National Republican., 1886-09-08
RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE.
Twelfth Annual Convention OF the Mu-
tual Benefit Association.

Twelfth Annual Convention OF the Mu-
tual Benefit Association.
The twelfth annual convention OF the
United States Railway Mail Service Mu-
tual Benefit Association was convened at
the National Hotel yesterday morning at
10 o'clock. President NJ. A. Buterick
called the convention to order. First As.
sistant Postmaster General Stevenson made
an address Of welcome. Messrs. M. o.
Wilson, G. W. Beers, and w. +. Dale were
appointed a committee on credentials. The
following are the officers OF the association:
President, NJ. A. Buterck New Haven
Conn.
Vice presidents division, r. N.
Matrous Windsor Locks, Conn; second, Il. u.
Mckee, New York, N. y. third, y. +. Herbert,
Charleston, s. c.; fflh, II. u. Jenks Louisville,
KY; sixth, q. p. Chaplin, Chicago Ill; seventh,
J,P. Lindsay, 81. Louis, Mo-. eighth, J. L..
Wilder san FRANCISCO, CAL; ninth, W. W. All
Secretary, sam X. Baughman, Camp Point,
Treasurer-Frank Kraft, St. Louis, Mo.
Board of direotOrs--Second division, r. r..
Warlng, New York, N. Y; third q. W. Carr,
Washington, d. C.; fifth q. Q. Mann, Chicago,
enth. q. II. Campbell, st. LOUIS Mo-; NINTH
John Sargent and VIM. Meredith, Chicago III.
Executive committee--John Sargent, chair
man, Chicago, ILL.,; q. II. Campbell. st. Louis,
Moi George II. Steele Decatur, III.
Advisory commitlee-R. @. Jackson, super
intendent second division, New York, N. "
q. w. Vickery, third Washington, D. @. l.. N.
Terrell, fourth, Atlanta, Cal A. Burt fifth,
Cincinnati, Ohio; T.. w. Warield, seventh, ST..
Louis louis No; 4; l.; Wilder, eighth ao9 san Fran
Ohio.
The committee on credentials reported
the following delegates present: Chas. W.
Beers, Bridgeport, Conn; Wm. Dlbble,
Hartford, Conn; j. II. Sweet, Winsted,
A " .
+. L. Champlln, New York city; r. O..
jackson, New York city; j. G. McKitrick,
Newark, N. j.. s.. Collins, Pittsburg, Pa. ;
Ira Donance, Middleton, N. Y; L. p.
CuYler, Philadelphia; Ii. NJ. Douglass,
Point Pleasant, N. J.;. Il. D. Mckee, New
York city; p. p. Warlng, New York city;
Al; Ball, indianapolis; j. NJ; Maston,
Cincinnati; j. A. Bryan, Terre Haute; c..
c. Green, Louisville; W. F. witt, Indian.
apolis; l.. s. Tate, w. T. johnson, r. s.
Burton, j. I. Gordon, and j. G.. Wedding
ton, Of the third divisions; w. E. Lowell,
Cleveland, Ohio; John W. Hoist, Hiram,
Ohio ,E. o. Rose, Grand Rapids Mich. /;
,o. w. W. cSIds, Allen, Bstavla, % N Y ,,S.n John
J. 6. Warren and w. T. Tinkle, Jackson,
Tenn; W. e. Dale, Jacksonville, Fla; II.
NJ. Robertson, Atlanta, Ga; j. ii. Jones
J. F. Lestre, A. s. Dearing, s. L. Collins,
jackson, Tenn; ID. e. Freeman, West
POlnt. MISS; M. v. wilson, Little ROCK,
Ark; J. w. Mcconnell and w. J. Carr,
Kansas City, Mo; L. II. West, L. w.
Pierce, H. d. Evans, j. p. Lindsay, G.. II.
Campbell, ST. Louis; w. ii. Fry, Winona,
Mimi; Edward Simpson, Morton, ILL.,; w.
b. Stewart, Dubuque, Iowa; G. Case, Des
Moines, Iowa; j, w. Sprague, st. Paul,
Mimi; j. L. Thomas, Bloomington, ILL.,; j.
M. Hubbard, Chicago; q. Il. Steele, De-
catur, ILL.,; W. II. House, Galesburg, Ill.
s. X. Baughman, Camp Point, Ill.
Mr.. Baughman, secretary, represented
that SO, 1913 had been paid out during the
year in benefits, 151 new members had been
admitted, ffty-one dropped, four died, and
the present membership was 303.
A congratulatory dispatch was received
from Col. John Jameson.
The convention adjourned at o'clock,
pending q discussion on graded assess
ments. At 3 o'clock on reconvening the
convention spent the balance OF the after
noon discussing certain changes in the con-
stitution, and after the office OF secretary
and treasurer were made one.
The annual meetings were decided to be
held between the list OF September and the
LIST OF October Of each year, at the time
deemed advisable by the executive COM
mittee. The convention then adjourned
until this morning. To-day's session will
be taken up with the election of officers
and hearing Of reports from the committee
appointed to wait on Congress TO have the
clerks pay restored to former rates. 1t Is
likely that this afternoon the convent ior
will adjourn.