The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-04
DELEGATES
CROWDING
INTO CITY
concluded from Page IL


conducted a running informal recep-
tion all afternoon and long into the
evening. AS each train arrived IL was
met by a delegation from the joint
committee and any carriers it might
have aboard were given the glad hand
and bade make themselves at home.
after which they were escorted to their
quarters. When they had refreshed
themselves they were taken to tha Ter
myn to meet and mingle wi'h their
brethren and their entertaine s
SUPT. MACHEN HERE.
superintendent of Free Da.verv
Machen was one of the noon arrivals
and from the time he had finished
luncheon till he retired he ives the
center of an admiring group. 1t
might he said he was compelled 10 run
a continuous reception. No one in the
department is more popular WITH the
carriers than he and they lose no op-
portunity of making him feel this. He
is a very pleasant and affahla man
and in the matter of personal ap-
pearance would be picked out of any
crowd as a man worth knowing
He expressed himself to a Tribune
reporter as being most agreeably sur.
prised at the size and pace Of ,Scran-
ton and spoke admiringly of the decor
ations.
The largest delegation to arrive yes-
terday was from Chicago. II rum
bered sixty men and included the fol-
lowing officers of the Chicago branch:
president, Charles d. Duffy: vice-pres-
ident, NJ. w. Williams: recording ser.
retary, Henry H. Shoch: financial Sec
retary, f. j. Will: sergeant-at-arms
Judson p. Hodge. The delegation was
orlcered as follows: President, Char
les d. Duffy; secretary, James ", MIR.
ray; treasurer, Fred Wickman,
Ihey started from the Windy CITY at
. O'Clock Friday afternoon on the
Hrand Trunk and after spending Sat
uruaE at Niagara Falls. journeyed on
10 scranton, reaching here at 8 O'Clock
this morning.
POSTMASTER Charles V Gordon WAC
very anxious to come with them. but
owing to his being busy with the prep
arations for the cornerstone laying of
Chicago's new federal building had to
forego the trip. H. S. Regan, superin-
department
Chicago. and w. c. Ebens assistant
superintendent of the free delivery sys-
TEN west of Buffalo We're with the
Chicago delegation. Mr. Ebens was a
former national officer of the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen and was
entertained last night by the general
committee of that order on the Lacka
wanna road, now in session in this city.
DETROIT MEN ARRIVE.
Detroit's delegation arrived at 3S
last night over the Delaware and Hud.
son. 1t was made up of forty mon
thirty-five of whom comprise n driII
corps which will be a principal feature
or the parade. They have been drill
ing for long time in fancy marching
eVolutions and have provided them
selves with very attractive uniforms.
postmaster Dickerson, they reported
VIII come this morning, bringing with
him determination to Capture the
next convention for his city.
or all the delegates who came none
received more hearty welcome than
those from the Lehigh Valley associa
tlOn. There were seventeen from AL
lentoWn, sixteen from Easton, seven
from South Bethlehem six from Beth-
lehem and four from Philipsburg. Ac-
companyinE them We're Postmasters
Milton p Schautz, of Allentown; Clay
ton skinner, of Bethlehem: Clarence
Andrews, of Easton, and f. w. UIrich
of South Bethlehem.
They left on a special Lehigh Valley
car, starting from Easton at 1910 and
"a har NJ
Hudson at 2.15. They will remain until
II o'clock tonight
What made them so particularly well
come was the extreme effort they made
to come here in full force. The post.
masters of the several cities in the as
sociation, with the sanction of the de-
partment at Washington, announced in
the papers that if no objections were
received they would suspend all deliy.
cries on Labor day and rely upon the
people to come to the office for theil
mail. Not a kick was made in any city
| and for the first time in history the
| free delivery business of a city was
! entirely suspended to give the carriers
holiday.
ALBANY DELEGATION,
Albany sent delegation of forty
| two. 1t arrived at 3.45 p. m. over tht
| Delaware and Hudson. Deputy Post
master Charles A. Ziehlman and Super
intendent of Carriers Michael f. Ahearr
were in the party. Ethelbert Evans, o.
/ Branch 4l6. Of Troy, arrived with tht
| Albany delegation. He was the frs
| president of the branch and has beer
a letter carrier for fourteen years. HI
is one of the leading colored men o
| that portion of New York state.