Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-05-02
Presidential Nasbys Of the
State are Congregating
Here for Fifth Annual
Convention.
FEDERAL BUILDING
is MECCA FOR ALL
Magnificent New Structure
is Opening Eyes of the
Visitors; Nimocks in Line
for the Presidency.

Ottumwa automobile owners are
urgently requested to be prompt
with their cars at the BaIlingall
hotel this evening at 7:15 o'clock
to take the visiting postmasters
Joy riding about the city, and It
the roads permit to OskaIoosa and
return. Ottumwa owners Of cars
have never failed to show the
spirit Of hospitality that makes
ottumwa city Of gocd-feIIowship,
and Postmaster F. A. Nmocks and
secretary J. N. WeidenfelIer are
depending upon every car in the
city being at the hotel at 7:15
o'clock. Crank up now for the big
spin.
Envious eyes of large number OF
visiting postmasters are centered to-
day on the magnificent $225,O00 fed
eral building which is to be Frank A..
Nimocks' headquarters within q
month. The advance guard of the 300
government officials who are to attend
the fifth annual convention of the Iowa
Presidential Postmasters' association
/ here are already IN the city, and the
headquarters OF Secretary Frank M.
Hoeye, of Perry, in the Ballingall
hotel, has been an extremely busy
place all day. AS quickly as the post.
masters register and get decorated
with the handsome convention souve-
mir, they are directed to the federal
building, when Postmaster Frank MINI
ocks and his corps Of accommodating
assistants of the local Office act as es-
corts through the beautiful structure.
A spirit of good fellowship that Is
hard to beat is the most marked char
acteristic of the Ottumwa convention.
Secretary Hoeye, who first meets the
delegates, gives all the glad hand OF
welcome, and incidentally mentions
the fact that Perry is after the next
convention of the P. Ms.
President Law and Postmaster MINI
ocks then take the visitors In charge
and direct them to the convention
building. the new federal structure.
The clerks and carriers of the Ottum-
wa Office, headed by Deputy Postmast-
er C. G. Keyhoe are the official ushers,
the visitors that no nook or crev1ce in
the big government home is left unex-
plored. '-..s.
Today is really preliminary to, the
business sessions of the convention,
which opens tomorrow morning at 3
q. m. in the court room Of the federal
building. The welcoming addresses
will be delivered by Host Nimocks and
N. F. Reed, president of the OttumWa
Commercial association. Business will
then be the order. The afternoon
session will be devoted to interesting
papers on the conduct Of postof1ces.
In the evening atbanquet Will be held
at the Ballingall hotel. Friday will be
the feature day Of the convention, the
program offering such well known men
in the postal service as First Assistant
Postmaster General Grandfield, ]. H.
Koons and George Daniels.
Nimocks for President.
While little thought of the new Of
fcers has been given by the assem- bled
postmasters, due to the fact that all
are busy renewing acquaintances and
enjoying the sightseeing program of
the local committee, it is almost fore
gone conclusion that Postmaster Frank
A. Nimocks will be honored by the
presidency, succeeding w. R. Law.
The association in the past has not
bene. given to re-electing it's officers,
and Postmaster Nimocks is the only
member who has thus far been spoken
Of as the new head.
i Perry, Sioux City and Council Bluffs
are in the field for the next conven-
tfon. Perry the home of the efficient
!, secretary Frank Hoeye has been given
Intha most boosting thus far and the
fal officer of the association will
Likely land the plum.
lS election of officers and selection
1fStke next meeting place is on the
| 6rogfam for Friday afternoon just pre-
Nous to the close of the meeting.
The Complete Program.
! The official program follows:
Thursday, May 2, 9 a. m.
Meeting called to order by President
~. r. Law, Waterloo.
Address of welcome-Host Postmas.
Ier, F. A. Nimocks. N. F. Reed, presi.
Dent Commercial association.
Response-Hon. w. r. Law. Water.
boo.
Appointment of committees.
Resolutions.
Topic committee.
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