The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-26
POSTAL SERVICE
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and ali have announced that they viii
be here this morning.
NElny socinl Features.
Social fen lures will be made prom
inent part Of the convention, since, ac-
cording to the officers, much OF tho
benefit OF the convention is derived not
from the formal sessions, but from the
opportunities for the postal officials
of the various large cities of the coun-
try to get together informally ahS
swap experiences.
This morning at IL O'Clock, while
the convention proper Is In session.
the women accompanying delegates
will be taken for Sightseeing trip
to points OF interest, including the
shopping district and the Confederate
Museum, winding up with luncheon
at the Hotel Richmond at 1880 o'clock
Tonight at s O'clock there Will be a
public reception at the JEFFERSON Hotel,
to be followed by an entertainment
given by Polk KILLER and his negro
Quartet In the hotel auditorium. The
annual banquet comes Tomorrow
night. and will be one OF the-events
OF tho convention. Wednesday after
4 IA
ride through tie city, ending at the
Country Club OF Virginia at 6 o'clock.
Wnere tea VIII be served on the lawn.
An s1formal das.ce will be given M
the Country Club on Wednesday nfgbt
from to II o'clock.
Formal Opening To-Day.
me formal opening exercises of the
convention will take place this morn
ing at 10 O'Clock in the auditorium OF
inc Jeherson Hotel. President Morgan
OF New York, will be in the chair
Rev. George w Mcdaniel, D. D.. pas
tor of the FIRST Baptist Church. Ad-
dresses of welcome will be delivered
by Governor William Hodges Manu-
Oh behalf of the state, Mayor d. C
Richardson on behalf of the city, and
President Henry w. Wood on beha!,
OF the Chamber of Commerce. Robert
L. Woods. postmaster of Louisville
/ Ky. VIII respond The chief business
OF the morning session will be the
reading of the annual report of Presl-
| dent Morgan.
This afternoon the general topic for
discussion will be The Efficiency
Record 1t will be handled under four
heads: One Years Experience" Its
Defects improvements" and Pro
motions The leading speakers viii
| be Z. G. Mansfield, postmaster of Sos
ton. and w. Hall Harris. postmaster q,
Baltimore.
the second topic Of the Afternoon
| will be '.What Effect Has the Forty
Eight Hour Law on the City DeiiVers
| Service" when the speakers VIII %
| G. p. Granted. First Assistant Post
! master-Genaral, and D. u. IeroW
postmaster Ut Jacksonville ia
/ Convention Program.
The program for the reIna.hin@ oa'
OF the convention follows: ~
Tuesday, 10 o'clock A. NJ.
..Economy in the Postal Adninlstra'
tom %. C.. owen, Milwaukee,, WAS
w G. Briggs, Raleigh, N. Q.
what should Be the Office system
n Treatinr Unbelievable Second
class Matter Under the Act OF May
~. 1902" A. NJ. Travers, Acting Thire
Assistant Postmaster-General; Il. X
Sizer. Lincoln, Neb.
Tuesday, 9 O'Clock r. NJ.
"What Safeguards Should Be Pro
vided in the Absence of the Advice
10 Guard Against Raising of Money
Orders?" a. w. Willis. Nashville, Tenn.
E. j. Stackpole. Harrisonburg, Pa.
Accurate Account of Stock (Sup
plies) Received at Post-Omces, ant
How Distributed" P. V. DeGraw
/ Fourth Assistant PoStmaSter-General
/ ! William f. Tucker. Toledo, o.
Wednesday,, 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
Special Rural Parcels Post" j. c
| Richardson, Jackson. Mich: b. F
Thomas. Omaha, Neb.
/ THE Relation of the United state
Civil Service Commission to the Pos
, tai Service" John c. Black, Presiden
United States Civil Service Commits
sion, James X. Hall, Wheeling, w. Va
), Wednesday, 1 O'Clock r. NJ.
Shall Patrons Be Required to Pro
= vide Mail Boxes as Condition to Re
ceive City Delivery Service?" Seth E
strong, Houston, Tex; Homer Warren
Detroit, Mich,
Thursday, o o'clock A. II.
! What Provision Should Be Made 70
!, Superannuated Post-Ofice Employee?
Robert Fl. Bryson. Indianapolis Ind
! John N. Dersam. Mckeesport, Pa
Education of the Public on Posta
Matters" Robert r. Woods. Louisviil,
a Ky; Elias K. Monfort, Cincinnati, Ohio
I What Regulations Should Be Pre-
! scribed for the Government of Poste
Savings Banks?" t. j. 4Altins St. I.oui!
a Mo; Herman Fl. North. Braford. Pa
: The question box will be in charg
!. of William H Davis. Pittsburg, Pa
{ chairman. Questions not covered b
; the program may be submitted to tn
! chairman or dropped in the box.
/ Local arrangements are in charge c