The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-05

Monday morning had better take the
Palladium and read the T. p. A. col
umn. Had he done 90 he would have
known q new train schedule was to go
in effect.
The last warning to the Chattanooga
delegates: See to 1t that Missouri does
not elect another president from Indi-
ana this time.
One week from today and the forces
will again be lining up at Chattanooga
for another battle. Az In years gone
by the city that once played 80 impor-
tant part In the great war Of tho re-
bellion. will again be conspicuous and
be once more the stage Of another bat
tie. The battle above the Clouds will
give place to the battle Of the T. p. A..
and Righteousness and justice will
again win the day.
G. o. Tooker and wife are spending
the day In Winchester. "Took" and
wife were at the depot by 1000 .. m
TO take the 1880 g., r. & train.
Took" says he 10 getting 20 absent
minded OF late that hs wanted to be
ct the station In plenty Of time 90
when the station master called the
train he would be able to tell when he
was going.
Elmer Lebo has measles in his fam
lily. Little Miss Dorothy il the victim.
President Quigg Is worrying about
the milk supply In Chattanooga. He
will take . few cans Of condensed
milk along to be on the safe side.
II 10 being agitated in some sections
OF the state Of Indiana that the conven.
tions Of the Indiana division Of the T.
p. A. should be held annually in lndi.
annapolis and that city be made the per-
manent place for holding all Of Indi.
ana's T. p. A. state conventions. To
this proposition Post G 10 decidedly
opposed. True. Indianapolis IL central.
~ located and within easy access for
every post Of the state. 1t would place
the distance to be travelled by the
different delegations about equal, but
there are many other things to be con.
sidered. 1t IL argued that the expense
Of holding these state conventions II
too great for the average posts to un.
dertake, that the state board of direc
tors select Indianapolis a. the conven
tion. pay all the expenses. meet and
transact business and get out for HON.
quickly. All Of which sounds yer,
good. But the +. p. A. convention
are more than . mere cut-and-driet
proposition. There 10 another side o
the annual meetings that must not b
overlooked. The members love Il
meet old friends. they lind enjoymen
In greeting one another and passing ,
couple Of days In q pleasant and @
cial manner. II the conventions ar,
made to be such stereotype aiRairs, in
forest will deteriorate. the attendanc
will grow less and the conventions vii
cease to be the great gatherings the,
now are. The state board should q
propriate annually toward the expens
Of conducting the conventions $50
and the balance could then be raise
by the post securing the convention
II the board would help to the extern
mentioned . lively contest among di1
ierent cities for the convention woul
be witnessed. Roll calls OF posts woul
bring forth Invitations and the painfu
silence now the custom wiuld be brol
ken. The state Of Indiana can easil
aaord to spend $500 towards the con
vention. It ID the only way man
cities viii ever be able to have th
convention and It would be . fittin
way Of passing the conventions aroun
among the different posts and thereb
show to the towns visited the exceller
character OF the men that form the
p. A. The board should consider TIL
proposition Of aiding 10 some extsz
the different posts. They should aboy
Ill things disapprove Of the permanez
location plan.
Chas. M. link. president OF the Indian
division r. p. A.. u I arm believe
"a ~ power Of the pres. He likewil
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