The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-17
Report of the Sserstarr.rreasursr.


an aceoun, OF my stewardship and 1t i
with pleasure that ! submit to you tn. fol.
lowing as my second annual report:
To you at your last convention in Dal.
las, reported that the bills receivable
I belonging to the old relief fund. aInonntins
TO s292. %. had been turned into the treas
\ ury by Mr.. V. W. Jones, according 70
your instructions 10 him at your conyen-
| tion in 1885. al Fort Worth. Texas These
bills receivable are still In my hands iatac,
| ans during the past year. II having become
! apparent that none o, them would ever be
| paid, the board Of directors Instructed me
10 pass them 10 profit and loss account and
file them for DO further action.
note due the Texas division was during
| the past year returned 20 ne by our at
} torney Hon John l. Peeler OF Austin.
with the advice that It could no, be col
lec,ei, aud the board o. directors acting
upon this statement OF the attorney. to-
structed me 10 pass this also 10 proat and
| loss and hle Tor 10 further acton
/ At d meeting o, the board o, directors
Of tho division. October 81, 1895, IT was
decided to offer six months renewal to
any member Of this division who secured
five neN members by the Sist day OF De-
ccmber lSa6 There we're but two who
obtained The requisite number within the
specified time. namely: &. l.. Sanger.
Waco Texas. and All Dleckmsnn. san
tHt+A1t4-Nf l'a1S- a s4l4sl1E OaiET NAt E.hls
about the same time By the National board
OF directors however. e1smpting from the
provisions Of the offer the State presidents
and secretaries 1t was also made necessary
for each member who obtained the re.
CURED number 10 report the names 20 the
National secretary before he could be al
lowed bis renewal Therefore 1 would
suggest 10 those who have secured sufh-
Gent number q names according to the
oTTr 10 az once report these names to
$s- o1al Secretary Louis T La Beaum
u sitts ne much pleasure 20 report the
raf'i Increase In popularity OF our acct
4ett 'r;lrance feature In my judgment,
itefe is 20 safer or more satisfactory ac-
ciielt Insurance TO be obtained than chat
offered hy our association The National
association has thrown around this great
Junction Of our organization every safe
guard. and al tho same time have elimi-
mated every red ape feature that nigh,
harass the applicant and do no good 81
Itself During the past year our National
secretary has devoted much time to the
Nu1f ~ accident Insurance IN Its scien-
'lbc ana economic relations and as re-
thlt ou! ASSOCIATION hss constantly i'm
proved ifs methods and r ISlay be per-
iulitrl ihe use - the phrase il is strict
iy -uv-to- late An1 o. This connection
would 1h.crre that many Of the annoying
4riryS that have occurred 10 the payment
~ inde1.1i'iss Tlgh; - onviate,a Ay tho
applicant tinsef who sAould make Up his
i21ff1 carefully. ~ obedience 10
PLAINLY written Instructions have
o1e iHstaace IN mind OF one
oar best uember7 who sen, his
papers to nc from great distance. SAY
YAK n@ needed BIS money AT once and urged
me '1 hurry f7rearf Us faym.G while AZ
a' sane me be failed 20 have ne physi- |
iane certificate sworn 20 and also fai,-J |
90 rsa h..1 ~.