I herewith recommend Miss Alioe Robertson of this city for

your respeotful and earnest consideration for the appointment to

the office as postmistress of Muskogee, I.T. I have kno~~ Miss

Robertson for many years as a lady of good firm and strong char­

~oter who in the past has been of great servioe in a very high de­

cree on educational lines to the Creek tribe of Indians for which

she deserves the thanks of all good civilized and Indian people.

Miss Robertson is a highly educated and cultivated lady and I believe

she possesses the necessary qualilications of executive abilities and

office routine to attend the duties of the post office at Muskogee to

the co.plete satisfaction of the Post Office Department and the peo­

ple of Muskogee and surrounding country in general.

Joseph Sondheimer.

-Mtss Alioe Robertson informs me that she is a candidate for ap-

pointment as postmistress at this plaoe. My endorsement and influ­

ence had previously been promised elsewhere but I cheerfully bear

testimony to her ability and honesty. I have personally known her

for 25 year3~ have done much business with her, as an individual and

in her present official position. I believe her appointment would be

eneralll well received, though because of my pledge I oannot urge it.

C. W. Turner.

The undersigned has known Miss Alice Robertson for twenty five

tears and would respectfully recommend her for the appointment of

postmistress of Muskogee, Indian Territory. She is eminently quali­

fi.A to fill the position she is asking for.Theo. F. Brewer.

I wish to say in behalf 0' Miss Alice Robertson who is a can­

.i~8te for postmistress of Muskogee, I.T., that she is a lady of un­

questioned character and integrity and has always stood the very

ilhest in this community for personal honor. As a banker I can cheer

fully say she is good for her financial obligations and if appointed

to the position she aspires to fill will give it her careful and best

attention. A. C. Trunmo,Cashier Bank of Muskogee.

Miss Alioe M. Robertson who makes application for the appointment

of postmistress of this city, is a woman whom I have known for the

past 25 years, and I can heartily and sinoerely reoommend her for

this position. Besides being a stron~ oharaoter and a woman of

c~lture and refinement she has marked executive ability and fine

business qualifications.

I recommend her especially for her unswerving devotion to du­

ty; a trait whereby she has won the confidenoe of all who know her.

Should you appoint her to this place I think it would be very sat­

isfactory to a large majority of the people who get their mail at

this office. w. C. Trebt. President Bd. School Directors.

We take pleasure in stating that we have known Miss Alice Robertson

of this C"1 for a number of years, during which time we have had

ample .p~ertunity of judging as to her business qualifications, and

we unhesitatingly state that it is our opinion that she is thor­

o~lh11 ~o.petent and qualified to discharge the duties of postmistres

of the Muskocee office, should she be appointed to that position.

First National Bank of Musco«ee,

B. A. Randle, Cashier.

We are informed by Miss Alice Robertson that she is a candidate

to succeed our present postmaster here when his termnexpires in De-

csmber.Miss Robertson has been doing business with us for more

than twenty years and knOWing her ability and integrity as we do,

we take pleasure in giVing her our hearty endorsement. We feel

that her appointment would be a very popular one among the patrons

of this offioe.Patterson Mercantile Co.

I take great pleasure in saying that I have known Miss Alice Ro~~

~~tson of this city, for qUite a long time and that I have always

found her to be honest, conscientious and cap~ble and in my opin­

ion believe her to be competent to discharge the duties of post­

mistress satisfactory to all patrons of this office.

W. W. Momyer, City Recorder.

..

Although my support is pledged t~ another party wtake pleasure

in stating that we have known Miss Alice Robertson a number of

years and that we believe she has the ability to and would con-

duct the post office in a first class 99R~~tt9 and satisfactory

manner. Ohandler Merc. 00.

This letter is addressed to you by request of Miss Alice

Robertson whom I have known personally for the lRst 1 Brs. I

think she 1s competent to fill the position of post~istress. I

have endorsed other applicants before requested to write this.

H. C. Oobb.

e have known Miss Alice Robertson for twenty two years

and believe her to be well Qualified for the position of posty

mistress. Next to Mr. Jno. B. O'Neal whom we have recommended

we favor Miss Robertson for the plRce as she is thoroughly ident­

ified with the Territory, well known and fUlly COMpetent.

r.:addln Hdw. Co., by h. • .noddin, sol owner•

I heartily endorse Hiss Robertson for the position of post­

mistress. I believe she is ~alified and would be satisfactory

to the community though have previously pledged my support to

another candidate.J. G. Huber.

