Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-01
MEN WHO HANDLE
YOUR MAIL ARE
GATHERING HERE
Convention of Railway Mail Asso-
citation Will Be Called to Order
at Capitol on Tuesday Morn
ing.


ing.
The seventeenth annual convention OF
the Railway Mail association will con-
vene in this city Tuesday morning at ten
o'clock. and for four days Atlanta will be
the mecca for railway mail employees.
Delegates are already arriving in the city,
and at ten o'clock Monday fully one
third Of the expected three hundred had
arrived Every state in the union Will be
represented and those in charge OF the
entertainment of the visitors look for
the largest convention in the history of
the associatin.
The first session will be called to order
at ten o'clock Tuesday morning at the
hall of representatives, State capitol.
Hon. L. NJ. Terrell, superintendent of the
fourth division of the railway mail SER
vice. located in Atlanta, will deliver the
first address of welcome, and will be
followed by Governor Hoke Smith, May
or Robert F. Maddox, and Postmaster
E. F. Blodgett. The response viii be mace
by ]. T. Garfield, president of the associ-
alton.
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Joseph Stewart, of Washington, D. c.,
will deliver an address during the
morning.
The program for the remainder of Tues
day, and the following days will be found
below.
1t was intended that an executive ses-
sion of the presidents of the different d.
visions would be held Monday morning
but President Garfield of the national or
SANITATION, and Secretary George A.
Wood. had not arrived at ten o'clock, and
II was decided not to hold the session I'M
til they came.
TWO OLDEST SUPERINTENDENT
There will be in attendance at this con-
vention the only two living original su-
perintendents out of the first ten APP
pointed when the service was organized
/. NJ. Terrell, superintendent of the
fourth division, and located in Atlanta,
is one of these, and the other is James e.
White. ex-general superintendent.
Mr.. Terrell became associated with the
service on December s, 1869, when he was
appointed clerk in the Louisville and
Nashville postoffice. He has been con-
stantly promoted, until he is now superin-
tendent of this division. He is the only
one of the original ten superintendents
appointed remaining in active service he
came to the Atlanta office in 1875.
The oldest postal clerk. both in years
and in point of service in the United
States will also be here. His name is w.
II. Fry, and he comes from Winona,
Mimi. Atlanta is the only southern city
ever selected as the convention city for
the association, and meetings have been
held in almost every important city in
LOOK UP JOHN HOGAN.
John Hogan, is chairman of the joint
committees of reception and entertain
ment. and requests that everybody look
him up when they want anything.
After the first session held Tuesday
morning in the hall of representatives at
the capitol, the executive sessions will be
held in the assembly room at the Pied
mont hotel, headquarters for the associa-
ton. The public is cordially invited TO at
tend the first session at the capitol
The program for each day follows
DAILY PROGRAM
Tuesday June 1st 1909, 10 a. m.
Meeting called to order at hall of REP
resentatlves, state capitol.
Prayer-Rev. c. ]. Thompson.
ADDRESSES OF WELCOME
Hon. L. NJ. Terrell, superintendent rail-
way mail service, Fourth division.
Hon. Hoke Smith, governor of Georgia
Hon. R. F. Maddox, mayor of Atlanta,
Hon. E. F. Blodgett, postmaster of At
lanta, Ga.
C. T. Garfield. president railway mail
association.
ADDRESSES.
Hon. A. o. Bacon, United States SEN
ate.
Hon. A. S. Clay, United States senate.
Hon. L F. Livingston, member of con-
Hon. Thomas NJ. Bell, member of con-
Hon. David E. Finley, member of con.
gress.
Hon. Tom Watson, of Georgia
Hon. Joseph Stewart. second assistant
postmaster general.
Hon. Alexander Grant, general superin-
tendent railway mail service.
d. m.-Business session Railway Mai
association, convention hall, Piedmont
hotel.
Business session woman's auxiliary
! Piedmont hotel
Business session Railway Mail associa-
ton, convention hall. Piedmont hotel,
THURSDAY, JUNE BIRD, 9 A. NJ.
Business session Railway Mail associa'
| ton, convention hall, Piedmont hotel.
1 Business session woman's auxiliary
\ Piedmont hotel.
! p. m.-Business session Railway Mai
association, convention hall, Piedmont
hotel.
| TUESDAY. JUNE lsT, $50 p. NJ.
| Informal reception by ladies and Rail-
way Postal Clerks, at auditorium.
/ WEDNESDAY, JUNE BIRD, P. NJ.
The ladies of the convention will take
automobiles at the Piedmont hotel for 8
ride over the city, via Ponce de Leor
/ and Grant park, where refreshments viii
be served followed at 1880 p. m. by the
atre party at the Lyric theatre.
| THURSDAY, JUNE BIRD, 5 p. NJ.
| Convention will take trolley cars for ride
-. Il.
| School. Fort Mcpherson, THE Wren'i
Nest" home of Uncle Remus," Fedora
! Prison, White City and Grant Park
! where supper will be served, followed by
| dancing.
FRIDAY, JUNE 9TH. $3.50 A. M.
| Train will be taken at old Union station
for Stone Mountain. Ga, where the day
will be spent sightseeing. A Georgia bar
becue will be the feature of the day.
/ KILLED IN RUNAWAY;