Evening star., 1903-09-12
R. N. 5. Conventions
Postal Clerks Will Assemble
Here Tuesday.
OPENING EXERCISES
JOINT MEETING OF ASSOCIATIONS
AT MASONIC HALL.
Commissioner West and Officials OF the
Post Office Department Will Ad-
dress the Delegates.

dress the Delegates.
The twenty-eighth annual convention Oh
the Mutual Benefit Association of the Unit
ed States Railway Mail Service ana the
twelfth annual convention of the Nauonai
Association of Railway Postal Clerks VIII
convene in this city next Tuesday morning
September IS, for sessions of four days ou-
ration. The opening of the conventions WIN
be marked by joint meeting. TO De heio
Tuesday morning in the Masonic Iempie
Hall. and the business sessions of the two
organizations will be held in the faleish
and Riggs hotels, respectively.
The annual convention or the MUTUAL
benefit Association has been held in Wash
ington on three previous OCCASIONS the nrsl
time being In 1878 and again in 1886. The
last annual meeting of the benefit assocla-
ton held here was in 1882. The Association
of Railway Postal Clerks has met In annual
convention here but once before, in Septen1-
her 1891 II is expected that several hun
dred delegates to both conventions will be
in attendance on the respective meetings.
Program for Joint Meeting.
An elaborate program has been arranged
for the joint meeting to be held Tuesday
morning. The address Of welcome on be-
half of the District will be made by Com
missioner Henry l.. West, and among others
who will speak are w. S. Shallenberger. sec
ond assistant postmaster general; Edwin G.
Madden third assistant postmaster general;
Henry A. Castle. auditor for the Post Office
Department; James E. White, general SUI
perintendent railway mail service; Alex.
Grant assistant to the general superintend-
ent and others.
The business sessions of the conventions
will begin at o'clock the benefit
association holding forth at the Raleigh and
the postal clerks at the Riggs House. The
woman's auxiliary to the postal clerks
association will also hold sessions at the
Riggs House. One of the social features of
the conventions Will be the reception to the
ladies which will be held at the Raleigh
Tuesday evening at $50 o'clock.
Excursions to Nearby Points.
In addition to the business sessions each
day there will be excursions to various
points of interest in and around Washing
ton during the week. A trip by steamer to
Mount Vernon is scheduled for Wednesday
afternoon. and Wednesday evening the del
egates will visit the Congressional Library.
Thursday afternoon will be spent in trip
spending several hours at Cabin John
bridge the latter part Of the afternoon. The
delegates will visit Arlington cemetery Fri
day afternoon, and in the evening there
will be a memorial service conducted by
Mr.. H. W. Hughes. chairman Of the COM
mittee on neurology.
During the week the officers and delegates
of the associations will be received by Post
master General Payne The date of this re-
ception has not yet been decided upon.
The members Of the third division of the
railway mail service which embraces
Washington within its Jurisdiction. will look
after the comfort and entertainment of the
delegates while in the city.
Officers Of the Associations.
The officers of the United States Railway
Mail Service Mutual Benefit Association are
as follows:
President, John R. Mccoy. Trenton N. j.;
secretary and treasurer, W. s. Corning,
Chicago, Ill; vice presidents-f1rst division.
Frank H. Rice. Boston, Mass: second di-
vision, S. +. Shipiey. Baltimore, Nd; third
c.: fourth division. E. A. McHan. Atlanta.
Ga; fifth division, A. E. Grim, New Castle,
Ind: sixth division. D. c. Hudson, Omaha.
Neb.: seventh division. r. W. Phipps, st.
Louis. Mo; eighth division, w. H. Wat
kins. San Francisco, Cal; ninth division,
n. II. Nichols Cleveland. Ohio; tenth d.
vision. Geo. w. Duncan. st. Paul. Mimi;
eleventh division. n. J. Daugherty. Whites
boro'. Texas. Mr.. W. E. Hoover of this
city is chairman of the committee on con-
stitution and bylaws Messrs. ]. c.
koons, w. B. Stewart, E. E. l.. Mauney
and G. W. Burns. are delegates from the
benefit association.
