The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-25
P0STMAS1ER.S TO
ASSEMBLE ) I ] ! {: HERE R [:
Program Of National Association
Of Officials Of the First
Glass.
4lTCHC0C K TO MAKE ADDRESS.
Many Leaders Of Postal Service
Among Speakers at
Convention.

Plans for entertaining the delegates
to tho convention of the National AS
ISOLATION of Postmastcrs OF the First
Glass, which will be held In Rich
mond on September rs $50. have about
boen perfected. The tentative pro-
Gates thnt tho visiting postmnsters
will have one continual round OF pleas
ure Willie fore
Postmaster Edgar Allan Jr, and
Assistant Postmaster I. w. Fuller are
as busy as they can be putting the
finishing touches on the preparations
for showing the visitors all the beau
ties Of Richmond.
Tho tentative program follows:
Monday, September 25-Address OF
welcome by Governor William Hodges
Mann. on behalf of the State; Mayor
d. g. Richardson, on behalf OF tho
city, and Henry w. Wood, president of
the Chamber OF Commerce, on behalf
of tho business interests. Response
for the association will be made by
Hon. robert p. Woods. postmaster CT
Louisville. KY.
po.tmnstcr-Gcneral to Speak.
At o'clock in the afternoon. Posi-
master. General Frank III. Hitchcock
will deliver an address on Postal
Systems In General" Postmaster u. e.
Mansfield, Of Boston, Mass, and Post.
master w. Hall Harris, of Baltimore,
will speak on the Efficiency Of Rec
ords,
Hon, C. p. Granf1eld, First Assistant
Postmaster General and Postmaster
ID. II. Gerow, OF Jacksonville, Fla. Will
speak on Effect Of the Forty-eight
hour law On the City Delivery Ser
vice"
From until o'clock in the even
ing there will be reception IN the
Jefferson Hotel Auditorium, followed
by an entertainment by Polk Miller
and his "Old South Quartet
Economy Of Administration.
Tuesday-Hon. D C. Owen, post
master OF Milwaukee, Wis. and Post
master w. G. Briggs OF Raleigh. N. c..
Will deliver addresses on ECONOMY in
the Postal Administration. Hon. a.
NJ. Travers, acting Third Assistant
Postmaster-G General and Hon. E. r..
Sizer, postmaster of Lincoln. Neb., Will
speak on What Regulations Should
Be Prescribed for the Treatment OF
Unbelievable Second Glass Matter Un-
der Recent Act OF Congress- Post
master A w. Wills. Of Nashville,
what Safeguards Should Be Provided
in the Absenceof Advice to Guard
Against Raising OF Money Orders"
Postmaster Eel Stockpole. OF Har-
risburg. Pa, Will also speak on the
same subject. Fourth Assistant Post
master General r. " DeGraw, and
Postmaster II. G. Prettyman. Of Ann
.Harbor. Mich. Will speak on Accurate
Accounting OF Stock (supplies) at
Post-Of1ces and How Distributed" At
O'clock in the evening there will
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Rural Parcels Post.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. J. G. Rich
ardson. Of Jackson. Mich, and B. F.
Thomas. postmaster OF Omaha. Neb.
will speak on Special Rural Parcels
Post" General John c. Black. pros
ident of the United States Civil Ser
vice Commission, and Postmaster
James K. Hall. OF Wheeling, W. Va.
will deliver addresses on "Relation of
the United States Civil Service Com
mission to the Postal Service" Post
master Seth B. Strong, OF Houston.
Tex. and Homer Warren. postmaster
OF Detroit, Mich, will deliver addresses
on "shall Patrons Be Required to Pro-
vide Mali Boxes as Condition to RE-
ceive City Delivery Service" AT 4
O'Clock in the afternoon the delegates
will be given car ride over the city,
ending at the Country Club. where an
informal dance will be held from $50
to 1880 o'clock.
Pensions for Employer.
Observation-Disclosures Robert E..
Woods. Of Louisville, KY. and Robert
II. Bryson. postmaster of indianapolis.
Ind, will speak on What provision
Should Be Made for Superannuated
Post-OHice Employees" Postmaster
George P. Tawney. of Winona. MIMI
and Elias r. Montfort. postmaster of
Cincinnati, O.. will speak on "Educa-
Btion OF the Public on Postal Matters"
Postmaster 7. j. Atkins. Of ST Louis,
No.. and Herman Fl. North, postmaster
at Bradford. Pa. will deliver ad dresses
on s.'What Regulations Should Be Pre-
scribcd for Government Postal Savings
Banks"