Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-27
The POSTWAR COMING
Letter Carriers of Iowa Will
Meet in Marshalltown
Wednesday.
Preparations Completed for En-.
tertainment OF Carriers
and Clerks
Banquet to Be Served Thursday
Night.-List of the Local
Committees.

The postman, whose coming Is await
ed daily, will be in the city Wednesday,.
He is coming to attend the annual con-
vention of the Iowa State Association
of the National Association of Letter
Carriers, which will be in session two
days. With him will come numerous
other employees represented in the state
association Of postotfice clerks.
1t is expected that by Thursday 275
carriers from the various free delivery
cities of the state will be here, as well
as q large number of the clerks. Inc
two organizations are separate and dis
tinct, but as they are closely allied they
hold their meetings at the same time.
The convention of the carriers VIII
commence at 10 a. m. Wednesday, in
the Maccabee hall. The clerks Will not
convene until Thursday morning and
their sessions will be held in the
Knights Of Pythias hall. The work OF
the conventions proper will be largely
of a routine nature. The election OF Oh
f1cers will be held Thursday.
Among the prominent members OF
the association to be present Is MI
Finnan, of Bloomington, H.. who is
vice president Of the national assocla-
ton. The local carriers and clerks, as
sisted by citizens, have made extensive
preparations for the entertainment OF
the visitors. On Thursday evening. In
Odd Fellows hall. reception and bar
Duet will be rendered them by the clti-
H..
ed to those who have assisted in pro-
yiding this feature of the entertain
ment. At the reception the following
musical program will be rendered:
Music-Letter Carriers band. Des
Moines, Ia.
Turkish Song-Misses Crowl and
Crabtree.
Mandolin and Piano-Mr. Howard
Wilbur and Miss Blanche Hitchcock.
Song-Letter Carriers Glee Club, Des
Moines.
Orchestra - Piano. Miss Blanche
Hitchcock; mandolins, Messrs. Howard
Wilbur and Ray Doolittle; flute, Mr.
John p. Woodbury.. Jr.
Whistling-Master Frank Robinson
Song-Charles P. Bay.
Mandolin and Piano-Mr. Howard
Wilbur and Miss Blanche Hitchcock.
Solo, Selected-Mr. George T. Holt
Des Moines.
Music-Letter Carriers band, Des
Moines.
song-Letter Carriers Glee Club, Des
Moires.
The following COMMITTEES are, in
charge of the various details OF the
gathering:
Executive Committee. @. Saint,
M. S. Mcfarland, p. A. Hawley, Il. 5.
Patton and Stewart Eason.
Ways and Means Committee-Stew
art Eason, Myo Mendenhall, ]. N. Gar
wood, j. L. Sheets, r. c. Corbin'
Walter Scott.
Reception Committee. @. Saint,
M. S. Mcfarland, Mrs. r. S. Patton,
Mrs. L. c. Hampton, Miss Iona Mason,
Mrs. c. E. Giddings. Mrs j L. Sheets,
Miss v. r. Cross, w. T. Boardman,
Stewart Eason, j. N. Garwood, j. L.
Sheets, Myo Mendenhall. Charles E.
Haas, r. S. Patton, C. P. Bay, G. e.
Giddings, L. G. Hampton. P. A. Hawley,
Winnie R. Cross William A. Anderson,
John T. Presnall, Walter Scott, Edgar
Burkholder, Ernest Pepper. Harry M
Walker, Harry T. Cook, o. B. Case.
George Robinson. r. c. Corbin, Charles
McCombs and George B. Robinson.
Entertainment Committee. P.
Bay, w. 7. Boadman, G. e. Haas, J. T.
Presnall, r. S. Patton, w. A. Ander-
son, Winnie Cross and G. McCombs.
Banquet Committee-Stewart Eason,
P. A. Hawley and r. S. Patton.
Citizens Committee-T. j. Fletcher
H. E. Sloan, c. c. ST. Clair, N. A.
Carrnean. c. A. Seely and D. c. Will
bur,