Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-28
COUNCIL BLUFFS
POSTAL CLERKS ARE BUSY
Keep q. Work and Complete Their
Business in One Day.
DECIDE TO MEET A, yEORIA NtxT YEAR
All the amcers and Practically All
the Accredited DeIeEates I'm
Attendance at the
-, .-... Convention.

the matters demanding its attention, the 4,
sixteenth annual convention Of the Sixth .
Division Railway Nail association, held Fri /
day at the Grand hotel, was business from (
the word go until the president announced /
the meeting was adjourned sine die, shortly |
before D. M when the members started !
for Lake Mapawa to enjoy the entertain /
ment provided for them by the local branch
OF the eighty -one delegates accredited TO /
this convention seYenty-six were present,
besides a number Of members Of the 1850
citation, making a total attendance Of
nearly 100 ts... .- e.. .s....-.-
The election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows: President, George
f.! lowe, Cedar IA pids, Ia; vice president,
c. H. Erwin. Omaha; secretary and treas
urer, c. II. Long, Council BLUFFS.
Peoria was unanimously selected as the
place for the convention in 1907.
These were elected delegates to the ma
tional convention OF the order to be held in
Chicago N October. William Monahan,
Lfncoln;sJ. A. Miller. Council Bluffs; A. G.
Gross, Centralia: W. W. Ingalls,, Dubuque;
Frank Hendricks, Spencer; c.. L. PratE,
Bloomington? alternhtes. E. Hoffman,
Omaha; William Hall, Sioux city; r, La
Fountains, Ghey enne.
The ofacsTs whose terms expired with
yesterdays convention were President,
@, H WorIey, Omaha; vice president, F. M.
Miller, Cheyenne. secretary and treasurer
c. r. Long, Council Bluffs; executive COM
mittee, J. T. Johnston, Omaha; J. +. Boyce,
Cedar Rapids; e. NJ. Hodgetts, Chicago
press committee; J. w. White. Des Moines;
j. w. Detrick, Lincoln Paul Iaverents
Cheyenne; O. w Chandler, Chicago. All
Of the officers were, present at the conven-
> ton. ass 81 Isl 3. S....
~ Resolutions Adopted.
These resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, The meetings Of the national
association is for the benefit OF the entire
Whereas f'rrhe entertainment Of officers
ana oeIegatss has become matter OF
elaborate and expensive Rr9Por In ibe com ssn
eral divisions, and incidentally works f1nan-
M hstsshiB sPSasS Or true as the case s5s
Z division furnishing such entertainment;
4 Resoived, That the national association
pay all anetessary expenses of entertain
IiSnt Of, oficers and delegates attending
nscesssry Tor such entertainment be pro
vided BY a special assessment OF 70 cents
per member, TO be levied in June of each
year Said funds to be available two weeks
prior. 70 the meeting OF said convention 70
ppr sx G14 auaited and approved by the pTssi
dent and seeretary OF the divis Si SssS Sod
9b Wherein said n sns for pe in ne ae
onegs Of Railway Ma, Mai t %ss9ei a. be-
turned over to the general FUNDS oil the as
Resaived. That we believe the best inter
estE' Of the association demand that the
editorship and management OF the Faii-
Snsts5 separatsiy from the secretaryship
or,laFSSG other. office- OF the association ana
tton Are HEREBY instructed TO employ their
best efforts TO that end tics, ,ostoi
c JMner are much smaller In proportion than
the nay of other postofice. employees When
road expenses are taken into account
'h Resolved, That our delegates to the ma
tonal convention be instructed 40 ,1 in' ne
duce and support resolution pleoslh6 tne
national convention to, work lot osiS
allowances for road expenses. Af.!
A resolution was also adopted faNorins
the extension of time in which death bene-
as ne raid after a member being injured
from ninety days TO one year. The matter
came IN in the case of Clerk Woodmansee
Of IndianapolIs who died hinety-three days
after being +injursd, and the delegates te
thu national body were instructed 70 sup
port q resolution ordering the payment &c
Mr. W6odmansee's family OF the SSV
death beneht.
Resolutions thanking the local branch
and All Aothers who assisted In the enter
taInment OF the delegates and others 4
the convention we're adopted
The convention was held in the large bal
room on the top floor OF the Grand hote
The hrst session opened shortly after
O'Clock with President c. II. Worley o
Omaha IN the chair
In the absence OF Mayor Macrae City Sc
licftor Glenn r. Kimball extended WELDON
TO the visitors on behalf Of the city, Will
Hon Charles NJ. Hsrl did the same on be
half Of the Commercial club. Mr.. Kimoal
In conveying Mayor Maorae's regrets tha
he was Unable 10 be present owing to haN
ing been called out. OF the city to attend
patient referred TO the chief executive a
the handsomest mayor in'the state OF low
Mr. HArl seized the opportunity to con
plifneut the railway mail service on III
personnel Of its members. saying that III
very best and most intelligent young me
of,the country were engaged in the servie
In concluding he bade the delegates
hearty. welcome to the queen city OF II
Missouri valley.
N v. Lawrence of Charlton. Ia, T,
sponded 10 the address Of welcome tt
hospitality Of the people of Council Bluff
was unbounded, he said, and to illustra
this he referred to the royal reoeptio
rendered the Iowa soldiers on their retui
from the Philippines. at which time n
speaker was a member Of the Fifth-fr
President Anderson OF the Council Bluf
branch OF the association read letters
regret fronr Congressman Walter /. smi
ana state Senator c. @. Saunders at the
inability 60 be present owing to bell
called to Denver on business.
Those who Were Present.
Those present at the convention were:
O. H Worley, Omaha, president; F.
Miller Cheyenne vice president c.
Ions, Council Bluffs, secretary; ]. T. job
ston OF Omaha, j. u. Boyce Of Cedar Ra
IDS and I'd NJ. Hodgetts OF Chicago, exec
tive COMMITTEES; j. W. White OF Des Moin'
J. w. DsitFioh OF Lincoln, Paul Layerents
Cheyenne and. C, w. Chandler OF Chiea&
peiesStss: Charles U. Pratz F. c. Ply
BloomingtOn, M: r.. NJ Martingda
Ia b, U, Keppel, A, c. sayles John
WILSON, w. r, winn, George Broussea
= Harry e. Graves Cedar Rapids; J. r.
ClYrneud, Il. V. Lawrence. Charlton
w q. Bruce, r.. La Fountane. e, II. GleT
Joseph Il. Mohatt Cheyenne, Wyo,i X.
Woodland. Old. Wait. J. T. Council =
Grubh III. w staufer, \. g. Ackert, II.
Condor, ID. +. Richards, George q. Mye
4 A. Warren, w. c, Batdorf, N; j. Web
a. C Edwards John A. Pettett, IL A Ds
ielst y D. Afof< iut9y.s John FFauehknec