The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-24

the Travellers Protective associa-
 ton before the ending of the fiscal
 year was issued Saturday after noon by President E. l.. Raney of Ath- ems, who was in Birmingham, and who sent night lettergram to every post secretary in Alabama strongly urging that new members be secured before the state convention meets in Gads- den Friday and Saturday of next week.
 President Raney's message to the post secretaries follows:
 "We need 47 members in next five days for Alabama to have usual rep busy. Call on your emergency crops. Work Monday and Tuesday like fight ing fire and send to W. R. Mabry, state secretary, Wednesday night sure. Must be in national office befOre April 2S. Alabama membership now largest in history of IT. F. A. Contribute your share.-
 o. P. Fontaine, chairman of the mem- bership committee of Post B, T. P. A., and his committee worked like trojans last week and secured a total of F new members, which were added to the growing lists Saturday. when meet ing of the committee was held in Bob Mabry's office.
 In addition to the F new ones secured 47 more must be signed up before the state meeting to insure Alabama's usual representation at the national meeting in Lafayette, Ind, in June. MT. Fon- o ctr h tha members of Post B. constituting every member of the post a member of his committee to get new members. His appeal follows:
 "At the last national convention the basis of representation was changed and it was necessary to secure more members than ever before in order to m aintain our standing in the conven- ton hall, and preserve the traditional rank of Alabama. The fiscal year ends April 2S. We must have 47 new mem bers and their applications in the nn- tiOnaI office at St. Louis before Sat urday next. Let every member of Post B, 1T. F. A., be up and doing, and con- slider himself a member of my commit tee this week, and bring or send us member"
 In addition to the above appeal to the members of Post B, MT. Fontaine addressed a night letter to W. R. Nab ry. state secretary at Anniston, call ing upon him to aid in the statewide movement to maintain the rank of Ala bama in the national convention
 This message follows:
 .sWiII you stir your stumps' and help us to get 47 netv meSnbers before April 2S. If successful we will have no reduced representation at Fayette. We have sent appeals for help to all posts in the state. We mean business. Please see that all applications coming into your office are forwarded promptly to the national office.'
 President Raney said Saturday that the Alabama division had secured a total of 374 new applications during the year 1915-16, about half of which were secured by the application writers of Post B. The national organization al lotted 250 members to be secured by Ala bama. The state organization went the national body 50 better, and raised the pot to 300. The members have not only secured all that the state body ex- pected of them, but have gone "A above the mark set, and President Raney be- lieves the total will reach 450 before the date of the national convention.
 
 Post B, T. P. A.. will send large delegation over to Gadsden Friday and Saturday of next week. although the lists of the delegates are not complete, and cannot yet be printed. President J. E. Robinson of Post B, asks that all members of the post who contemplate attending the convention send their names to the secretary in order that proper transportation facilities can be arranged for
 Henry Hidens name is not on the list of delegates to the convention and the members of Post B ask that MT. Hiden be notified through the travelling mens s column of The Age-Herald, that his name will be placed on the list arbitra- rily if he does not send it in. T. P. A. convention without Henry Hiden present would be like bread without salt. He is as necessary to the con vention as rain is to flowers. You must go to Gadsden. MT. Hiden. The boys need you!
 Council No. 2s2, II. T., at Selma held a rousng rally Saturday evening. and heard several fine addresses by prominent members of the order in Ala bama. Grand Counselor w. l.. Wall Of Huntsville was present, and delivered one of the best speeches of his career Grand Secretary A. Coke Smith of Mont gomery also was present and had few remarks to make. which he did i7 his usual happy style. The meeting was one of the most successful ever held by Counci, No. 2s2 and the boys are justly entitled to feel somewhat 'puffed up" over it.
 Speakire of U. C. T.s, that state con. vention will he held in Huntsville May 26 and 27 and there should be larger attendance than ever before at U. c. T. state meeting Will Wall has prom ised the boys the freedom of Huntsville, and what MT. Wall says usually goes in his own home town. Don't forget the dates, boys. You'll have good time.
 A. Coke Smith of Montgomery, secre- tary of the Alabama Travellers associa- tion. says illiteracy buttons are finding ready sale ar,ong the travellers of the state MT. Smith states that several thousands of the buttons have been dis tributed through the Alabama travellers
 Charlie Abrams says: eff you're look ing happy. walking iauntily and pa ssing sthe jolly to all YOU meet, and during if all are patiently waiting for things to get better-you're not an optimist; you're an ass But if you're keeping your head holding your temper. looking earnestly pleasant and working like the
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