The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 16, 1901, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1901. 5 POPULAR MEMBER OF PRESIDENT MCKINLEY'S CABINET | | IS A GUEST AT A BANQUET THAT IS GIVEN IN HIS HONOR 5 —_— ADDRESSING (WATER AND ! Fomasy AsSsSociamon (4 | | | To . L 4 G : 7 ; . i POSTMASTER ) GENERAL SMiTh SEcy \WiLSo~y OF AGRICULTURE PosIMAsTER GENERAL 3oy by _GEMN.SMTH POSTMASTER GENERAL SMITH AT THE RECEPTION IN THE NAVE OF THE FERRY DEPOT Officials and Employes of the Postal Service of the State Dine With|KNIGHTS TEMPLAR Gray-Coated Carriers and Enthusiastic Postal Clerks Receive the Chief of Their Department and Applaud His Complimen-|. ABANDON PLANS Postmaster General Smith at Folsom-Street Wharf and Escort tary References to Their Work and Splendid Achievements|oging to Iiness of Presidents ‘Him to the Ferry Building, Where All Meet and Greet Him. e Wife Reception Will Not MOST enjovable banquet was | the success of that service depends on your | guides it and Congress in the advancement OSTMASTER GENERAL General, supported by Postmaster Mon-[Jr.. John F. O'Connor and James H. given to Postmaster General | R ok :;s,rw:r\gfim— now. gentiemen, | of the postal serviee (o the United States. Be Held. CHARLES EMORY SMITH was | tague and Inspector Munro, walked to the | Smith, the grard marshal Chartcs Bmith last back o my post y mp of that service to which you greeted by the employes of the | Stand that President McKinley had occu- —_—— S o ton with renswed strength and are dP\hmed and which in_this locality owes b o in ‘this city and sur.|Pled the night before. ~There was great \1 eyening by offcals ant en i 2k S 5 AR it TR | Owing to the serlous lness of Mra Me. e iing lowes voscedes in the | sring when Bo i mtroduesst’ " | YOUNG. PATRIOTS sloyes of al se; ce of o g b e < - i yes ostmaster . W. Montague made s sty | ernment which comes most directly and inti- | Kinley the reception which was to have ferry building. It was an .en-|introduciory speech. He fam the c mately in communication with the peovle. It | heen tendered President McKinley by the is that branch of the Government whose faith- | oo X - i ful discharge on the one hand or whose lax | KXNights Templar In Mechanics’ Pavilion 1d_unsatis‘actory performance on the other | on Friday afternocn will not take place. | po gpared from his duties, and by the|they were the Postmaster General was > Airectly and so vitally concerns the inter- | This reception was to have been the most | 1aqieq of the service as well. welcome to them. thusfastic reception, attended by | had no stately P office building to o every man who could by any possibility | fer and no fine sub-stations, but such to tabl saw them still soon HAVE GOLD PLATE i es in some htful character and over us of which Given as Present to President | ral goo ches made . | ests of the great body of the people (A ’ fdent" In reply Mr. Smith said it was worth in talk ab: al methods | x 5 : plause.) And I want right here to testity pictudesque functicn of the President’s| pe reception was arranged to 1ake ¥ I Rt | s Shia 3 anof &t Sympathize With President. . 1:;;’ reciationof the flality and the intelligence | Stay in this city. blade ‘when: the party that had gone to] e s the ooy, icss the continene | in Memory of Pauys in 8 e e e ne eeatost spplonse | We il profoundly sympath | yith which the representatives of the postal | San Franclsco and California Command- | Berkeiey to attend the commencement ex-| postal service and of the surrounding Washington \y . . great chief; i : 2 S com- | erjess Knights Templar of this city and | arejces should return, and when the Gov- | towns in such fine appearance and in such Gtk . mitted to their hands, whether it be the post- masters themsely General speech representatives of many interfor com-! ornment tug Slocum drew up at the trans- | enthusiastic humor. He was glad, he metropolls, or the chiefs of the varions hu- | manderfes were to have joined in honor- | O T D A e raral | 521d. to meet the working men of the reaus, like many those whom I see sitting |[i o DOLE - WRAT LI L ®: ostmister ener vice, for no service is so cl to the peo- 2 4 3 around this board to-night; whether It be the |, \n% the Pre:_rde"" Of the members of the | oy hoard the carrlers from San Francisco | 51c*s <®fha postal service. ‘Them, turning | Erancisco, Children of .the American clerks in the office who devote themselves for | Varicus conimandeyies 250 were to have | ;4 Qakland were ready to receive him. | to the Postmaster, he said: “It is not | Revoluticn, is an organization composed of