The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-02
OFFICERS OF POST A.
CHOSEN AT THE ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE SAVANNAH t. p. AS.
MoREHoURSE IS PRESIDENT.
DELEGATES AND ALTERNATEs
FOR THE STATE CONVENTION.

List of the 0nicers Chosen to Serve
the POst-President Max krauss
Retired to Give Some other Mem
Der of the Post aR Opportunity to
Hold the Highest Office-Heads of
the Standing COmmittees-DeIe-
gates and AIternates Who Are to
Represent the POst-Interesting
Address Made by the New .Presi-
dent of the Post.
The annual meeting of Post A of the
Travellers Protective Association was
held yesterday afternoon at the Screven
House. The business transacted was
the election of officers to serve for the
ensuing year and of delegates and al
ternates to represent the post at the
annual meeting of the Georgia Division
that is to be held in Atlanta. The
election of officers resulted in the choice
of the following:
Presidential. w. Morehouse.
First Vice PRESIDENT. P. Solomons.
Second Vice Presidential. Barnett.
Third Vice Presidential. l. Frank
Secretary and Treasurer-Joseph s.
Lovenstein.
Chaplain-Rev. Ed f. Cook.
Attorney-Robert M. Hitch.
Physician-Dr. J. Weichselbaum.
In relinquishing his Office as presi-
dent, Mr.. Max Krauss, who has been
at the head of the post for five years,
expressed the pleasure that he had al
ways found in the cooperation of the
members, and he desired it to be under
stood that his retirement from the
presidency did not mean any cessation
in the efforts he has always made for
the advancement of the interests of the
post. He retired because he felt that
opportunity should be given some other
member to hold the highest office of
the post.
Maj. r. Lee Wylly, president of the
Georgia division, was present for time
during the meeting, but had to leave in
order to catch a train for Waycross,
where he was to attend a meeting of a
post at night Maj. WHY has been
working hard in the interest of the
T.. P. AS, and one of his efforts TO
help along their cause was his nomi-
nation of Mr.. Max Krauss as his own
successor in the position of chairman
of the Railroad Committee, an import
ant place that Mr.. Krauss has filled
with credit to himself and advantage
to the post for many years. Mr.. Krauss
is talked of as chairman of the State
Railroad Committee. The following
were the chairmen elected for the vari-
Gus committees:
Committees
Railroad Committee-Max Krauss,
chairman.
Press-Martin E. Kirschbaum, chair
man.
Legislature-A. L. We'll, chairman.
Hotels-M. H. Rothschild, chairman.
Employment-R. c.. King, chairman.
man; w. e. Vinson, c. Lilienthal, T.
II. Slappy, E. H. Solomons.
The delegates and alternates ap-
| pointed to attend the annual conven-
| ton of the Georgia Division in Atlanta
| during March or April were as fol-
lows:
Delegates-Messrs. D. L. wortsman,
| A. j. Epstein, d. B. Lanier J. P.
Solomons, T. II, Slappy, A. Barnett,
Joseph Lovenstein, Bernard Ehrlich,
| H. /. Frank, Max Krauss, J. Birn-
baum, M. c. Wallace, w. G. Keene,
| F. A. We'll, w. E. Vinson.
Alternates-E. H. Solomons, NJ. e.
Kirschbaum, R. L. Sheffield, j. H.
Stump, A. Ehrlich, A. Levy, Jr.. M.
| Neuberger, NJ. Rothschild, F. Neu-
berger, c. B. Harper, M. NJ. Smith.
H. S. Traub, j. M. Wilcox, C. J.
Herman and c. E. Vinson.
AIR. krauss was named as chairman
| of the committee to take entire charge
| of the arrangements for the trip to At
lanta- He was empowered to- name
whomsoever he might see fit on the
| committee.