South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-06
T.P. A. CLOSES
STATE SESSION
Evansville Gets 1918 ConVen-
ton Officers Elected in
Closing Hours.

tut IerollllOu Young the s0oul
Bend convention one Of the best
ever held in the state and another
pledglns the president the supper,
OF the Indiana division Of the r. z.
a. the 27th annual convention o.
the +. 7. a. passed into history
Saturday The thousand delegates
and visitors left for their homes re-
spectively after the business session
AZ the high school Saturday at 2:3o
o'clock
The officers elected were Arthur
Hussey. Lafayette, president f.. j.
Ellsworth. Fort Wayne. first vice
president: l. f. Phillips. Warsaw,
second vice president; George Hos
dick. CraWfOrdsville. third icC
president, and Charles NJ. link. In
dianapOlis. secretary and treasurer.
Jacob Fem Of New Albany was re-
elected for the 18th time sargent
ft-arms The directors elected were
". u. Middleton, Marion, Ed.
Alaurer. Indianapolis. and 3 r..
Rutherford. Muncie Thad Keller
90 south Bend remains a state di-
rector.
The next convention will BE held
ia Evansville. The southern Indi-
ana city which has just built a fine
coliseum had no opposition for the
next convention after kilograms
from Mayor Bose and from the
enamber of commerce Offering To
pay the entire expense of the con
vention and 20 make efforts 10 bring
900 persons 20 the city for the
occasion. were read at the meet
ins.
r. J. Ellsworth Of Fort Wayne
was second vice president last year
ard was a member of the slate
formed by the steering committee
at a caucus meeting late Friday
night. All the other men on the
slate were picked but three ballots
were necessary 20 re-elect Charles
NJ ZirS links opponents were f.
A Wa.-d OF Indianapolis and Rob
ert Weber Of Terre Haute Ed.
C0lmer and Judge l.. NJ. Hammer
schmidt, president OF Post Is, were
chosen the representatives or the
local post 10 the national cOnven-
tlon which will be held in Atlanta,
ca. this fall 30 local men were
placed in the field for office.
Nearly 1000 Here.
Fhe closing day Of the convention.
although devoted largely 10 bust
ness, was hardly less pleasant than
Triday's session. Early in the
morning nearly 200 delegates and
visitors from Elkhart and other
nearby cities arrived i'm the city
bringing the total number here
during the entire convention up 60
nearly the thousand mark.
The program OF the second day
opened with a parade i'm which
nearly 500 DELEGATES from all parts
II the state and many machines
carrying the women visitors took
part. The procession was led hy
the Big Brother boy scouts with
their drum corps. IL formed on Col
fax and marched north on Lafayette
10 Washinston. east 10 Main, south
To Division, east 10 Michigan, north
10 Madison, west 10 Lafayette, south
10 CoIfax and thence To the hieh
school where the delegates went in
10 convention. The ladies TrOceed-
ed 20 II. PauTs NJ +. church where
a musical was rendered
Program of Music
The program FOR the musical con-
sisted of several solo and duet num-
hers by Mrs. Robert Swintz, chair
man % the ladies committee, T. p.
y. and Mrs Laura Crossman-
schen. Miss Marjorie Bertelins ac-
companied the SINGERS Following
the musical was a social and lunch
con at which $50 ladies were pres
ent The luncheon was served 10y
the Dorcas society of 81. Paurs
church.
The business meeting at the high
school brought the convention TO a
close. Judge l. NJ Hammerschmidt
president OF post X, opened the ses-
sion By introducing state Pres't
Robert G. Cheadle or Frankfort
who presided at the meeting. Rev
John Cavanaugh, q. :. G., gave the
invocation. r. 5. Losan, national
secretary. a former Lafayette man
was the principal speaker az the
meeting. Besides the election OF
officers the meeting was occupied I'M
passing resolutions supporting the
president and thanking South Bend
for the splendid entertainment Of
fered the guests while here and the
discussion OF various other matters
pertaining 20 the work of the
Travellers Protective Association o.
Indiana.
The only excitement i'm the meet
ing came in the dght for the state
secretaryship. Charles link. who
was re-nominated and finally re-
elected for the third time. ras uI
against such opposition and three
ballots were necessary 10 decide the
matter
Delegates Arc Pleased.
Before leaving south Bend th'
various delegates and visitors indi'
viduauy and collectively warmly eN.
pressed their appreciation for the
splendid reception tended then
while here. They were especially
enthusiastic over the Friday nigh
BANQUET az the oliver the simplicity
and democracy OF which. all asreeC
~hoald be copied hereafter in STATE
conventions
s,e~irl train took the delegate