Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-10
BILLY" MAKES HIT
WITH THE MAIL MEN
after Short Talk by Sunday and
Ma" Letter Carriers Rush to
Platform 10 Shake Hands.
MANY RESOLUTIONS PASSED

y saw you when you we're playing
ball IN the east"
The last time saw you you we're
with Jimmy Ryan"
Billy, you're a wonder!"
A roaring wave OF ordinations
like this flooded BILLY" Sunday and
Ma" Sunday at the Auditorium yes-
terday morning, when 1000 letter
carriers from all over the United
States crowded upon the platform to
shake hands with the pair, just after
Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Sunday had ad-
dressed the letter carriers conven-
ton.
A shirt salesman slipped into the thronR
and tried TO gain ''Bniy's" attention long
enough TO sell him a shirt. When
Billy" didn't buy. the salesman told
Ma on him. handed her his card, and
was washed away by the wave Of
humanity.
I'VE ought 10 let the danoa thls evening
go TO the dickens" said Vice President
Johnson. and ali 20 down to the Billy
more good than the dance. / dance my
SELF but realize that having Billy
Sunday with us In this pension fight IA
worth = lot 10 US. Besides, he could
do some good morally"
Still the crowd massod upon tho plat
form and shook the hands Of the evan
gelistic pair.
Attention" right out OF q clear SKY
the chairman announced to the noisy
house that the reservation OF 800 seats
az the tabernacle for the letter carriers
for the evening revival had been raised
% 500
Take Up Pension Fight.
BILLY" Sunday told the letter carriers
that he was familiar with their fight for
a retirement pension. and that he was
going to take up the fight Il am
familiar with H. and l am going TO
preach IT," said the evangelist A great
roar OF applause followed this announce
ment
sunday told Of his base bali experience,
Of the catch he made in the field when
the penn&nt depended upon II. Of how he
appealed 60 God. ooh. Lord, II you ever
helped mortal man. help me 10 catch
this fiy. and you amt got much time 70
make up your mind"
ana IN MS own tUtMlthuio MOTuhs
There waA a big crowd Of spectators
in my way. yelled. get out o. h
way, and the crowd opened like the
RED sea for the wand OF Moses, /
reached out my hand. the ball hit II and
stuck"
ssMa" Makes q Talk.
Ma" Sunday told the letter carriers Of
the carrier she remembers best. She said
his name was stevens He was tho man
who carried "Biilys' love letters to her
many years ago. That man told me not
TO marry Billy Sunday" she said. u
asked him why and he said Billy was
such fast runner he would run away
from me. told him nc was simply mad
about n because Billy was writing 30
many letters that ne had to carry somo
OF them were actually forty-eight pages
long, and they never said thing except
how lonesome he was"
Il was when Mrs. Sunday had finished
that tho crowd rushed up on the stage
Just like . crowd Of converts hitting the
trail"
Part OF the resolutions were considered
at the morning session. According 10 the
resolutions each branch OF the national
association is 70 secure all possible data
regarding the new system Of reduction Of
salaries for carriers IN the collection serv-
ice and nave this ready 70 be presented IN
brief 70 the department with a request
for tho reinstatement Of these men TO
their former salaries.
Too Mueh Power.
II was ALEC resolved that too much
power rests in the hands OF sunerlors ia
the various offices. ana that the associa-
tloa u 70 use It's influence 20 obtain
ruling that will make q mans Job good
during good behavior instead OF being
dependent upon the wishes II q superior.
The resolutions endorsed tho Hamnil
biIl which Is the federal bill by congrOss-
man Hammil seeking to pension super
animated employees after thirty years OF
service.
The department will Be asked by one
resolution TO be more conslderate OF the
health and welfare Of employees In some
Of the rented postoflces In the country
which are said to be unsanitary and
poorly lighted.
The carriers asked by resolution that
carriers In second class offices be put on
the sans salary as those IN first class
offices. since the work IL largely the
same.