The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-02
RURALCARRIERS GUESTS OF CITY IN ANNUAL MEET Age-Herald Host To S4.s gates At E .a sss
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 .es'ss ELECTIOA FEATURE OF SESSION TODAY Theatre Party And Other Anusements Arranged
 For Visitors

More than 150 of the mail carriers who deliver The Age Herald every day in the week to subscribers in evrey corner of rural Alabama, were the newspapers guests at a lunch con in the banquet hall of Greenwood's cafe Monday.
 The carriers, who are in the city for the twenty-fourth an- nual convention of the Ala bama Rural Letter Carriers association, were warmly well comed by J. L. Thornton, country circulation manager of The Age Herald.
 "You are rendering a distinct service for the government and for your own state of Alabama" Mir. Thornton told the carriers. "The remarkable recorl you have made in seeing that the Age Herald reaches it's thousands of rural subscribers on time despite weather conditions or anything else, is deserving of the highest praise, and wish to con- vey to you the appreciation of this newspaper.
 Responding, humber of the carriers told how people all along their routes are waiting every morning for their mail and how they reach out eagerly for their morning paper, which brings to their door the news of the world just few hours after 1t happens.
 Swear By Age-Herald.
 .eThe people on my route; one car- Tier said. almost swear by the Age , EIzanaas 0fl, ,t elisFe Fey could get 1, through the day without 1t. To me- 1t l is d real satisfaction to deliver a news paper that seems to be such a factor in the life of the country people of Ala bama.
 One after another, carriers told in- teresting stories of how the people on their routes, children and grown-ups alike, watched and waited every day for "their morning paper" and how, often, lively scramble ensued to de- eide who would get to read 1t first, Scores of the carriers expressed a desire to see the plant where The Age Herald is printed and so The Age Herald kept open house all day and took the visitors through every depart ment of the paper. The gigantic presses in the basement seemed to hold the greatest interst for the carriers.
 With Arthur Greenwood in personal charge, an excellent luncheon was served the guests. Prof. Martin and his famous Andy Gump White House orchestra furnished splendid music, and Mir. Lee Steele, the well-known tenor vocalist, entertained with several songs. The carriers applauded each offering lustily, by rising vote, adopted res olution expressing thanks to The Age Herald for adding so materially to the pleasure of their stay in Birming- ham," N9<
 Many Carriers Here.
 The carriers, who came from every section of the state, opened their con yention at 9 o'clock Monday morning in the Chamber of Commerce, with President Julius Merritt of Dothan in the chair. Dr.yR. N. Simpson gave the invocation and welcoming addresses were delivered by o. l.. Bum, secre- tary of the Chamber of Commerce Postmaster J. B. Bass, and R. B. Smyer, former postmaster. After the response to these addresses by E. T. Bright of Sylacauga, the carriers were addressed by Congressman George Huddleston of the Ninth Alabama dis trict
 Huddleston told the carriers they were the advance guard of education. /" He denounced in heated terms the presi- (COntinued on Page Two)