The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
RAILWAY POSTAL CLERKS OF THE
TENTH DISTRICT HOLD THEIR
MEETING.
BUSINESS AND A BANQUET
FELICITY IN LIVELY
DAY.
COFFIN, OF ST. PAUL, ELECTED
President of the Association for the
Coming Year-Other DOinEs mt
the Session.

The annual meeting of the Tenth d.
vision of the Railway Postal CLERKS
association was held yesterday after
noon and evening at the Windsor hotel
and concluded with banquet 1T which
some fifty members of the craft We're
present.
The afternoon was consumed In the
consideration of a number of matters
of interest chiefly to this railway clerks,
and it was not until after the first ses-
sion came to an end that the officers
for the ensuing year were chosen.
When the balloting was all over, the
following results were announced:
President, w. T. Coffin, st. Paul; vice
president at large, A. T. Sherwood, St.
Paul; vice presidents, for Minnesota,
L. G. Finch, Minneapolis; for Wiscon-
sin, F. L. Dickerman, Milwaukee; for
Montana, J. H. Schwalen, Helena; for
North Dakota, c. A. Kupper, Minot;
for South Dakota, o. F. Rexford,
Tracey; for Michigan, P. H. Trezise,
Ishpeming; for Illinois, w. S. Corn
ing, Chicago; for Iowa, F. S. Wheeler,
Des Moines; secretary James Dent:
division organizer, John S. BEDFORD,
Milwaukee; board of directors, George
Bradford, st. Paul; Dana Todd, Mime
apolis; A. T. Sherwood, st. Paul; G. S.
Westcott, st. Paul; g.. S. Shannon,
Hawarden, To-; delegates to the ma
tional convention at Philadelphia, G. H.
Otis and J. o. Hall, st. Paul, and G. A.
Young, Tracey, S. D.
There was some division Of sentiment
H.
division for the presidency of the ra-
tional association, and the resolution
favoring A T. Scheffer, president of
the Sixth division, was adopted by a
narrow margin, the members who sup
ported the present incumbent, w. W..
Blackmer, of Detroit, opposing it's adop-
tion
After the business meeting the men,
bers enjoyed their annual banquet at
the Windsor. After the repast had been
discussed at length, toasts were re-
sponded to as follows:
James Elliott the retiring president, "Our
Association"
c. 1: shaffer, president of the Sixth divis-
ion. Chicago, Our Nsighbors'
NJ. B. A. symposium.
j. G. BEDFORD, Branch Organizations"
W. F. Coffin, Speech Is Silver; Silver Is
Golden; Gold Is Dross.'
This meeting was an eminently suc4
cessful one, and the past year has been
particularly gratifying one to the
tenth division organization, it being
the banner division in support of the
national association.
The report of the secretary and treas
urer showed remittance, to the ma
tIc1,al association during the year, of
over $500, and present balance in the
treasury in excess of $109. The princi-
pal object of this organization has besn
to secure a Redistribution of the rail-
way mail service, and an increase of
compensation to the clerks that will
be more in proportion to the arduous
nature Of their work and the increased
demand that constant improvements in
the service have made upon their in
telligence and comprehension of the ne
cessities of the situation. The post
Office department is in complete har-
mony with the association in this move
ment. During the last session of con-
gress, the measures advocated by the
organization passed the United States
senate by a large majority, and only
failed of passage in the house, owing to
the well understood opposition of the
speaker to increased appropriations In
the present condition of the treasury.
It is anticipated that in the regular
session of congress, which convenes in
December, the revenues of the country
will have sufficiently increased to over
come this objection