The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-01
r. p. a CONVENTION.


<srsr Thoughts Anent the state and
National weettnxa-
Agat- We aro or tas svs u orr Stats
end National ,snreatiouz. AIS feeI my
fe's iaspir=i 10 ,idrsss lev ruersa
te gg- n1n-a,te-a.as members Ea-a
ss7oa - g>s hnl % cur National eoevsa-
tfi- gear ag5 ID louisville Ky. aaa
l1aFas 7r7ga5 me- and saw the noble Uasd
- breshs-s VITO year la ard year 11
20 DOW g their pockets 80 attend these
meetiass who give * their time AMI
I4b0- without thoaghr % cant o.
rsn1usratlaa, ssit 1-7l4 20 - aa hnu7
BE member Of sues zr1r5 asa n7bls
eTEantza-ian. bad e. arosAars Gaow-
ing no Nsryh, 10 s5sth. no East. ~ Wet
bot io.acd tgzsthsr Tor ths purpose ~
da.as E9ot 70 taeir feGtaT. mar. ask
rysslt hnw eau any rsasarah}e. ss@siale
rlsht-ihlakiay NAB refuse to Biass bis
nana With chs srla4 GALAXY.
You who are n5- msnHsrs kzow ast
what you miss. sad yog wha sre rsu-aers
51s never astsud gaur posL mseliags.
what ear say ter yan You say goa ara
s5rasirlzs rspusea or asking a travelling
pay cur claims Tbs praplsitoa de-
nonnee false 1 ch4IleoEa any ran in ths
United States, ana viii place to his
credit 500 II the N4uanN Exchange bank
Of Dallas 20 prove h4t sizEte ei4fur
property made 9gz and iusr has aysv bees
turned down by our National board 81
directors. What ooiect would they have.
T1ey are not sal1rfsd. They 30 not re-.
ceiya percentage o. what they sau. itks
ftf M Ill 1fl-..
pro rata clause In their policies We
par in fill.
Now. you scuHer. a xord With VOC
Ycu say we DO not pay cur Just claims.
How do you know this II Il an old say
Ing that there are black sheer ts All
nqcks and am f1rcihly reminded u tats
IN our own ranks sometimes hear a
member say II doa't like ghls. and /
don't like that" ana always notfes .ha.
Il Is sIid outside OF cur meetinv rse-ns I.
Now, ! want to siv!ss such members 4,
sttezd meetings littie more regularly
and assist yourselves On tie fogr AZ
your order Tna have Just as much rtza.
70 DO this as Ers one else zud furthsr-
more i Is yovr duty. Do you think Il
Just TO leave TO a few members all The
labor and then critleise tham Cor dotr-
fheir test2 shame on sou. Look on ths
work dose bg a few of cur inenbsrs Ia
tho last few u.caths toward YnereasInr
oar membership: Laskar, Bennett. Bosth
LUDLOW Peak. Miehaux and the Hollands
rifn crslir OF III members. Do vot
think for a uoment that these men thinl
that our order IS rot a good one? Yol
say you Do not ike the work OF some al
our memoers. Why don't You come ami
do some OF L yourselves then?
lew Of the things ! don't like. ,
scooter. who newer attends a meeting hnt
kr0ws 4 ALL one who tells Others VIVA
20 %, but never wants 10 do Il himself
one who : always willing 70 take a par
81 the credit, but roce OF the blame: on.
who wants Others 10 DO all Of the work
self "'"'
Now, bays. stop This kicking and 20 /,
vcrk 70 increase your association. an,
you hnt man who SAYS We do no
pay orr claims, ask him n he Is iooklni
FOR speculation. II 50. We are MT look
Ing for aim. hopa 70 see the day whel
our crganlEaticu will be iu pos ton L
give every member a regular life poIic
at artu1l cost, ard mark my prediction
the day Will come when We will be all
e Issue sfeo 300 ard $500 policies reguIa
fs Our erder IS growing ana growin
nst Mr. "a Taste said at our last con
ss ~, q vsnied 70 60 70 New Orle5a
rsst l5,ea0 members. II am not mis-
Iektn We VIII 20 with ever iS.Aa0 J
Ills rot az increase 10 be proud OF Ncw
upgs. ~ many OF you as possibly ca
II Ana - 70 The New Orleaus convention
~rts ana his S41 fieuteuaets win b. /
<t.Fs2ce: ard you who were az K,ouisviil
49,: Ett this means. How about i
~ tar about q, Lpa,su ard ho'
$500 Y ~ q ypi ts1ssstes7 Mrs d. az
4 4, y Epad Tine slth sae tsIl