The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-06
ALA. DIVISION IF
 T.P 4. IN SESSION Officers are Elected for the En-
 suing Year ADOPT THE CONSTITUTION l. H. DeWess of Montgomery Elected President and E. L. HlGden Re. elected Secretary and Treas
 urer-Today's Programme.
THE CONSTITUTION

 baseball game, where all the visitors WI be the guests of Post B.
 The T. P. A, Alabama division, elected it's officers yesterday afternoon, adopted report on new bylaws and constitution and attended to a large amount of rou tine business. At the morning session tho addresses of welcome and the replle. were made.
 The election of officers resulted as fol. lows:
 President-I. H. De wess, Montgomery First Vice President-J. D. Collins, Post B.
 Second Vice President-o. P. Smith Post D.
 Third Vice President-L. G. Marshuitz, Post H.
 Fourth Vice President-Lewis Meyer Post G.
 Fifth Vice Presidential M Hopper Post c.
 Sixth Vice President-J. K. Miner Post F.
 Seventh Vice President-s. S. Caldwell Post E.
 Secretary and Treasurer-E. l.. Higdon Birmingham.
 Board of Directors-B. B. Martin, John w. O'Neill and V. B. Atkins. Selma.
 Chairman Railroad Committee-Roberi Cunningham.
 Chairman Sick Committee-s. P. Moore Birmingham.
 Chairman Legislative Committee-J. w. Weiss, Mobile.
 Chairman Press Committee-Sidney F. Lazarus, Birmingham.
 Chairman Employment Committed. E; Copeland. Birmingham. RChairman Hotel Committee-N. H. Frehliehstein, Mobile
 Delegates to national convention will be elected this morning
 Words of Welcome,
 Governor Cunningham was unable to be in the city and make the opening ad- dress as official duties detained him in Montgomery John c. Forney, actins mayor, welcomed the T. P A in behalf Of the city of Birmingham, after the meeting had been opened with prayer by the Rev l.. S. Handey, D. D.
 State President James A. Daughert, welcomed the visitors in the name of the
 
 'As state president, 1t is my pleasant duty to welcome the T. P. A. family of Alabama to Greater Birmingham, the home of Vulcan, the largest Iron Man in the world, and of Post B, the Jim Dandy post of the Alabama division It Is alsc my pleasure to congratulate you gentle. men on being members Of the greatest travelling mans order extant. Greatest because 1t embraces a greater number oi good features than any other traveline mans organization, the most prominent of which are the admission of the job. Der and manufacturer and their buyers as well as sellers, thereby strengthenina our order, and cutivating the very mer with whom we have to do welcome you delegates to our homes and hearts.
 Everything we possess is open to you but our jail and that Is securely locked against you. There is nothing too good for the T. P. As, and as for their wives and daughters. there is nothing too gooc for them. If I had the shaping of des- tiny, I would build a golden ladder from earth to heaven, and on each rung ot that ladder I would piace a drummer loaded down with the finest brand ot harps to sell to the celestial angels. for the same God that made the Rocky mountains made the mole hill, the same God that made the Mississippi river made the little rivulets, the same God that made the sunflower made the violet, and the same God that made the drummer made a dasy'
 Short addresses were made by C. A. Jones, president of Post B; l.. J. Mar chuitz. of Huntsville; o. P Smith, of Sell ma; c. w. Brown, of Birmingham; A l.. Fleming, of Montgomery: w. J. Rushton, of Birmingham A. T. Hannon. of Mont gomery; R. F. Collins, of Birmingham; s. J. Hahn. of Mobile, and H. P. Weiss of
 
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 A committee on credentials, consisting of A. T. Hannon, s. J. Hicks, L. J. Mar chuitz, o. P. Smith and F. L. Higdon was appointed.
 Afternoon Session.
 At the afternoon session the report of the committee on credentials was heard. The minutes of the Montgomery meeting were read and approved, and a commit tee on resolutions, which will report this morning, was named. The reports of President Dougherty and Secretary and Treasurer E. l.. Higdon were received and ordered filed. The re- port of the board of directors, made by Chairman R. D. Collins, recommended that the Southern railway be again urged to adopt the interchangeable mileage system; that the national constitution and bylaws be adopted, ana that the railroads be asked to make reduction in fare and on excessive baggage charges. The recom- mendations were adopted unanimously. Reports were heard from the various committees as follows;
 R. Cunningham, chairman railroad com mittee; II. B. Pake, chairman sick and relief committee; J. w. Weiss. chairman of the legislative committed; c. F, Moritze, chairman press committee; O. P. Smith, chairman employment commit tee, and N. H. Frehlichstein, chairman hotel committee
 Mr. Cunningham produced letters which had passed between the chairman of the national T. P. A. committees and the of- ficials of the Southern railway, asking the latter to adopt an interchangeable mileage system. MT. Weiss urged that some action be taken supporting the na- tional officers in their requests for this system from the Southern, and a commit tee of three, consisting of J. w. Weiss R. Cunningham and R. E. Collins, was named to draft a suitable resolution. The committee reported and recommended that the state convention and all members use all influence to get interchangeable mile age from the Southern, and also that the officers of the national association be assured of the hearty support of the Ala bama division.
 Country Club.
 H. C. Stiles chairman of the house com mittee of the Country club. extended the courtesies of the club to the T. P. A. visitors during the convention. and 1t was accepted with thanks. The visitors will