Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-22
THE RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS
Twenty third Annual Convention of Mutual
Benefit Association.
Delegates Chosen to Represent Third
DivisiOn-AtIanta the Place of
Meeting-The Program.

Messrs. F. G. Brooks, A. C. Plant, r. j.
BurrelI, W. G. Plaskett, J. NJ. Britt, r. S.
Walter, Burr G. Watt, B. NJ. Ball, William
NJ. Gould. R. F. Wingfield, James T. Kiiby,
j. L. Albright, II. D. Burkheser and
Thomas NJ. Sample have been chosen dele
gates to represent the employees of the
United States railway mail service of the
third division, whose headquarters are in
this city, in the twenty-third annual con-
yenton of the Mutual Benefit Association
of the railway mail service, which is to
be held i'll Atlanta, September to 10. The
following have been named as alternates
TO the same convention: George P. Pitt,
Z. Med. Browne, E. L. BARLEY, Chas. E.
Young, ]. H. Gates, H. A. Cost and w. c.
Moore.
Nearly all of the railway employees belong
to it and feel pride in the organization
Mr.. John NJ. Butler of Lincoln, Neb., is the
president. and Mr.. John V. Henry of
Quincy ILL.,, secretary and treasurer. These
two officers were elected at the last annual
meeting held in San Francisco, and an eff
tort viii be made to run an Atlanta man
in for one of the offices at the coming ses-
sion.
Eleven Divisions Represented.
The association is divided in eleven di-
visions. Atlanta belongs to the fourth
which comprises Georgia, South Carolina
Florida, Mississippi and part of Louis
lana. The delegates to the coming con-
vention are to be the guests of the fourth
division
The following committees, composed
largely of Atlanta men, have been selected
to take care of the visitors and arrange
for their entertainment:
Committee ON arrangements-John F.
BlOdgatt, chairman; c. w. Eddins, j. w.
Brown, J. I. Miller, j. L. Wells, A. C.
Warren, T. j. Luckie.
Program committee-M II. Bum. chair
man; a. A. Madison, ]. B. Smith, S. H.
Buck, w. H. Yeandle, w. H. Hahr, T. H.
Wingfeld, I. p. Miller, S. N. Dykeman, W.
H. Faulkner.
Committee on recepton-Wallace Rhodes,
chairman; A. H. Banker, l.. j. Warren, j.
l.. Hudson, L. Franklin, F. w. Mcdaniel,
r. S. Eggleston, A. ]. Hollingsworth. D.
P. White, E. II. Chambers, E. A. McHan,
T. c. Banks, P. F. Henry, r. r. Hughes.
A L. Cleveland, c. S. Hamilton, ]. H.
Kemp.
Committee on transDortation-L. NJ. Ter
rel, chairman; E. p. King. ]. F. Blodgett,
]. A. White, John Day, R. E. Mansfield,
c. S. Beaver, A. ]. Welch, ]. NJ. Bourne,
c. E. Shore, w. Fuller.
The gentlemen of these committees eX-
pect to make the convention one round of
Pleasure. There will be nearly 200 dele
gates from the different states in the Union
with their families, and 100 employees in At
lanta, who are members. will attend. At
ter the business shall be transacted the
time will be spent in vacation amusements.
OId-Time Barbecue.
= The delegates will be given an old-time
Georgia barbecue at Stone Mountain. An
other day they will go to Lookout Noun
tain. Mrs. L. NJ Terrell, wife of the SUI
perintendent of the division, will give a
reception. and theater party is also on
the program. Other affairs are being ar
ranged for,
Governor Atkinson will be asked to well
come the visitors on behalf of the state
and Mayor Collier on behalf of the city.
These gentlemen will. it is stated, accept
If they are in Atlanta at the time. The
Kimball House has been selected as head
quarters for the convention, and the bust
ness meetings will be held in the ball room
of the house.