The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-19
GOOD THINGS AHEAD
President Lewis of the T. P.
A. Has All Kinds of Plans.
AFFAIRS OF LOCAL POST.

gu Dt t1le HdtIOI1dI 'JIIlCtIS
as we'll as members Of the
various divisions and among them the
most important ones are as follows:
One providing for a ritual, which will
be a guide for the transaction of the
business of all posts. This idea is GER
Mainly good one.
Another one is to make lineage of ad-
mission not under u years of age. At
the present time it is from IS to -.
Another one is to raise the expert
accountants salary TO $3.50 4 year. We
think 1t is poor time to raise salaries.
One or two others provide, that
where member receives injuries,
causing total disability. he shall be
paid $2:5 a week for two years, if he
should be disabled that long.
The salary of the president is touch
cd upon, il being proposed that his sal
AIRY be raised from $500 to $1,000 per
annum. and all expenses paid while en-
gagged in the work, and it shall be his
duty to give his exclusive time and at
tention to the work of the association,
and that he shall be elected to hold Of
flee for two years.
In this case the national board of di-
rectors will no doubt dispense with the
National Representative We think
this suggestion good one.
Brother Ryan of Terre Haute does
not want the state president and sec
rotary to go to the national convention
as delegates. He claims that it is i'm
proper representation, as the smaller
state divisions have more delegates to
the number of members than the large
divisions have. We think Mr. Ry-
ans suggestion is alright.
The members of the Muncie Post are
anxious that $500 shall be paid to the
beneficiary on proof of death from any
cause. of member, and they also de-
sire to establish an annual premium
in order to pay this benefit. 1t is also
proposed by Bro. Ryan. that any sums
in excess Of 1925 900 in reserve funds
at the end of each fiscal year shall be
transferred to the benefit sum. and
that fifty per cent of the surplus in the
expense funds at the end of each fiscal
year shall be likewise transferred. This
amendment is a good one
Every member of Post G. should at
tend the meeting to be held next Sat
urday night. Our brand new. pres-
dent, James NJ. Lewis, will take the
reigns of government for the following
S65 consecutive days During his ad-
ministration we understand that we
are going to have a meeting once ev-
cry month that all matters of import
ance and interest will be taken up and
discussed, and that the meeting will
be conducted along parliamentary
lines. Also that every eligible person
in Richmond will be a T. P. A. before
the year is out.
We also understand that we are 60
ing to have a membership committee,
that will get new members. a railroad
committee, that will look after the in
terests Of Post G as regards railroads,
and shall keep in close touch with
state and national chairmen of this
committee. We also expect to have a
chairman of hotel committee, that
will have all the hotels in this part of
the state in first class condition be-
fore the year is out. He also says that
he is going to have chairman Of the
press committee. who will write less
and say more. The new administra-
ton has our best wishes. and we know
Jim Lewis will make us an excellent
president.
The committee appointed by Presi-
dent Lebo to confer with the city au-
thor1ties. as we'll as the traction au-
thorities. to endeavor to re-establish
inter-urban freight service over the
Dayton and Western, and to allow the
freight cars on the T. H. |. x E to
come into the city, has not yet made its
report.
We sincerely trust that in the inter
ests Of the suffering shippers of Rich
mond that such influences can be
brought to bear as will cause an ar
rangement to be entered into that will
give us relief from the present situa-
ton.
prominent merchant in a nearby
town. located on the Dayton and West
ern. stated a few days ago, that he
would like to buy his goods in Rich
mond if he could get them PROMPTLY,
but in view of the fact that he had in
terurban service to Dayton. he was
buying all of his goods in Dayton. This
IS the case with numbers of other
merchants, and those who are kind
enough to give Richmond some of their
business, are buying the most of their
goods in Dayton on this account. and
still the Richmond merchants must put
up with il. We sincerely hope that
the situation will soon be relieved
w. H, Q.
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