The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-26
THIS POSTMASTER
WEARS DRESSES
Muskagees Sends Feminine Rep
resentative to National Con-
yention in Richmond.
TEDDY APPOINTED HER
Miss Alice Robertson, Former In
dian Missionary in Territory,
is Booster.

Miss Alice NJ Robertson. Indian
mission worker for many years and
close personal friend of former Presi-
dent Roosevelt. is numbered among
those In attendance upon the thir-
teenth annual convenuon OF the ma
tional association of first elias post
masters In session AZ Inc Jefferson
hotel Miss Robertson comes as the
otticial representative of Muskogee,
Okla, having served as postmaster of
that city Tor the last five years She
lis a regular attendant on the annual
meetings and has little trouble hold
ing her own in the discussions and
other doings incident to such gath
erings.
Possessing tall well knit frame
rendered ali the more hardy by her
strenuous life among the Indians In
the Territory" Mis9 Robertson was
Il noticeable figure in the lobby of
the Jefferson Sunday night as she
mingled with the other postrIastefz
and exchanged friendly greetings. She
found special pleasure In greeting rcp-
resentatives from her own state.
among whom we're Mr. Elmer h.
Brown. postmaster OF Oklahoma City.
who blew just as hard for his own
town as Miss Robertson did for hers,
both being natural born boosters. as
all true okiahomans are. When II
came 10 the question Of population,
the Oklahoma CITY postmaster had a
point or two on Miss Robertson.
Figures Going Some.
We gained only 90 per cent. the
last decade he said for the last
census gave us population Of some
thing more than, SO, 200 as against a
little more than l0000 in 1900
"Mnskogee said Miss Robertson,
had 1900 people In 1909 and now
We have more than 2s goo
With one exception Miss Robertson
enjoys the distinction If being the
only woman postmaster of the first
class in the Omitted States. the other
being Miss Minnie |. Bulge. of Wis
consin, who lis absent from the pres
ent convention. She draws $4,000
salary IA year and they say out In
Oklahoma that she VIII probably hold
the job as long as she wants II. al
though "a determined night was made
when Mr.. Roosevelt named her for
second term Just before President
Taft was inducted inte Office. The
opposition came from the entire Re
publican machinery 81 the State.
! whose leaders believed that the Office
should go to man The light was
made In the senate ON her eonfirma-
tlon with Senator owen. a former
tirginian, directing the Opposition.
The politicians even went SCI far as
To prefer charges IT malfeasance
against Miss Robertson. Their ef-
forts In this direction. however. were
woefuiiy unsuccessful The appoint
ment Vas finally confirmed when Sena-
tor Owen happened to be absent from
his seat for while one giay.
Senator's Dignity Runied
Il understand said Miss Robert
son. that his senatorial dignity was
much ruftied by the incident"
Miss Robertson Is the third genera
ton Of her family in Indian mission
work, her grandfather having gone
out to the territory In the early part
Of the nineteenth century after sery~
ing prison term IN Alabama for
endeavoriug To instruct and elevate
Indians in the pioneer DAYS of the
Country.
we think lots Of our women said
Postmaster Brown. land we are going
TO give them the power of suffrage
when that question Is pat to "A vote
at the polls in Oklahoma this fail"
Il would vote in the negative. if |
had ballot observed Miss Robert
son, FOR | don't believe in woman
suffrage. | have paid the price and
l know what II is for a woman "a
have TO work for herself and make
her own living. And that's just about
what a woman would have To do II
she took To voting and placed herself
on an equal footing with men"
Avoids sunday Travel.
Muskogee's postmaster arrived In
Richmond Saturday night in order u
avoid Sunday travel.
lit may he ali right To travel or
the Sabbath" she told one of she other
rostmasters who saw no harm In IT
'hnt | have been a missionary toe
long to see things in that light"
Along with her 20 Richmond. Miss
Robertson brought quantity OF Mus
kagee boost literature which she
distributes whenever the opportunity
presents itself