I take pleasure in saying that I am acquainted with Miss Alic

Robertson and I know that she has the confidence And respect of

the entire people of this cit nd Territory and should you see

proper to recommend her appointment as postmaster of this city

there will be no dissatisfaction among our citizens over the

pointrnent. •7. • \'line •

I heartily endorse the above.• J. Gordon,

':di tor 'fhe SearchliRht.

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September 20, l~v.

Mif'lS A. M. Robertson,

Po stmi at ress,

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Nv dear Miss Robertson:

I was pleased ir:deed, to reef-dve your cheerful Jetter of September 12th

and ir, f\.CcoroaliGe therewith I havtl resljrved 1"0(.10 f0·~ ;'cu ~.t t!:r, Jl ~tf"~':-;tll H()tu),

(tr;d wil1 also secure ir.v itat ion to the Vtl Hed Pronhet I s Ball fo I' YOU.

There will be one or two ltsta~lt p(lstmasters with invitations at the

Convent it,n and whel1 'IOU get here I wish you would mention my present suggest ion

of a.rnmgil.g it so thbt you might have an escort, as a tickdt lidInits only one

erson. If ~cu desirH Ii ticket for ~me frield here not connected with the~

service, I cc.uld arrange it for ;'OU. Please re.. <.1..:-,

eo near to two hundredi.

afraid of my brother postmasters, for you

The other day I overheard a brutal man

'or -the o~d

ally like me. I

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y dear J!r. wyman.

uskogee, Ind. Te~., Sept 2&, 1906.

Bon. Prank wyman,

Pos~aster,

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danoing I should like to look on. Do you suppose innyour of-

fioe you have some young clerk who would like to borrow a

grandmother for the occasion' Many, many years ago I myself

was young, a faot I do not forget, and the youn.g people usu-

pounds Ulat I never go near the scales any more and I am a

striot Presbyterian, so I cannot dance at the ball. I con­

fesa that if there are seata in a ~allory from whiCh ona who

is old and fat and sedate may watCh graoefUl young sinners

sea I am a Bort of an aooident, appointed not for political

reasons, but beca.uee Thoodore Roooevel t ho.ppened to mow me

through my conneotion with Indian educational work. Do you

not think that it will be r~er bewildering to an ex-sChool

ma'am to find herself privileged to belong to so exolusive

body' I am looking forward, however, to one of the best time

of my life and not even my favor1 te oocupation when I go to the

oity, of gazing in at shop windoWS, shall interfere w1th a sin­

gle one of the meetings from whiCh I expeot 'to gain suCh a f\md

of 1nf'ormation. ith gratefUl appreoiation of your kindness, I am

OFFIC6 OF THE POSTMASTER llluitrb ~tatr5 IU51 Ql)ffirrSAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI

October 13th., 1906.

Miss Alice M. Robertson,

Fos tmaster,

Muskogee, Ind. T.

~ aear Mis8 Robertson:-

I am sending herewith a copy of the report of our Fark Commi~­

Loner, which I have just rec ... jved. It is very niceJy bound, and I

cannot help thinking that you would appreciate it fulJy. boS it viill

serve to remind you of your little tri~ to Forest Fark.

DIVISION OF APPOINTMENTS

'os1 ®ffirt Itpur1mt1l1OFFICE OF FIRST ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL

'lfaallingwn

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IN REPLYINQ

MENTiON INITIALS AND DATE

H-A

April 15, 1907.

i •• Alice Y. Robertson,

Postmaster,

Muskogee, Indian Territory.

Madam:

~he inspector who last examined your office reported it

to be in unsatisfactory condition and mentioned various ir-

regular~tie. regard~ng which he gave you in.truct~ons. Un-

less the de.ired improvements w:ill be made and you can be

relied upon to conduct the off1ce hereafter in a mere satis-

factory manner, the Department can ~ot consistently consent

to your retention. Kindly submit a prompt report as to

your intentions in this regard.

Respectfully,

First Assistant Po.tmaster

l

April 20, 1907.

The First Assistant Postmaster General,

Division of Appointments,

-- shinRton, D. C.

