The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-09
TRAVELLERS HOLD
ANNUAL MEETING
Meet Next in Charleston-Resoiu oiu-
tions for Roads and Public
Schools
The State.

SCnOOlS
The State.
Sumter, May 4.-The 18th annual
convention of the South Carlina divi-
sion of the Travellers Protective as
sociation convened in Sumter this
morning at 1890 o'clock and paid
such close attention to business that
by 5 o'clock in the afternoon ad-
journment was reached and no morn
ing session will be necessary.
The convention was called 70 order
in the court room by the state presi-
dent, H. Lee Scarborough of Sumter,
and the invocation was made by the
state chaplain, the Rev. w. E. Thayer
of Sumter. DR.. Thayer also made the
address of welcome, which was re-
sponded to by William Coggswell of
Charleston.
Reports of the officers showed the
organization in good condition, its
membership having increased from
1O7 members in 1905 to 2,025 May l
of this year.
Among the resolutions adopted by
this convention was one commencing
the work and plans of the state high
way department and pledging the or
ganization's support to its future ef-
fort to create state system of good
roads. Another resolution emphasiz-
ed that the public schools of the state
were crippled by the failure of the
last legislature to provide sufficient
funds for these to meet their expens-
es and that the S. C. T. P. A. favored
unstinted support for free public
schools. The convention went on rec
ord as pledging the individual support
of it's members to the incoming pres
ident and to working to make the
coming year banner one.
The newly elected officers are:
President, J. H. Woodward, Colunl-
bia; vice president at large, H. Lee
Scarborough, Sumter; post vice pres
idents, g. C. Ballenger Of Spartan
burg, J. N. Spann Of Columbia, R. B..
Tindal of Greenville, C. Ban Allen of
Anderson, William Gaillard o. Char
lesion, w. "A. Friday Of Greenwood,
Cheaffee Jones of Darlington, J. R.
Carson of Chester, A. R. Boozer Of
Newberry, J. P. Poag of Rock Hill,
DR.. j. A. Ridley of Gaffney; secre-.
tary and treasurer, Joseph P. Noblett,
Anderson; sergeant at arms, Sol.
Fleischman, Columbia; chaplain, the
Rev. J. T. Gongaware, D. D., Charles
ton; board of directors, c. Ban Allen
of Anderson; J. B. Shanklin of An
derson, S. Mac Sloan of Anderson, j.
!. n. Watkins of Greenville, George
Dearman of Spartanburg.
The following were elected dele.
gates to the national convention to be
held at Atlantic City June 5: AT
large, H. L. Scarborough of Sumter,
j. NJ. Watkins of Greenville, j. NJ.
Patton of Darlington; from the posts
Joe E. Gentry, Spartanburg; G. NJ.
Gornley, Columbia; Holmes Allen,
Grcenville; J. B. Shanklin, Anderson;
W. H. Watson, Charleston; ]. E.
Grimes, Greenwood; L. l. Parrott,
Sumter; E. E. Carnes, Darlington; j.
W. Young, Chaster; r. D. Smith, Jr.,
Newberry; Henry Massey, Rock Hill;
DR.. A. C. Crew, Caffney.
The following deaths were report
ed during the past year: Charles R.
Smith, Union; Thomas C. Huiet, w.
w. Moore and Charles NJ. Puckette,
Columbia; John Joseph, Her; Frank
lin L. Henry, Greenville; Lee G. Hol-
leman and Broadus B. Babb, Ander-
son; Junius H. Wooten, Nashville;
William ]. Neeley, Rock Hill.
There were present at the conven-
tion 1872 delegates from the posts at
Spartan5urg, Columbia, Greenville,
Anderson, Charleston, Greenwood,
Sumter, Darlington, Chester, New
berry, Rock Hill and Gaffney. Invita-
tions for the next convention were
presented from Charleston and Dar-
lington and that of Charleston was
accepted by close vote.
!! The social features of the conven-
tion were a luncheon served at the
place of meeting at ! o'clock, a drive
over the city at $50 o'clock, supper
and entertainment at, Pocalla springs
at $50 o'clock, entertainment spec
tally for the visiting delegates at
theater at $50 o'clock.