Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-06

| RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE.
/ Tho Beneficial Association Of That Class OF
Employees Meets Here.
A CORDIAL GREETING OF WELCOME FROM COM
MISSIONER DoUoLAss-sPEKcHRs ARE ALSO
MADE By MR. J. LOWRY BELL, sUPT. WHITE
AND orHERs-rHE pELEaATKs AND ALTER
MATES PRESENT.
This morning, at Grand Army Hall, the
eighteenth annual convention of the United
States Railway Mail Beneficial Association was
called to order by President H. NJ. Robinson Of
Atlanta, Ga. The association is really an in
surance society, and to be eligible to member
ship one must be an empioye Of the railway
mail service. Yet, member who afterward re-
tires from the service, either to engage in other
government service or to enter private life,
by SO doing.
1851 members Of the association, an increase
during the past year Of 427. The present Off
GERS of the association are: II. NJ. Robinson,
Atlanta. Ga, president; C. E. La Grave, Chi
| cago. Ill, secretary and treasurer: directors,
W. II. Honsel, Galesburgh, ILL.,; William Mere
dith, Chicago, ILL.,; F. W. Moody, Waukegan,
ILL.,; w. H. Biggin, Middletown, N. Y; d. L.
Louis, No., and 7. W. Jones, Washington, DC.
DELEGATES AND 'ALrERNATEs.
The delegates are as follows:
| First division, headquarters Boston-M. A.
Butricks. vice president; delegates, H. A.
Thomas, s. c. Page, All. Paul, F. J. Thrasher,
W. H. Sander and F. C. Jackson; alternates, J..
1 s. pOtfar " noharfv T r Kallv II
Heap, F. B. Lane and J. E. Skinner.
Second division, headquarters New York;.
Wickersham, vice president delegates, r. Q.
Jackson, w. H. Applegit. T. NJ. Ballnger, W.
81. Clark. A. P. Charlton. NJ. c. Duryea, W. E.
Earl c. A. Frost, E. R. Hay. ]. l. Holly, II. H.
Rooms, I. NJ. Rooms, E. b. Mckee, II. Z. Mack,
A. J. Miller, E. NJ. Norris, F. J. Patterson, l..
L. Salisbury, E. J. Sellers, W. H. Todd. G. c..
| Ward, P. 2. Warning and c. s. WILKINSON alter
mates, E. W. Alexander, l. J. Bradley, s. c.
Douglass, CA. Ford, 8. Thurman, II. 4. Han
mum, W. E. Hoover, w. P. Landon, c. E. Lin
coin, j. McCaskie, T. G. MCGOWAN. J. P. Mans
| field, A. E. Martin. F. r. Meeker, W. B. Muir
dock, jr., J. A.W. Nixon, E. Peck, W. P. Scharf
and T. c. Sullivan.
Third division, headquarters washington-J.
W. Hollyday, vice president; delegates, J. W..
Hughes, E. F. Campbell, c. W. vickery. H. W.
Nicholson, J. W. McInturff, ". J. Knight, H. E.
Chilson, NJ. L. Hodge. c. F. Didawick and J. G.
Fitzgerald; alternates, W. B. Sims, B. r. Ander-
son, H. L. Davenport, G. II. Hooten, j. Y. We'd
dington. b. r. Boulding, G. G. Goodloe, F. II.
Phillips. W. R. Jones and George W. Carr.
Fourth division, headquarters Atlanta. f.
Blodgett. vice president; delegates, ". W. For
wood, Charles Fitzgerald. ID. o. Blake. W. NJ.
Dye, j. l.. Wells, J. A. Nets, T. c. Boyd, J. c.
Gregory. T. @. Talley, J. W. Bulla, A. J. Row.
land and T. Pool; altsrnates. R. D. MiIIholland,
H. C. Worsham, G. W. Harlan, ". W. Wheeler,
B. I. Williams, Joseph Hughes, T. L. Davis, W.
c. Hammond, F. NJ. Van Pelt, c. W. Bell, J. ".
STREET. and W. F. Smith.
| Fifth division, headquarters Cincinnati-W.
D. Bangs, vice president; delegates d. p. Davis,
f. B. Story, John Roehm, c. R. Scott, G. P.
Kendall, G. E. Wood I. Spaeth, E. K. Mcclure,
F. s. Coleman, Joseph AIDE, Tim Miller J. 7. c.
Watson, J. A. Kidwel, J. E. Matthews, H. G..