Sir:

I have the honor to acknowled~6 the receipt of your,.I'

letter of the fifteenth instant, (H-A) d1.recting roo to sub-

mit a prompt report as to whother I will conduct this of­

fice horeafter in a more satisfactory m~nner than beror

the recent inspection which re.ealed existing irrogulari-

ties.ost earnestly do I desire to expross my thanks

for the ~race oxtended me. This office has been thorOUgh­

ly ro-collstructed. Every criticism of the inspootolo has

boen aoted upon and I do not fear the closest sorutiny.

I could not Bay this, however, but for the added faoili­

ties in the way of holp and equipment which haye enabled me

to aocomplish what I could not prior to the inspection.

Eyory otber purpose in li~e fades into inBigni~i­

oanoo beside the determination to olear my name from the

blot now resting upon it and to ~ain a confidence of which

I feel myself to be worthy.

POG

iggj: (0ifi.t'J'- J.e;pa:d:mro!OF"F"ICE OF"THE CHIEF" CLERK

B'n:g¥n.g1:p1t

April 25, 1907.

Alice M. Robertson,

Po stmast er ,

Muskogee, Indian Territo~J.

adan:

Your letter of the 13th instant. addressed to Mr. Chance.

was duly received. In his absence. I took up with the First

Assistant Postmnster General the desire expressed in your COI:J.-

municaiion to be giyen an opportunity to "make good" in the

Muskogee post office.

I have learned unofficially thut yOU need have no cause

for alarm at this time and also that it is not deereed necessar'

for you to come on to Washingion in your own behalf.

This information, it must be understood, is entirely

unofficial and is what has been told roe. Vilien Mr. Chance

reiurns, probably next week, your letter will be bro~ght to

his attention.

espactfully,

Acting Chief Clerk.

JB

lltuittll &tattn font ®ffirrMUSKOGEE, INDIAN TERRITORY

November 1, 1907.

To the Honorable

First Assistant Pootmaster General,

Division of Appointments,

Bshington, D. C.

irsr desiro to havG this atatoDGnt filed lIh the report

of Inspectors Lindland and GroBan, made in llarch last, and

upon which my removal TIBO by them reco~endad.

After months of careful waiting and watching for oor­

roborative evidonce, I feel wholly justified no~ in stating~

that to tho bast of my knOWledge and belief, thio report uno

tho outcome of conopiracy originatod by S. E. Enmons, at

that timo tho local post o~fice 1pspoctor and carriod out

jointly by him, the aooistant postmastor, J. I. Oromwell,

ero aided by others, some of whom wero draun innocently and

in ~ood faith into what they beliGved to be right. Oond1ti~s

aboolutely inexplicable to co and for which I tras unablo to

offer any explanation, I an now certain were creatod purpose­

ly to securo my removal. So insidiously had the work boen

done that until the question of the Inapoctor in Ohar~e in

ansas 01ty, Mr. llcKee, BS to l'Ihether I might not have an

enemy in my force, Bet me to work in solf dofenso, I sup­

posed there was nothing beyond tho hostility of Inspector

Emnons rrho smarted tmdor the unconcealed scorn I felt for him

and 8m!th Jackson, a clerk in thio office. In thio they

"'7

beoauoe of hia immoral relations IV1 th a woman of looeo oharao­

ter. I do not acouse the inspeotors nbo mado the report of

having been knowingly in 0611uoion IV1 th Inopeotor Emmons, wt,.,

as rsprssontativea of tho deteotive branch of tho Dopartment,

they ehowed themselves as blind ao statued Justioe, with her

bcnmd eye8.

I do not feel oalled upon to give all the deta11e of

evidenoe but at any time the Department ia \Tilling to make

t'Urther inveetigation I am ready to t'urn1oh thOlll. I am o.lso

ready with eVidenoe that I believe Wholly trustworthy to prove

that it "a.a intended not only to deprive me of my llOsition ao

postmaster, but, by thuo disorediting 0, to oilenoe a voioe

that has boon h"ard too many timoo in bohaJ.f of rightoousness

and honesty in dealing IV1th the Indians.

This statomcnt is made a, this time beoauoe I ouppooe

that all pootmaatera in tho Indian Territory will bo conaid­

erad upon their offioial reoords in the ponding ohonge of name

from Indian Territory to Oklahoma. \'/hon I came into the servioe

of the Department I not only gave it unroserredly o.n anorgy and

ability whioh had been unque8tioned, wt I placed my roputation

in its keeping. I have nover faltered 1n my bellef that I

should reoeive that juotioe whieh th10 Adm1nistrotion otands

for. ith juetioe and a fair hearing I have no f'ear, for I

am proud of the ork I have done here aga1nBt such odds ae the

Department knomJ nothing of.

