The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-07

Texas, April cit was 1855
hing before the Travellers Pro-
kssocistion convention was called
by President Lasker, and Mr.
Jameson introduced Mayor Nc
welcomed the delegates to the
brief, neat and very appropriate
mt Lasker responded to the adj
welcome in equally as neat a
klegstes were then led in prayer
Chaplain Homer 7. Wilson. The
bointed Mr.. E. r. Holland as SER
arms and requested that all ex-
take seats on the rostrum.
blowing committees were an
10y the chair:
es.-C. S. Il. Holland, ]. G. Booth.
BIZ. Frank Arnold, Charles Sanger
d Everett.
Institution and By-laws.--o. p.
B. Marchbank, Joe Lee jane
Hoover, r. l.. Frye and A. Din-
|edentials.-G. D. Bennett, Ad
]. Labatt, Ed Stedman, j. B..
bid ]. G. Frye.
solutions. Howard w. Peak, d.
AUX, C. V. Holland, +. d. Whit
Nv. D. Belts.
Is was taken for thirty minutes
THAT the above committees might
make their reports to the Goa
feconvening after recess the COM
In rules reported, recommending
b of business to be as follows:
sessions shall be from $3.50 to /
4 afternoon session shall begin at
'bck. The committee also recon-
4 that no delegate be allowed TO
|pre than twice on any one sub
Ea time limit of Ave minutes shall
Zee. The committee also recon-
That no resolution or motion, un-
<lsred important by the chair,
4 entertained until the same has
Rented TO the secretary in writing.
der Of business was recommended
Us: Appointment OF sergeant az
$ading of presidents report; read
becretary and treasurer's report;
chairman OF board OF directors:
BIZ OF delegates to the National
bn; reports of standing commit
PORTS of special committees; re-
4 post presidents and secretaries;
[cstions; amendments to the con-
and bylaws. both National and
&lection of officers; election Of
to the National convention: un-
4 business; new business; report
jttee on resolutions; adjournment.
<edenbals committee reported on
oates present. after which Presi-
eker read his annual report as
F. McNulty moved that the re-
Received and referred to the COM
IN resolutions, to report on the
ndations contained therein.
Try Ludlow made his annual re-
ich was very full and compre-
=pne. The meetings OF the State
during the year were three in
5and all Of them were well at
A He gave report of the business
fhese meetings, among which was
Esement OF the auxiliary to the
zion. the Benevolent League of
%rsvelers, and the declination to
Re in the discussion OF the effects
on commerce. The indemnities
fing the year numbered fifty-two
Rlnted to S3990.45. All claims have
promptly after the proper papels
filed, but he gave seve al in
pr what the officials have to con-
b in getting the papers properly
and placed on record. In this
Pr he said: From May /, 1893,
20, 1900, less than eleven months,
bs were paid, which amounted to
and during the period men
tut thirty five claims were re-
His financial statement showed
Of s12,740.s5 and disbursements
o.44, leaving a balance on hand
10, of which members received
indemnities S4900.75. During the
ee new posts have been organized
redo, Orange and Temple. lns
{nip contest has resulted in the
OF 271 new members, giving a
fmbership Of 1903, as compared
April .. 1893; 275 members have
&pped, but 467 new ones have been
In the two years and six months
pad oeon secretary and treasurer
"a been a net increase in the
fhip OF $50.
kilograms were received from
regretting their inability 70 at
wishing the meeting all pos
}cess.
Frank Arnold, chairman of tie
oireetors. made his annual report,
briefly the work of the directory
ne past year,
flowing resolutions were adopted
s. This meeting OF the executive