mours to their work; whether It be the car- [beer mounted on coal black chargers, the | The column of carriers, all in new gray | stately buildings that make the postal | children of those who are members of | Rome, e a5 e T Cothes, tasttors in the | entire number in full regalia constituting | yniforms, was an attractive sight. It was | service, but the work of the great body | the Sons and Daughters of the American home, the shop and the office, or whethe; < ' fver df | the-escort of honor. President McKinley | jog by R. D Barton, who acted as drum-|Of beople who do the active, ac- | Revolution. It is a subordinate of the be the int d faithful rep ves of | that groat sexvice Ane rellwey mall becvice: 3 hs been escorted by this im- 3 v tual labor. T will carry with me i ;. whi £ e ral mall sery was. to have been Y S IM-\'major of the band. Then followed the | pooy o Washington what I know already | P2rent soclety, which has its headquar- ¥ oned, | (Applause.) All of them are worthy. represan- ; sas e 1 know that the Preal- | ;nh8C"0r 0 L outal system and a1l of tnom | POSING guard of honor from the Palace | carrjers of San Francisco, divided into | from the records is true, that the postal | ters in the East. The sixth annual con- §tates would himsell, had | are entitied to the eratitude of the body of | Hoteb to Mechanics® P?l"”“’{‘- and there | companies formed of the carriers from |service of this great metropolis of Cali- | 8ress of the national society was held in 3 the neople whom they o faithfully and suc- [ the members of his order were to have| each station, the ‘“‘subs” and the collec- | fornia is administered faithfully and well | Washington February 22 and Miss Flora like your own in this great cers. He had to Eugene F. Loud was received with appl was mentione: hall was prettily decorated mail bag being one of the that served as recep- sweet peas and its Ser-| The Valentine Holt Soclety of San with him in 50 high a de- | of the people of the United | | dily be restored - to her ) I should have felt al- e asked vou to excuse n to-night, possibly to it might be ndoned; ?:: s sg:obr&’;“”n aanI the (ooegl iy Swhat S vod heve P el icengtnnty €. (Avplause.) gathered to do him further honor. tors. Then came the carriers from Oak- | 2nd to the satisfaction of the great body | 8. Walton of this city represented the r desigr g r he would have recognized that it might Service Is Growing. When it was learned, however, that Mrs, | jang. 3 of the people. I see by your faces that | 1oc3! soclety. Presidest McKinley —and you have secured your employment by the bove it part of the cover | f ceed eve ndes cums : ‘ o . > re. . “Hwnu oS gl T 1,'“'u» d n under the circumstances of This service is growing way beyond the com- | McKinley’'s illness had taken a serious James H. Smith of Station D was grand | o system and by that same mesit you | Wi® tendered the young patriots a recep- the first page to | I wish that T had fitting words to_express [MoR understanding. Our army of postal em- | turn the Knights Templars gathered to- | marshal. His aids were: Main postoffice. | hold your positions. I thank you for this | tion at the White House. In recognition of the great picasure I feel in | ployes exceeds the combined army and navy [ Fether to discuss the question as to| Topey Holzon; Station A, George C. John- | generous and heartfelt welcome to me and | Of this courtesy and the kindly _feeling u as you gave me the opportunity | of the United States which carried its flag in [ whether it was. best to proceed with | gopn; Station B, W. W. O'Neill; Station C, | for the efficlent service you have ren- | Manifested by the President and Mrs. Me- to Gene: s part of the design on the cover. | MY apprect u itself was as fine as the house | Me<ting of doing to-night; but your kindness and the | triumph to Santiago and raised it in honor and | the arr: £ e d Kinley toward the delgates, the Valen- K | the angements for the reception or . Sta dered and are rendering to the departs | Kinley hopd gates,the Valen speech was not long, but he | Ki7dnees of the people throughout this coun- | luster over Manila. - (Great arplause) It | niondire thom. 1t was finally sereed v | Loomas B. Mahoney; Station D, Georgo | (RIS, 3 PATE | tine Holt Soclety has decided to present X STES ©F Blihost-Ewery /i try wherever we have gone in our journey of | numbers to-day more than double the entire | @bandon. them. v agreed to| p. Yost and Frank Cresse; Station B, E. . to the President a solid gold plate, five t T O ereg’ hase | the past two weeks has permitted no time for | army and navy of the United States put to. | 4legate a committee to ascertuln the|E. Nylander: Station F, James C. Mur- Greets Each One Personally. inches long by three wide, bearing in the c PO wever. o two Subjects—the | mege citation of any speech that might be | gether. It embraces more on its roll ‘than | Presidont's wishes regarding the matter.