The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-18
POSTMASTERS WILL
CONVENE All BOSTON

The Club OF New England Postmasters
will hold its annual meeting In Boston
Wednesday, and an interesting session Is
assured.
The morning and afternoon sessions OF
the convention viii be given over to the
presentation and discussion Of various
important matters connected with the
improvement OF the postal service Elk
pert heads Of different departments Will
come from Washington for the purpose or
addressing the club and 1t is confidently
expected that the New England men will
go back home wiser men than when they
came.
This departure OF the club In devoting
a large part of its meeting to purposes Of
professional improvement is due to the
/ suggestion of President Hibbard chief
/ of the Boston post office. The club as
social body has been In existence for
4 several years, but Wednesdays meeting
will be the first professional conclave, so
to speak.
Postmaster. George A. Hlbbard of Bos-
ton win preside al the meetings Of the
convention, and Mayor Hart. EXPOSE
master of the city Of Boston, will deliver
the address of welcome
There will be opportunity for every
one to learn something, Mr.. Hibbard
says. For instance, we here In Boston
will be Interested TO be told something
about rural free delivery, a thing which
we do not have here although 1t can be
found II miles out OF the city. On the
other hand, men from the smaller cities
may be glad to hear something Of the
operation of our money order or registry
system, or about the operation of various
phases of department work at Washing
ton"
Several of the speakers will be from
Washington. These are the Hon. A. w.
Machen the Hon. w II. Laudvoigt, the
Hon. Henry A. Castle, Colonel e. II.
Hathery the Hon. Charles Hedges and
the Hon. j. f. Macdonald.
Mr. Machen who Is general superin-
tendent of both city and rural free de-
livery, will speak on various phases OF
his comprehensive division of the post
office department. Mr.. Laudvoigt who Is
superintendent Of the registry system.
and Mr.. Macdonald superintendent OF
the money order division will each give
a half-hour talk on the growth, manages
ment and future of those departments.
The workings of the rural delivery sys-
tenn will be still further discussed by Coll
onel Hathery, supervisor of free rural de-
livery. and Mr.. Hedges. superintendent OF
city free delivery In addition the Hon.
w. c. r. Hazard of New York, agent In
charge of the eastern division of rural
free delivery which comprises the New
England states, New York. New Jersey
and Pennsylvania. win explain the pro-
gress of this mail service IN his extended
division. Postmaster Robinson of Con-
cord. n H.. viii tell of the success OF
rural delivery In his district.
An interesting speech IS expected from
Mr.. Castle. who is auditor Of the post
office department
The convention will open at $50 in the
morning the first hour being given up to
the annual business meeting including
the election Of officers. A new president
will be chosen. Mr.. Hibbard wishing to
retire. "One year is long enough for any
man to hold the office. Is his motto.
Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire
will be present. and several congressman.
Il Is also expected that ex-senator Chand-
Ter Of New Hampshire. who was for
many years member Of the Senate COM
mittee on postal affairs. as well as a
member Of the postal commission. will be
present and make an address.
The male quartet of the Boston post
office will form a leading musical feature
of the evenings entertainment.