The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-01
RANEL Frs
Ns PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION
AMERICA
or AMERICA.

llSbufBeutnt5 10 NhtioHti he"'s""' "
s4liOSg, percentages paid various posts
and refunds. s3s2.75; expense account,
s500.56.) -,
lows:
TOTAL receipts October 25. 1897. TO
April 10. 1897 49,. ...'..''*o'SSi ~
Disbursements .......''. o'p|' ~
r,oab balance ...... 1886 90
A certificate OF the National Exchange
bank OF Dallas Ia presented as n part oil
the report
There Ii due the division $3.50, and the
value OF postage stamps, stationery, etc.
on hand is s5375, which makes the cash
assets practically s2S9Gi
without wishing to discuss the MEMBER
ship question further, VIII suggest lhat
omitted in my statement to mention that
up to noon Of Wednesday Of this week thete
were ten applications between here and st
Louis, with every possibility Of all being
accepted. so that It Is reasonably iair ior
me to give the membership wednesday
| noon as 1860 members, Instead OF looo, as
already reported
| AS TO tho income that tho local posts
| have received, would say that they maze
| been paid by the state secretary the sum
| of s7g2 60. which includes post deducts up
P, to October q, 1897 They have deducted at
| tho time remittances have been made the
sum of SEQ g2 since October 20, 1897. THIS
| amount plus $7l.bs shows the nssets OF
the local posts for the year to have been
the tidy sum OF 1904 90 This last Item Is
| virtually 10 their credit In the bank mas
much as the state fund balance OF cash on
hand does not include it. IT Is surely a
| comfortable amount for operating eN-
pensea, and rs viii be noted by local post
secretarics' reports is more than sufficient
This because as will be noted, they have
all done great work for the division IN so
clal charity and increase OF membership.
In addition to fixed operating expenditures.
and all report gratifying balances on hand
Tho meetings of your board Of directors
have been well ATTENDED and all matters
have been discussed tremendously and
such actions have been taken as in my
judgment were prompted by earnest desires
10 50 act Us would rebound to the best in
tcrcSta and welfare of the organization.
There has been n landabc DISPOSE tionNn in
cur no liabilities that would jeopardize the
financial standing of the division, but
rather that such expenditures should be In
keeping with our resources. For such de-
libcrailons and actions which have mecca
sarlly been made at considerable loss OF
time and expense in going TO board meet
| ings | believe that you Will all render 10
the board tho expressions OF gratitude due
them.
Your secretary desires 10 Impress OF
,bn n,,,,. a., ,,',,toh iar',, ,,or,",,,,, u,
80 cr"',,',.,,, n,l.,'',,,, 80, ,.'. ' 80,
l,.' oro ,,ao ,,, ~. 80 ,'ol ''', i ~
I,,,,.,i,' It,,,,,', 'p' ,,Vi t,u,
and iiliug OF Indemnity claims We hay,
found Tho National headquarters 40 in
varahly prompt hat without exception al
paprra We have sent them OF any nature
have been attended TO by return mali
made ont Now orntinns, ynr rron,
buslpcss gtnndroiui are the ror,ra,ont,,t,,.
busincsa man OF thts countrv n ,n,, s,t
a keg Of aails mini of tnL mr. nnv al,
thing, yuu maize out an oraer Tor yonr firm
In which Won piys every drtni of m.
Transaction In connection with tho donl
AFRO we IN the habit of thlrpinn Nat on
Travellers Protective Association miners
(which ARC practically orders ON tho ne
soclauon) do not REQUIRE hc same ~
tontion as ia details tlaf II is sccon,
nature for Ms 10 give our mcrcouttl,
transactions | know van will catpb nm +,
the drift az those augFestione ana M
give your next spcrstnrv an nnnortunjt
of telling YOU tho truth II he should max,
tho assertion that / do TO the OBJECT IN,
correctly made ou, applications for mem
horship are goncrnlly. but hardly ALWAYS
made out and thnt "A claim for iudonnit,
properly made out and witnessed " nm rx
ception to the rule This can all bn rem,
cdiod and very easily. II we win only an
prcciato that all questions are more read
lily answered correctly than otherwise. an,
that you help every officer of tho associa
ton whom you give Information 10 then
which they must have before they "a,
properly carry out tho will aud intent o
our order as shown in the bylaws an,
constitution,
Please notice that with execution of ne,
ccntase due pests since April I, 1898, th,
the division has no unpaid obligation
ruay be remarked thar our cash balanc
or hand Is not as great as II was yea
ago wc claim our financial condition
better than then, simply becsusn we hay
SO small liability as compared with tn
last report. TO illustrate, The cash q
hand was at that time S2Te.5i. bnl in forty
five days from the date the rcnort was ron
:, dercd the each book phows that tber, IVA
deficiency OF sog,6l The division mad No
issued copies of State constitution ond nv
!, laws for two years past. WI AFRO rlad how
;. ever to be able 20 promise every membe
:. a copy OF the same. nna TINT II VIM ho :,
!, to date Including amendments Thai may !,
~ adopted at this convention. These WI, I,
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