The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-29
CARRIERS
The Free Delivery Men in
Wake Organize.
Elect Officers, Adopt a Constitution and
Bylaws and With Good Member
ship Provide For the Next
Meeting.

snip TTOVIuG TUT sHe NcAL
Meeting.
The Wake county Rural Free Deliv-
! cry letter carriers met at the court
/ house in Raleigh, n. c., at 1 o'clock p.
M, Thanksgiving day, Nov. Gath, and
adopted the following constitution and
bylaws.
ARTICLE NAME.
The name of this association shall
be The Rural Letter Carriers Asso
citation of Wake County.
ARTICLE II. OBJECT.
The purpose of this society shall be
fraternal and for the study and
adoption of the best methods of per-
forming the duties of the Rural Free
Delivery Service and to strive to in
crease revenues of the government;
also to seek Improvement in the con-
dition of all it's members, and to CO.
operate at all times with the depart
ment for the advancement of the
rural service.
ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP.
Every qualified carrier or substitute
carrier of this county or any nearby
county that has not enough carriers
to form an organization shall be eligi~
BILE to membership in this association.
ARTICLE ". MEETING.
This association shall meet Thanks
giving day. February 22d, and July the
4th. of. each year at such phase as
shall be designated at the previous
meeting.
ARTICLE V. OFFICERS.
There shall be an executive board
consisting of president, vice-president,
secretary treasurer, three. members
who shall be elected by this associa-
ton. officers ana members of the
executive board shall serve one year
or until their successors are appointed.
ARTICLE VI. QUORUM.
A majority of the members shall
constitute a quorum.
ARTICLE VII. REVENUE.
Each member shall pay into the
treasury of the association the sum
of SO cents when he is enrolled and
once eacn year thereafter. This
amount shall be expended to defray
county expenses,
ART. VIII. DUTIES OF OFFICERS.
The duties of the officers of this as
ISOLATION shall be those that are COM
mon to such officers Vacancies oc-
curing shall be filled by the president
until the next regular meeting.
ARTICLE TX. SPECIAL MEETINGS.
The president may call special
meeting upon written request of
majority of the members.
ART. X. ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Section t. When the presiding Off
Ger takes the chair, the officers and
IL ssloo tsalr hni nti
seats, and at the sound of the gavei
there shall be general silence.
Sec. 2. Business at the annual meet
ing shall be taken up in the following
order: ]. Calling roll of officers, =
calling roll of representatives, 3. read
ing minutes, 4. report of committee
on credentials, 5. report of executive
committee, =. report of other stand
ing committees, 7. report of special
committee, 8. unfinished business, 3.
new business, 10. closing.
ART. XII. RESTRICTION.
Any member of this association who
shall cause to have introduced o.
snail endeavor to have passed in con-
gress any measure relating to legisla-
ton for rural carriers which has NOT
been approved by this association
shall have charges preferred against
such member and il the charges are
proven the member shall be suspen-
ded.
ART. XII. AMENDMENTS.
These bylaws may be amended or
suspended by a tWO-thirds vote of the
members present above a quorum, at
any regular annual meeting.
officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President, Thad-
Gus Ivey, of Cary, r. f. d. /; vice
president, G. l.. Allen. of Rogers
store, r. F. d. 1;secretary, Arch. j.
Wood Apex r. f. d. 2; treasurer,
lola J. Suggs, Raleigh, r. F. d. 4.
Executive Committee-E. H. Ra-
gan. of New Hill. r. F. d. /; l.. w.
Perry Neuse, r. f. d. /; l. L. Is.
Penney Lillian, r. F. D., 1.
The following members were en-
rolled:
lola ]. suggs, Raleigh, No. A; L.
w Perry, Neuse. No. l. O. M. Marsh
burn. Raleigh, No. S; w H. Allen,
Neuse, No. 2; d. c. Beck. Raleigh, No
1; r. Ivey, Cary No. /; L. NJ. Steph-
enson, Raleigh. No 5; A. II. Ivey
No. Z; G. L. Allen. Rogers Store, No
1; Arch. ]. Wood, Apex, No. ,; Sidney
CT. Wray Rogers Store. No. 2; A. D.
Upchurch. Apex, No. l. /. l.. b. PEN
ny, Lillian, No. j; l.. II. Upchurch,
Apex, No. 3; A. H. Raglan, New Hill
No. / ]. G. Burns. sub. Apex, No. q
A. c. Wray, Rogers Store, No. 2:
Samuel b. Wray. Rogers Store, No. /.
The association will meet at Raj
eigh n. c.. on February % 1905, at
~ o'clock m. All carriers and sub
stitute carriers in Wake and adjoining
counties are respectfully requested to
join this association. Upon motion the
secretary was ordered to furnish each
of the county newspapers. including
the Progressive Farmer, the State or
gan a copy OF the proceedings for pub
LEGATION. Full information and receipt
for membership can be had upon APP
plication to the secretary. Arch. J.
Wood, at Apex, n. G.
Mr.. Herbert w. Jackson has return
ed from a short visit to Baltimore.