The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-21
THE TEXAS POSTMASTERS
Are Assembled in Annual Convention
al Galveston.
MANY NEW MEMBERS WERE ADMITTED
Clifford Of San Antonio Spoke OF the
Good Work eetne Done by the citi-
zens--Progtana Carried Out.

Galveston. 1cSasy. May 20.--The member
ship Of the Texas Postmasters' association
continues to swell. When the annual con.
yUutlen assembled this morning thirty new
mcmbers were added to the RON, making
the membership how I5o The session toy
day WAS full Of interest as wen as pleas
ulc. Il was. OF course, very gratifying tol
The iueabeFs 10 see that their organization
VAS in such prosperous shape, and in add
ton 10 thIs there was 4 wv.comc extend
10 them Is the reception committee wht
made them feel that they were thrice s.
come.
The convention was called TO
promptly At SO o'clock this morning
the program Of the day was carried ..y
oAacih as arranged with the exception OF
Al paper which was TO have been delycrei
lay SAM 4. Gaines. superintendent OF the
railway mail service. He was not present,
brt bad sent his paper aud II win be read
tomorrow.
hoy e. l.. Suliygu, pastor OF the Flst
llesbNtCrian church, dtuNuita tlv NV oCa.
tun; Judge " +. Austiu ptcsidcnt OF ths
board OF city commissioner, delivered tns
address Of welcome ana Postmaster g.. u.
Clifford OF san Antonio responded 20 thc
address ot welcome, During the course NJ
the latters remarks he mnuc the following
expressions;
II seem to stand almost at the meeting
place Of TIVE GnlVeStons, The one the Old
Galveston. whose memories are linked w',n
all the history OF the stale since the days
Of Sau Jacntc, and whose pcopic were
emitten ouiy a iCw short months since with
a calamity incompHrubly gtc0tcr than ans
Americas city has ever suirorcd, and WHOSE
unparalleled suiteliugs were hurup with
fortivude and hUfOism mat has never
been surpassed in any age OF the wor.d.
The other Galveston as tine city thar has
liscn on the ruins Of that Old risen So
rapidly that the debris Of that awful de-
suucton has hardly been cleared away he
fore the Industries aud commerce OF the
city are rcaahlltlted, its financial iustitu-
lions restored its public buildings rebuilt,
its churches ana schools and colleges am
hospitals pursuing their work of mStruc.
tion ana enlightenment as If no hand of
destruction md swept them out uf being
The magnificent creations for the enlarged
commerce Of your city, the miles OF raj,
road track and dockagc since constructed
ontgloNing In their proportions all that
was conceived of mt thu time 81 your c1lum.
ity; the stupcndous project for constructing
a sea wall TO shut out the ocean and rats
the grade Of your island home above the
power Of the waves to destroy. project
alroady under way, lo"t own citllruS con
trhuting the magnificent sum OF million
and half for this purpose all these attest
the greatness aud commtrcinl Supremacy
of taat New Galveston. to which Vith Eour
noble citizens we, the p9>lmas'crs OF the
State in common with all Texas, look for
ward with confidence.
we see before YOU mighty labor, for
the stupcndoUs works you arc undertaking
Tor the preservation OF your city might
well tax the cucrciCs Of city folrfold
your population We also sec a magnificent
success The courage 10 devise ana do as
you have I'm the face of the obstacles. all
but iusurmoputablc which Won have al
ready overcome, Is an assurance tA1t the
larger work you arc SO iutulllerntN ana
conraGcouSly undertaking viii not tall
Following the reception Of the new mean
hers the committees on fnance ami rgSo' d.
lions were appoipted. W. r. Brush Of
Austin Is chRirmun gQf the committee on
resolutions, gNq II, q. NNson 81 Marshall
The convention adjourned shortly before
neon to await the arrival OF the delayed
trains.
The meeting convened at $50 o'clock
this afternoon, when the following pro-
Address, "practlcm Selections From
POSTAL Laws ANA Regulations julius
LauN FlatoniH Texas.
city Free Delivery IT'S Benefit and
Recommended improvements, Sotb r..
Strong, Houston, Texas
should City Delivery hc Extended 10
Cities and Towns Below lc,OOo luhahi-
tants and $1,000 RcvcuUo3 n So How
Much and Why Marshall Smith. THROWN
wood, Texas.
"Postofhces Postmastcrs and Public
/ Dr. G G clifford san antonio, Texas
'Postmasters and postofhcC Inspectors
and What is Necessary to Make Tuoir
Respective Duties Easier aud plcasaltrr.' %
| Hon. Joe Z. Johnston, INSPECTOR IN charge.
New Orleans.
Among the prominent visitors In attend
ancc were Joe 7 Johnston Inspector IN
charge. New Orleans 40 delivered mn
address this afternoon aud Hon. II. n
| Colclazcr. special agent Of tho r"ral free
delivery department nj Philadelphia The
Inter will deliver an address tomorrow