The Washington herald., 1912-09-08
P. N. CONVENTION
At ATLANTIC CITY
Washington Department Well Rep
resented at Fifteenth Meeting
of National Association.
HOTEL RUDOLPH HEADQUARTERS
sreciaI to The Washington HeraId.

STecial to The Washington Herald.
Atlantic City. y. j.. Sept. The Post
! office Department at Washington wa:
well represented on the programme OF
the fifteenth annual convention Of tht
National Association OF Postmasters OF
| Flrst-class Offices at the Hotel Rudolph
this city. which ended yesterday.
Postmaster General Hitchcock, FRS
Assistant Charles P Grandheld. Third
Assistant James J. Britt. Fourth As
sistant Peter V. De Graw. Chief In.
spector Robert S Sharp. Theodore l.
Weed, director of the Postal Savings
John A. Holmes. Purchasing Agent
William r. Spilman, superintendent OF
the Division OF City Delivery; Charles H
Mcbride, superintendent of the Division
OF Railway Adjustments: c. Howard
Buckler. superintendent of the Division
OF Registered Mails: James B. Cook
superintendent OF the Division of Sup
plies; J. C. Rooms. superintendent of the
Division OF Rural Mails: William C.
Wood. superintendent of the Division OF
Classification; C. H. Fullaway. superin-
tendent of the Division of Finance; W.
c. Fitch. superintendent of the Division
of Stamps: and James T. Co-telyou in
spector in charge. were ''honored guests
Of the association.
Their numbers on the programme were
made features OF the convention.
The arrangement of the programme
was splendid. At II o'clock Wednesday,
the members of the association regis
tered, and there was a reception of dele
gates and guests at the Hotel Rudolph.
where the officials Of the association had
had headquarters set aside for them.
The afternoon was given over to the ad-
dresses of welcome and the customary
response, State Senator Walter E. Edge,
Mayor William Ridge. and Postmaster
Harry Bacharach, speaking for Atlantic
City as the host of the delegates and
Homer Warren. of Detroit, responding
for the association.
After other addresses and discussions
on matters Of interest to postmasters,
there was a power boat trip and then a
concert on the steel pier. The evening
was given over to motion pictures. vaude-
Vile entertainments and dancing.
The business session, of Thursday were
followed by surf bathing concerts. roll
ing chair trips along the Board Walk, a
shore dinner and dancing. A similar
programme. with an automobile ride for
the women at the convention, was given
Friday
Convention headquarters were MAIN
tanned exclusively at the Hotel Rudolf.
The arrangements for the entertainment
and comfort of the delegates We're espe-
cially good, the hotel affording ample
space for committee and registration
rooms, reception parlors, and halls for
business meetings.
The hotel served not only as a gath
ering place for more than the delegates
to dispose of business. but as a delight
full rendezvous from which the start was
made on numerous pleasurable excursions
arranged for them. The diversions af-
forded the visitors to Atlantic City were
varied In kind and reached their climax
II an enjoyable smoker at the Rudolf
Friday night.
The National Associations convention
followed Immediately upon the conven-
lion of New Jersey postmasters held at
The Hotel Rudolf. Some postmasters at
Tended both conventions.