Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-14
POLITICSIN The POSTOFFICES
@. W, Wattles Says Let Postmasten Nix in
Campaign Matters,
WOULD ABRoGATE RULE PROHIBITING IT
Business Sessions of the Convention
Are Held at the Creighton Col
IeEe of Law on Eigh-
teenth street.

The formal business session of the post
masters convention assembled at 10 o CLOCK
Wednesday morning at the Creighton Coi-
lege of Law. The proceedings began WIN
a short address by Gurdon w. Wattles on
the "Relations Of the Postofhce to the
Business Public" Mr. Wattles spoke oI
the extreme importance of the postonce
department TO all relations of public ana
private life. He paid high tribute 10 Ihe
honesty and efficiency of the postmasters
and their assistants He thought their
pay should be commensurate with their
responsibilities. He believed that the rule
that postmasters should not engage in
political activity should be abrogated, be-
cause all good citizens should engage IN
political activity because the political az
mosphere would be cleared by good re-
sponslble men taking part therein, and
he thought the tenure of office should be
gauged by efficiency and integrity. rather
than by administrative term.
G. NJ Hitchcock spoke briefly upon the
"Relations of the Press TO the Postofiice."
Tbeater Party at the Boyd.
The postmasters were present last night
at theater party given by Edward Rose
water at the Boyd. Mr.. Rosewater sends
greetings from Rome. and his letter was
printed In fac-simile in the souvenir pro-
grams of the occasion. The theater was
comfortably filed, the first floor with the
postmasters and their families and the
balcony with the employees of the postotfces
of Omaha and South Omaha. and the rela-
tives and friends of the young people Of the
stage who furnished the entertainment.
The program, consisting of two dramas,
| a comedy and farce, was given by the
Boyd School of Acting, under the direction
/ of Miss Lillian Fitch. It was entertaining
! to a high degree. and even though little
! long, held the interest of the audience.
Perhaps the favorite of the four little
/ one-act pieces was THE Sword of Remem-
! brance." in which the enduring love of an
! old man for the lost sweetheart of his
youth, teaches q young girl that a mans
! love may not be unstable, as she has al
ways made herself believe. George Bald
win Phelps was wonderfully efficient as
Colonel Washington Fitzhugh the old man.
receiving warm applause, while Miss Fan
ME Dietrich was equally as popular as
"the girl" They were assisted by Clifford
Hine and Miss Jessie Barton.
! In I'm the Eyes af the World, -, a young
man gives up the girl he loves, even after
she has come to his house on the eve ot
her wedding to another to tell him thai
she loves him. She Is above his station ir
life, and he gives her back into the keeping
of the nobleman TO whom she is engaged
Clifford Hine played the hero. Miss Bernic'
Cloyer the heroine and Dan Blair was Lore
Pontecraft. Eugene Royce and Clintor
Highly filled the minor parts
THE Three Miss Bddles deals with thu
complications arising from the matrimonial
tendencies of Ann. Grace and Bessie Biddle
known in real life as Miss Stella Beselin
Miss Marie Cash and Miss Hazel Brown
The mere man hopelessly involved is Reg
inald Ronald Rslston, otherwise Clintol
Highly
Miss Stella Beseln had the title role Fl
THE Missing Mrs. Pettiiohn' leaving he
husband after ten weeks and going 4
her mother with him in frantic pursuit
Mrs. Pettijohn is funny, and funnier com
plications are afforded by Miss Lii Lee
as the eloping Sally Page. Others in tn
cast were John Travis, Miss May Iversor
Albert Hail. Miss Vivian Pates, Miss Ann
Madsen Miss Harriet Sutherland, Mis-
Marie Cash, Miss Hazel Livingstone, Mis-
Hazel Brown, Miss Gwendolen Pates, Mis-
Bernice. Cloyer Perle Elerding and Claud
! Davis.