The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-19
THE I. P. A. CONVENTION
important Amendments 10 the Constitution
Adopted.
LAST DAYS SESSION AN IMPORTANT ONE
Any Change of Occupation ar Busi
ness Nurt he Rcportcd--Lntnste
Elected President.

important one. The business OF the day
comprised the election of officers, the
selection Of time and place for holding the
next convention and a number OF amend-
rnents to the constitution, or twelve pro-
posed amendments all but three Of minor
interest were rejected
The report Of the committee on constitu-
tiona amendment favored the adoption Of
the following amendments;
ITO make exporters, commission mer-
chants. manufacturers and Wholesale deal
ers eligible to membership. to compel
members to notify the secretary Of acct
dents within ten days OF the accident"
The most important amendment adopted
was one providing that change OF BUSH
ness or occupation shall In Itself work a
forfeiture VI membership unless the Ma
tional secretary IT, notified WI hin ten days
and all claims or ndamndos under the
constitution, hy.iaws On certificates OF
membership shall be forfeited unless said
change of business or occupation IS ~
and with the consent of thp National board
CT directors hrsl had and Obtained"
The following amendment was also
adj pied In Hen OF one Of the sections ot
the orders constitution. The president.
Nite pltslneUl. NnHl1lnNn OF commuters,
chaplain and three directors shall be elect
cd annually at the meeting OF the assn
cation, the said directors to h III office
tor TWO years and the secretary and treas
urer shall be elected fLr Two years, all
said persons to hold their offices until
their successors are elected ana qualified,
Three members OF the beard shall cue
stitute quorum for the transaction u(
business at any regular or special meeting
q the hoard q dlrCc ors,"
Lucien V. Lataste OF Alabama was elect
cd president OF the Travellers Protective
Association On the nrst ballot; w K
Johnson al Knoxville vice president with
out opposition and Mr.. l.. T. Lnblume Of
ST. Louis was reelected secretary FOR the
sixth consecutive lime, All the atanding
committees were reelected.
T,night the delegatts took mo might
ride up the river Tomorrow an oXcnrsi
trip VIII h. taken to Lexington
Adjourned until o'clock Friday night.
Following to the report OF the chairman
at the National Press committee which
was submitted to 49, convention
Mr. President an. .dcmpnr5 oil lhc TRAY
olers Protective Association of America;
have tho honor to herewith peescnt you
my report as chairman OF your press COM
mittee for the year ending June /. 1880.
10 affords me mucn qualification TO he
able to state that the newspapers OF Amer
lea have been universally kind TO as AMI
have responded promptly to all Of our
requests. often to tho dotrlmcni OF their
respective bank accounts During my ad-
mins,ration your press Representative has
al all times been treated With the utmost
ccurtesv and confederation
During the time | have held this otncc
In our association the newspapers OF the
country have published an enormous
amount OF news matter of cSclusiee In.
terest TO us, Knowing the inside workings
or newspapor office as | do, ! often
marvel at their libcrllity toward the Tray
elers Protective Association, and on not
a few occasions | am painfully reminded
how little this dndnos, Is appreciated py
sc me OF our memhtrs. our association re-
oeives more iavnrs at the hands OF the
press OF this couulrv than any other or
gauization I'm America or anywhere else,
and II there Is any body of men In this
broad land OF Uncle SANS THAI ouEnt 10
appreciate and support, morally. politically
aud financially. the American newspapers.
u is hat body cJmroFed of ourselves
These papers spsnd thouzands OF dollars
and donate whole acres Of space to aid Us
IN the upbulldnp OF our association aud
for the general welfare OF the travelling
man
When ! received notice last yenr of the
honor YOU had Maid me | determined 10
make report to this convention fully
too. II ! had been able TO secure what WAS
necessary You may be inclined to Laugh
at this statement bur when | tell vou
that during the year In Toxas alone nearly
300 yards Of Travellers Protective Assocln,
ton matter was published in the four lend
Ing newspapers, you can readily zee thai
! was not visionary in my determination
The fact is II would have been almost halt
as long again | ran rot inform You the
exact number e columns OF matter deNotea
TO us and our cause, but low estimate
taken from the data az hand places Il at
1890
BY your permisaon viii retire from
the ofhce at the end o; my present term,
but before doing so want 70 offer fow
suggestions for your confederation which
| deem IMPORTANT
maintain that the chairman Of the Ma
tlonal press committee holds one OF the
most important offices in The gift OF the
association, one through which much good
car be ACCOMPLISHED and which ought to
receive much consideration
The press chairman shouli hc the official
mSuthpiece Of the association and reports
and addresses by the officers and commit
tee chairman intended for publication
should 20 to his hands for distribution
such matter is often sent to local papers
and the News Letter exclusively when other
papers equally Interested are compelled
10 use u second hand IL at ALL 1 submit
that this Is not fair treatment
The National nress chairman should
have general editorial supervision Of "a,
ofhcial organ Of the associations ne shonia
furnish all important news OF the assoeia-
ton To those newspapers which conduct
departments devoted TO the travelling men,
provided that he shall receive gratuitousIy
and regularly copies OF those papers desir-
ms such information, ! believe that the
National association should insist on stat.
press chAirmen reporting TO the National
Chairman at least once each month. send
ins to him COPIES Of all articles that might
REQUIRE his official attention
! an In hearty sympathy with the News
Lattw vet believe II could and should
be made more attractive in its editorial
make'ie DO not understand that / am IA
any way crltlcising the management OF
Bro. La beaune, He has done wonderfully
well for man having such a multitude
OF duties 70 perform ! sincerely believe.
however, that the paper would become
more popular with the membership az large
were more care shows In tho selection OF
Us news matter and moro spice injected
into Us editorials. ] don't believe 1t
should have botha pay list and a free list:
y should be entirely free or all should
De required to pay, Tho price asked Is so
small ana the held OF It's usefulness Is SO