The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-18

for u moment with bowed heads. a trib-
ute to the memory Of the dead ,,l.,. ma
and in the next brentl, declare That
tradictlon. This is, one q Gods mys-
Divine wisdom. There is decay ana
death lii all things, and there Is In all
inscribed everywhere on tho face Of ma,
| ture. Where are the leaves that adorned
tho trees and the flowers that bedecked
sh mos sn9 shes are dead @
leaves and the flowers have decayd, but
the trees and plants still live, and to-day
W6e M he air aa rend u us of the
good and the beautiful they were last
Year. Pie tree and the plant live on. and
Wsh zach resarn G sP 3rn t the ons
sleep of wnter---inore beautiful and more
radiant than ever.
"Our departed dead are about us to-
day, "a grcat t crowd OF witnesses. We
do not SEQ them because veil OF fiesh
| intcrvcnes; but they, see u.s. They re,
jolco In all our laudablc successes and
| in ,our growth and every manly virtue.
| Let us recognize their presence; let US
affectionately salute them, and leu 9
honor them by diligently cultivatng 6, al an
made them worthy of our respect and es-
"Lct thiy joyous reunion of the, living
|
union with Our beloved dead In thnt &C.
lcstlnl city upon which there falls no
shadow, rests no stain. There Ter e, we , shall
There we shall feast on food
divlnc there we shall be enraptured
with the music Of golden harps ~ an
| muno with our sainted friends and see
them once again face to face
| When Colonel HARDWOOD had concluded,
| a motion was unanimously adopted pro-
| Ill ,z,T Val ,,rlI ynr
wood be published and sent to every
member Of the Travellers Protective AS
| ISOLATION.
ono verse of Nearer. My Cod To
| Thee" was sung by the great assem-
blage standing, and the benediction by
| Rev. Homer i. Wilson closed the eXer-
| cises.
Mr.. Wallerstein's Explanation.
| These tributes having been paid the
regular order OF business was resumed.
Chairman Max Robinson, OF the local En-
| tertainment Committee, enforcing order
with vicious looking pitchfork. which
he presented in neat and witty speech
| to the sergeant-at-arms Joseph L. Booth,
with instructions to use 1t freely.
At this point, Mr.. Joseph Wallerstein,
OF Richmond, took the floor on a ques-
ton Of personal privilege. In his hand
| he held copy OF the Savannah morning
paper, which stated that he was the
Header Of the adherents Of Louis 7. La
beaume. national secretary. and had been
! engaged In secret conferences in his in
terest. Mr. yNallerstein pronounced this
! absolutely incorrect. He did not, he said,
represent Mr.. Iabeaume and did not
promise to vote for him. He Intended to
| Ivote for a change, If it could be demon
| strated that one was necessary.
| l'rWhile am a friend Of Mr. Labeaume,
he said, II am a better friend OF the
T. P. A. Ills explanation was cordially
! received
4 The conference adjourned until $50. a
group picture was taken at the De Soto
Hotel. after which the delegates took the
steamers Lexington and Clifton for q
/ run out to sea.
Seven hundred drummers and visitors
took the ocean trip which, managed by
4 Chairman Charlie Marks Of Atlanta. was
4 Thoroughly delightful. There was a cons
Il tinuous lunch performance both ways.
/ The lexington, sea -going boat, went
4 far out In the ocean. but the little Cliff
a ton, loaded almost to the waters edge,
4 had scarce felt the first heavy swell
when she turned md ran for safety, not.
1 however, before there were several cases
4 of seasickness aboard. None OF the VIC
tins belonged to the Virginia party,
The Night Session.
i 1t was not until after p. NJ. that the
4 commercial men were able to resume
ijlheir deliberations, the large dining hall
4! Of the lie Soto Hotel being cleared for
sithcir use. a committee OF five was
Z. manned to figure cut the percentage OF
gain Of the various Suites during the
\ year, so as to determine which Stale
lis entitled to the SantlerS awarded each
4 year for the State making tho best show
ling Mr. Neill McCouil, formerly OF Rich
mond now Of New York, was made chair
man Of the committee. and Mr. Il. 8.
4 BeckwIth, Of Petersburg, member. 1t is
Thought that North Carolina is u win
4 rer
With the deepest attention the convention
I thel, listened to the report Of the secretary
4 and treasurer L. r.. Labearume. who has
| great opposition to his reelection which
| may precpitnte fight on the floor OF
i the convention Friday The report show
ed a total membership April 80. 1905, of
/ 26,246, an increase OF 22oC; the previous
4 years increase was 2,0Ue All but six
i States showed an increase, the largest
4 being Indiana with 44S The loss by
/ death was l2a. by cancellation, lis; By
\, lapse and non-payment Of dues. 3,iS9,
/ against 1899 last year. The total receipts
/ were S3S9S, U94.SS, ana there is an avail
able balance Of s167,9T7.73. 3an Increase over
the previous year of s7,27S.27. and the eX-
penses were SIS, l57.s5, which figured on q
membership OF 4,19S,l gives a per capita
/ OF $685. The report hero goes on TO state
that of the expenses, S7,937.69, should have
i been reported to the Springfield Conven-
4 ton and charged to the last admins
i tratIon, This done, the cost of the pres
cnt administration, which has been called
/ tho most expensive in the history OF the
organization, would be $47,22l.l6. u per
i capita of $1.9S.S against Il per capita Of the
Hast administration OF s2l2. proceeding
the secretary noted in his report that the
| officers in charge during the past year
! lad como in Just after the Springfield
j Convention. in most trying times, when
many declared the death linell of the or
\ der had been sounded, and that no men
I could have done better than had the
4 president and directors. This was loudly
/ appauded.
i There was long applause when Mr..
i Labcaume completed his long and care
/ fully prepared report, and many of the
4 delegates cheered wildly and waved their