Show I LETTER-CARRIERS LETTER MEET IN DENVER DENVER THIS WEEK WEEK I DEN EH Sept 1 There l. There were 1000 let- let carrier carrle In lii Denver at nt noon today todaY- The rho accredited delegates to the thirteenth annual convention of ot their national asso- asso l SO- SO lIon elation number rl- rl WO an and V 4 to Wo C M other carriers tire arc re visitors to tho the city during during turIng dur tur although J the tho convention convention conven conven- ing h the he convention on tion Is scheduled sch to open t t today daY n no flO busIness busi busl- business n ness ji will be he transacted until the following The Tho for tor or today tOlla In Includes In- In eludes a n parade In the afternoon and a public reception and amI opening at Coliseum hall halt In the evening e association association The Tho National onal Milwaukee In u. u tion lion was or organized l In for tor fraternal mutual h and to work in harmony with the tg e om- om c for lilt progress of ot the fr ru-c ru e r dt of ot the United StAtes Slates It U Is 13 reeo recognized 11 by the department at nI as at th the lit best agent JO to promote pr the progress of ot the service The fhe In Insurance ur once ance department after standing the test of ten years years' trial has hns paid pattI to the families fam tarn flies of or deceased df carriers more morl than Ihan hn HC iii has hils an emergency ncy fund of at ji most ot of It Invested sied In United 11 States Stales bonds and baa lias 1 member Irr James C. C h Keller lIer In his annual an nual 1 rop rt which will vIlL I be le submitted to tho the convention on Oil Tu Tuesday will com it-com m mend the establishment of or n retirement nt fund for the tho of ot disabled o or 01 mOm carriers carriere H It It will lII III recommend that thaI the tho d States Government b made th lb custodian and distributing of this thU fund fune which shall h. h be tue maintained b by a pro nita itta tion upon nit nil the tho carriers of ot tho the association T Tho 1 he o plan pin will find favor nr I Mr Keller thinks think In view of ot the bill t beI before be be- I tore fore ore Congress providing for an Increase I of ot of ot which the I association hopes to get t through at the tho I next session 5 Committees will be appoint appoint- ed 11 1 to 10 puh ith the bill In his report import tb th the president will T explain an Important change In iii the I of or the association This I Is the chan chanc from the hoard board e to the centralized system Under S t this Is plan t the h association Is managed Or much like e very a u business 3 cor cor- The president Is also by bv virtue of hl his head of the e f board boar which corresponds to tha the board of or dl dIe tors of a n corporation lie Is therefore therdore not only president but general manager or of the association The This other o officers such as os have I t executive power are arc all under r the tho direction of this central head The presidents president's nt's I port it-port port will wl upon th tire successful work of ot organization dur In ing the year cor year In the various cities and Stat States s. s lIe He will show that during the tho y par ear ar th the or organization has herl branches branch In Porto Rico and Hawaii which aro r represented d at this convention by proxy lIe He will wl refer reter at length to the tho extension r. of ot the Ilo postal service to the rural districts th the growth of that service ano and anul the necessity of or making provision pro for tor fortIm tIm rural mall carriers In the national hod lie IIo will wilt recommend that they betaken bo be taken Into the Iho ns association The Thc report also covers the tho fraternal In- In feature known JIH as th tiro Mutual Benefit l association A premium ID Is placed on the fa face tarl n of or every ery policy If U when the tho Insurance Is la due that amount has hM not nol b been Cn paid n a corresponding reduction f Is la lamade made from the policy The Tho pl plan n also provides pro pro- vides sides for fur u 11 t reserve fund Invested In United S' S States c bonds bond In conclusion o r. r i n. n President Pre Keller will re reter re- re fer ter to the very pleasant relations existing between the carriers and tho the department |