The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 1s.-wsst
Virginia has less than a dozen post
masters OF the tirst-class but, bar
ring unforeseen interference with.
their plans, all of them will be in.
Washington next week. But the
delegation Of second-class postmas-
tiers 10 expected to be two or three
times larger. The occasion Of the
presence Of these federal officials
from the state will be the annual
convention OF the National Associa-
ton Of Postmasetrs Of first and sec
ond class, October 1929. There will
be big doings'' for the visitors on
those dates. Postmasters w. w. Ir-
win, Of Wheeling: Simms Powell, of
Parkersburg; Jerry Dfngess, OF
Huntington; and j.. g. DuGruyteer:
of Charleston; all "frst-class" will
be In town sure. as they have writ
ten on for hotel reservation. POST
masters being politicians as we'll as
business men, there is about as
much politics discussed at these con-
ventions as the latest gewgags in
the business of running a post office.
One of the big events OF the con-
vention will be a banquet in the big
ball room of the Raleigh. Plates
will be laid for 551 postmasters. and
one Of the novelties at the feed fund
ton win be a telephone at each
guests plate to enable them to Glisten
to an address which will be de-
Flivered in their honor at the Panama
Pacific exposition at San Francisco,
by Governor Hiram johnson, Of
California.
Albert Wallenstein, at present be-
hind the bars in lieu Of $4,000 bonds,
told the court that he didn't mean
to counterfeit. All he was doing was
,practicing, he said, to qualify him
self for applying for a job as gov
eminent plate-printer. Albert Is an
Austrian by birth and a waiter by
profession. In the extensive counter
feiting equipment-designated coun-
lterfeit by the secret service men who
made the raid on the prisoners home
was found very neatly engraved
plate for turning out $40 currency
notes on the First Nation. oank of
Parkersburg.
Mrs. Haines Smith, several times
state regent Of the Daughters of the
American Revolution for West Vir-
ginia, and at present holding the
more distinguished position Of vice.
president of the national organization
and member OF the executive COM
mittee, came to Washington from her
home In Parkersburg this week to at
tend the silver jubilee celebration.
which was made notable by the pres
ence Of President Wilson and HIS
bride-to-be, Mrs. Norman Gait, and
the delivery OF a war-preparedness
address, ~ President Wilson, which is
considered one of his most important
speeches on executive policy that he
has made during his adr
After the celebration Mrs. Smith re-
NAMED to meet with the executive
committee and with the president
general, Mrs. William Cummins Story
and go over the fiscal business Of tho
Organization.
Mrs. William Haines Smith, lis. the
youngest OF a large family Of chill
dren Of the late General John Jay
Jackson. She is a half-sister Of one
time Governor Jacob B. Jackson,
Judge John lay Jackson and Judge
Monroe Jackson. three brothers who
were distinguished public men III
West Virginia in their day. She is
the wife Of William II. Smith, one
time mayor of Parkersburs, and a
wealthy banker-merchant who is held
in the highest esteem and respect by
the people of his city Mrs. Smith
lis a lady of infinite personal charm
Eand accomplishment. q writer and
musician Of superior talent: n
The Hon. Tracey L. Jeffords. we'll
known to the citizens OF the Second
Congressional district, in which dis
strist he has twice been a candidate
for the Republican nomination, and
equally welliknowr, to them and adj
.mired as a political orator of high
order of forensic ability, has hand
some, hospitable home on the noun
Ftains at Harpers Ferry. where many
West Virginia visitors to Washington
have been entertained for the week
end. Hardly a week but Colonel Jef-
fords does not invite a party Of
friends to spend a day or two with
him and his delightful daughter.
While he is shunted OF in a far cor
ner 81 the state, and Hy day sattends
to d large law. practice in Washing
ton. rev men know more abodt WsFt