The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-06
T. P. A. CONVENTION.
Drummer Boys" Meet in Annual Session
at A1exandria-Lake Charles se-
ouras Navt N,ryan%scn

cures Next Convention.
The state convention of the Louisi-
ana Division OF the Travellers Pro-
tective Association was held at Alex
andria on Saturday and Sunday, April
Is and is, 1905, and the reunion of the
drummer boys"was accounted a most
successful one in every particular.
The officers in charge were as follows:
President, Augustus Block; vice pres
idents-H. B. Seho6eld, VIM. Peter
son, Jno. 3. Adkins; secretary treas
urer, Geo. B. Bob; directors-W. O..
Hudson, chairman; Sol. Levi, Fl. L.
Janin, F. E. Griffin, L. NJ. Shilling.
Delegates were in attendant from all
OF the six posts forming the Louisiana
division, as follows: Post A, Shreve-
port: Post B, New Orleans; Post C,
Alexandria: Post D, Monroe; Post
E. Baton Rouge; Post f, Lake Charles.
The Alexandria post naturally mus
tered the largest delegation, being at
home. New Orleans came second IN
point OF attend nce, with Shreveport
a close third and Lake Charles fourth.
At the opening session on Saturday
an eloquent address of welcome was
made by Hon. VIM. Polk, of Alexan-
dria, to which President Block re-
sponded appropriately. After the roll
had been prepared and business COM
mittees appointed, Louis Ochs, OBJ
tanned the floor and presented Presi-
dent Block beautiful gold watch
charm with diamond setting, and il
was hard to tell as between the gift
and Mr.. Ochs' speech which was the
prettier. The recipients aback-talkn
was no SLOUGH, either.
A grand banquet was rendered the
travelling men Saturday night at the
Rapides Hotel, with Hon. VIM. Polk
officiating as postmaster. Responses
to toasts were made by President
Block, Lieutenant Governor Jared Y.
Sanders, G. W. Cultivate, Judge W.
Z. Blaekman, Louis Ochs, Sol. Levi,
w. A. Mabry, Jos. Levy, F. E. Crit
fin, N. E. North and W. T. Simpson.
The main business Of the meeting
was transacted on Sunday, including
reports OF ofncers and committees, re-
vision OF the constitution. election of
officers and committees for the ensuing
year, selection Of next meeting place.
etc. The constitution was amended SO
as to permit the sessions OF the an
nual conventions to be held in any
an attempt TO change the provision
which allows any member OF the Louis
lana division a voice and vote in the
state conventions was defeated by
decisive majority. It was sought to
confine the voting right to duly ac-
credited delegates from the several
posts, apportioned on the basis of one
delegate to every fifteen members, but
the advocates Of adhering TO the pres
ent mass-convention system carried
their point.
The reports submitted showed that
the membership of the Louisiana di-
vision had grown from SOL TO 668 dur
ing the past year; that three new posts
at Monroe, Baton Rouge and Lake
Charles-had been organized, and that
all the affairs OF the association were
in most satisfactory shape. Lake
Charles was unanimously chosen as
next years meeting place, and the
election OF officers resulted as follows:
President, Jos. Levy, of Shreveport;
vice presidents-C. e. Dickson, Mon
roe; D. Gross, Lake Charles; M. T..
Donald, Shreveport; W alter G. Smith,
Baton Rouge; G. T. Cultivate. Alexan-
dria; direetors-M. L. Shilling, Alex
andria, chairman; w. A. Mabry,
Shreveport; Sol. Miller, New Orleans:
Sam Levy, Lake Charles; E. r. Rox-
lilo, Baton Rouge; Lee Kuhn, Mon
roe; chairmen Of committees Louis
Ochs, New Orleans, railroads; Ben
Sour, Shreveport, hotels; W. S. In
gram, Shreveport, press; Jack Boken-
fOhr, New Orleans, employment; chap
plain, A. r. Edbrooke, Lake Charles;
sergeant alarms, r.. o. Simmons,
Alexandria.
Delegates to the national convention
were chosen as follows: Augustus
Block, Geo. B. Bob, Alfred Levy, w.
Q. Hudson. Sol. Levi, Louis Ochs,
New Orleans; F. E. Griffin, e. B.
Smith, Shreveport: altern ates-W. D.
Dow, Gus. Burden, Gus. Aaron and
E.. Brakeman, New Orleans; s. Flor
sheim and W. B. Mabry, Shreveport.
The national convention was requested
to place W. 0. Hudson, OF New Or
leans, on the national directory, and
to elect =. E. Griffin, Of Shreveport.
as first vice president
The visiting delegates were given
free tickets to baseball game between
Shreveport ana Alexandria teams Sum
day afternoon, and to the Rapides
Theatre at night. Between the first
and second acts Of the play at the
th6atre outgoing Secretary Treasurer
SEQ. B. Bob was presented with a |
pretty watch-charm. The presentation
speech was made by L. E. Bentley, of
Post B.
The New Orleans delegates made the |
rip to and from Alexandria In a beau |
,iful Pullman sleeper furnished for the |
occasion by the Texas and Pacific
and to say that the rides |
we're enjoyable is to put it mildly.
Terrific Race with Death.
death was fast approaching, - writes Ralph /
:. Fernandez, of Tampa, Fla, describing his I
earful race with death, as result of liver
rouble and heart disease. which had robbed |
ne OF sleep and all interest in life I had tried /
aany different doctors and several medicines,
no haunf1t hayp n ~, WOO