The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-09-28

mis-, said president Joyce to the
sixty North Carolina postmasters fac
ing him in the amusement pavilion
at Laurel Park last Thursday, this
is the most unique meeting in the his
tory of our Association!.
And Judging from the hearty re
sponse given by the crowd of United
States officials in the pavilion, it was
also one Of the most enjoyable mat
urally-for was not the second day OF
their annual session spent in Hen
/ dersonville?
They arrived on the Carolina
Special, Thursday morning, in a pri-
vate car. and were met at the depot
by Postmaster Brownlow Jackson,
Mayor Station, J. S. Rhodes, Esq, and
a delegation of citizens. Also the
band was there, and a monstrous
United States flag and the pcstmas-
ters knew in minute they were ex-
pected, and We're welcome, when they
saw that bunch. 1t was courtesy
they keenly appreciated and they hes
itated not to express that apprecia:
ton.
Headed by the band and the recep-
ton committee, with the old flag
shinging gloriously in the sunshine
which but a few minutes before had
taken the place of threatened rain,
the postmasters formed in long line,
marched to the Auditorium and we're
there officially welcomed to Hender-
sonville, in a neat little speech by
Mayor r. H. Station. Mayor Station
humorously said he did not quite un-
derstand why the postmasters should
adjourn theirconVention from Ashe-.
vile to Hendersonville unless it was
for the purpose of taking a look at
HendersonVille's postmaster-and that
would seem an excellent and most
satisfactory reason.
Mr.. w. A Smith spoke a few words
of welcome en- behalf of the Hender-
sonville Merchants Association Mr..
Smith said he was glad to welcome
them on behalf of the business men
of Hende lle- that the gentle
n4ent fronting hfrH were men of the
people and the merchants CT the city
ought ito welcome and he left no
doubts in*their minds as to the unaf-
sfeeted sincereity of that welcome.
Mr.. Smith told briefly something of
the growth of this city, saying it was
the largest town in the State and>that
grafters and thieves we're conspicu-
Gus here by their entire absence.
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officials on behalf of Postmaster
Brownlow Jackson and the Hender-
sonville postofice.
Judge Blythe's remarks were in ex-
cellent taste and made fine impress
sie.l upon his audience.
Postmaster Douglas of Greensboro,
replied for the convention He said
they all felt and appreciated the fact
that they were welcome to Hender-
sonviHe-a city, he said, which was
doing an evangelistic work, was serv-
ing a. most useful purpose, in that
people from all over North Carolina
were getting the habit of coming here
during the season and becoming bet
ter acquainted with each other. North
Carolina's geographic layout was such
that its people. in it's different sec
tions were better acquainted with the
citizens of Virginia, on the East, and
with the citizens Of Tennessee and
South Carolina through the centre and
Western portions, then they were
with each ether. Hendersonvi1le was
getting to be common meeting
place and it's evangelistic work along
that line must benefit the entire
State.
Postmaster Douglas is grandson
of Steven A. Douglas. His grandfath.
er was Judge Dick, one time of the
Federal court.
The meeting adjourned at 1870 for
dinner at the Kentucky Home.
At, three o'clock the postmasters
boarded waiting Laurel Park street
railway car and a few minutes later
were unloading at the foot of the
Swiss Incline Railway in "the most
beautiful natural park in America. ;"
From the time they started until they
returned to town, they we're the
guests of Mr.. w. A. Smith, owner of
the park, who spent the entire after