The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-09
State Organization Names Off, fioerS for New Year and
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MANY WITTY TALKS MADE
 BY THE VISITING KNIGHTS
Association Is Enthusiastic for Trying to Bring the Big Association Here Next Year-New President
 Is From Mobile.

With a gallant cheer and three ringing yelIs the knights of the grip went out yesterday to conquer. The front phalanx was composed of eight of the bravest, the mightiest and most skillful of the whole of chivalry, and behind them are some 900 fearless, enthusiastic knights, ready to assist and cheer at moment s notice. Those eight men composed the national convention of the Travellers Protective association to Birmingham next year.
 When drummers get their midns made up to sell a customer, he might as. well l give in, and when the pick of the lot from Birmingham goes to sing the praises 1 of their city. they will let nothing stand in their way. If they conquer they will l bring one of the largest organizations of l the country, with delegation of between 1 5000 and 1O,0OO, and composed of some of | the best business men in the states, men 1 who come in contact with everybody, and whose business it is to do nothing but talk to test the accommodation the strength and the hospitality of the Magic City which has never known failure.
 o'NielI Arouses Confidence.
 Some have been so fearful as to sug- 1 gest that Birmingham could not do jus tice to such a body of men, but when Alderman John w. ONell declared that he believed we could handle 4O,OO0, and 1 that he would accept no compromise the | convention voted unanimously to not only extend the invitation, but to in- struct the delegates to bring back the plum without fail.
 In this connection the argument was brought forward that Birmingham is go ing to get the Confederate reunion next year, and with many other prospective conventions, she will even outstrip the | enviable record of 1907. It has been | prophesied that beyond doubt Birming- ham will have large, if not the largest, convention hall in the south by that | time syi.,s tss membership larger, the spirits | higher, and the financial condition bet ter than ever before, the sixteenth an- nual convention of the Alabama Travel CTS Protective association was called to order yesterday at 12:3O by the president, | Robert Cunningham. During the after noon all of the business of the organiza- tion was finished, officers were elected, and the next year begun.
 Election By Reclamation. l fba for of ( fcers the .drummers used their practical experience in throwing roses to great advantage, but the compliments were all deserved. Everything went off in har- mony as the first name suggested for every office was the only one proposed and all elections were by exclamation.
 H. M. Hopper was nominated and elect ed president. MT. Hopper is a member l of large wholesale house in Mobile and president of that post In accepting he said that if hard work and attention would help he would make success of the organization during the year. How ever, he wanted the rank and file to push it along, and hoped that before another year there would be 1000 members in the organization. The other officers were; First Vice Presidential. P. Smith of Selma.
 Second Vive President-Ira H. Virgin of Montgomery.
 Third Vice Presiednt-H. w. Haden of Demopolis.
 Fourth Vice Presidential. B. Kenndy of Birmingham.
 Secretary and Treasurer-Robert Gun ningham of Birmingham.
 Chairman Railway Committee-E. J. My CTS of Montgomery.
 Chairman Employment Committee John w. O'Nelll of Birmingham.
 Chairman Legislative Committee-J. w. Weiss of Mobile.
 Chairman Press Committee-C. F. Moritz of Montgomery.
 Chairman Hotel Committee-F S. Req of Mobile.
 Chairman Sick and Relief Committee Horace Shropshire, Jr., of Birmingham.
 Board of Directors-R. E. Collins, Bir- mingham; J. H. McCary, Birmingham; H. E. Shropshire. Birmingham; D. R.. Copeland, Birmingham; O. P. Smith, Selma; Selig Gassenhemer Montgom- cry; H. P. Hutchinson Mobile.
 Representatives to the National Con- vention at Norfolk, on June I'D. M. Scott, R. B. Lowe, l.. c. Cardinal, J. J.. H. Dewesse, Jake Weiss, J. w. O'Neil. H. E. Shropshire and R. L. Cross. AL ternates, w. c. Chamberlain, Jerry Jer- allie, Frank P OBrien, Emmett Collins, s. L. Strong, John Copeland, J. H. Har- rison and Daniel Mccall.
 State Attorney-Hinds Peevey. Chaplain-Rev. A. A Little of Selma.
 Next meeting place, Selma. Ala
 During the hour which was occupied with this election, numerous speeches were made. The first vice president stated that in future it will not be Here We Rest for Alabama, but Here We move With a Good Hopper in Front of Us"
 |, Retiring President Cheered. When MT. Compton suggested the name of Uncle Bob Cunningham. the retiring president, for, secretary and treasurer | there was general enthusiastic approval and all the old men in the convention | tried to excel the others in praising their old comrade of the trunks. There were many touching tributes to the work of Retiring Secretary Higdon. who had just finished his sixteenth year in office.
 D. M. Scott of Selma placed his town in nomination for the next meeting place. l H.