•y EFFORTS TO RESIGN THE OLD SPAYISTT TRAIL 7/ORK.
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At the Hew Orleans Convention, arch 192y, I had hoped to get the organization in shape so that Ic ould soon thereafter see my successor elected. Instead, the convention elected ne for life. ...see t' e minutes.
August 1, 1926 represented the completion of 7 years.	I prepared
the complete finance state ’.ent of that date (page	)	and the Year 3oo!:
sane date (page	)	and notified the Executive Eoard (see minutes). That
Board ordered resolutions .prepared (see page ). The finance statements ad year books were railed to all '.embers. Then letters were written to the officials and leaddrr.	Before I could -ail the- friends persuaded me not to
send them; they were later thrown in the scrap-basket. In October-'.Toyember I joined Col. Fletcher on that trip fro.’. St. Augustine to 'San Diego and was again deep in the work.
During 1927 and 1920 I tried to arrange a big celebration somewhere, then resign. See St. Augustine celehrr.tion gave me the opportunity I sought....
I began to prepare again for ny leave-taking.
In the fall of 1928 I went to the ITew York and eastern editors and arranged the extensive publicity and understandings of the new conditions along the OST shown in these scrap book3.
I issued the route narking and signing designs and directions shown p. and sent it along the highway.
I arranged the motorcade to cc e fro: California to it. Augustine so that co ’plete understandings could be put over.
February' 25, 1929 I released to the leadim • papers of the U.3. the news item reading’ "After 15 years of incredible costs11 etc. See sera- books and see also page where with a printed notice I informed San Antonio -.embers of •■%* purposes.
About the sa .e time I had printed-and sent along the highway the narking design sheet (page ).
Also published in the Sail Antonio Expres. - the map and article, as shown inside this sheet.
Then I printed this sheet and sent it to the leading members; and incorporating the motorcade notice with it.
Tlarch 1929, I issued the tr-.velog,(p
The scrap-books will show numerous, article: released by me, all worded to show I was completing mg responsibilities and would not serve after the St. Augustine meeting.
In Larch I appointed an auditing committee wit! the request they make a co -.plete report entire! independent of ne. Their audit and report is shown p.	At St. Au ustine tl - u! litted a preliminary audit. I announced
with that audit, the termination of my service. T e Convention refused to accept. I published the "Final Report" in June,(p )■
With no successor provided, -and t’ e work very -..r.ch alive, I was held to the office. This de pite the fact I cl.osr.' the office, led the em.pl.v. ces ' _ . • ■
3ali? r L	1	'	ctively.	Foil	-	'	that
p w . '	-'	'	i	ti!	f	1950.	All	’	criptions	stop	.-' '
IT'Sp* "Tone solic'-' ’ after the repor:	worn-'	out.	So	I	had to foot the e::.s. -s
opt that s few helpe.T with all or tribmt.
HBA