Perine, c. ]. West. W. c. Sanders, L. O'Donnel,
J. B: Krebs, W. c. Bradley: B. E. Smoke, Harley
Ladd AID W. ]. Glascock; alternates, II. f..
Collins, J. E. Jester, c. E. Names, William
Lamb, W. A. Hall. George H. Poulson, J. c.
Hess, R. B. Brock, 8. c. Clark. George D.
Byron, b. Boaz. J. B. Poirier. A. D. Trueblood,
J. E. Ewes, J. NJ. Rynearson, J. NJ. Eaton,
Shook. E. W. Poole, j. A. Mccartney and W. 7.
Roberts.
Sixth division, headquarters Chicago-F. II.
Cole. vice president; delegates, J. J. Arm
strong, c. Case. W. A. McAdams, W. ]. Giles
pie. A. E. Winrott, Geo. ". Young and E. NJ
iiouSCtes v" ID. Otchdrt, w.
McLinn. W. H. Brown, J.y. Henry. H. H.
| Beale, Walter Wilson and J. T. Council.
| Seventh division, headquarters st. Louis-D.
c. Smith. vice president; delegates. J. b. Nc
| Adow, }. N. Stone. +. Breen, W. I. Keller NJ. J.
| Moore W. W. Thrasher, c. B. Wilson, F, F.
Wood, A. T. Wright, J. II. Boden. ]. c. Brown,
| d. Z. Barnes, and slternates, o. NJ. Smith,
| Fl. W. Day. S. Mccall, W. F. Evans, g. W. Bow
man. F. f. Mcbride, F. L. Donahue. S. Wert than.
H. F. Faidley, Robert Leslie, G. NJ. Reed and
N. J. DAWN.
| Eighth division, headquarters San Francisco
| A. H. Merrill. vice president; delegates, Chas.
c. Hilton, +. E. Colver. George E. Little, A.
Teal and Thomas Orchard; alternates, W. A.
Tilley, W. G. Karpe. H. A. Swaney, F. P. How
land and W. H. Yves.
Ninth division. headquarters Cleveland-C
w. c. Howe, vice president: delegates-D. NJ
Wells. W. W. Blackmer, J. W. Holloway, n. H.
Nichols, ]. j. Clark, ]. E. West, c. A. Hersey,
A. T. Morgan and W. A. Preston; alternates-
G. II. Mcbride, W. s. Ryan, F. C. La Marche
G. A. Frink, c. II. Buttenbender. J. K. Ru-
dolph, Fred Westcott, L. Calvert and J. W.
Hofste
Tenth division, headquarters st. Paul.. II.
Nightingale, vice president; delegates, W. ID.
Madigan. James Elliott, Charles Schrimer and
W. 8. Van Osdol; alternates, A. A. Krammer.
l.. A. Briggs. L. o. Clarke and Thomas Quinn.
Eleventh division, headquarters Fort Worth
o. l.. Teachout, vice president; delegates, B.
g. Kennedy, W. o. Campbell, ]. A Wright and
W. F. Almon; alternates, W. S. Upton, c. Z.
Fairs, W. r. Mcclellan and W. A. Gilbert
1t was arranged to call the convention to
order at 10 o'clock. and long before that hour
the hall was literally packed with the delegates
and their friends, many Of the latter being
compelled to stand. The delegates were seated
Immediately in front of the platform. the rest
of the hall being occupied by their friends. who
had accompanied them to enjoy the beauties OF
the national capital
WELCOMED BY COMMISSIONER DOUGLASS
At II o'clock President Robinson called the
convention to order and introduced the Rev.
Dr. ]. G. Butler, chaplain Of the Senate, who
invoked the Divine blessing upon the conven-
ton and its work.
President Robinson then presented Mr..
John W. Douglass. president Of the board Of
District Commissioners, who briefly welcomed
the delegates and their friends as follows:
Gentlemen Of the Railway Mail Service
Mutual Benefit Association and ladies': The
people of this city are always glad to meet their
fellow citizens, individually or in association,
and as their municipal representative extend
a cordial greeting to you all. One of your
earlier meetings was held here believe. in the
year 1878. Since then the record shows that
many of your associates of that date have met
their fate at the front. The man who travels at
forty or fifty miles an hour next to a locomo-
fivov n ont, s 1,,x,