Daily Republican., 1879-07-16
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The Letter Carries Of this city will
few invited guests assembled at tb
post Office last evening for the purpOs'
Of doing ample justice to the ics cream
cake and lemonade that had been pre-
pared for the occasion. The feast tool
place in the postmaster's private Office
The company was seated shortly after
eight O'Clock, and required no spscia
Invitation to commence active opera
tions. For full hour there was an in
cessaat clattsr Of spoons, q rattling oI
plates and q hum Of conversation.
After ample justice had been done tt
the cream and cake, the tables cleared
Of dishes, the lemonade glasses placed
before the guests, the president, Joseph
Duffy, called the meeting to order. The
following tOasts were then announced
and responded to in the annexed order:
sour Carriers" by Robert L. Smith.
Mr.. s. In his remarks said that he con
sidersd the Letter Carriers . select com.
pany Of picked men of the city Of Viii
mington; very important set Of men;
more thought Of perhaps than any
other body of men in the city Of Will
mington. The Carriers he said were
good judges of ice cream.
"Our Guests" 1.-The Clerks. "Ws
greet you with warm hearts and give
you hearty welcome to our Board. {"
By George w. Roberts. Mr.. R. said,
81 remember being told story once
about letter carriers visit from Will
mington to Reading, Pa. Ths Carrier
was treated very kindly, but when
called on for speech could only reply
~ am too fall (of besr) for utterance,
| am very much in the same condition
except that my fullness is not beer but
ics cream. 1t is not for me to say that
Mr.. Smiths estimate Of Our Carriers is
too high. He has said nearly every
thing good that could be said of any
set of men, but he had not thought to
say they are handsome men. will
say for the clerks all the good he credits
to the carriers aud remind him that
the clerks lead the carriers by being q
handsome set Of men, and ask him to
look over his shoulder at those stall
wart forms and beaming faces and be
convinced.
Surely can offer congratulations
upon so pleasant an occasion. Every
one rejoices at your good fortune, and
it should be gratifying to you to know
that those persons most intimate with
your duties and with your creditabls
discharge of those duties rejoice the
most heartily. For the Post Office, in
Guiding all its officials and employees |
can say have always found them kind
and gentlemanly. Ny experience as an
employee has been pleasant and profit
able to me and trust I have been able
to make much of the kindness shown
TO me reciprocal. l believe the present
postal administration in this city has
The hearty commendalfon Of the public,
and we need only to deserve it, to have
his happy state of affairs continue.
"Tbe Postal Service of Wilmington,
by Postmaster VIM. M. Pyle, who in a
lew well-chosen remarks gave his ex-
perience of the postal service from the
lime he first entered the Post Office in
1861 up to the present date.
"The Press" IA power that cow
srds and miscreants fear and the hon
.st and upright revere" By Thomas
J. Pugh, Of the REPUBLICAN.
"The Mail Agents." by Major Wm.
I. Swiggett. Mrs. s. delivered very
inished and instructive speech and
poke Of the many great responsible.
les devolving on the "Mal Agents"
"The Ladies'" by J. M. Ocheltree.
Nr. o. in his remarks said that the
aides were as pleasant to US as GASES
n the desert are to the weary traveller.
II closing he said:
%. Woman! In the hour of bitterness and
woe,
When all around US tend to combine;
lis then thy gentle kindness most we know;
Thy heart Angelic, thy feelings kind
"Our Janitor'" By William E.
irinnage, "the prince of Janitors" was
,alled upon to respond and hs surprised
Ill present in the able speech which
ne delivered.
After the speechmaking a vote of
hanks was rendered to Mrs. p. B. Ay-
'rs for the handsome cake, also a vote
If thanks to the Reception Committee
lessrs. jackson, Rigby, Ayers, Stout,
Carpenter and Mason.
The party dispersed for their homes
Ibou! 10 o'clock after having spent
'ery pleasant evening at tho Post office.