Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-21
AFTERNOON SESSION.

At the afternoon session the following
new members were admitted TO MEM
bership.
william Brewer, Hennefer; Samuel
Judd, ST. George; A, Greenhalgh, SEQ
field Helma Kearns, Gunnison; Eliza
Anderson, Fountain Green: Joseph Ir-
win, I.aketown; p. A. Nelson, Draper;
j. b. Robbins, Peterson f. Lyman, oak
city; John Iouden Cryoden p. A.
Spencer, Kanab, Mrs. II, M Bromley,
Echo; ]. T Lynch, Helper; Mrs. Janet
Fitch, Helper; James T. Mitchell, Par
owan Helen T. Mcmillan, Leeds; J. 70.
Peterson Clrclevllle, Andrew p, Schow,
Tscalante; Jacob Kingsley, Rosette;
Louisa Taylor, Goshen; Christian ia
cobsen Lewiston; j. A. Smith. Heber;
Israel Call, Bountiful William Gun
dry, Mrs. N w. Gundry, stockton; p
r. Goodliffs, Park Valley; ELISA A
burg; II. T. Wright, Salna; II. G.
Christensen, Emery Henry Moyle, AL
pine.
SENATOR KEARNs' ADDRESS.
Senator Kearns delivered the follow.
ing address on the United States postal
service,
/ want to thank the officers OF the
Utah state Postmasters association for
the opportunity Of meeting this repre-
sentative body on this occasion.
The men comprising the postal service
OF this state as well as every other
state are composed of some OF the most
Intelligent people OF our country, and
the position demands that they should
be-
am heartily in sympathy with the
purpose OF this organization TO pro-
mote and advance the mall service In
every particular and since | was hrst
elected to represent in part this young
state In the upper house OF Congress,
I have done everything within my pow
er to assist in the advancement OF the
same
understand We have some S27 post
offices within our state. | would ike
TO know how many OF those are repre-
sented here today.
The number OF rural free delivery
routes in Utah at the beginning Of the
year 1901 were but elk; today there are
some 80 / believe two additional ones
are scheduled to start Sept. !, and two
more have been approved and are
awaiting designation, which will make
some 40 in all in operation by the last
Of the year,
The postal service in the United
States in all her branches we think Is
the most perfect on earth, and II II IL
not perfect In every degree we should
make every effort within our power
to secure its perfection, because there
has been no expense saved and while
the revenues are very large deficiency
Is still great.
Miss Ene Howe favored the conyen-
ton with a piano solo.
In the absence Of Mrs. Theriot Of
Park City, Mrs, Lucy Clark OF Farm
lngton spoke In behalf OF the women
IN the postal service. In the 300 post
Offices in Utah she believed there was
at least one woman In each, ana she
believed that these women were at
tending to duty and performed well
their allotted tasks, as they do IN
every walk in life. Mrs. Clark had
been greatly benefited by the remarks
which had been made and felt that the
convention would be productive OF
great good.
r. +. Lawson spoke Of tho postal
service as profession. Mr., Lawson
IL a pleasing speaker and after few
complimentary remarks TO the conven-
ton nc expressed the belief that just
as good seryica could be done in tho
postofflce as IN other public positions
and he related his experience In OBJ
tanning the appointment OF postmaster
IN an Illinois town IN 1883, He spoke
in a humorous vein OF his experience
as a postmaster and kept the audience
in good humor through his talk. He
made an appreciated point by a witty
criticism on the postal laws and regu-
lations," their ambiguity and the diff
Guilty TO find what Is wanted. He held
that the country postmaster should be
a resourceful fellow, as he had 90 re-
fran from pernicIous political activity
In order to comply with the civil SER
vice laws. while at the same time he
had TO depend upon political activity for
his appointment.
He closed with some valuable sugses;