6    KENTUCKY DIVISION, TRAVELERS' PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA



   B. A. EVANS, Owensboro.
   W. C. SUMPTER, Bowling Green.
   W. C, DOHERTY, Hopkinsville.
   S. P. JONES, Chairman, Good Roads and Public Utilities
Committee, Louisville.
   GEO. A. Cox, Chairman, Railroad Committee, Owens-
boro.
   D. 0. TALCOTT. Chairman, Press Committee, Louisville.
   JAS. T. SHORT, Chairman, Hotel Committee, Louisville.
   BEN. L. BRiuXER. Chairman, Legislative Committee,
Louisville.



         T. EDGAR HARVEY. Chicago ID.
Chairman Publicity. Post D' Kentucy Dirion, T. P. A. of A.



   E. A. WILSON, Chairman, Employment Committee, Hen-
derson.
   J. W. GRAHAM, Chairman, Sick and Relief Committee,
Paducah.
                POST A, PADUCAH.
   Post A was organized June 29, 1893. The present offi-
cers are: T. E. Guedry, President; Ernst Lackey, Secre-
tary and Treasurer; John Farr, First Vice-President; Lee
Bolton, Second Vice-President; H. W. Hinkle, Third Vice-
President; P. F. Lally, Fourth Vice-President, and John R.
Scott, Fifth Vice-President. Directors are, L. F. Kalb, A.



R. Grouse, E. W. Backmon, J. H. Nagel, H. A. Petter,
and J. F..Moller. Mr. Ernst Lackey, the present Secretary
and Treasurer, has held this office since igoo, with the ex-
ception of two years. His record speaks for itself.

               POST D, LOUISVILLE.
   Post D, Kentucky Division, T. P. A., was organized on
the Sth of October, i894, at Louisville, Ky. There were
48 charter members, Chas. Weller, D. M. Willeams, W.
J. Norton, F. S. Ouerbacker, Geo. Adlam, R. H. Patterson,
D. B. Sperry, T. L. Goff, J. S. Pope, A. J. McCord, J.
C. Brewing, J. R. Nunnely, B. B. Cobleus, Owen Gath-
right, Jr., E. H. Bowen, H. H. Beckman, J. E. Slater,
C. E. Farris, J. WV. Corley, G. L. Sehon, Jos. Schweinbeck,
C. L. Tandy, V. H. Englehard, A. Englehard, Jr., W. F.
Axton, B. P. Harrison, J. S. Bate, J. H. Johnson. C. H.
Poter, J. P. Davis, W. McGuire, H. D. Williams, L. Ham-
berger, J. G. A. Willie, M. B. Tilford, J. P. Ouerbauer,
S. L. Strauss, C. H. Connell, J. W. O'Neel, S. Ouerbauer,
J. L. Hood, W. E. Hougland, E. G. Runyan, H. Borgerd-
ing, S. Levi, A. Laub, V. Laub, John T. Camerer.
   Among the members who have served as Presidents are,
T. W. Tarpy, Scott W. Moore, Edw. Altscheler, Fred W.
Napper, Jas. M. Dyer, B. J. Jansing, Fulton Gordon, D.
0. Talcott, Luther R. Stein and Chas. W. Milliken. There
have been only two Secretaries. H. H. Beckmann and Jas.
T. Short. It is worthy of note that Mr. Jas. T. Short
has been Secretary of Post D since 1x902.
   Post D takes great pride in the fact that its members
have taken prominent and active part in the affairs of both
the National and State Organization. In x9o8 one of its
members, Mr. Henry O.' Gray, held the exalted office of
President of the National Organization, being elected at
the National Convention at Milwaukee. Quite a number
of the State Division Offices are filled by Post D members
every year. Mr. Short having held the State Secretaryship
for a number of years. At present three Directors and four
out of the eight State Chairman of different Committees are
members of Post D; the Secretary of the State Division,
Carl H. Finck, is also a member of Post D. In June, 1899,
Post D had the distinction of entertaining the National
Convention in Louisville, and will entertain the State Con-
vention in May of this year.
   Post D has enjoyed a steady growth since organization
Loth financially and numerically. Beginning with 48 mem-
bers, it now boasts a membership of 72o and no doubt but
that at the close of the fiscal year, the roster will have
reached the 8oo mark. Among the members are found the
leading business men of the city. In the past years the
meetings have been held at the Galt House and the Louis-
ville Hotel; at present the meetings are held at the Tyler
Hotel on the last Saturday of each month.
   The present officers are Chas. W. Milliken, Pres.; Jas.
T. Short, Secretary and Treasurer; Dr. W. N. Briney,
Chaplain. Board of Directors, Dr. Ben L. Bruner, Edw.
Altscheler, Carl H. Finck, D. 0. Talcott and L. R. Stein.