Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-10

! CON- Mr.. ana MIS- wesley y. NoOk, bldll {,
| Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Miller. Mr.. and Mrs
A. z. Buecher, Grand Island.
While the postmasters are engaged in
their business sessions the visiting women
will be offered many courtesies. Monday
afternoon Rome Miller will have the sum
mer garden of his hotel decorated and
equipped for an informal reception, 20 per-
NIT the women to get acquainted with each
other.
Tuesday morning they will all attend the
opening exercises of the convention, and
in the afternoon will be taken through the
Omaha postoffice and be the guests OF Mrs
Frank l., Haller for visit to the Lininger
art gallery. Tuesday evening they are to
attend the Orpheum, while the men are be
coming halter broke at the-.Den of Ak
Sar-Ben.
| Wednesday morning the Brandeis stores
will provide guides to escort the visiting
4 women through their establishment and
4 will have refreshments served. Most of the
afternoon will be devoted to an automobile
trip. and when Hillcrest, the home OF
Rome Miller, is reached a light luncheon
will be served. In the evening the women
will be the guests of honor at the annual
banquet.
Thursday morning First Assistant Post
master General Charles P. Grandfield will
have the women among his hearers at the
Rome convention hall. In the afternoon
an informal reception and card party will
be given at the Willard hotel, from to 4,
when the women win be taken for trolley
ride about the city A reception and dance
at the Field club will give a proper finish
to the program OF entertainment
Manager Parrish Of the publicity bureau,
will take an active part in the carrying out
OF this program, but the Omaha and Ne
braska women on the reception committee
will devote themselves assiduously to car
ing for the comfort of the visitors.
AS will be noted from the following list,
Sthe officers and executive committee mem
bers constitute a roster OF some of the
best known men in the postal service OF
the country; F. q. without. president,
Dayton. o.; Edward r. sizer. first vice
president, Lincoln: Isador sobel. second
vice president. Erie. Pa; r. f. Woods,
third vice president, Louisville, KY; George
w. Bean. fourth vice president Tampa,
Fla; E c. Mansfield, fifth vice president
Boston; H. p. Marshall, secretary, Dayton,
o.; d. c. owen, treasurer, Milwaukee, Wis
Executive Committee-D. A. Campbell
Chicago, chairman; Z. NJ. Morgan, New
York City; Homer Warren. Detroit; B. F.
Thomas, Omaha; d. T. Gerow, Jackson
Vile. Fla; Edgar Allen, jr., Richmond
Va: Paul J. Sours. Denver; r. H. Bryson.
Indianapolis; ]. H. Dersam, McKeesport
Pa; N. A Merritt. Washington; W. d
Hale, Minneapolis.
Following is the program in detail, with
the promise that Postmaster Genera
Hitchcock may find 1t possible TO come &c
Omaha and make the address he promised
some time ago, which promise he was later
forced 10 recall by the pressure Of otfieia
business:
FIRST DAY. TUESDAY. sEPTENIBEF
l2-l0 A NJ.
Introductory remarks, host postmaster
| B. +. Thomas, Omaha.
Invocation, Rev. Z. B. Crawford, pastor
OF the Hanseom Park Methodist Episcopa
church.
Sole 10 F. Barton; aocompanist, Edith
Addresses OF welcome: Hon. e. G. Maggi
! Lincoln Neb; for the city Mayor James
c. Dahlman; for the Commercial club
President David Cole.
Response TO the addresses OF welcome OF
behalf OF the association. Z. 2. z. Mo
} Jimsey postmaster. Springfield, Mo.
} Report Of COMMITTEES on topics; Chair
man I. ]. Atkins, ST. Louis. Mo.
Immediately after adjournment meeting
OF the executive committee.
AFTERNOON SESSIONS p. NJ.
Address, President F. @. without. post
master, Dayton, ..
: Appointment OF temporary committees
by the president: Committee on resolutions
committee on nominations. committee OF
next annual meeting place.
Address, Hon. +. V. De Graw, fourth as
ststant postmaster general.
The Ideal Assistant Postmaster anC
His Relation to the Service" Hon. z. f
Martin. assistant postmaster, St Louis
Mo.
: sunday Closing" Hon David c. owen
postmaster, Milwaukee, Wis; Hon. Ed
ward r. sizer, postmaster, Lincoln, Neb.
Extension OF Civil Service Rules anC
Regulations to Include All Presidential
Postmasters." Hon John n. Dersam. post