The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-15
Postmaster General Mey-
er to Speak Wednesday
GREAT STATE MEETING
Ever iieiG il North Carolina.
VIII Attact Great Crowd and
Leading Officials VIII De-
liver ADDRESSES.
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TIC postlaasters of North Carolina
viii hold a big postal convention in
this city Tuesday and Wednesday, Oc-
tcber 18th and 16th, 1907 This will
'e cne CT tsc greet counts Ct tho
state Fair week in Raleigh.
This conveHtion-the first of the
Lind ever held in this state-w:ll be
honored by the attendance Of the
Postmaster General OF the United
States
This viii be TIE only postal convcn-
ton ttuS far accorded such a diStinc-
ton Hon. George Won L. Meyer.
Postmaster General junior member of
the Presidents cabinet, former Con-
rressman frcr Massa chusetts. and late
an bs seador to leading European
courts, has acce oted the invitation and
will meet the North Carolina post
masters next Wednesday,
Thcre will to two contemporaaeous
convc ntions of the postnlasters, name
ly the postmasters OF the first, second
and third classes, which viii be held
in the United states court room. and
the rostnasters Of the fourth class,
who will hold their sessions in the
Wake county court house.
The two conventions Will meet
Jointly Tuesday afternoon, when
Hon P v McGraw. Fourth Assistant
Postmaster Csaneial and otners viii
speak. and Vendncs5ay Afternoon,
when the Postmaster General will
meet the postrasters in the HGll Of
Representatives in the state Capitol.
anc hold a public reception there Tor
the visitors and citizens of .ta'eigh
Postmaster O J. Swain. of Pine
town, \. c., IS president of the assp-
citation of postmasters of the fourth
class and will call that BODY TO order
in the Wake court house Tuesiav
morning. City Attorney William =.
Snow will extend to thci1 . weIcorfo
on behalf of the city Of Raleigh
The Presidential postm >Stcrs of nc
state will meet at 1880 Tuesday
morning and be welcomed By Mayor
James /. johnson on behalf # tie
city. Capt Henry Blum Jr, OF Savan-
nah, Ca. will respond for the depart
[.
voted to organization and perfe tion
of plans for the session. Committees
will be named and the body organized
for work.
TIE distinguished visitors from out
side the state expected on the opening
dav will include Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General P y DeGraw.
Chief Postoffice Inspector VIM. J.
Vickery: superintendent of Rural
Delivery, W. r. Spillman: Postmaster
Henry Blum. Jr., of Savannah. Ga.
who is first vice president Of the ra-
tional association of postmasters Of
the first class, and Postmaster Royal
f. Caben. of Richmona Va The
state Fair, through Secretary Joseph
f. Pogue, has invited these distin
suished guests to participate III the
opening of the Fair and it IS probab3a
that the convention will take & recess
about 1880 Tuesday to visit the Fair
Tuesday afternoon at 500 o'clock
it is expected that all the postmasters
both Presidential and fourt class
will assemble and hear an aGdre IS
partment embraces the rural delivery.
the divisions of supplies and the dead
letter department.
Tuesday evening Mr. Willis G.
Briggs. postmaster at Raleigh who or
iginated the plan for this postal con-
ventton and has been untiring in his
efforts for its success. will give an in
formal smoker" in the Capital Club
to the officials. the postmasters and
the club members. The E.lks Club and
the Capital Club have extended to the
postH1asters their hospitality
Wednesday both conventions will
hold business sessions and will proba-
bly, adjourn before noon in prder to
witness the ceremony of laying the
corner stone of the Masonic Temple
Postmaster General Meyer viii ar
rive at 12:45 Wednesday aftern oon
Apartments have been engaged for
him at the Marlborough Hotel and he
The postmasters Throughout the