The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-17
Rural Mail Carriers
Gathered In Mankato

Bicfs hon 'ottoeo PARTS vi. the Sthlc
had already come to Mankato late
last evening to attend the twelfth
annual convention OF the Minnesota
Rural Letter Carriers association.
The executive board, with all mem
beers present. held meetings yesterday
afternoon and evening at the head
quarters OF the convention in the
Saulpaugh hotel At these meetings
the officers OF the association pre-
pared their reports and attended to
other work preliminary to the hold
ing OF the convention itself.
All members OF the association. on
arriving in the city, are expected
to register at the main Office ~
convention, Room 112. saulpaugh ho-
tel.
II became apparent last evening
that some changes would have to be
made in the program. It was not
thought possible that Congressman
w. S. Hammond could come to Man
kato to speak as he was scheduled
TO do. His address was on the origi-
nal pragrom for this afternoon and the
executive board set about finding
some other speaker to fill his place.
ARRANGEMENTS were made to have
Jean A. F1ittie address the conven.
tion on Saturday morning and F. F..
Ellsworth on Saturday afternoon. The
sessions OF the convention were
scheduled to be held both today and
tomorrow in the. government build.
ing. ..
Among the Early Arrivals.
The following were among the
earliest arrivals: X. II. Mckay. Rush
City, president OF the association,
accompanied by Mrs. Mckay: A. c..
Raether, Minneapolis, vice president;
F. E. Hesselroth, Braham, secretary;
F. II. Hunter, Anoka, treasurer; Fl.
F. Hines. of Cannon Falls, III. A. Pets
chow OF Pipestone and NJ. L. Malone
Of Lake Elmo, all members OF the
executive board; II. T. Taylor, st.
Paul; r. w. Seaplin, Savage; J. B.
Blakely. Wayzata; A. c. Rauter,
Minneapolis; +. H. Hunter. Anoka;
s. J. Dahlberg, New London; Sam.
uel Taylor, Carlos; ]. ]. Thompson,
Burtrum; J. l.. Scherrer, Brandum;
George w. Means, Heron Lake; Char
les Posi-, Plainview; II. E.. vroman,
Minneapolis; H. F. Hines, Cannon
Falls; A. Il. Woodman, Holland;
H. A. Petschow, -Pipestone; E. G.
Lasha, Argyle; +. r. Barlow, Mime
apolis; L. r. Harris, Minneapolis;
Fred Kirschman, Waseca; John r.
Frank. waseca; Mr. and Mrs. r. r.
Tyler, Decoria, Iowa and Mr.. and
Mrs. j. II. Long, Detroit.
Hundred Delegates In Attendanee.
About hundred delegates were
present when the twelfth annual con-
vention of the Minnesota Rural Let
ter Carriers association opened in
the court room lof the federal building
this morning. This was about two
thirds of all the representatives that
we're expected. The proportion was
one delegate to every ten carriers
and there are about fifteen hundred
rural letter carriers in the state.
The gathering was called to order
by George J. Rose Of Mankato. pfesil
dent OF the Blue Earth County Rural
Letter Carriers association. Mr..
Rose remarked that the local com.
mittee had spared no pains to make
the proper preparations to render the
sojourn OF the visitors In Mankato
pleasant. He said the people. OF
Mankato in general as well as the
Blue Earth county rural carriers
were delighted to welcome the dele
gates from all parts OF the great
commonwealth.
The American national hymn.
America" was now sung by the en-
tire aggregation, II. n. Lobb OF Win
nebago leading.
Rev. r. w Hobbs. pastor OF the
Mankato Baptist church, delivered an
invocation, praying for divine inspir-
alton of the work OF the convention,
in devising means OF improving the
service. and enabling the carriers to
do better work for their fellowrhen.
Presented the eavel.
Mr.. Rose presented the gavel TO r.
H. Mckay of Rush City, the state
president. The latter accepted the
symbol of authority, stating that he
was fully aware OF the great re-
sponsibilities that were carried with
IT. He remarked that as bis train
was approaching Blue Earth county,
he wondered whence the name was
derived. He thought OF one reason,
and that was. that blue was the sym
Dol OF truth, one OF the colors OF the
national flag, and for. that reason It
was a fitting word to be part OF the
name of thfs county.
The president next. announced the
credential committee consisting OF
Walter Reid OF owatonna. +. c..
Schwartz of Sargent. Moore. county,
and F. Nelson OF Zumbrota The
Committee retired to an ante-room
to perform its functions. The presi-
dent also appointed Bert Alderman
of Mapleton as sergeant-at-arms.
President Mckay remarked that
two years, ago Mankato made up its
mind to make fight to get the con-
vention and though the campaign was
not successful the first time, IL was
v,,nnooofs,f fhn cannnd ard M tyr-<.sr