The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-08
lPRES|OEaI LtDO
MADE GREAT hit
WITH DELEGATES
ocaI President Of the I. p. A.
at Fl. Wayne Convention
Presided Over the Session
Like Veteran.
NEW ALBANY MAN Is
THE NEW EXECUTIVE
Parade Yesterday Afternoon
Was the Feature of the Con-
vention and Richmond Had
= Place Of Honor.
" 4. G. HARRINGTON.

" =. c. HARRINGTON.
~. Wayne, May Headed by
platoon Of TT. Wayne's police, the pa
rade of r. p. A. men passed through
the principal business streets OF the
city yesterday. To the stirring music
OF the Packard band the delegates
marched and showed to the people of
1T. Wayne what a good crowd the T..
lP. AS can tVn out.
Post c was given the honor of
Heading the delegations and followed
the state ,ofYicers, who were in car
riages. At the conclusion Of the parade
1.-THE business of the convention began
in the Elk's temple. Mayor Grice OF
TT. Wayne, welcomed the delegates of
the convention. Just before the actual
business was begun, Perry ]. Free
man, on behalf of Post G, presented
j President Lebo with q handsomely
hand-carved gavel, gift of the post.
This gavel was used throughout the
(, convention.
No Decision Made.
The place OF holding the next state
convention was left to the board Of
/, directors of the state division.
The. following committees were
chosen:
committses Appointed.
Tho following committees were APP
pointed at the Saturday morning ses-
sion:
sAAa Commitaee To Appoint and Recon-
mend Delegates. g. Thomas. J. j.
Shuttleworth, w. H. Wiley and ]. r.
Crawford.
COMMITTEES on ResOlutiOns-W J.
O'Brien. f. w. Green. r. g. Weber.
Committee on Onicers--W. o. Con-
ners, George Bersby, H. Zimmerman.
Jacob Fein was appointed for the
seventh time as sergeant-at-arms for
the convention. He holds the record Of
being the only man that was ever able
to keep the delegates In order, or. az
ne puts 1t, make them behave them
selves
The committees appointed by Presi-
dent Lebo Friday are:
Credentials-Ray Ellis, New Al
bany: J. A. Rossell. Fort Wayne: w.
J. Alber, Wabash; Thad Keller, South
Bend, George Coons, Charlottesville.
Rules-W. v. Dixon, Evansville: T.
G. Harrington. Richmond; ]. w. Cook.
vincennes; G. w. Moore. Muncie.
Constitution-John G. Gierhart. An
derson: John Kraft, Frankfort; NJ. L.
Osborne, indianapolis: w. HI. Quigg,
Richmond; c. H. Stephenson, War
saw.
offieers for Z. P. A.
The following officers were elected
this afternoon:
President-C Charles NJ. Ling. New Al
bany.-
First Vice President-John Watt
Fort Wayne.
Second Vice President-A. A. He'd
rick. Logansport.
Third Vice Observation-Disclosures NJ
Gregg. Charlottesville.
Secretary-.W. ID. Chambers
Executive Committee-John knight
Frankfort; l.. p. Colenback, Vim
scennes: c. H. Bronneberg, Anderson
Committee Chairmen-Railroad com
mittee. James RI Crawford. New AL
hany; press committee. w. A. Ryan
Terre Haute: legislative committee
A. ]. Smith. Indianapolis: hotel com
mittee. Charles G. Young. Lafayette;
good roads committee. G. p. Wash
burn. Marion; employment committee
q. w. Curran. oKkomo: membership
committee. ]. ]. Smttleworth. Terre
Haute.
Chaplain-J. s. Young. Evansville
President Lebo conducted the bust
ness OF the convention In q manner
that reflected great credit upon him
self and Post c. As a presiding Officer
Jebo surprised all his many friends
and at all times held the conven
tion to a steady grind of business. A,
all times dignified. he acted with fair
nessc to all. and left an impression
that will linger long with those at
tending the convention.
What Freeman Said.
rreeman's speech presenting TIL,
gavel to Elmer Lebo was ''stem
winder" and pleased the boys i'm
mensely.
The following men formed the dele
CATION to TT. Wayne: D, p. William. D
L. Mather. Bailey Rossiter. Engle
brecht. Quigg. Barton, Harty, Turner
Haisley. Jenkins. Kramer. Freeman
Lebo. Monis, O'Brien. o. Whelan
Geo. Gates. Hegge, Caldwell. Gordan
Shreeves, Pierson. Brown. Dwiggins
Harrington. Shaffer, Zieders. Menden
6al1 HiRh1ov and TfnuJer
Mrs. John Heggs prepared thu
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