The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-07

10 the Officers aud Delegates of the
T>wenty~thtrd Annual Con, entiou
Travellers Protective Association
Of America.
In making this my report - you,
let me FIRST again express nay sincere
appreciation for tpe honor conferred
upon ME, q year ago. IN placing me
al the head OF this grand organization
a Is afs AeHeF a4e r. i
ssptfe enc ees st.s j; has -beaa =. greater
honor than ! had ever hoped TO
schiaYs.
This honor brought with It high
responsibilities. which have con
scientiously tried to assume, not II
anyway with the idea OF u dictator
but as your humble serA ant to carry
cat the wishes and plans. made BY
you in the past and al the last Ea-
lIonAl convention.
The Office OF national president re
CURES considerable time Ia los gwen.
other than the attendance OF the ma
tionai board meetings and nay one re-
gret Is that I could not nave gwen
more time and visited Al least each
divinon in the interest of The rG-
ganixation work.
opinion Of many State officers that
have reported TO me, that the T. + A
should have some kind Of a national
officer who can visit each dis ~sjon at
least once year. / beg IN report
that | visited I'm an official Way as fol-
lows;
Indiana division at Anderson with
several directors
Virginia division at Lynchnurg,
Roanoke. suffolk and Norfolk with
Director Miller.
Alabama at Birmingham. Mobile
and Montgomery,
Florida al Persaosla and JacksoE-
VILE with Director Broyles.
szrEHs TT r1crI.ra Hr71 t+r.rc+r1rf~rrI
with Director Moriarty.
Iowa at Sioux CITY, with Director
Morisrty.
Colorado at Denver with Secretary
Logan and Director Rroyles.
Illinois ut Danvilie with Secretary
Logan. Directors Moriarry. Bfoyies,
steffen and Schoenecker.
Il had to forego the pleasure Of -
planned trip 10 Milwaukee and Texas
owing to time. and 10 Kansas city,
Mo, owing to severe weather t@ndI-
tons
4 wish to state that where ! and
other officers visited. we Were received
with highest courtesy and attention.
and II would make any one proud 10
be the representative of an orRahtza-
ton whose officers are SO well re-
ceived. for | realized that IL was not
on account Of ourselves but tsie or
ganixation, the Travellers Protective
association. wf;ich we repr~sef't"d
Plan is Necessary.
lone thing | would like to impress
al G
here who may have charge Of a ma
iional Off GERS visit, is the necessity Of
having plan To work on carefully
arranged, and provide good workers to
assist your officers
"A meeting held the first night OF
the visit. getting out the members so
they can be enthused to work The next
day, liz far better than one st the close
Of the visit, although the banquet,
where held. is always an enjoyable
affair
Let me appeal 50 you delegates
here sembled, TO give more personal
attention 10 the securing new mem
bers, and TO taking Some one in hand,
instructing him how 70 70 after Ap-
piications.
This liz serious problem and one
thar you must solve, the organization
liz yours, more so than any oth0T sim
liar one YOU are tifs ONES W hlaha IL
grow, II cannot be done by your state
and national officers alone.
"I.et me make q few REMARKS on
the secretary's report wEsEA win como
later.
Financial Coalition.
Claims paid i9It-12 s2TS.Ts2 ~
Claims paid lel0-t1.... 2b63b21l
Increase ..............s 1e410 So
Cash assets lsl0-1t 1e4,219. 90
Cash assets 1a1l-i2. ...... fSs1s1-4s
Total assets reduced only 4o35 IS
Total disbursements 1si7-t2. s49.2b151