Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-16
7. P. A. DELEGATES
DOWN TO BUSINESS
After the Fun Of Monday Affairs Of
Importance to the Order Are
Taken Up.
BADGER FIGHT ON FOR TODAY

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After the jollity and oratSy Of
the opening day the business sse-
sions Of the Travellers Protective as
ISOLATION national convention opened
Tuesday morning in the American
theater and vent along with tradi-
tional "neatnsss and dispatch"
The presidents, message and re-
ports OF various national officers
formed the order OF business, re-
lieved By such pleasant events as
presentation OF two big spears to the
sergeantsst-srnis. stanley Brown OF
Omaha and r. r. Leutbecher of
Maryland.
These were sent direct from the royal
court Of samson by tire imperial order
Of that monarch himself. IL appears, 40
stated the courier, that the king. after
Witnessing the manly and robust manner
in which these travelling men met all the
tortures which were prepared FOR them
In the Den Monday night decided that
where crowd Of brave spirits such as
they gather together IN one building the
sergeanta-at-srus should be arraed with
something more than soft words. So the
royal smith was ordered TO prepare the
spears. And woe 20 the hapless Tee Pee
Aye who doesn't keep iP order.
Year q Hecord Breaker.
President schoehocker read the annual
address. showing that the silver jubilee
YEAR OF the association nas been q record
WofIffCa linn
that thia great year nas been passed
under his administration.
During this year the membership passed
the 5000 mark for the first time. II -
now 5I.s1s. a net gain duFing the year Of
25S5 The reserve FUND has Increased
from siSi.s 20 ai5s.So. which President
Schoeneeker declared 10 be AN wonder
fhl achievement" Claims paid amounted
10 $3.50 ~. The cost of doing business was
only titsis per capita, the lowest Il has
ever been. Applications received az the
national office were 300. Of which S,TSS
we're accepted. an insroose Of Lose over
last year. sixteen new posts we're or
aanlEed during the year. Total assets
are setsee. an increase OF tolocs.
The champion Application writer's OF the
association we're named BY the president
"A follows: J. r. Bass. Tennessee. the big
man with the muoh-advertieed va; Albert
trhrilch. Georgia. 2ss: william II. Marx
MARYLAND. 1ss: j r. Scott Louisiana, 90.
and n. c. strons. Alliance. Nsbs g.
GaorKe w Long OF Omaha. mighty-
voiced. was appointed reading clerk for
the convention
The report OF Secretary Treasurer r. g.
Logan was read, followed by readlng Of
the recorts Of the chairman Of the six
railroad committees. covering the entire
country.
Recommendation Of President schoen-
ecker 20 Increase the amount Apportioned
to the national office out OF each yearly
assessment from the present figure OF y
10 $50 or y was received. Tho increas-
ing automobile hazard was named as the
reason FOR this increase.
LIKE Nebraska Hotel Laws.
Max Hammer, chairman OF the national
committee on hotels. declared the Me-
braska hotel law to be a model for other
states 70 copy. r. ID. McFadden OF
Omaha. former hotel commissioner, IL
the author Of this Law.
Two handsome loving cups wero
awarded 10 the prise winning delesations
IN Mondays parade. To the Missouri
men went the cup forsbeins the best an
pcarlng deiegation, and TO Pennsylvania,
the big boys with the bazoo band. was
awarded the prize for being the most
uuique. Presentation was made by Rev.
A. A. Brooks. national chaplain. and
graceful responses were made by repre-
ssntatives OF the winners.
Mia fight stagea.
mens was niaco OF the biz annual event.
the badger fight. Two ferocious badgers
have been received from Texas ana viii
be pitted III combat with man-eating
bulldog from Indiana. Whcrel An. that's
q secret Pc'ice. you know, Plain
clothes guys. Gum shoe squad. Can't
he tipped off hut those who should
know 90 know where Il Win be- We'd
nesday night - the time. Thousands. 90
they say, have been bet on the outcome.
but you can't find a man who will admit
that he has bet dollar Hist. hist. tits
mystery.
MaryIapd watch Feb.
Another pleasant feature OF the day
was the presentation OF handsome
watch fob by the Maryland delegation 10
the president OF their division, Alfred y.
sharp OF Baltimore. Presentation was
made BY National President schoeneoker,
vietoriously spread clear aeross the
stage was banner marked with this
device;
We Welcome You 20 Lafayette,
Indiana, isis
Post. u, Indiana Div.
The Indiana men seem to consider the
question Of the next convention settled,
However. the Kentucky delegation doesn't