With great roapoot, I have the honor to be,

Your obedient oervant,Alioo • Robertson,

Pootmaoter.

(Drrin~ ul' tl~l' lJIl~'huash'r (fi~nrr,tl111 4Ui hill qllln,11JL

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December 11, 1908.

Dear Madam:

Your letter of the 1st instant has been received and

carefully noted.

The Department aprreciates your hearty compliance

with Order No. 1742. I take pleasure in sending you the

literature requested, for your own infor11ation and for

use in replying to any inquiri::l8 ~"'ich you may receive.

elieve '00,

Very truly yours,

Alice H. Robertson,Postmaster,

Muskogee, Oklahoma.

Mit SCOTT. CHA,RMAN

~Cniiei' tnle~ Senote,COMMITTEE ON

PUBLIC BUILDINGS ....ND GROUNDS

Ja.n. 8th, 1:'0;:7.

r. S. R. Harrl~on,

Clar'<sburg,

a.onr Mr. Harrison:

• Va.

I am in recei or YOllr cOI'ullilnication of the 7th

~s:., in reference to Misb Alice H. Roburtson, of MUSKOgeo,

Oklahoma, ~nd contents noted.

I ve de inou the Comnd t,t~(. on 'POEn.-

Off i cas u,nd Post Roads conca rn1ng the atatl16 of' the case of

i63 Robertaon and they ir.forrood I116 trlere th~t Quite ~ number

or t:apers in tile i'orm of ch,--rges l~ave bden filed protest in

ga1nst tile reappointment or Mi36 Robertson und upon rtlouest

'- . r case hac not been relJOr";ed ponding an inve t;tiga,'ti on in

rei'e rene e to the ch~r&es on file. So fur no action on hbr

Cdse lla.S be en take h.

en ooportnnity offers I will gi· he case m,

ost reru ttention, bea.ring in mind your communication

Very truly yours,

n th ~U8kogeo, Oklahoma.

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- he tollewing report ot an In-.veat1~ation at UuakoRee, Oklahoma, on the 21st, 22nd, and

rel, inatant • The ease 1s based upon the tollo",ln

catton rrcm tne Flrat Assistant Postmaster General:

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nd a tew of his 8upporters to defeat her confi1"'matlon.

I. Cromwell, tormerlY the inow.nbent' s ass1atEmt

r, naa been an active oandidAte tor the

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or the MU8kogee P~8t otfice. whom he believed to be unrrlenn -

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Geort7.e w. Irwin, in an affidavit dated Dece:nber 5, 1908,

complains of tardy delivery of mail and submits severtl en -

to show that hi. mail haa been cCint'used Tlitu.or another patron. Yr. Irwin was cut of the city 8C I

opportunity to Interview him. But I find that

havo come trom the fact that there ia a prominent bURl.

ness man 1n town by the name of George W. IrVin, and t

ilarity of names. espeoially ",hen writt.en, account. ,. 'i;>

onTU81on. In all instanoe5 themietakee are excuaeable and

n some cases unavoidable. Mr. IrwIn alse complains that cn

, 1908, election day, the Muekcaeo liost offic

closed after 10 A.M.; except for a short time when

ral delIVery was opened. The day was a. lOHal hc'lidu..v in th

tate of OklahcDlaand the course taKen

roner~under Section 265 of the Pes tal -

tter showing the want of ~ocd faith is that of

J. lJ. Lamb, whe wrote the ChairmQll ot the Senate Co~ltt

n Poat orrlcea that "I desire to most earnestly prot

nat the appointment or Miso Alioe Robertson as ~o8tmaster

at tni. place as I do not believe her qualified to manap:e so

important an ofrioe.- Kr. Lamb's communica.tion is on a. letter~

d of the Chandler Yercantl1e Company or Muskogee, but he 1

traveling salesman tor a Kansas City soap house and 1a in

ulko~ee onlY a tew days a month. The letter was writ Len by

• D. Burns. a partner ot Cromwell, and was signed by Kr,-

b at the ~or.merta reQuest.

