The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-22
MR.. GUTHRIE PRESIDENT.
Topeka Postmaster at Head of State
Organization.

The postmasters of Kansas now form
an organized body. Seventy-six Of the
people who handle Uncle Sans mail in
the state perfected an organization in
Topeka today, and within the next year
it is hoped to have every poStofflce in
Kansas represented in the membership.
Judge John Guthrie postmaster of
Topeka, was chosen president, and F.
r. Lanter, of Olathe, secretary. ]. A
Arment, of Dodge City, was elected as
sistant secretary, and E. F. Caldwell,
OF Lawrence, treasurer The vice pres
idents were named according to the
classes, as follows: First class, NJ. NJ.
Murdock, Wichita; second class, A. NJ.
Wasser, Girard; third class, Madge E.
Long, Belleville; fourth class, Geo c.
WetzeI Linwood.
The executive committee of the asso-
citation, which will be called upon,
among other duties, to fix the time and
place of the next meeting, is composed
of the following postmasters: E P.
johnson, Seneca; E. w. Branson, Cher
okee; H. c. Ackenbach, Clay Center; H.
L Henderson, lola; D. c. Batty, Flor
ence; H. F. Leib, Oberlin; B. A. Alli-
son, Mcpherson.
A preliminary meeting of the post
masters was held Monday afternoon and
temporary organization formed. Last
| night the government appointeeS lis
/ tened to an address on THE Money
Order System, its Management and
| Possibilities by a. t Metcalf, su
| perintendent of the money order divi-
/ sion at Washington.
The time of the association this morn
| ing was taken up with a discussion of
| the rural free delivery system The
! postmasters under whose supervision
| rural free deliveries have been estab-
| HShed were unanimous in declaring the
system a success.
! The association will adjourn this af-
ternoon. It is to be known as the Kan
sas Postmasters' association, and the
object is to aid in the Improvement Of
| the postal service of the United States
| and particularly of the state of Kansas
! The following are the Kansas post
I masters present at tOday'S meeting:
John Guthrie, Topeka; E. P. johnson,
| Seneca; J. F. Winnie, Manhattan; ]. A.
| Arment. Dodge City; Albert B. Kim
John Grother, Linn; N. T. Porter, Wea-
| yer; n. F. Leslie, Robinson; A. SWal-
low, Meriden; John p. Harris, Ottawa;
Henry Abels, Eudora; A. w. McWher-
ton, College; w. z. Menoher, Lincoln;
| J. c. Mooney, Auburn; U. S. Banner,
| Vining; d. c. Battey, Florence; George
| G. WetZel, 1inWOOd; M. Joseph kaVan-
naugh, Blaine; r. W. Branner, Chero-
Cooper, Oakland; J. H. WoOlen, Man
kato: H. S. Muller, Sedgwick; John o.
| Hanson, Jamestown; R. D. kirkpatrick,
| NortonVille; Jonas A Snyder, Waka-
| rusa; Henry F. Leib, Oberlin; Harriet
J. Farnsworth, Richland; ]. N. Sheets,
Moonlight; Levi l. Alrich, Cawker
City; E. F. Caldwell, Lawrence; W. L.
Hammond, Morrill,; F. r. Lenter, Ola
the; J. NJ Proctor, Willis; D. B. La
bee; Neuchatel; c. B. Hayes, Whiting;
W. A. Hopkins, Solomon; H. G. Achen-
bach. Clay Center; J. T. Elston, Abi-
I 1ene; D. r. Anthony, jr., Leavenworth;
Charles E Bradshaw Lenexa; F. J
Davis, Iarned; John T. Coughlin, Peter
ton; w. l. Star1ing, Goff; Alma NJ
Hamel, Wetmore; H. H. Pratt, over
brook; ]. NJ. Keenan,, Lyndon; r. S
Omsford, Herington; W. H. Holsinger
Cottonwood Falls; B. F. Allison, Nc
Pherson; John E. Diehl, Waco; J. S
Turner. Hoxie; H. NickIes Hope; ]. c
Russell, Chapman; w. c. Perdue, Be
lott; Percival Hawes, Alta, Vista; c. o
Kline, Alma; J. H. Van Orsdal, Silver
Lake; ]. H Woods, Walton; c. B
Hayes, Whiting; A. J. Palmer, Ell Do
rado; Charles Hodgson, Mulvane; Vim
f. Reppetoe, Hoyt; S. J. Wilkinson
Elba; F. ]. Bettle, Ellis; NJ. L Gumss
Lyons; Bennett Swearingen, Rossville
Martha J Denny, Leafs; B. NJ. Garth
SaffordVille.