The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18
CITY WILL HAVE
TWOPOST-OFFICES
Postmasters Plan Model Mailing
Plant as Feature OF Rich
mond Convention.
HITCHCOCK WILL ATTEND
Postmaster General Slated for
Address at Meeting, Which
Opens September 70

For period OF three days next
month Richmond will have in opera
tion two fully equipped post Offices. In
addition to the ono which now serves
tho city. another Will 10 established
at tho Richmond Hotel by the National
League OF Postmasters OF the United
States. which VIII meet there In annual
convention September 1921.
The hotel post Office Will DC the big
feature OF the meeting and represents
novel venture in the way OF ex-
hib!tions. Postal supply houses from
various sections of the country
will Cooperate with the Dostmasters
IN the exhibit.
The plan Is 10 install modern
Office for the purpose Of exhibiting 70
the delegates the latest appliances IN
use In the best equipped offices. The
most approved Inctuous OF handling
mai! IN al its processes WI o. IL
Illustrated to the convention b. Il Iu4!y
equipped plant Installed particularly
for this purpose and operated during
tho Ike OF the convention.
PostuIihter-C cucraI to Come.
among the olstiAS U.sned government
officials expected TO attend Is POst,l.s-
ter-GeAera4 Frank IL Hitchcock wno is
slated for an address. First Assistant
POSTMASTER Genera! Z. 2. Granted and
Fourth Assistant Postuaster-Geuaral
y " DsGTaw will IN all probability
DC present and take part IN the pro-
gram.
The convention Will bring to Klein
Tnont ono o. the largest Conventions
that have ever assembled here. The
local committee IN charge OF the pro-
l!m:naTy Arrangements. Postmaster
Edgar Allan. Jr., ana Business Man
ager ". I. Dabncy. OF the Chamber Of
Commerce. expects an attendance OF
more than l.Oog. Previous conventions
OF The league have seldom failed 70
attract less than j,.st humber
The work OF the preliminary COM
tee VIII be supplemented later by an
other Committee 10 De appointed from
the supervisory force OF thv local post
office. which VIII WORK out the details
OF entertainment Among the diver
s!ons already arranged are banquet
at the Richmond Hotel on the evening
OF September 19. moonlight excGr-
sion down the James River on the
evening OF September 20. and Z sight
seeing automobile tour over the city
oa the afternoon o: September IL
Has Membership OF 10000.
The National League o. Postmasters
OF the United States has member
sh!p OF 10000. recruited from the
5000 postmasters OF the second. third
and fourth classes y membership
campaign now In progress promises 10
add TO the rolls OF the league an addi-
iona! 10000 members. with the !ndi-
cations that the body VIII nave n mem
oership OF 10000 BY the time the con
vention opens.
The league met last IN Ind!anapol!s.
at winch place Richmond was selected
as the next convention point without
solicitation on the par OF the city.
Richmond was chosen upon It's general
reputation tor hospitality and accessl.
bi!ity. and won out easily over tn
other cities which put in bid for
the honor.
J. Q. Fitzgerald, postmaster at Pei
nam y. C.. was instrumental In bring
ing the big meeting 10 the south He
made the only speech IN favor OF Rich
mond as the 1912 meeting place. Mr..
Fitzgerald IS memoe OF the national
executive committee of the league.
The fun progra N for the conven
ton. which is now being worked OUT.
VII! include addresses OF welcome bv
Governor Mann. the Mayor Of Rich
mond and representatives from tn.
Chamber OF Commerce and the local
post-ofiice.