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Show POSTMASTERS SIM CONVENTION I I They Are to Enjoy an Outing in Ogden Canyon This Evening Ad- J dresses by Governor Spry and Congressman Howell ; Mayor and President of Weber Club Welcome Them. j the association adjourned until II o'clock this afternoon. Afternoon Session, The afternoon session was opened by Miss Maud Delnap rendering a solo which brought applause for her recall re-call for another selection, and then President Roberts read a telegram from Chief Inspector Cochran who is located at Denver, stating that ho ha.i been delayed and would reach Ogden tomorrow mornlnr. President Ro;-erts Ro;-erts further sa.'d that Senator Sutherland Suth-erland would n:t be at the convention on account of business In New York. Postmaster A. L. -Thomas of Salt Lake City then read a paper on "Mail Service" and iu this paper quite a number of questions were answered with reference to the service and also the parcel post. A general discussion followed In which all those present were Invited to participate. Another parer wa read by Past-master Past-master S. W. Rosi of Lehi on "The Classified Service." It explained some questions which come up every day J for a postmaster to solve. . After the reading of this paper another an-other solo was rendered by Miss Bel- ' np. At 4 o'clock the convention adjourned adjourn-ed until tomorrow and all the visiting visit-ing postmasters and their friends were taken In autos for a tour of the city and surrounding country. A trout dinner will b.? given them at the Hermitage this evening. Cars will leave Broom hotel corner at G p. in. Morning Session, July 9. Music. Paper on mail service, Postmaster Arthur L. Thomas or Salt lake City. General discussion Department orders ismid during the year, Postmaster Joseph Ouell of Logan. General discussion. Quartette. Address, Senator Reed Sinoot. Afternoon Session, 2 o'clock. Solo. Address, Postofficc 'nspector in Charge, W. E. Cochrane, representing represent-ing thc postofficc department. Opening of query box and general discussion. Bring your questions and have them solved. Election of officers and selection of next place for annual meeting. C. II. Roberts, president; R-lngham Canyon; Mary firffiths, first vice-president, vice-president, Smithflcld; John Dougall, second vice president, Sprlugvllle; L, W. Shurtlilf, Ogden; George M. Miller, Mil-ler, Huntington; Mary L. Heward, secretary and treasurer: executive committee, Arthur L. Thomas, Salt Lake City; James Clove, Provo; W. W. Wilson. Sandy; Joseph Odoll, Logan; Lo-gan; S. W. Ross, Lehl. The seventh annual convention of the Postmasters' association of Utah was formally opened this. morning at 11 o'clock by President C. H. Roberts, cf Bingham. President Roberts announced a song by a quartette composed of Mesrs. Allieon, Shreeve, Ballantjne and Nye, and these gentlemen sang, "Just a So:ig at Twilight." which was followed follow-ed by an invocation by Rev. Carver Mayor Talks. Mayor Glasmann was then introduced intro-duced and made the address of welcome. wel-come. Mayor Glasmann speke of having hav-ing sympathy for a postmaster because be-cause of the fact that he had to go through the experience himself. He said that althouch the public never made a mistake, the postofficp made millions, until when sifted down the mistakes were found to be the fault of those persons who "were sure they had been right." He spoke, of several instances of people who had come to his office and made . complaint about the service, Inter to admit their own errors. These little things, together with numerous other little petty delays, de-lays, make the life of the average postmaster not one of ease, but one that cau?es the postmaster to be on the Job all the time. Mayor Glasmann then welcomed the visiting postmasters to Ogden, saying: "We welcome you as we welcome wel-come any stranger that comes within with-in our midst and w e "hope that after you go away you will pleasantly remember re-member Ogden." Judge HeywOod. At the end of Mayor Glasmann's speech of welcome and nfter the applause ap-plause had subsided. Judge Hejwood was introduced and made a pleasant little speech. He spoke of the pleasure pleas-ure it gives the people of this city to have the postmasters hold their convention here and he hoped that after this convention was over the visitors would always remember that Ogden's arms were open for them oi any of their friends at any time. Governor Spry. Governor Spry was then introduced by President Roberts. The Governor put great stress on the influence tho postmasters had in their districts and how they could work for the betterment better-ment ff this state by continually boosting to keep the ycung people of Utah at home. The Governor said further that It was not necessary for the mayor and the president of the Weber club to make speeches of welcome, wel-come, as they were always welcome to come to Ojden or Salt Lake or in fact any place In Utah, as he had found the spirit of welcome manifests Itself every place he has been In the state. "It Is an excellent idea this meeting meet-ing together for the exchange of ideas by the employes of our government. It not only helps you as individuals, but the people around you and the whole people of the state. You are the representatives of the peoplo In your community, you have been chosen chos-en to fill the position you hold by the people, consequently you have Influence In-fluence in your community and I ask you to use this Influence towards the holdoig of our young people in this state. "I am fully convinced that if all the young people of Utah that Is those who were 'born in the state had remained at homo Instead of going go-ing to other fields to seek their fortunes, for-tunes, both Ogden and Salt Lake would have the population they are trying now to obtain." After a few more words toucbin? along these same lines, the governor govern-or wished tho visitors a "good time during they stay In Ogden." Congressman Howell. The quartette again rendered a selection se-lection nnd were called the- second Congressman Joseph Howell was called on. He spoke of the appropriations ap-propriations congress made at the last session, stating that In ten more years the appropriations for post-oft post-oft Ices would double. 'The postofficc department at Washington is growing grow-ing at a rapid rate and the only Improvement Im-provement that might be brought about would be the appointing of a bead of the department to make this his life work and in this way completely com-pletely systematize the work. Ho said further that from the fourth assistant as-sistant postmaster general up to the first assistant, th.i men had grown up in the serviHp and understand thc postofficc department thoroughly and if there could be a head of the department de-partment that was nevor changed, it would work an improvement. Congressman Howell thanked the postmasters for the help they had given him with reference to thy wants of. th peoplo In their respective communities com-munities and aald he wanted to hoar Ironi them often art to any suggestion sugges-tion they might make. Aft;r Congressman Howeil had tin-Is tin-Is hod. President Roberts, bad the visitors vis-itors call out their names and then |