| phy: Station G, Wiiliam H. Mahoney;| ~There was great cheering when the | upper left hand corner the Insienia of the oo o b MRS R A SRR e b B L {_m{)eds?mrlwgsnl‘lm:ihe"r?‘g; the expression of bis wish to be the guide | §tation H, L. F. Nunan; Station M, W. J. Po;l;‘nasler é}ener_al h(lid ceased speaking1 society in enameled colors and the inserip- y idied phrases, but ask you to acce) y v y by day wi L : s VAT ats, T s fon. “Va ol or rura deli@ry, and | studied phrases. but ask you to accept 85 my | grown day by day with a rapidity whicn Js | Of @ny future action upon the part of the'l phelon; substitutes, C. Kleb; collectors,| Ak "and wavea: uatl (oo oo oot of | on. "Valentine Holt Scclety, Children of gned, as he “Said, “‘to | response to your expression such thoughts as | almost beyond comprehension. Twenty years | Knights < Templar looking toward the i the abuses of sécong | may be suggested at the moment and to c- | ago our expenditures and. recelnt ¢ Wiitliany Egnekamp: the nave scemed to be in motion. The | cisco, Cal., March 16, 1901.” er o aes md | 8 _such spontaneous words as spring to | little over $30,000,000 a A p‘c";!;e] ;’\;g ca;l):ll'ndg Out~olf lg;elorlgitrl\’;lupl:ns- For the Oakland men H. J. Hallahan|men had crowded forward until they| The presentation will be made to-day by s [hkbial S SR Telbon lips from these immediate surroundings. | propriation for the coming fiscal year re- e e T gh regretting | was grand marshal and his aids were E. | blocked the entire ‘end of the hall, and | Elsie Hilton, aged 7 years, and Douglass master General ter of this | L 2m Elad to meet these representatives of the | ported by my distinguished friend who sits | DAt SuCh actlon on his part was neees- |\ “comphell, J, I, Kenney and Frank|When it was announced that the Post-| Chapin Mitchell, aged 9 vears, fas- Joptague. postmaster of, this | postal rervice, You wil permit me to say that | by" my siae lnst winter carried an approptia, | 18Ty Informed the committee that awlng | A1, L Y master General would personally greet | bearcrs of the soclety. In presenting the his brief a¢ B - 4 ee eclally honorec e _prese: ere | tion of nearly $124,000.000 for the coming . 0 the continue ous illness o > h thy v: amble for vlacs O 0 evening that if the San Fran- | to-night of the disti: ished chairma vou s - g year each one ere was a scramble for places | gift Miss Ruth Comfort Mitchell, the so- o Ter he il o Bt own gt D chairman, vour | (applause) and great as the expenditures are. Mrs. McKinley it would be impossible for Greeted on the Wharf. of advantage. ~Everything was reduced | clety’s historian, will recite the following ntative in Congress. the distin- | our receipts are growing even faster hi ki hat part in th e =, repae ong t 5 than our | him to take "that D n the function ho 3 Sl Rewpuaianw 9 i i 000,000, has been steadi'y declini sired. In conse reception i . b partment has most to do. (Continued applause). | No man can predict what it whl by nest yoas | not take piace and though there' 13 orll | Francisco: O. 8. Richardson, general local | Were. being presented to the Postmaster | " From snow-crowned mountain peaks to arid Is Wa: 1y Received. Sl s ehal e of She) cammitten whg | or the year after, but one thing we know, | feeling of regret it is outweighed by the superintendent; A. M. Cox, superintend- General the men were formed in line. It plains s rmly E Qi mey tas ‘chatimac of the committe 2| that our service means to keep abreast of tha | feeling of sympathy for the Presideny ang | €nc of carriers: E. F. Loud, Congressman | was while the ladles were being presented | Is formed one loval, patriotic band g s. (Laughter.) For my from the Fifth District; James W. Erwin, | that Miss Minna Crocker, Postmistress of | Whose quickenad heartbeats tune themselves The Postmaster General was met by | to order, however, and while the ladies of | ceiginal composition: W. W. Montague, Postmaster of San|fhe service who were upon the stand | z¢ tnis glad time, when over all our land . e Ml Bk B oy e A T Whethés Boat shail” Taks. mory peDaamie. &ud | axety for his stricken wite. - assistant superintendent of free delivery: | Mount Eden, presented to the Postmaster S T sUminm s eeting. H e > o so important as that