The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-07
CARRIERS TO
 MEET TODAY Will Be the Feature of
 Labor Day. THE STATES RURAL CARRIERS Interesting Program Has Been
 Arranged. Senator John H. Bsnkhead Will De- uver the Principal Address at the Gathering Which VIII Be
 Held in Federal
 Building.
TIE STATES RURAL CARRIERS

Today being Labor Day. more work will be done than in any other twelve hours of the year, Christmas excepted That panel in the back fence will be straightened up before breakfast, the first installment of winter coal that has been lying about the yard for two weeks. having been bought in advance to save a few pennies against the time when the prices goes up for winter, win be stored. The cook. of course, will fittipgly observe the day, and "de missus" Mill roll up her sleeves from her dainty elbows and tackle batch of dough. The children will have to be scrubbed up for the little picnic and of course they will get dirty be- fore 1t is time to start and have to be redressed.
 By that time it will be 10 o'clock and the family will start for the cars. the first car will pass the corner empty while you are two blocks away and all the others will be damned like sardine boxes. But after while there will be seats when the man who owns the cars buys mate to 1t then everybody can sit down.
 Then there is another thing: Little Rock will be here today for two games and another Tuesday. but the double header Is the interesting thing Lively who operated in the two in- nings of the second game played yes- terday in New Orleans will probably work, being very effective against the pman stones. Needless to say there will be punches of people at Vandiver Park but all are not going there.
 The Rural Nal Carriers Association of Alabama will meet in the court room of the Federal building to arr range plans for next year, but princi- pally to listen to an address from Sem ator John H. Bankhead.
 George De Bross, of the postal de- partment. will address the carriers. and much stress will be laid on the sub feet of good roads, which many of those present will express views about. Other subjects of equal importance will be discussed, the meeting consum- ing two days.
 The program for the meeting is as follows:
 Monday, Sept. 2, s.so a. m.
 Meeting called to order by President Julius Merritt. Invocation. Rev. ". M. Cox. Song, Near, My God, to Thee" N Roll call of officers. \ Reading of minutes of previous meet Ing.
 | Address of welcome by Hon. W. M Teague. Mayor Response. by ". B. TAotter, of Warrior, and W. D. Hous-
 Xppointment of credentials commit tee.
 Address of Hon. George DeBrosse. ex-president of Georgia Rural Letter Carriers Association, on Relation and Duty of Carriers to the Association"
 Docs the Association Make Us Bet ter Carriers7" by ". D. Pate, of Hart ford.
 Address or paper by representative of the Postoflce Department at Wash ington.
 Road Improvement" discussed by a representatives of the United States Department of Agriculture.
 Monday Afternoon, 1iS0.
 Good Roads" by Senator Bankhead
 sTThe Rural Carrier and Good Roads" by J. A. Rountree, secretary of the Alabama Goods Roads Association.
 "Insurance." by J. P. Dupree. of Ashford.
 .The Rural Carriers Horse" by Bruce A. Jackson. of Eclectic.
 Appointment of special committees.
 Tuesday, Sept. s, 8 a.. m.
 Devotional exercise.-
 s1MotorcycIe," by W. D. Pate
 Opening query box.
 Reports of officers and delegates to Atlanta convention.
 Report of standing and special conn mitteAs.
 Annual address by President Julius Merritt.
 Diminished business.
 Election of delegates to the national convention.