The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-31
T.P. A. NATIONAL Meeting
PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED OF SOCIAL
FUNCTIONS AND SESSIONS.
Members of Post b Hard at Work Ar
ranging Details of Convention
Big Crowd Expected.

Next week Indianapolis will entertain the
Travellers Protective Association OF Ameri-
ca, and members of Post B, the local club
of the T. p. A. are hard at work making
preparations for the big annual convention.
Travelling men from thirty-one states will
come to Indianapolis to attend the con-
vention. The sessions and the social
functions will be held in the German House.
The members of Post B are a general
committee on hospitality. President Eek
house. of the club, has announced the
programme for the convention. 1t is subject
to slight change. The programme follows:
Monday
Reception at the German House. Ad-
dresses of welcome by Governor Durbin and
Mayor Bookwalter.
Tuesday
Morning-Convention opens at o'clock.
Afternoon-Card party In honor of the
ladies. Night is open.
"Wednesday
Afternoon-Trip to Muncie and Anderson
on special cars over the Union Traction
Companys line.
Afternoon-Picnic at Broad Ripple and
supper in the park.
Afternoon-Parade of the delegates and
ladies in carriages.
Night-Banquet, grand ball and vaude-
vile entertainment.
Saturday
Morning-Close of the convention and
departure of delegates.
BUSINESS SESSIONS.
The programme epitomizes merely the
social adjuncts of the convention. Sessions
of the convention will be held every morn
ing, at which business of extreme i'm
portance to the members will be considered.
in addition to receiving annual reports of
officers and electing new officers.
The members of Post B will meet again
next Saturday night to make final arrange
ments as to the programme and other
details of the convention. meeting was
held last night. 1t was decided to invite the
merchants of the city TO attend the business
sessions of the convention from June to 13.
The reception committee of Post B will meet
at the clubhouse Monday, June s, to take
up the work of receiving the delegates. The
parade Friday, June II, will be marshaled
by Post b. p. ]. OMara, chairman of the
and vaudeville at the German House. Fri
day night, June II. is looking for first-class
vaudeville performers Merchants are re-
spending loyalty to requests made by men,
bers of Post B committees, and have as
sured the club that the business section of
the city will be profusely decorated in
honor Of the convention.
POST B ACTIVE.
Horace B. Eckhouse is president OF Post
B. Bert Cox is vice president, ]. H Call
secretary-treasurer. and the directors are
John H. Ryder, d. NJ. Payne, Ed Lowe, NJ.
+. Ohr, Walter Lindey and II. S. Hunter
w. II. Shilling is chairman of the railroad
committee, /. S. Gordon of the legislative
committee. John Eldridge of the hotel COM
mittee. Eli A Hirschfield of the press COM
mittee. Roy Fielding of the employment
committee. Riley Adams of the sick COM
mittee. DR.. w. ID. Harvey is post surgeon
Following are the members OF the enter
chairman; Eli A. Hirschfield. Capt. j. H.
Ryder Henry III. Ahlers Charles III. Aug
stine, r. p Alexander, ID. G.. Allen, James
II. Byers, Charles Brian. Horace Blakeley,
w. Bockhoff, Charles Busch, F. T. Boltz,
Charles A. Bookwalter, II. Debolt, L. G..
Deschler. l.. c. Engelkin, Frank Floyd, s.
A. Fisher, F. NJ. Flanagan, F. NJ Gipe
]. s. Gordon. W. c. Hall. ]. c. Hale. w ID.
Harvey, Thomas Brown. j. w. Beck W. J.
Butler. F. A. Brocken, j. L. Chandler o.
NJ. Clark, James II. Cravens, Frank Cahill.
Frank Campbell, John Z. Corcoran. John
III. Crawford. =. II. McCleIland, Z. Claim.
Curt Newman, William Whitesides III A
Hersey, Thomas Hibben. o. A. Harlow.
Harry Jones. l. p. Jordan. j. A King c.
w. Kriel, E. w. Hayes, George Hughes and
Harry Hornbrock.
These committees OF the local club have
entire charge OF the details of the conyen-
ton.