The officers of the National Association OF
Railway Postal Clerks are: President, ].
A Kidweii, Columbus, Ohio: vice president
f. d. Rutledge. San Antonio Tex: secre-
tary and treasurer, George A. Wood Ports
mouth, n. H; auditor. ]. ]. Mulligan,
Utica, N. Y. Mr.. E. c. Plunkett is presi-
dent of the third division and R. M. Ruther-
ford and L. A. White are delegates to the
convention.
Mrs. F. II. Cole of Omaha Neb. is presi-
dent of the women's auxiliary of the postal
clerks. and the other officers are: Vice
President Mrs E. d. RutIedge. San An
tonic. Tex. treasurer, Mrs Henry P Dar-
by, Syracuse. N Y; secretary Mrs. w. j.
Burgess. haywood. ILL.,; auditor. Mrs w.
w. Carpenter, Waitham, Mass. Executive
committee: Mrs G. A Kerr, Cincinnati.
Ohio; Mrs II. E. Lucas. Indianapolis, Ind
Mrs. Wayne Power, Syracuse, N. Y; Mrs.
Harriet n. Moore. Boston. Mass; Mrs. c.
L. Shaffer. Chicago. Ill.
Convention Committees.
The following persons compose the COM
mittees of the railway mail service con-
ventons:
Committee on ways and means-P M
Richardson, Washington. D. c., chairman;
G. w. VIckery. treasurer; W. H Holloway.
secretary; E. c. Finch, C. G. Goodloe, John
w. Hollyday, T. p. Elan. e. c. PIunkett,
i. N. Davidson. w. H. Lippincott, G. R.
oHuitL' r "A Campbell. L. L. rate, W. X.
Myers. J. C. Hutcheson.
Executive commtttee-C. w. vickery. e.
{. Plunkett and p NJ. Richardson.
Reception committee-T. r. Herbert,
chairman; A. c. Plant, J. N. Baldwin w.
I. Rucker, L. A. Tucker. C. H. Hooton
l. V. fonce. r. 1. Valentine, Ira Benedict,
E. N. Simms, E. T. Eanes, r. s. Walter.
c. Gotten. Tellus Priest. j. p. Hunnicutt
w. w. Spies. J. NJ. Lancaster, W. E. Glib
son. l. n. Davidson. J. d. Ashford, A E.
Barr, C. 7. Walker. G. E. Brill. s. c. Will
son. A c. Stephens. II. Waite, c. f. Lin
denberg, T. Z. Johnson.
Entertainment committee-C. G. Goodloe
chairman; I. s. bradshaw. l. w. Spies
J. Q. West, W. r. Myers. ]. c. Hutcheson
H Med. Buchanan, W. r. Rodes. A. E.
Hess. l.. Closterman. r. n. Jefferson, II. d.
Baker. C. W. Hanger. A. 8. Boles N. C. w.
Gardner. ]. II. Gray. w. G.. Plaskett F. d.
Gavin. H. I. Bingham. J. W. Crawford w.
w. Duval, F. A. Campbell, w. NJ. Plunkett
W. T. Westcott, NJ. G. Sllcer. w. N. Reed.
Ladies' reception committee-Mrs Il. e.
Finch. Mrs. J. ID. Ashford, Mrs. T. J.
Early. Mrs. r. s. Walter. Mrs. II. Med.
buchanan. Mrs p. NJ. Richardson. Mrs.
j. .. West. Miss Lottie Mitchell Miss
Bertha E. Finch. Mrs. NJ. G. Slicer, Mrs.
Tellus Priest. Miss Ida Crawford. Miss
Mary Love. Miss Mary Zirkle. Mrs. c. w
Hanger, Mrs. II. d. Baker. Miss Mamie
Slater. Mrs. s. F. Birthright. Mrs w. s.