The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-09
Annual Convention of Travellers
Begins Here.
Reports Show Various Posts In Good
Condition Throughout
the State.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS TODAY

The arnusl state convention Of the
Travellers Protect We association began
here this morning at Elks hall on
North Fourth street with large at
tendance. There are but few out OF
tom delegates hut the city is well rep
resented.
The meeting WAS called TO order
this morning nj O'Clock by President
II. EnPlohard. OF Louisville, and
Secretsry Louis Kolb then read his re.
port The report shows a neat bal
ance financially and the association
has made good progress during the
past year The committee has sue
ceefod in securing INTERCHANGEABLE
mileage On rs roads, the only road
holding out being the Southern aud
tho officials Of II promise to accede
within few weeks. The report
showed 90 new members added during
the past year.
Following the reading Of the report
the routine business was taken mp.
The following are the delegates from
Post ID. Louisville; d. V. Talcott,
Nelson Gray, Frank BROKER, Carl
Fenck, James Short, Fred Napper, V.
Englchard and Scott Moore. From
Post A, Paducah: Andy Bauer, Harry
Lukens. Adolph We'll, Jerry Porter,
Charles spillman. Albert Uilman,
Henry Peter, George Powell, A. X.
Grouse, LIS. Tibbels. Bryan johnson,
L. Lackey. W. II. Bradley, 81 Bryant.
Clay Beal, George Dains, Louis Rieke,
Jr.. Victor Van Re Male, FINS Lack
A caucus was held this morning and
the following was adopted.
WHEREAS, the members Of Post A.
T. p. A. Of Paducah having the best
interest OF our state organization at
heart, out Of a desire to give Louis
willie Post greater opportunity to in.
crease their membership Post A now
proposes to 50 change the constitution
that IL may read; That the headqusr-
tiers Of the state alternate every two
years between Louisville and Paducah.
Paducsh holding IL the coming year
And the constitution printed to read
That instead Of requiring az now a
three-fourths majority OF delegates to
change It that the constitution shall
80 be changed that IL cannot be chang
ed without a unanimous vote of all
delegates present. This tender we
make believing il will be TO best in
terest OF the whole association.
Tonight there will be dutch lunch
I. served at Hotel Lagomarsino, begin.
ming at o O'Clock and 1T will equal
any banquet ever given in Paducah.
Following the routine work the cleo
tion of officers was held and resulted
in the election of the following: ID.
o. Tslcott, Louisville, president; ].
II. Bradley, Psducsh, first vice presi.
dent; V. II. Inglehard, Louisville. sec.
ond vice president; l.. :. Dubois.
city, third vice president; Fred Nap
per, Louisville. fourth vice president
Victor Van De Male, city, fifth vice
/. president; Louis. Kolb city, was re-
elected secretary and treasurer. Direc-
tors elected were Harry X. Lukens, j..
A. Bauer, city, and Scott Moore, Lou.
isville. Physician, DR.. J. II. Coleman
and Rev. b. +. Whitman, chaplain.
There were many committees appoint
ed and the following are the names of
the chairmen of each committees, A.
II. Beckham. railroad: ]. Il. Robert
son. press; Nelson Gray, hotel; r.
Bruckner, sick aud relief Jerry Porter.
legislative J. s. Short, employment.
The following are the delegates
elected to attend the national conven-
tion at indianapolis ON the sth to 18th
of June. V. II. Inglehard, Nelson
Gray, Scott Moore, Carl Fenck, T.
ATerpy, A. We'll, NJ. Porter.
There has been much interest taken
todsy's meeting and everything
Po1 the convenience OF the delegates
has been arranged.