Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-03
TRAVEL FOR TRADE.
yrfjnis Division, TraTslleFS Protective
Association.
MEETING.
ANNUAL
THEIR
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..~vuTr. Va. May 2.-(speeial)-
,.,b annual convention Of the Ira
r.-- protective Association OF N'r-
NET ln This city this morning at
.t.. and was called to order oy
..,.I Niec-Presidont Wallerstein'
- ,as oasrcd by Rev. ]. -
.. of Tie First Baptist church.
. chairman MADE short speech. In
D., urscd the delegates to adopt
measures as would build up the
r.,as.on so that there would be
wears timo 1,OoO members, In
..... .f 60. as at present
....r was read from Mr.. r.. +.
chairman OF the Railway Com
of Gc3rr.a Division, urging a per-
..t and earnest effort 20 secure the
.t.r-eab.e mileage ticket over all
....t2 cents per mile, which is
....r nat vitality concerns the entire
-.rre community.
r.rort of the president Mr. r.
NlIf' a'NA NNft+e - t-AAN% Nt+N
..r were read. received, and filed.
.. presidents report says:
r, committing TO you my fifth annual
.s president Of the Virginia Di-
rm very sorry TO have TO say
... D..n so pressed with my own
KEYS. fbat I have not had time TO
his matter much thought, and VIII,
..lre. only make a few recommends
t....
.u..rs our association IS n success. be-
.rv doubt. i am very sorry to
tt.f it has not been as successful
,,.r as 1 had hoped IL would be.
.. 10 tho posts in our state have not
-...r.r... under the present manage
% 3D.. they should have done, and /
.. -f.rolrh.y convinced that II Is from
.. r.. af funds TO make them seli-sus-
..r.. 10 is impossible 10 conduct
i..r.ss OF an association, without
,-.-.r capital 30 carry il on. ana this
.t different posts have not had' ana
cannot prosper without II.
200 was fully demonstrated at the last
....-.I convention that the national
..t.ou had more money than they
..... t9 carry on the work of the assoc
...r d. was decided al this conven-
M ID, raise the initiation fees on new
,.....rs to s.. ] was on the Committee
o.. constitution and Bylaws, who recon-
....4 mat this Initiation fee be charged
,,.v.rt memtcrs from dropping OUT
,..f. MAS. ] believe. q step I'm the rlght
....+rr This committee recommended
d., ,tie Initiation fee should go TO the
.r.rsat posts and state divisions-Sl 10
Co., ,r.t. and 81 10 the State divisions.
,r. g.-aei hard and faithfully 10 get this
,,,...b bgt were voted down by the
.r.-stee from Missouri, who came 10 the
.,,v.r.Io1 sixteen strong They gave 30
-s-,s of the Initiation fee 20 the post. 30
,srts 60 tho state division, and 81 20
o, Indemnity fund Of the National As
,.ati0n. Your committee had the ma
,.-.I rrts.l.lt and national secretary
h.nra thm and both declared that the
national association did not need any
mo.e money, and that this initiation Zee
should go SOD che different posts and state
divisions The committee thought these
tw0 mon were 'u a position 10 know
ta,.lr whether the national association
needed ths money or not, and where ID
should g.. placed. but. in spite OF this,
our recommendation were voted down.
ON THE LOCAL POSTS.
"u ms opinion. tho success Of the ma
t.uH association depends largely on the
success OF the local posts II they are
f,ff-rat1irre. and have the capital 10
vent headquarters and furnish them in
rr1rrr shane 80 VIII do more to tn
crease tt. membership OF the association
than any step That could be taken.
"Yor take post starting with fifteen
or twenty members. receiving from each
member m CENTS and you can very rcadi-
lv ser that this does not give them
money enough 90 do anything with, and
lrt Drru.L fl interest the members
a. the posts. or 90 make them take an
interest u Dr. Post a. OF Richmond. has
lad for the last two or three years an
cr.-I. income. They have always been
af'a to k..D out OF debt. and have a
f.v hundreds dollars IN bank 10 their
CeiL Every member OF the post
feels Chat ha has am interest In that
money and it has caused them 10 take
on interest foo The post that they would
NJ have taken II they had nothing and
wore in a.ht'
Tho president SAYS he hopes that he
w.l le sustained Boz this recommendation,
ana chat the delegates TO the national
convention win De instructed TO work
aH. vote f0r MS much Of the fees charged
br tr association 10 be paid 60 the
local posts ass the national association
can possibly spare
MORE POSTS.
Tho president says ne has felt It
would NOT De wise 10 organize any
more posts m Virginia until eve could
rFe them capital TO work on; and he
hopes tt. delegates 10 the national con-
veuuon 90 T,rre Haute. In June viii do
at 1r tlrr power TO accomplish this end
], tas cannot Doe done. he thinks IL
would be decidedly best not TO have
posts 200 small towns, but try and get
tla tty. Iug-mcn in the State TO join
tte \-gu.a Division I'm some city In
tte State with good. live secretary
% look after the affairs Of the associa-
zion. and pay him a salary that would
justify him iu swing his time 70 the work
Of The association.
s GRAND WORK.
'Tts." says the report, us a grand
work. and j do not see how any
travelling man can afford 70 stay out
tI- of such an organization. IL offers
De cheapest and best accident insurance
H uo world. 10 binds travelling men
together for their own good. and not only
i.r their good. but for the good for those
DO. represent 10 house can afford TO
travel statesmen outside OF this organiza-
uoa DO .s as much o. their interest as
i' tne travelling mans. our firm is to-
Cay travelling six men. and every one OF
ttu Us o. member OF the Travellers Pro-
tc.Fe Association. This Is one Of the
iH, questions we ask them, when they
apply Oh us for situation: Are YOU a
.uoer of the Travellers Protective As
t..auon' III they say they are not we
'rl them they must join for their pro
t.l'n and ours as well II they are
h.. .asH