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be. l1ut the detce t in due InrRclv to local c

last rew year

arv1ee has not kept pace v1,th it. J4uskoeee no

5,000 and ~t this numb~r between tive and

b~ termed transients. The dl~ccvery of 011

cu~nt a ~arr:e Torelfm ele:mmt to 1a'lO to.w.

city has ~rcwn 80 rapidly that the ~lroetory Ie verY IncomplQ~Q.

joh together with the anomoue influx elf tomnorarv 'r'esidonte

rul deliverY aervleo neceosnrlly

her thing thnt htl.6 Do}"louslY hamnercd th

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thu.t 1t h~s been diffIcnlt to r~tain il'1 nrrlec, 'i,110 mont f'fflClen

clerks.

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luttrb ~tatrg 'Ogt ®ffirrSAINT PAUL. MINNESOTA

June 3rd.1909.

Miss Alice U.Robertson.

Po stroie tress.

Muskogee. Okla.

Dear Madam:-

the 27th ult.

I beg to acknowledge receipt of yours of

I regret to note that you had a hard strug-

gle to get your name confirmed for a second appointment and

-that your opponents are still making attacks ~on you. I

believe that it 1s a good thing to have to fight for a thing

occasionally, it is in that way only that we can be tUlly

tested. I agree with Thomas Paine When he said, "What we

obtain too cheaply.we esteem too lightly." I presume

you feel as Tom did When he wrote h1s"Crises"that -these

are the times that try men's souls." You. of course, would

substitute a woman's soul. I am glad that you came out

victorious and also glad to note that you will attend our

next Convention. I do not think because you had a fight

to hold your position that you should for that reason not

take as prominent a part in the work of the Conmittee as if you

had secured the appointment without any opposition.

Very truly yours,

l.-

lltnitrb ~tatrs 'ost Q1lffirruskogee, Oklahoma,

December 22, 1911.

The Vice-Preaioent GeneralIn Charge of Organisation of Chanters,

.~emorial Continental Hall,

ashington.

y dear Madam:Under the second nethod of oreainzation of

Chapters authori7ed by the National Boarn, authority is aAk­

ed for the following members of the National Society to corne

together. elect officers ano choose a ~hanter name.

The requirements necessary have all, S(l far as kno"m, been

complied -vith.

Augueta R. YooreEmma I. Hicke,Ethel I. Hicke,Hannah W. HitchcockClara H. HopeonEdi th H. ,TalkerAlice Y. Robertson

innie Y. OrrJane E. Chapin,Eloise B. Bushyheadathleen B. Black,rances T. Gibson,

Etta H. Burne,Lily B. Stevens,

National""""""

umber 56" 85631.. 856=32

" 8063=3" 8563

" 85635" 55655

The location of the Chapter will have to be decined at

the organizing meeting. It 7ill not be Muskogee as there is

already one Chapter 1n ~~uskogee. This proposed Chapter haa as

its special purpose the preservation of histor s rnar1e in the

early Indian Territory days, when because of ita being exclusive-

ly an Indian country records were very meagre. Each of the above

applicants haa a facily hiqtory of connectio ith In~ian Territory

Ah-yah-etee Chupter, Orranized rebruary 15, 19lGe

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Organizin

rs. Hannap ~orceeter Hitchcock,

ember... ,

ort beon, Oklahoma

" ry Eleanor Worcester Williama, .ueko~ee, Oklahoma

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Au~sta Roberteon Moore

Eloiae B. Buehyhead

Kathleen B. Black

rances T. ~. Gibeon

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Ae~ociate llecbere,

Jane E. Cha.pini

" innie Orr

Offioors el~cttld

Illinois.

Rop-ent,1ce-Re17ent

Secretaryreaaurere~ietrar

iSG Alice M. ~o~ortoon,

rae Eloise D. Buahyhore. Etta HitchcQck Burre. Clara H. Hopsonrs. Kathleen). ~lach.

'1nitrb ~tatrs Jost ®ffirr

Muskogee, Oklahoma,

November 16, 1912.

TO .The President:

I reAPect~ul1y apply ~or re-apnoint­

ment as postmaster. This application is based solely

upon your implied pladge to Presidential pOAtmasters who

prove themselves ~orthy.

I have been faithful to my oath of office and loyal

to the Administration. I should be proud indeed to re­

ceive this asked ~or re9ognition o~ earnest effort.

I have the honor to be,

Your obedient servant,

Postmaster.

CH09lEI E. TOWNSEND. MIDH., CHAIRMAN.

