The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-07
Bullock Shoe Company
DRUMMERS TO MEET
T. P. A. TO CONVENE IN M0NTGOM
 FRY WEDNESDAY.
Delegates From All Alabama Posts Ars Coming And Fine Program
 Has Been Arranged.

| The annual convention of the Ala bama Division, Travellers Protective As.
 sociation will meet in Montgomery al | 12 o'clock noon Wednesday. May 9. ir the New Exchange Hotel The local
 members of the organization expect | about sixty delegates here and 1t is proposed to have this convention
 association i'm this State.
 The convention will be in session for two days and will adjourn on the af- ternoon of May 10.
 The opening exercises will begin al | 12 o'clock on May g. at the New Ex- change Hotel and the members of the association announce that ladies are especially invited to attend. The exer- cises will begin with prayer by Rev. Stuart Mcqueen. rector of the Episco- pal Church of the Holy Comforter chaplain of the Montgomery Post. In the absence of Mayor Teague who will leave today for an extended trip to Texas, Hon. c. P. Mcintyre will deliver the address of welcome on be- half of the city of Montgomery. There will then follow an address of well come on behalf of the local post from Joseph M Kennedy, its president.
 Responses will be heard from the vis- iting delegates and. after the appoint ment of committees, recess will be
 taken for dinner.
 The convention will resume again at 2:30 o'clock when there will be a
 business session. during which State President Isaac H. DeWees of Mont
 gomery will deliver his annual mes- sage. and State Secretary, Colonel E.. l.. Higdon, will submit his annual re- port Reports from committees will be heard and the bulk of the business of the organization will be transacted.
 At o'clock on the same afternoon,
 the visiting ladies will be entertained at a card party at the Elks Home after which they will be taken for an auto
 mobile ride.
 At s:3D o'clock of the first night. all
 the visitors will meet on Court Square
 where cars will be provided for a
 trolley ride around the city and to the
 resorts nearby Montgomery.
 The convention will spend all of
 Thursday at Pickett Springs where va
 rious modes of entertainment will be
 provided. The business session will
 begin at noon in the pavilion, but
 dancing will begin as early as Il
 o'clock and a special orchestra will
 furnish music.
 o'clock The Invited guests of Mont
 gomery have been sent cards which VIII cHIltAO thCb tO 8O tO NhO OnA
 becue but all visitors wearing badges will be admitted without cards. The barbecue will be splendidly served and a fine menu has been prepared. The final session of the division will begin at o'clock at the Springs. The feature will be an address by Charles F. Moritz of this city on The Good of the Order" Special committees will submit reports and then an adjourn ment will be taken.
 The Travellers Protective Association Is flourishing in Alabama. In addition 1 to Post "A" of Montgomery, there are branches in Birmingham, 3.ohile, Sel- ma, Huntsville and Demopolis. The
 Birmingham post has the largest -nAm- | bership and the largest delegation to the convention generally comes from Birmingham.
 The committee of the local post. hav= | ing the arrangements for the conven- tion in charge, Is composed of B. J. Meyer, l.. C.. Cardinal, D. A. Mccall, Charles F. Moritz. N. J. Greil, l. H. DeWees, J. M. Kennedy. R. B. Lowe and A. T. Harmon.
 The official program for the conven-
 tion has been printed and many of
 them are being distributed In the State.
 Members of Post "A" desiring to at- tend the barbecue. can secure tickets
 from A. T. Hannon, the local seere- tary.