The Washington herald., 1916-07-19
SPECIAL DELIVERIES.

Every guest at the big banquet tomor-
row night will have a chance to sample
real Vermont maple sugar. for the dele
gates from the Green Mountain State
have brought a supply of the real stun
in dainties to sweeten up the delegates.
Sidney Downing, of Lincoln. y. H;
George H. Sherry, of Dover. N. H, and
Postmaster Willis, of Manchester. are
trio that the New England railroads
ought to put on the payroll. They are
strong boosters for little old New Hamp-
shire as a vacation country.
James H. Creeden, of Middleboro,
Mass, an original booster for President
Wilson, is very much on the job radiating
enthusiasm for the success of the Demo
cratic ticket next November.
In point OF numbers the convention sur
passes all previous gatherings, and thirty
FIVE pages of the registration book are
filled with the names of postmasters from
Maine to Los Angeles and from Island
Pond, VT, to Vernon, Tex. California
sends six delegates, and they hold the
record for long g-distance travel to attend
the sessions.
Mass, is a newspaper publisher and q
live-wire booster for the Bay State. Holy
oke has been well remembered by the ad-
ministration, and naturally the postmas
ter from that little Western Massachu-
sets city talks much of the Democratic
record of achievement.
OF course. there is no politics in the
convention sessions, but that doesn't pre-
vent the delegates from getting together
and swapping ideas as to the probable
outcome of a certain important election
that comes next November. II the dele
gates decided the fight. one C. E. Hughes
would soon take up again the practice of
law
Secretary McAdoo. who was dining
with John Skelton Williams. Comptroller
of the Currency, last night on the Raleigh
roof, met a large number of the post
masters also dining there and exchanged
greetings. The other members of Mr..
Williams dinner party were Mrs. Nc
Adoo, Charles S. Hamlin, governor of the
Federal Reserve Board, and Col. Alfred
Williams, of Richmond.
Postmaster Murphy, of Cleveland, is
accompanied to the convention by his
wife and three little daughters. They are
the mascots for the delegates.
Daniel B. Sweeney. postmaster Of Mid
dletown, N. Y, and James P. Gillen, post
master at Port Jervis, had a long inter-
view with President Wilson yesterday
at the White House.
Third Assistant Postmaster General
A. NJ. Dockery entertained Postmaster
Selph, of st. Louis, president of the as
ISOLATION; Postmaster Gene" Shan
non, of Nashville; Postmaster Frank S.
Sites, Of Harrisburg. secretary and treas
urer, respectively, of tho association;
Postmaster Thornton, of Richmond; Rus
kin McArdle, private secretary to the
Postmaster General, and W. !. Denning
at dinner last night.
Col. ]. H. Carroll, railroad attorney,
Of st. Louis. Mo-, entertained a number
Of postmasters from Missouri at dinner.
Ruskin McArdle, private secretary to
the Postmaster General who Is chair
man of the reception committee, is term
ed 'the cricket" of the convention.
Mac" is here, there and everywhere try
ing to prove that he Is eminently fitted
for the task of seeing that the visiting
postmasters are perfectly entertained.
r rank bites, IT., son OF the post
master of Harrisburg. Pa, is in charge
Of the registration bureau. and seems
to have the happy faculty Of max
ing friends with everybody. He has
a card index system that works
wonders.
Lettie Singleton, the hat girl at the
Raleigh, knows more postmssters than
Postmaster General Burleson. They
take very little time in introducing
themselves.
Jim" Kelly, postmaster of Long
Island City, is O lover of outdoor life.
He never misses the opportunity to
take, long automobile rides. He is
particularly fond of the Virginia roads
and thinks the Military road the finest
ever. Jim" was chosen sergeant-at-
arms.
Wear your Palm Beach suit Thurs.
day night-if you have one. Such is
the word sent out as the official date
as to what is what in dress for the
big banquet.
visit Atlantic City Next Sunday.
500 round trip Pennsylvania Railroad. Allrail
rorte Special through train leases Washinstou
Saturday midnight, I2:i5 g.. m--Adx.