The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-07
, thought, 1t best tina, decline the in

ms opportunity TO tender my Trunks 10
an the officers. as well MS 10 al mem.
pers, Ter faithful cooperation
lNlptMNlrIfS AND BENEFITS.
During the eleven months included IN
'he present year the date OF the sccre.
larry aud treasurer's report having hecn
y",a .'as at the last convention to May
..s' v,'u 81 Juno as formerly, claims
nhNg heen paid ncgrcgatinls So. ~. b, IN.
Ciuu,nI three death losses. the total he
,lh made NJ as follows.
i'yHlh loss Ralph Kahn OF Ala
pI lY,.h, loss {. +. q. Meyer of WV w
psaih los H. i. kaihc OF iii, 90" "
"''S ''''''' .''.'..,.....,............ 5.o0l o.
Cllims ioi accidental injury ..,...,. js,sd. q
Total ,............... ...............ss,.,, s y
The Average membership in so cod ,and.
~ --uM,HiE tlv eicNen months mas been
OF lniemunies paid. viz. Sl,.7sa.ai GIVES
= result of s5ii per capita. and rs there
mas been a collection Of $500 rcr capita
on me average membership for Indemnity
tNui anu an additional s.6'r.01 for that
inni rcSutlhs from tn" proportion OF
~, ~ -"nhet'hin entrance Ice un -fl new ap-
prr capita. making the total Sf2i showing
that We hnNc COLLECTED y. ccmts nor cApiia
more than required to urN inlcmnitios
ram - ~ tii|iA lnflfOAthlfifi NNIl INST
year. when only $500 was collected and
stol was actually pad uut for indonu ties
IN my annual report Tor last wear | AS
Hurod our mcmhers That our rlans were
>ilr htt That We could safety u@suIn,
mat We cuuii incct all oGr indemnity
aui death claims " tn the tuul collected
Tor that PURPOSE of SN.V0 lcr memher
per annuni. and con-raiiuli tv our ni'm-
he'ship ina, my assurances and rrodi'-
tons were curr'ct ~ oar average Pay
mcnt $,il. shows that We are ~ cvuts
II stH4 MON
- rrnis per capita collected from mrm'
hcrslip irtN.
W. have At rreson, two death claims
on uln ncalrst the association. ouc for
Mississippi iot $ionn,i W. were suol "a
THIS ola'm anl q Judgment IN our favor
MAS fruiorrd Law the Circuit, cour; uf
Missouri. hut tho claimants have hlci
auuihrr suit I'm tho United state. circuit
court. pur attorney ir"ls Very tnnndt NJ
That Judgment can not hc obtained arhip
OF t.. j. la.rhol2 oi Texas. which has
boon sued ulOn hut rs h'r" has alr'HdN
hocn a CONVECTION for murder of me rhi ~
Who srw him. and as our loli'N 'Sr.-
cinlly excerpts murder or in'cuiiunH ln-
mry. our attorney feels confident that
the clnini against the association VIII not
lr alludgoa.
FINANCIAL. CONDITION
We show this year an improved bank
balance over last vcnr. our nal,n'" hoinG
ST. qs9 ST. as compared with SlSSt0i3. The
indemnity fund this Ncsr has hcen aug
m,ul # 10y ,hr sum OF $iN'r transferred
II M the Npcns' fund. which Is Also an
uvid. ncu of onr ability - save 81, "rnuu-
nixiug ON our expense fpnd aul lppiylus
the money to tn" rchef rf orr disl' s."i
members III" Indemnity rln.s oi the
association arr kun, ain lui,y distinct
md separate, They mr." hfll iuNplhhle ant
cat not be used for aAN 9th ~ pr pr"''.
hgi any surplus in th' "NU"nSH loiii can
prnr,rlv and consis; ntiy ht transferred
d. L.
iionnl board IF directors VI must hr
rcui. inferred tia, uur objection of du,s
are nnw almost enutolN srmi-.munAi an1
TINT after JulN !, 1886 uur bank Tai
auce w,n incrc's, 80 urpnnhly SGn.npl OF
s 1prH cur funds al" all deposited In
the american ENrh1uS" hnnh Of II
.olis, regarded hy your board 81 diroctofa
AS one Of ih" safest aud most cous'rva-
tive and reliable hanks IN The country.
