The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-05

tional Association of Letter Carriers
will also attend the banquet.
Tuesday the delegates will be taken
to Lake Ariel for an outing and We'd
nesday thy will be the guests of the
carriers of Wilkes Barre at Mountain
Park and that night will be enter
tained at a banquet in Wilkes-Barre.
Drives over the boulevard and to
Lake Scranton and visits to the mines,
mills and points Of interest will round
out the weeks enjoyment.
A ladies' auxiliary to the entertain
ment committee is being organized to
care for the ladies who accompany the
delegates to this city The following
is the official programme for the week.;
OFFICIAL PROGRAMME.
Sunday, September 3-sacred concert
at Nay Aug park, at p. M, by letter
carriers band, of New York city; Bauer's
band, of Scranton Pa, and the Scranton
Glee club.
Monday September A. m: Recep-
tion of delegates and visiting mail car
rlers; 4 p. M, parade of mail carriers;
after the parade n lunch will be provided
for those participating, on the Court
House square.
73O p. M. Reception, After reception,
banquet to visiting postmasters and Of
ficers Of the National association. given
by Colonel IT, H. Ripple, postmaster of
Scranton, Pa.
Tuesday September 5.-Mornng ses-
sion of convention at st. Thomas college
hall. Afternoon. excursion to Lake Ariel.
The mail carriers of Scranton have ar
ranged for a series Of contests to take
place at Lake Ariel, Tuesday afternoon,
as follows: /. Game of base ball be-
tween two teams selected from two
cities: prize, q pair of shoes to each MEM
ber of winning team. .. A fat mans
race, confined to letter carriers; prize,
one mail carriers suit. 8. l0O-yard dash.
confined to mail carriers above the age
of 45 years; prize, one hat Other con-
tests will be arranged later.
p. m: Open air concert at Court
House square by letter carriers band Of
New York city: Bauer's band of Scran-
ton, Pa, and Scranton Glee club.
Wednesday, September 6-Morning ses-
sion of convention. In the afternoon an
excursion will be run TO Mountain park,
near Wilkes Barre by the letter carriers
of Wilkes Barre. Pa, and all delegates,
officers and visiting mail carriers will be
entertained by the letter carriers of
Wikes-Barre during the afternoon and
evening, as their guests.
Thursday. September 7-Morning, af-
| ternOOn and evening sessions OF the con-
Nention. During the afternoon carriage
ride over Scranton's famous boulevard
will be provided for the wives, sweet.
hearts and daughters of visiting dele
gates.
Friday. September S-Morning and az.
tornOon sessions Of convention. EvenlE Z:
Trolley ride to points OF interest includ-
ing visit TO steel mills and coal mines.
saturday, September 9--Norning ses-
sion of convention. In tine afternoon.
carriage drive around Scranton lake for
delegates. The letter carriers band. OF
New York city; Bauers band. Of Scran-
ton, and the Scranton Glcc club will as
sist Ia entertaining visitors at all excur-
sions. During convention week she COM
mittee on entertainment has arranged
to provide transportation to delegates
and mail carriers who may desire to visit
coal mines. The time of departure of
trains or cars for such visits will he an
nounced In the convention.