Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-19
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Iowa Postmasters to Assemble Here
In Conven1Sa On Nay %
and q
Acting First Assistant Postmaster.
General George N. Allen Will
Deliver. an Address
somplete Program Of Two Days
Convention Other Eotablss
to Attend.

One Of the most Important Of the
many state gatherings to be held in
Marshalltown within the next few
weeks is that of the Association Of
Postmasters for the first and second
class offices OF Iowa, which is to be en-
tertained in this city on Wednesday,
May % and "a The programs for the
gathering, together with the invitations,
have just been issued by Secretary c. NJ.
Junkln, OF Fairfield. AS will be noticed
the dates of the convention have been
changed to one week later. from the
first announcement, In order that the
meeting will not conflict with the Fifth
district congressional convention on the
18th at Cedar Rapids.
For the convention of Iowa postmas-
tiers, not only the postmasters of first
and second class offices have been .nvit-
ed. but also all third and fourth-class
postmasters of the state, assistant post
masters, chief clerk and superintend-
[,ents of carriers and mails have been
extended Invitations.
VISITORS OF NATIONAL REPyTE.
The state gathering of postmasters,
which is termed the second annual con-
vention, but which is in reality the first
regular convention since organization
was perfected a year ago in Cedar Rap
ids, will draw to the city visitors of ma
tional repute. Hon. Perry S. Heath,
first assistant postmaster general, has
Informed Secretary Junkin that Hon.
George NJ. Allen, acting first assistant
postmas ter general, will represent the
governments postofIice department at
the Marshalltown convention, and will
deliver an address. Hon James T. Net
calf, superintendent Of the money order
system: w. Ct. Edens, assistant superin-
|tendent Of the free delivery system, and
z. l.. West, superintendent of the rail-
way mail service of the sixth division,
have accepted invitations and will be
present IL their official duties will per-
nit. Hon. j. L. Bristow, fourth assist
ant postmaster general, will be in the
west at the time of the convention, ana
efforts are now being made to secure h. )
attendance at the convention.
Postmaster General Charles Emory
Smith, in a letter addressed to the ex-
ecutive committee of the association,
expresses the wish that the convention
may be We'll attended and result in
great good to the service of the state.
THE PROGRAM.
The program for the tw o days, as has
been arranged, exclusive OF the address
of Acting First Assistant Postmaster
| General Allen, is as follows:
Address, The Postmaster and Poll
tics"--W. y. Roach, Muscatine.
Address. Street Car Collection OF
Mail''G George L.. Van. Dyke, assistant
postmaster, Des Moines.
Address, The Proper Dispatch Of the
Mails" Il. i. West, superintendent rail-
way mail service, sixth division, chica-
go.
Business meeting.
EVENING LESSONS O'CLOCK.
Address, The Money Order System
and It's Possibilities" James T. Met
calf, superintendent money order sys-
tenn Washington, D. G.
Address. The Postmaster,s Woes
Paul Maclean, Creston.
Address, The Country Postp1ast err
John Nfahin, postotiice inspector. Mus
catine
Address, Needed Legislation"-I. NJ.
Treynor. Council Bluffs.
THURSDAY, MAY q.
Address, The Letter Carrier Serv-
ice"-W. 6. Edens, assistant superin,
tendent letter carrier system, Chicago.
Address The Registry Systemic.
P. Heller. Sioux City.
Address Another Year OF Rural Mail
Delivery'J. l.. Waite, Burlington
The officers OF the state association
are as follows:
PresidentW. S. Gardner Clinton.
secretary-c. NJ. Junkin. Fa,rGeld.
Executive Committee--W. S. Gardner,
Clinton; G. NJ. Junkin, Fairfield; j. @.
Saint, Marshalltonn; A. W. Lee OF
tumwa; John w. Palm, Mt. Pleasant.
Postmaster Saint is looking after the
local arrangements for The gathering,
land expects to make the meeting one
to be remembered by Iowa's Nasbss.
All postmasters who expect to be pres
ent at the gathering should notify Mr..
Saint by letter at once.
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