The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-05
Railway Mall Clerks Opsn Their Con-
Yention tn Boston.
A FOUR DAYS GATHERING
To Consider Needs or widows and Or
phans-Fail River MIL Operatives
wiIl Not striks--Treubls I'm Auburn
shoe shops--other New England News.

BOSTON, Sept. 5.-The 10th annual con.
vention Of the United States Railway Mail
'Ssrvice Mutual Benefit association opened
here today. For the first time In II years
the frst division OF the railway mail ser
vice has the honor of entertaining dele
gates from the other divisi ~ throughout
the country.
II opened this morning In Fanedil hall
at 10 o'clock and will hold session each
day till Friday.
The members of the Boston division
have spared no expense to make the affair
a success, and the visiting delegates will
be looked after by committees appointed
in Boston. who will make this convention
one long TO be remembered. Committees
met the visitors at the different depots as
Isoon as they arrived. and they were
lushered to the hotels selected by the Bos.
ton delegation, where they were made as
comfortable as possible.
A large number of invitations were sent
out to prominent people aud In q great
many cases thay have been accepted.
Postmaster General Bissell Of Washing
ton is unable to be present, but he Is rep
resented by bis second assistant, j. Lowrie
Bell. President Barry Of the common
council will represent the city Of Boston
on account Of the absence Of Mayor Mat
thews and acting Mayor Lee.
Governor Russell sent q letter of regret,
but he stated that he would be at the state
house on Thursday between 10 and 1890
TO receive any OF the delegates that might
wish to call.
Among the other prominent persons
present were Hon. James K. White, gen
t..Sx 1v L. -.
service; Alexander Grant, assistant su.
perintendent; NJ ID. Wheeler, chief of the
postofiice inspectors, and Hon. w. j. Pol.
lock. superintendent OF free delivery, all
of Washington.
first superintendent of the first division in
Boston, and continued to act as such for IS
years, will be present. At present he is
pension age ut at Concord, N. II. The
postmasters Of all the large cite In New
England have been invited and = large
number of them have accepted.
Business Begins.
The president of the association Hon.
T. T. Taylor of Fort Scott, Kan, called
the convention to order. The program
today was as follows
Prayer; address; appointment OF COM
nuittec ou CIcueutihlss dunudl houresS Oh
the president; reading Of the minutes OF
the last meeting; report Of the secretary
and the treasurer; report of the board Of
directors; report Of other committees; un-
finished business OF last session; nomina-
'tion and election Of special committees:
communications, resolutions and new
ibusiness; election of officers
! This evening the FIRST division will give
the ladies receptiongat the Quincy House.
Tomorrow there will be an excursion
and shore dinner at Nantasket Beach.
The steamer will leave Rowe's wharf at
e:3 10 and 1890 a. m.
Thursday the session will last all day.
The program for Friday will be announced
in the convention. Nh
: This association Is composed of clerks in
the railway mail service throughout the
country and was organized about 20 years
'ngo to secure pecuniary aid to the widows,
orphans, heirs and devisees Of the deceased
members of the association. 1t now has
a surplus of over $1,000 in the treasury,
and during the past year has paid out In
death benefits about $4,000. A large por-
tion of this amount was paid to the heirs
of clerks who lost their lives in railroad
wrecks or while on duty as a clerk in the
earvica