The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-15
PRESIDENT LAsKER's REPORT.


Rend Before the n. T.. 4. Convention
Mt Austin.
To the Members OF the Texas Division, Tray
eers Protective Association of America;
Another year has passed into history. and
the Texas division is about TO cutter upon the
eleventh year of its existence and usefulness
on April Is of last year you honored me by
cleoting me president of this division. and
assumed The duties of my office on May l,
Thanks TO the energetic, careful and eco
nomical management of affairs during the sd-
ministration OF my predecessors. everything
was n splendid shape. and there was not the
uphill work for me which has characterHed
the administration OF some OF the men who
have handled the Affairs OF the Texas division
in the past with so much success
MEMBERSHIP.
The secretary's records show that on April
], 1899, the division had a membership in
good standing of i21ti on April 1. 1900 of 1903,
an Increase Of 1872. This increase would have
been greater II we had not lost quite a num-
Der by iapses, which, nine times out OF ten
are but the consequence of negligence on the
part of the member. We have also lost some
members who were following occupations too
hazardous for us TO insure, by refunding
them the unearIled part Of their dues and,
lastly. death has claimed from our ranks a
larger number than usual and among them
some of the Oldest and strongest members
which the Texas division has had. However
notwithstanding our losses. have advanced
slowly but surely, and, as stated before, we
enter the ensuing year with net increase
of 1872.
ASSHio'
The report OF the secretary to the State
cory.ntion q, vto,orio .h,,,as 49,, sal
a"'"s" ''9" W.
an aso, on nsna OF Sn.So' other assets sfS.
Iotai, N4b.S6. This year. up to April !, we
saoe ro.ai s sa,o ~ q sfoV,,, otner assets,
s20i,0s. "
BOARD on pIRECToPS
This Is good showing. considering that
every lest expense has been met IN liberal
manner, and the credit for II Is due to your
beard of directors, who have handled your
nffa,,s ma saoio,,sl,, ,,,rd.a 49, ,r,ou.o. +.
tho expense az their own oaiie often 'ses a.
nurips H. tneat go, 49, hn, ~ -, -.
,,a'thss are, pas' yua we hea iour meet
saSand ~ San sn.onSn So,a, Ausas, - tns
M Fort wartb fenrar, On d :; uie tai,e IA
Austin Anil SiviSsS -, anu lhe lase az
he STATE TN nttonSsrcn , seSt'v ms. OF
thar sver hatore ma re a soou, pel ~.
constitution adopted at vetorio eiyn 20 I All
ex- STATE presidents vo,cs 80 a. s,.i ~ a., g.,
dirertors n,eetns b '1 hes, anu yot s ~ lns
has man Si,sarens, asoa notnu soou run anu
ehserinv nresencc and Ssien s,Sen US w w
ana tried rnen,hers "'se eVu"sei oi olu
The article ~ The cons,t,,,,o,, .,.,a,,,o
far tba removal ~ dirent . proVlu1us
attended three eonsesutsye meo,,n nase ~.
never been enforced thanyh nnri,nssb mas as
sorne caaSa wand n,uusn apnlleanle "a
You repsal this Srts llespessiy suggest tnat
arc inBnitel, worsa so. az az osaI ie.'er Jaws
organization than no laws at ali v any
am personally under considerable obi
courteous and kind trsa, y, u,,eotofs Tor their
state without reservation that every o one ~
these meetings has been source of genuine
pAs1, ,..r - NV, -
SAtIoNAi' CONVENTION, isss-
AZ the National convention in LouIsviil,
last year this division was represented hy