aud we r.oeiNe Interest on our daily bal
arccs. which We IND To be better. saf"r
and NOR profitable, than lcliing "a POI
tinn Of the money out ON slnfrd TIM. rs
1t enables us 10 havo the oniIr funds
If the association snhieet 20 cali nj any
'''''''' EXPENSE ACCOUNT
our expense account t!tls Year has hcen
as follows;
salary of president and secretary s2.7ao "a
ticnorh expenses tcrrrgni iifnlsl.' 49, .+
l'ni .....,..... .-....... --..'-'.'..'' -. ",
expense ............., l.'4o 80
Total .........,. ................. ~. 81
~, ,xpensc ......... IN, ST
This shows that Tho mr. eaplla OF -
mons. ~ tho eleven months of oir IS
,aI >rar. lmsed an the avcraTo nonin' T.
.nin oi 'l.@1, Is sl;ns, which last year
W.T. H., 5,.aini charged to orepnialug *
ri-rse is rroat,v rciuceI TINS Nrht ~
ir,.ro i.aNt hocn morl' importri oNp' ~
itfr,.s th4n usual in out commit zee N"Ih,
In mus, bc remembered ,hAt IN" 'o'Hi
H. ii5N, i, oily for eleven momlhs ana
a. ro,.tpiff..i isr tho ndditm7M i"enih Nc
amount Nnlll have cNr.e4"I ne '''"
M, l.st s,ai because Of ne lNri,i.'l
svorarr membership. which WE H'nt ne
l,..n inrl. ns compared with uNc HN.i.s'
i1si var 1r $3.50 hut the mr. cArN" Is
nc ,rio trst OF economy a:A gre ~ ne
ey,enso account and IS cents pr NON
l,r lover thnn last y4ar II ~ - ne
y. ru, my ID Ma. w. ,r' CO. ,i"'r' ~
consutu3cn 8. PER hn''l Xxx ' r3r sspi,a
:, q .,,n.,,r of sfNn has boon made IRON
10 cxrenso fund to the indemnty i"n''
olR YEARS WORK.
holioy. ina, our ass citation has now
assumed such a place IN the esteem OF
rho rtibllc that orr future is wen nssHr'H' |
, i.ov. the details OF the work for the
,,euer, Of our mcmbcrs ana OF '""'hi''-
ciul interests. 10 the chalrnon Of The Ma
,ional committee who win cnlishi"n you
Ia, ohle reports | attended. IN oompli- |
,1,s With resolution at the last cphN'n- |
,fau M. commercial mons congress ~ |
,tinntu NoNomi~i -. lN'" ana haNr 10
,.,.nrt INIT n vas undoubtedly thc lnrr
80 n.senlhllgc Il rommorhu itAYelfrs |
,...r ituihor.d tostfhCf ip the insi"rf oil |
49,. ,vnild AMI ihat tho acis OF ihe con- |
,.,,,ss hronehi about II condition OF hinlty |
Ia f.rlinc and mutual r"sprei ana os- |
..'.',, 'mong the officers Of the various |
.',,'r,,"ra.al travellers ORGANIZATIONS NAT |
III uroyr 81 iucalcuiahie bcnciii Ia oui !
nrmbcts and 10 all who are engaged IN |
NM .Sd 't,rriea during the year, when, |
over Mad tho opportunily 10 UNFOLD |
he dignity of The position WIN ~hicli |
,,.',, nave honorcd me, and 20 MAINTAIN |
, "',r,,,,rrrial travellers IN the nigh esteem |
,n whirh they are Justly he'd
orr GOOD FORTUNE.
am pleased to say that. not~lths'and'
inc tho groa, calamity which IN the last
I'D. a,vs came upon us. In no city In |
WHEN our Rational hcndpnari rs IRE To-
r,,nd through the mercy of God none |
20 o,ir members nave lost their Ives. |
savnrnl were injured, hut not scr'rnsly. |
,i,hoiirh one OF our members lost his |
VIE. ann CULTURE