The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-19
DELEGATES COME.
FROM ALL POINTS
Eight Hundred Expected to At
tend PoStinasters' Con-
vention To-Day.
BIG MATTERS ON CALENDAR
Resolutions Recommending Gas
sifcation May Be Put Squarely
Up to Taft.

The National League OF Postmasters
OF the United States will probably
pass on several matters Of State anu
national Importance during the three
days convention which begins this
morning at 10 o'clock In the audito-
rum OF the Richmond Hotel. Despite
the fact that Richmond Is the host OF
the 500 delegates this week. Virginia Is
without a State organization OF thiro
and fourth-ciass postmasters. OF when
the national association now in session
is composed. An effort will be made to
organize a branch in this State.
The convention will also PROBABLY
take UP the passage OF resolutions rec
ommending the classification OK fourth
class postmasters the country over. IL
is possible t. do this by executive or
der. and the association will endeayor
TO bring the matter in a fOrcibie man
ner before President Taft. This Ques-
ton will hardly be reached before to-
morrow morning.
Other subjects which will receive at
tention in papers before the convention
are penny postage, postal savings
banks and rural delivery. A number
Of addresses IN topics OF interest
chiefly to those in the postal service
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ONCE Department.
More than 500 postmasters Of the
third and fourth class will be in attend
anae. Practically every State in the
Union and probably Alaska will be rep
resented. The association numbers
among its members $4,000 postmasters
out Of . possible $1,000 in the two
classes from which its membership IL
recruited.
Have Model Post-Omce.
4 few minutes before the meeting
convenes this morning the model post
ONCE in the southeast corner of the
convention hail will inaugurate it's SER
vice. This office will be complete in
every detail and VIII furnish to the
visitors an exhibition Of the most i'm
proved methods OF handling mail. Two
hundred call boxes ana ninety-six lock
boxes. together with general delivery
compartments. have been arranged.
A cancelling machine Of the latest
type completes the equipment. 1t will
stamp all letters received with a special
die made for the convention and bsar-
Ing the words: 'Richmond. Va. Model
Post-Omce. National Association Post
masters. September 1s-20-2l"
Among the prominent visitors to the
convention will be c. G. Thomson.
chief clerk to Postmas.er-Gsnerai
Hitchcock: Fourth Assistant Postmas-
ter-General p. v. McGraw, Robert S
Sharp. chief inspector; George Daniel
inspector-in-charse. st. Louis, and c. A.
stillings. editor Of the Postmasters' Ad-
vocate and former head u the Govern
ment Printing ONCE
Inc omcers of the association are a.
follows: President. Charles o. Barry.
walker, Iowa; frst vice-president, Jay
James. sterling, Mich: second vice.
president. Mrs. L r. DuBard, GIendora,
Mss third vice-president. McH Webb.
Simpsonville. KY: secretary. Charles
c. Young. lakewood, H.; treasurer. IL.
II. Laccock. Keene. Texas. J. O. Fitz-
gerald, superintendent OF the second
district OF the association, il present
and viii take an active part in the
proceedings. Mr.. Fitzgerald is largely
responsible for bringing the conven-
ton to this city.
In the absence Of Governor Mann
and Mayor Ainslie, representatives OF
the state and city will make the ad-
dresses Of welcome. Postmaster Edgar
Allan. Jr., who has been SO active in
the preparations for the meeting, will
represent President Darlington, OF the
Chamber Of Commerce. To Mr.. Allan's
Efforts are due the success Of the local
end OF the work in arranging for the
convention. The social features Will
be under his charge.
At the conclusion Of the welcoming
addresses the annual address Of the
president will be next on the program.
The convention Will then take up the
prepared papers. II the weather viii
permit, the entire body Of delegates
will board the steamer Pocahontas to-
night Tor moonlight excursion down
the James River.