Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-06
POSTAL CLERKS MEET HERE
About Five Hundred to Hold Ma
tional Convention This Week.
DELEGATES ARE ARRIVING
Elaborate EntertaInment Prepared
by Local Clerks for visitors
Much Important BusI-
ness Scheduled.

over 5000 clerks in postoffices through
out the country will be represented by
delegates In Omaha this week. attending
the annual convention Of the United Ma
uonal Association OF Postofflce Clerks.
About $50 delegates and $50 wives and
other visitors TO the gathering will be-
gin arriving here this morning. The First
assembly will be held this afternoon and
evening at the German Home on South
Thirteenth street. and the first session OF
the convention will be called TO order TO
morrow morning at 10 o'clock at Hotel
Rome. headquarters OF the conclave.
During the entire week the convention
win hold sessions twice daily, and in the
evening will enjoy special entertainments
arranged for them by the officers and
convention committee OF the local clerks
organization. The convention is entirely
distinct from another big gathering. to
he held in Omaha next year by similar.
but separate. organization, that of the
letter carriers. The clerks association is
also 20 be distinguished from that OF the
railway mail clerks, who have an organi-
sation OF their own.
Clerks Well Organized.
In Omaha the postoffice clerks are well
organised and have membership or
about 900. including a number of women
Of the civil service. Headed by their
president. Patrick McGovern, they have
been making arrangements for months TO
give the visitors tho best convention In
the. history Of the national association, IN
city may he upheld and augmented. Al
most every city Of any size In the country
will be represented here.
Ats o'clock this morning large crowd
Of the local clerks will be at the Burllng-
ton depot to meet the special train bring
ing delegates from Chicago and the east
An hour later another special will arrive
over the Wabash from st. Louis with
central and southern delegates. Other
trains will bring the northern and west
ern clerks today They will be escorted
20 Headquarters at the Hotel Rome and
20 other hotels. where the visitors will be
given a chance TO rest until afternoon. A
lunch will be served for them at the Ger
man Home this evening and program OF
music and speaking provided
Going 60 samson's Den.
The devil himself will entertain the
men delegates at his hotel at the Ak-sar-
Ben Den Monday evening. while The
women attending the convention will en-
JOY an orpheum party with the local re-
ception committee OF young women. Miss
Louise Grant and Miss Bessie Davis. A
cohcert by the postoffice band and a
.t.xA
days entertainment for the visitors. and
among other entertainment for them dur
ing the remainder OF the week will be a
reception Mt the Commercial club Wednes-
day night and an cutting at Carter Lake
club Thursday.
Throughout the convention feature OF
the entertainment will be the clever min.
strei hand. led By L. Francis. r. Betlaot
Il chairman OF the entertainment commit
iee and In charge OF the Field club ar
,srrcihents h. Meyers wal act in q sifht
l,r capacity for the Carter lake outing
i. q. Carter Is chairman OF the reception
mmittee and assisting him in arran ins
tho Commercial club reception are
- J.. he La Vega, J. p. Johnson and T
allen.
tnnk hogcrb OF chicago national pres
~. who viii call the convention TO or.
for IN first session Monday morning
;, a veteran In that position, as he is JUS
completing his tenth consecutive term
Other national officers are william Glib
bons OF Scranton. Pa. secretary, and A
T. Luthin OF Philadelphia. treasurer,
Eject Officers Tuesday.
In the election Of officers for the next
year. scheduled for Thursdays session
President Rogers will stand for ro-elee-
ton. basing his candidacy upon the rec.
ord OF his long administration So far
the only other announced candidate FOL
The honor Is Milton p. James OF Georgia
who is leader OF the southern faction OF
the organization.
The southerners urge that a limited
tenure OF office be adopted by tho clerks
and promise 20 make fight on thelI
contention. on the other hand. sup.
porters Of President Rogers favor his re.
tention al the head OF the association
They assert that his long experienced
Mere makes him the best representative
Of the clerks when civil service legisla.
ton and other matters vital to the In.
terests are pending In congress at Wash.