THOMAI IT£"I"Q, '0 OAK. KENNETH NO KELLAR. TENN."CUPH t. FRANCE, MD. DAVID I. WALlH, M"•••

OEO.1-I. MOlY. N. H. NATHANIEL 8. DIAL. '0 C.WALflR E. tOO!. N.... oJ. THOMAS HEFLIN. ALA.DAVII.ELKIHI, W. VA. THOMAS e. WATION. GA.LAWRI!NCI!~. PHIPPI, COLO. EDWIN.o BROUII ...RD, LA.oJ. W. HARMLD. OKLA.TAlKER L. DOOlE, NEV.ROBERT N. tTAM'IELD. OREO.

FREDERICK". BfAMAN. CLI:RK.DONALD Q. IUTHEALANO, AliT. CLERK.

~Cni£e~ .$£a£e.s .$ena£e,COMMITTEE ON

POST OFFICES AND POST ROADS

January 24, 1923.

Ron. Alioe M. Robertson, M. C.,Rouse of Representatives,'ashington, D. C.

Dear Miss Robertson:

I am enclosing herewith six oopies of the

hearings on S.3078 which has been reoently reported favor-

ably to t~ Senate by this committee without amendment.

It is m;y understanding tlat you have intro-

duced a similar bill in the Hou}3e and perhaps you !IlS\V be

interested in the testimony developed before this com-

mittee.

Very truly yours,

Assistant Clerk.

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MISS ALICE ROBERTSON

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AMGEORGE W. Eo ATKINS. I'IRl1T V1C_IIUIDatTNEWCOM" CARLTON...RESIDENT

WECUSS OF SERVICE S'.IOL

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GEORGIE W. It. ATKINS, I'lR8T VlCSOP....IDKNT• PRESIDaNT

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. 33 ALICE ROBERTSON

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t-LEAS~ CO SIDER

Me WASHINGTON OC

Y CASE PRAYERFULLY AND CAREFULLY

H:EliRY WARD.

GEORGE W. It. ATKINS, PIIt8T __.DKNT

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INEIrY pmCENT 0'1 COUITY REPUBLICAN CO TTEE HAS nmOBSED HnmY

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WARD FOR POST OFFICE HAVE tou RECEIVED SAME S T BY IRE Fa

TAHT:EQUAH !mTmDAY ANSWDl IDEDI.1TEI!' CO:r.ux:!

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ion, Ohio.Jmgust 6, 1924.

russ lUice M. Robertson,If.uskogee, Oklahoma.

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First CLASS

My dear 6S Robertson:

I am inclosing hero\7ith the ne~6­

paper account of the services lleld in }~ion to commemoratethe first anniversary of the death of our beloved friend andex-President, ~arren G. Harding. The services held by thehome-folks ~ere very simple and reverent but at the same timemost impressive •

•The pictures inclosed vere taken at

the cemetery immediately before the services. The baskot holdby my little dau3hter Eleanor, ')las filled \"/ith dahlias \"/hichuere cro,m on the post office latms and placed at the tomb in

our behalf. The dahlia bulbs vere transplanted from the boy­hood home of the late president near Bloominggrove, Ohio.That fact adds a unique significance to the floral tribute.

The many messages of condolence fromevery corner Of the nation and the great number of floral offer­ings received have pr?ven a striking evidence of the hi5h es­teoM in \'/hich Hr. Harding vIas held and the sacredness in \'/hichlis memorv is revered.

...1~

Postmaster.

J. M. DONALDSON

~O.T O"''''CIE ,Na,.ECTOR

_tELL.. MAIN ,S70

HOME. HA....I.ON ea;a .. KANSAS CITY. MO.

84S PENNSYLVANIA AVE. N. W. TELE:PHONE MAIN 8622

C. P. GRANDFIELDFIRST ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL

UNDER ROOSEVELT AND TAFT

"R~.IOKNT Opr THII

POSTAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLOVER

PRACTICAL COURSES OF INSTRUCTION BY MAIL

FOR ALL CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS

FIRST. SECOND. THIRD a f"OURTH CLASS pOSTMA6TER

POST OFFICE INSPECTOR

poeT O~~ICE CLO:RK

CITY MAIL CARRIER

RURAL LETTER CARRIER

RAILWAY MAIL cLERK

INTERNAL REVENUE

DEPARTMENTAL CLERK

cueTOM HOUSE

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