,
!. Expenses secretary ana treasurer
- ~ i,nnrd meeting san Antonio.
u,Dlecs National convention al
Iuwed by former directory ,;''''' %
II Bin chairman hotel eomititie' ~
", year .....-...-.....;; -.
Account allowed expense Mexican
, sr'urSion -. p, ,,st,r (
~ salary secret arY- treasurer, eieN'H erin
Z months .......,-....''''..'''''''' NV
IS
IS Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~ ;liS
n Balnnce 70 credit Of Texas diYlson W,
is Thls is to certify that ! hay, carolniI
Is examined all the debit ana crtI' 'tciiiH
is the books Of the secretary am tTrasur'
ne of the Texas division. TraV"i"S ii'to a,
rs i've Association Of America, ana na'