The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-24
A ZIG coNvnsr1o> FOX WICHITA
u. b. Jewett Secures tire Postmasters' Con-
vcntlon For this City Next Month.


A convention of posimasters of the state
of Kansas, consisting OF all the postmasters
of the first, second and third classes will
meet in this city on the Sth day of next
| month for the purpose OF forming a state
association and the transaction of other
important business of interest TO post
masters
The idea of holding this convention
origintoed with Morgan Caraway. the eff
cient and genial postmaster of Great Bend.
As soon as the petition was presented to
Postmaster Jewett he determined If pos
sible to secure its meeting for this point.
He prepared circular letter setting forth
the advantages OF Wichita as convention
city, and the fact that the commodious
and elegantly furnished court room in the
new government building would be at the
disposal of the convention, and the result
was that the majority of the petitioners
requested him to call the meeting at this
place. The EAGLE takes pleasure in join
ing " it'll Mr.. JewetJ in his invitation to
the postmasters to hold their convention
at Wichita, and now assures them that
they will be cordially received and that all
of the environments will be made
pleasant.
Following is the petition and the reply
af the enterprisilg and loyal postmaster
of the Peerless Princess 10 it:
We the undersigned. hereby request the
postmasters of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd class,
in the state of Kansas, TO meet IN Wichita,
Kansas, on the Sth day of February, 1892.
for the purpose of forming a state associa-
ton. and the transaction OF mutual in
terest.
Morgan Caraway, Great Bend; Geo. A.
Sells. Larned; W. G.. Hebron, kinsley;
r. W. Evans, Dodge City; ID. w. Pitts,
Garden City; j. +. Junkiu, Sterling; Clark
Conkling, Lyons: J. NJ. Simpson, McPher-
son: G. s Radcliff, Salina; d. r. Gordon,
Abiline, Robert Henderson, junction City;
II. d. Dow, Manhattan: j. L. King,
Topeka; j. n. Mcdonald. Burlingame;
ID. C. Battery, Florence; Fred Lewis,
Marion; l.. NJ. Knowles Roberts: +. Is.
Jewett' Wichita; Jacob Stotler, Yelling
ton; Ed z. Greer, Winfield: w. II. Nelson,
Arkansas City: w. J. PuetI, Newton;
Nelson McCandless, Hutchinson; w. X z.
Dow, st. John.
UNITED STATES PosToFFICE,
WICHITA, Sedgwick county,
Kan, Jan. 20, 1892.
DEAR SIR:-In compliance with the
above request the postmasters of the class
es named will meet in the city of Wichita
on the Sth DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1917, al l.
o'clock. IN.
The Peerless Princess" extends cor
dial invitation to you to be present.
The meeting will be held in the commo-
dious and elegantly furnished court room
in the new government building.
A local committee and the postmaster
will take charge of local arrangements
and properly introduce you to the
Princess"
1t is suggested that in order to have
matters arranged for prompt attention TO
business that Morgan Caraway of Great
Bend call the convention to order. and
that Ed. p. Greer of Winfield, c, S. Rad
cliff of Salina, and w. j. Puett of New
ton, prepare, for the consideration of the
convention, a constitution and bylaws.
Respectfully, yours,
+. b. JEwETT
The convention will be attended by from
1000 to !, 800 postmasters, and will proba-
bly, be the largest convention ever held in
Wichita, as to actual delegates.