The Mankato free press., 1922-06-09
POSTMAST[RS WILL
MFFTTO TALK SHOP
T RI-SYATE ASSOCIATION
TO GATHER SOON
ST. PAUL THE PLACE
st. Paul Will Be Host To Uncle
Sans Men On June
13 And IA.
LAssociated Press pispatch.I

st. Peter, Mimi. June 5.-Two
hundred postmasters of Minnesota,
North and South Dakota will gather
at st. Paul Tuesday and Wednes-
day, June 13 and IA, to take part In
tn. seventeenth annual convention
of the Tri- State Postmasters asso-
citation.
Postmaster H. J. Essler of st.
Peter, secretary Of the association,
has just completed the program and
states that reservations are coming
in and the convention Will be the
largest ever held by the association.
sions this year." said Secretary Ess-
Shop talks will feature the ses-
ler. THE increasing demand made
upon the postmasters for greater
efficiency, has made it imperative
that they learn the postal game
thoroughly. The convention Will
serve as a means of solving some OF
the new problems, and to that end
has been endorsed by Postmaster
General Hubert Work, who has sent
greetings to the association"
Meetings Start June 13
The meetings will begin at 10:30
a. m, Tuesday, June Is. Homer B.
Brown, Clark, S. D., president of the
oganization, viii call the meeting to
order. Mayor Arthur E. Nelson of
ST. Paul will welcome the visitors
and Postmaster Charles ]. Moses OF
st. Paul will respond. Arch Cole
apolis. will bring greetings from that
city and the principal address OF
the morning will be by Paul Doty,
president of the ST. Paul Associa-
ton of Public and Business Affairs
on the present outlook.
e. c. Kibee of Minenapolis, fiscal
agent for the government, will open
the Tuesday afternoon session with
an address. The first shop talk
will be delivered by j. P. Hardy,
of Receipts for Insured Mail and
Methods of Handling" Postmaster
Thomas Considine of Duluth Will
speak on the subject SHOULD Third
and Fourth Class Mail be Combined
in One Glass;"
E. A. Purdy, president of the Ma
tional Association of Postmasters
will open the morning sessions on
Wednesday June IA. Problems that
confront a third, class postmaster
]. Moore of Drayton, N. D., and
Postmaster John w. Martin OF
Watertown, S. D., viii discuss pay
ment of insured claims and Inn
proved methods of handling the
business.
Postmaster Cook to Speak
Postmaster Charles F. Cook OF
Austin will be the only speaker on
Wednesday afternoon, on the topic,
'The Postmaster. Election Of Of
ficers will take place at this time.
1t is understood that Postmaster j.
P. Hardy of Fargo, vice president Is
slated to succeed President Brown
Among the representatives from
the national postal department will
be Inspector Adam e. Otto and Su-
perintendent Frank F. Mcbride,
Tenth division Railway Mail Serv-
ice, of Washington, d. c. Both viii
contribute shop talks during the
convention. While in st. Paul, the
postmasters and their wives will be
rendered several dinners by st.
Paul ORGANIZATIONS. On Tuesday
evening they will be the guests of
the Tourists and Convention diyis-
ion of the ST. Paul Association at
the St. Francis. They have also
been asked to be the guests of
Montgomery, Ward & Company at
a luncheon.
During the past year, Secretary
Essler says, the membership of the
association has been increased to
300, which is the largest in the his
tory of the organization. It is now
one of the largest of its kind in the
United States.