The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-19
II. ?. 4. END CONVENTION.
NEXT MEETING SCHEDULED FOR
CHICK SPRINGS.
Whisnant OF Florence Elected PrcsI-
dent of Association; L.. ID. Ncttlcs,
Vice Prcsident--Trip About the Har-
bor Enjoyed.

iOseohs Niuy lf.-Inc lltn an
nual convention OF the South Caro-
lima division. Travellers Protective
Association Of America. in final ses-
sion here this morning elected off,
GERS and unanimously chose Chick
Springs as the next place OF meeting.
Delegates to the national convention
at Omaha were elected. report OF the
resolution committee heard and
adopted and the standing committees
appointed by the newly elected presi-
dent OF the division, NJ. A. whisnant
OF Florence. The convention ad-
journed at 1 o'clock.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon dele
gates TO the convention. accompanied
by committee OF the local post and
invited guests. boarded the steamer
Sappho at the ferry wharf for a trip
about the harbor and up the Cooper
river to the navy yard and North
Charleston. The party landed at
North Charleston and for the balance
OF the afternoon will be the guests
OF the North Charleston corporation
at luncheon and on an automobile
trip over the suburban development.
A number OF the delegates expected
TO return TO their homes tonight.
Many will remain here until tomor-
row morning. All were unanimous in
declaring that the convention here
had been one OF the best ever held
by the division. The attendance was
large. and the programme OF enter
tainment arranged by Post f. In con-
junction with the Chamber Of Com
merce and Commercial club, was
warmly appreciated.
The convention was called to order
this morning at $50 O'Clock by Presi-
dent w. A. Livingston OF Oranbegurg.
A motion to instruct the delegates to
the national convention at Omaha In
regard TO changes In the national
constitution was rejected. and the
delegates will go to the convention
uninstructed. The resolution I'm re-
gard to n decision to have no in.
toxicating beverages served at futur.
conventions was carried. Other res
olutions carried mt the convention
were that to the president OF the
United States indicating the sympathy
and loyalty OF the travelling men of
the State In the present crisis; that
a telegram be sent Gov. Manning to
the effect that the convention heartily
Endorsed his policy of law enforce
rnent: the resolution favoring Reid
Whitford's plans for system OF
State highways and the resolution
favoring the antl-tipping law recently
passed.
Although President Livingston
stated that he Vas not candidate
for reelection. the vote for that Office
stood al for him and 43 for Mr.. Whis-
nant. who was on motion unanimous
iy declared 20 be president. Some
time was taken up with the various
nominations for State secretary This
Office Is held two years. and the
headquarters OF the division are To-
Gated In the town whore the secretary
resides. Thomas III. Pope OF Green
Vile was elected. II. Il. Gross OF
Holly Hill was elected first vice pres
ident. Other vice presidents were
elected as follows: l.. G.. Kirby, Spar
tanburg; III. II. Calhoun. Barnwell; r..
B. Tindal. Greenville: J. II. Shank
lin. Seneca; j. G.. Green, Greenwood: /:
L. ID. Nettles. Sumter and j. T. Lang
ston. Jr. Darlington. Directors at
headquarters were elected as follows:
4. w. Ellis. ID. G.. Durham, l.. H..
Craig. ]. G. McColl. c. s. Rigby. ]. C..
Jarrad. J. Thomas Arnold. L. A.
Williams and J. n. Watkins. Direc-
tors elected from the various posts as
follow: X. III. Blackburn, Spartan
burg; Sol Fleischman Columbia: II.
10. Burriss. Anderson: w. A. Living
ston. orangeburg: +. =. Evans. Green
wood; G. IL. Yeadon. Sumter: L. f..
Smoot. Darlington and II. NJ. Strange.
Chester.
Chick Springs was unanimously
voted for as the next place of meet
Ing. Delegates to the national con-
vention were elected as follows: II.
~. Blackburn. DIR. o. f.. Thomas. G..
w. Ellis. J. II. Shanklin. II. Il. Gross.
A M. Singleton. L. ID. Nettles. Il. l..
Thomlinson. w. A. Livingston. j. w.
Bradford. J. w. Lllard, NJ. "A. whis-
naGt and Thomas Pope.
Dr. George w. Quick. pastor OF
the First Baptist church. Grecnville.