the demands of the i . % Jart T. J. Ford, superintendent of mails; J. L. | General a bunch of Mount Bden’s cholcest 'Uu?tl'ig;:regg(z'uese ‘;fl; b A | lic interests shall be fully met, IADr)huueP)ub Launching of Ohio. Mears, supenupzendem of the registry de- | flowers. With myriad banners flying for the days Praise for Loud. O D eh wo Sive the people the best'| p[otp D, Norton, chief engineer of the | Partment; H. P. Thrall. superintendent of | Mr. Smith then took his place at one | A thankful nation long will consecrate, 1| But I am prepared to say here what T have | Serice of Which we, are capable. and though The rallway mail service; Robert Munro, | side of the mave and the men filed by | The sunlit Occident her voice will rase, expression. 1|, o oieqly said, not in his presence, that no | ma rain i % or, S defects, yet 1 think we | Harbor Commissioners, has passed upon | pogea) inspector, and A, L. Machen, gen- | him, the carriers first and then the clerks, | 1MTO% 09en Wide her far-famed Golden Gale © ine Ereat compliment | O ongress charged with a great work | 2t i et (1o, ATks o the great body | the absolute strength and perfect safety | eral superintendent of fres delivery, who | and each Wwas given & handshake and s | mo sweicome hers with fsttering faga and chsersy as he is charged is more thoroughly master ( grows better and better, and T undertans i | Of {he grandstand of the San Francisco | is out here from Washington, and after a | word of greeting. Then the column form- |~ In tetemch mith the roar of mISHty guns, i hen the original invitation was | ;¢ the subject committed to his hands, C v - s evening by the chaste and sie- |2 5 ted to his . and | gy, aseuming no credit whatever to the chive | Seat Company. short greeting the party was escorted to | ed again and the men escorted their chief b i i ot hat imvitation in golden | more honestiy and intrepldly devoted to thie | of ine department'knowing that he dessryes | Eeserved seats, with coupons, on sale at | the ferry building by the carriers. There | to the Palace Hotel, where he prepared | .. weres o ¢ "ol wide world re- b, t 1 snight Garry amay from ] S o rich 1 asmigned Lo him. i 'rgema:rc; no ,nanl of x‘:d but gl\'ihng that credit to the | the main nfl'lcedot the company, Colum- | the postal clerks were waiting. They | for the banquet In the evening. The latest but not least of Freedom's sons, ¥ the treasured memories | 1, understand the spirlt which aaiman oeg | practical workingman, that this organization is | bian bullding, 6 Market street, room 358, | were marshaled by H. J. Aveney, nd | There were more than 700 men present . he best business organization which exis . 214, t She Wi ¥ ese W 2M tion but the valuable rman of thi ) exists to- | 'phone Red 5214, or a erman & Clay | marshal, and A. S. J. Woods and J. W. | at the recention. Of th 79 | We younger patriots of the coming years sice o your personal regard. | pratulate You and I comfratulate my comns | WY, i (he world (continued applause). ‘and | Co.'s. Several hundred choice seats at one | Bennett, his aids. Bach man AR LA o Franqlwo‘.h:er:enwe"ca_r- Tong. In the Romage due, to have our share: ept the tribute which you | frymen that that important service, 8o vital | \hers which aii In a1l throuss ail baiecsany- | doilar each. Office open from 8 a. m. till | badge Bearing the portrait of the Post- | riers from Oakland and vicinity, 50 postal | To iim who holds the nation's hopes and fears I trust 1 pay to me to-might not simply as an expres- | t5 the welfare of our country, so pervasive | ti well 9:30 p. 'm. master General and the Ozkaind men ear- |-.clerks, eighty men from th TR o). of, (e W we Ee sion to a chiel, but as a recognition of the | in its relations, so broad in ifs relations, s | of e Dalted. Siates AT Tave | 1f you wish to see. the launch in first- | ried little bamboo canes. ) Service and twenty-five ladies. o o fme of jub (B Iru)n\\rw‘:»'r“s:n‘nmth:h:e me in a""c ‘:.ma: o!wi.;, ml{naol! m‘e hlsh;st inte; ):ty = class style and have an unobstructed | The carriers marched down the nave of | The committee of arrangements was Wv?vm&'fi:‘fi:&?fi‘&fi.&?k&fi‘ . . hat 1 vice, | an rage, who fearlessly perfos 9 s ¥ Skt T appeecia e St £0d cmmee, o (cariomly periont what Continued on Page Sixteen. .| Ylew; get your reservations at once.” i |the building and then formed in two|composed of Conrad Treiber. chairman: | The admiration and the logalty word to the wise is sufficient. ” ranks, between which the : Postmaster | C. F. Buttle, L. E. Boivin, B. Frank Ames | Which for our honored President we fosh