The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-20
THE RAILWAY MAIL CLERKS
THEIR FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING
AND BANQUET YEsTERDAY.

Held by the Association of the First Di-
vision, Railway Mail service-Ncw Of
fcers Elected for the Next Year c.
DENTS Address-Fine Banquet Served.
| The Postal Clerks Mutual association
of the first division railway mail SER
vice held the fourth annual meeting
and banquet at Gillern & Quinn's Nor
ris Cove hotel yesterday. About
two hundred, including members
and guests, were present and
the affair was pronounced the pleasant
est one of the kind ever held by the
association. The Second Regiment band
was in attendance and kept music 60
ing all the afternoon and well along
| into the evening when the party broke
UP.
business meeting of the association
was held at Gllern & Quinn's hotel at
noon with Charles e. McGregor presi-
| dent of the association in the chair. The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, William H.
| Sanders OF New London, chief clerk Of
| The railway mail Sc. vice of this divisiol;
| vice president for Connecticut, l. Il.
| Carroll of Winsted, vice president for
I Massachusetts, Charles p. Turner of
Maiden, Mass; vice president for Rhode
Island, William H. Davis of Providence;
vice president for New, Hampshire,
Sumner Minis of Concord; vice presi-
dent for Maine, John II. Ellis of Angus
TIA; vice president for Vermont, William
NJ Fisher; secretary and treasurer, e.
L. Knowles of East River Conn, re-
elected; executive committee, Frank
Gillon of New Haven. J. ], Gushing of
New Haven, S. r. Keith Of Norwalk, C.
E. McGregor Of New Haven, George T.
Boucher of New Haven.
After his election as president of the
association Mr. Sanders was escorted to
the chair by James Morrison of New
London who was appointed a commit
tee for that purpose. In accepting the
office Mr.. Sanders made brief speech.
A resolution was adopted providing
for change In article of the constitu-
ton of the association, whereby any va
cancies which occur in the offices during
the year may be filled by the executive
committee. Reports were then receiv-
ed from the various committees. Mr..
McGregor of the executive committee
reported three death claims paid during
the past year and that all applications
for membership had been approved ex-
cept one. A. c. Walton and s. r. Keith
submitted the report from the auditing
I'M ~
toned the splendid manner in which
Secretary and Treasurer Knowles kept
his records and accounts with each
member and expressed the opinion that
his method was worthy of the COM
mendation of the association.
The secretary's report showed that six
members had been expelled during the
past year for failure to pay dues. Three
members have died during the year.
They were: John w Walker of Cam
bridgeport, Mass: George H. Rice of
Springfield, and M A. Butricks of New
Haven. Twenty-one members were adj
mitted during the year. making the to-
tai membership now $50.
The treasurers report showed that the
receipts for the year amounted to ST.
leaving a balance on hand of $S2.6S At
the business meeting letters of regret
were read from Senators Plat and
Hawley, Congressman Hill, Henry and
Russell, Postmaster Howarth of New
Haven, and Assistant Division Super
intendent S. w. Shepardson Of Boston.
The banquet was served at 2:30 in
the large open pavilion just back of the
hotel commanding a beautiful view Of
Morris Cove and the harbor. The din
ner was a fine one, including everything
that goes with a shore dinner. 1t was
cooked Just right and the service was
excellent. After the menu had been
gone through President McGregor, who
was POSTMASTER, introduced Hon. N. y.
Sperry, Postmaster Marigold Of Bridge
port, Judge Bishop of New Haven and
United States Marshal Bishop Of Nor
wich Those present at the banquet
were: A. c. Walton of New Haven,
John F. Kerrgan of New Haven, Frank
H. Rice chief clerk, Of Boston, Henry
B. Glover of Boston, Hon. N. D. Sperry
of New Haven, James c. McGnire, C.
P. Turner of Maiden, Mass, Peter Nc
Keen of New Haven, Mayor G. #. Dris-
coll Of New Haven, J. Fl. Hurlburt of
New Haven, George A. Leonard of Md
dletown, Harry Mitchell of Norwalk,
Conn, James Budd of New Haven. w.
H. Marigold of Bridgeport, w. II. San
ders OF New Haven, F.. S. Bishop of
Norwich, Charles F. McGregor Of New
Haven, Frank P. Gillon of New Haven,
e. l.. KNOWLES of East River, e. P.
Jewett of Boston, chief examining
clerk; r. n. Blake Of Boston, w. H.
White of New Haven, II. j. Mulvey Of
New Haven, J. j. Flynn of New Haven,
c. H. Godfrey Of Rowayton, William T.
Cave, jr, New Haven, B. A. Walirons
of East Haven. F. Caffery of New Ha-
ven, Charles Kean of New Haven, ]. H. |
Craye Of Norwich, Conn, John Hanra-
han, John ]. Healy, John f. Moran,
Frank e. Bowen. James Breen, Frank
s. Mooney Joseph Garland, Edward
Reilly, Edward J. Carey, Charles r.
Wall, w e. Goodwin, John DeGary, e. |
L. Knowles, Dbl" Dilworth of Nor
walk, w. Fl. Secor of Norwalk, George |
Grammar of Norwalk, George Byington |
of Norwalk, Sam Weed of NorwaIk, |
Billy Banker of Norwalk, INIT North
rop of Norwalk, Jim Sutherland of Nor
walk, Frank Merrill of Norwalk, Sim !
Keith Of Norwalk, John p Reed of |
Charlestown, Mass, George W. Brom- |