Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-11

The annual business meeting of the officials of the ArkansaW lraVelers and the installation of officers of the state association took place in this city Saturday morning at imperial Juliet lodge hall. Many traveline men attended the session. Among the out of town visitors were President Ed II. Rutledge of Fort Smith; w. D.. Hardwick and Ike L. Weill, of Little Rock; J. \. Ward, of Helena; Treas urer Jake D. Hirsch of Little Rock and many others.
 The visitors were met at Union sta ton by members of the Pine Bluff post, who escorted them to the Hotel Jefferson in the automobiles of r. r. Byrd, M. A. Austin, Fred Senyard and w. D. Hearn.
 The annual meeting was presided over by President Rutledge, Tele- grams of congratulations were re- ceived from Sam c. Scull and George l.. Turner The meeting was opened with prayer by Chaplain w. D. Buck her. The annual reports of the off cerS shows the association to be in fine condition numerically and finan- ciaIly. Treasurer HirSch reported that he had $Stl.S9 on hand in the ror {ho past year amounted to $3,S41.7S, with receipts aggregating $4,145.17, includ ing $766.l7 from the previous year. The receipts from the official pro- gram during the year were shown to be $S25. State Secretary Guy w. Leflar, who is also secretary and treasurer for the Death Benefit Fund, made excellent reports. The amount received on assessments during 190S- 9 was $7,75S.20, of which $6,266 was paid to beneficiaries. Treasurer Hirsch received $495.20 from the de ported $997 in the bank. The report was approved by the auditing com mittee, composed of w. \. Truock, E B. Bloom and W. l.. Toney.
 The Association has 1.4i2 members, who paid into the treasury in dues $2.SSi during the past year The sec retary of the Death Benefit Fund re ported that during the year 190S-9 there were only ten deaths. Until the members run 90 per cent undr forty years of age. The Death Benefit has S73 emmbers and 800 in the death benefit fund
 Since the organization of the Death Benefit Fund $13,000 has been paid out to different beneficiaries, with a total of twenty deaths. The average amount paid to each beneficiary was $65O
 Chairman w. D. Hardwick. of t he Publication committee, reported that the Arkansaw Traveller, the official publication of the association. had not fared well during the past year. H. G. Mitchell recommended that the journal be published in Pine Bluff in future, because this city is the pres ent Headquarters for a majority of the state officers. Meyer Solmson. one ef the active members of the assncia- ton' has been rendered the editor snip of the journal A meeting of the new publication committee will be held here within the next few days, and something definite relative to the paper will be announced.
 The New Officers.
 President-elect Ben H. Sandeford was installed, with the following state officers; T. D. Bourland, Ft. Smith first vice president; Meyer Solmson. Pine Bluff, second vice president. Major George w. Bellamy. Mammoth Springs, third vice president; W. c. Williamson, Brinkley, fourth vice president; Guy w. Leflar, Pine BlnfY. secretary; J. B. Hirsch. Little Rock treasurer. and Reverend W. D. Buck ner. Pine Bluff. chapalin.
 In retiring, President Rutledee made neat speech in which he declared that his administration had never been marred with discord or any un