NEWSPAPER ARTICLE: Travelers Assn. Officers, 1926, Henderson County ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Date: Fri, 24 Sept 1999 Transcribed & Donated by: MistiDN@aol.com ************************************************************************ Abstracted from the Henderson Evening Journal- April 7, 1926 The members of the Travelers’ Protective Association, elected officers, directors, committees and delegates, last night (April 6 1926) at the Soaper Hotel in Henderson KY (Henderson County) for the National Convention. Many members of this division, Post C were present for the vote. Elected officials were: H. H. Farmer- president Rev. Logan B. English- chaplain Chas. R. Murray- secretary/treasurer Gordon Bacon- first vice president P.H. Lockett- second vice-president James F. Fleming- third vice-president W.C. Cooper-fourth vice-president L.L. Hurley- fifth vice-president The directors were John T. Elam, S.A. Banks, Arthur Petty, E.N. Williams, S.W. Jennings, Miles H. Baskett The committees formed were: Railroad- S.S. Stitt Publicity- W.W. Smith Hotel-Jacob Zimbro Legislative- Leo Ling Employment- T.B. Stevenson, Jr Good Roads- C.F. Dickerson Membership- E.L. Kleiderer Waterways- Ben C. Rash National Convention Delegates to be held in Philadelphia PA are: H.H. Farmer and John T. Elam Alternates: Charles Murrary and S.S. Stitt A large membership drive will be held on April 8 1926, assisted by Claud Clark of Hopkinsville( State President), Nicholas Bosler of Louisville ( Chairman of Membership) and C. Rufer Finck ( Secretary/ Treasurer)