Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-07
40 T.P.A. MEN
EXPECTED AT
MEETINCHERE
3rd Quarterly Session
Jan. rs to eliminate
Membership Drive
Over State

tional Secretary T. $. Logan OF st.
Louis and National Director W. s.
Murchison Of Raleigh, N. c., will be
IN attendance nc the third quarterly
meeting Of the Texas directors, Trav-
elers Protective association, which
convenes in Brownsville, January &c.
The Brownsville meeting will be
the elimination Of q " weeks
membership drive in Texas, conduct
ed under the direction Of Secretary
logan, assisted by a flying squadron
TX Texas members OF the II, n. a., &C.
cording to Joe o. Aaylor Of San An
tonic, state chairman Ct publicity.
Mr.. Logan will arrive in Texas
January IL, and will start the men,
bership drive in Fort Worth. From
there he will 20 to Dallas, Waco,
Austin, Galveston, Houston, Beau
mont, Corpus Christi and the Valley.
In each Of the cities called upon
teams OF workers will visit business
houses where they will explain the
objects of the Travellers Protective
association, its advantages, and the
requirements for membership. Those
eligible for membership include trav-
cling statesmen, city statesmen, Of
ficers and directors OF legitimate
wholesale houses and many others.
There are now approximately 10000
members Of the II. r. A. in Texas,
according to Mr.. Naylor, and it is
confidently expected TO increase the
membership well beyond the 10000
mark before the directors convene.
IL was largely through the efforts
Of Mr.. Logan last year that Texas
membership was increased to 300
and il is believed that under his d.
rection and with the many advan-
tages offered BY T. +. A. 70 travelling
men, with little difficulty be expert
enced in filling TO the quota.
One Of the principal objects Of the
Texas membership drive III 70 be
found additional posts in the Rio
Grande Valley. At present there is
but one post, Post "A" at Browns
vile. An intensive campaign will be
conducted in San Benito. Harlingen,
McAllen and other Valley tcwns.
with the idea Of establishing addi-
tional posts, Mr.. Naylor said.
The Brownsville meeting will be
held mt the Travellers Hotel. "A va
ried entertainment program has been
planned by members of Post a.. in
GLIDING a banquet and dance to be
held across the border in Matamoros,
a wild game dinner in the Mexican
city and a sight seeing trip through
Brownsville and surrounding Valley
towns.
Plans have been made to take care
Of approximately one hundred r.
p. A. visitors during the Brownsville
session, as members of the organiza-
ton from ell over the state are ex-
pectcd TO attend, in addition 20 the
regularly elected state directors.
Officers Of the Brownsville Post
are: A C. Hipp, president; A. NJ.
Jessup, secretary; and J. 5. Sanders,
state director.
In addition 70 Mr.. Sanders, other
state directors who will be in attend
ance follow: A. ]. Offenhouse, Post
b, Texarkana; J.. NJ. Duggan, Post &,
Houston; II. "A. Rochs, Post ID, San
Antonio; u. B. Croll, j. III. Leech,
ID. +. Goliath, all of Post r, Dallas;
George F. ReichRrdt, Post +. Austin;
A. NJ. Rosenfield, Post G, Galveston;
Roy Il. Goebel. Post III, Waco; w. q.
Newton. Post I, Wichita Falls; B. II.
Buckeridge. Post j, Fort Worth; ".
N. Carr, Post X, Sherman; Harry
Alexander, Post L, Lagrange; G.. b.
Moore, ST., Post M, Cuero; ID. C.
Hucherson, Post ", Lufkin; Ray
Binns, Post O, Victoria; T. +. Mention,
Post p, Beaumont; G. II. Huettig,
Post q, Brenham; G. r. Daniels,
Post X, FL Paso; j. B. Stewart, Post
8, San Angelo; Truman Johnson,
Post T, Paris; j. II. Davis, Post ",
Orange; r. B. Colley. Post Y.
Yoakum; L. G. Doney, Post z, Corpus
Christi.
STATE officers and committeeman
expected are; G. r. Tingle Of San
Antonio. president; II. F. Outterside
Of Houston, first vice president,
G. VI. Gates OF Fort Worth, second
vice president; j. a. Walk Of Sher-
man, third vice president; +. /. Will
son of Dallas, secretary-treasurer;
j. q. Naylor OF San Antonio, press;
y. !. Dixon Of San Antonio. member
ship; RI. c. Newton Of Wichita Falls.
railroads, A. +. Nations Of Beeville,
southwest Texas hotels; G. W. Lemm
Of Brennan, northwest Texas hotels:
y. y. Stewart II San Angelo. north
central Texas hotels; l.. b. Carlton
Of Houston. emnlovment; +. ". Palm
er Of Dallas, relief; DAYTON Hale. Jr.,
or Beeville. good roads and public
utilities: ". ". Outterside of Hous-
ton. legislative; Perry s. Robertson
Of San Antonio. state attorney;
Homer r. Wil.on Of San Antonio.
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