The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05

TT. Wayne qna) Gazeite:Another effort
is soon 10 be made TO reorsanizc
the post that formerly ficurished
at Evansville. X iS strange that
the second city tn the State in point OF
population should - perslsteDtiy remain
WitAout the Ifat eler's Protective assoc.A-
tlon fOla, especially IS TINS true When
there are ~ many persons .il mat city whg
are a" 4se ct lh- many goou points IN tns
association. IL !s certainly an appropriate
season 70 "hope~eA tor the successful
reorganization contemplated.
Rpst Is. Culrasg, tAlrd annual banquet
was grand affair. More than - MEM
beers ana invited guests sat down TO the
l. bias at the Auditorium banquet h2li On
saturday the -sth instant National
chairman Of the railroad committee, Nc.l
McCGuN, acted as pu@stmastef. while
Natc4 al President Lee and National So
Rotary ana Treasurer La Brkume l-nt
Nleir presence on this occasion. National
FTEiQtnt Lee gave an interesting history
81 tn association ai.t after briefly sketch
~ the early efforts OF travelling men to
t.Sm an organization. eliminating At
43tifeF IN !e.l Ii organizing the iraNelc.s'
tiuued:
The accident Insurance feature was
established az that time as a part OF tho
benefits and the QfsgnlZati0u has rapidly
grown " numbers stra 1Gth. and IN the
esteem Of the pau!ic IL IS today the only
National ccf'-rt-eil4 organization 20
thoroughly ORGANIZED ana planned II can
WITHIN 81 few tcI!rs. secure The co-Qpcra-
ton e its wemb-rshlp In tniriy-two
states ana 10 elites. backed hy other
comments, organizations in promoting
work fQr The general benefit.
We have toaay .n good standing I2.oQe
members organized into tnirty-tWO
State divisions and JOS local or municipal
trtGls4astIc and loyal. and look uuon
our present strength as the nucleus around
which we'll ev'at -l.y form the granicst
commercial as-oe'at.0n u tho world
"Dur employment Department, has Sc
CURED some rsitlCns for members. Our
hotel denartmsui las done excellent work.
oar rs.lrua :, aer Artmeut under the chair
manship y be- popular eE-president Of
your post now doing cffe tive work
the National Press committee IS active
AMI loyal ~ Us work. and the National
chairman of olr legislative committee has
arranged 81 introduce IN congress and
promote serer7l important measures. our
lnr in tne cry OF Mexico and the adding
ri secretary 0f commerce TO the pre 81
4'nis cabinet ara now drafted aud ain
/ b. introduced in f3w days and bills
VIII bo Introduced IN each state legis.
laturs IN States where mileage books are
not sold al cents per mile 8s rapidly as
tho various legislatures meet 70 compel
{ a." issuance 70 mileage tickets at cents
/ III the future can he Judged Nv tho past
/ 7 predict the Travellers Protective Asso.
B citation - America will ~ on increasing
7 in rreWhf rstin ard benefits and iuf'ronce.
I believe IFS founders builied better nan
! tlth Knew me HSNHfl1tiDH mas HcNlffef.
( more f7~ Pee practical commercial tray
4 slr- IA tha r7peal and abolition NJ the oc-
cNf.f,7r tex the reiesunncr % mileage
books and the Introduction Of inter
7 81 ngaail0 hagcarc allowance. the re-
. lrct'0n of excess Nergage charges. and
/ ffe imrroveu1ent Of hotel service 'fan has
hc'r dne by I'll other commercial or
/ gp r'gaii1us combined
POS, A. Indiana division l-,sto1 AZ
Fort Warre held its initirl smoker on
Z tho 's'h instant and ii nrnyei most on
! irEAhlA md well attanAad nffair.