Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-29
Maine Letter Carriers
Annual Convention. .
In Bath, Thursday, With Rousing
Attendance and Good Time.
Officers Elected-Parade, Inspection of
BattIeship--The Banquet.

Bath, Me-, April 2S.-(SpeciaD.-The
18th annual convention of the Maine
State Association of Letter Carriers,
affiliated with the National Association
of Letter Carriers, was held inn this
city, Thursday, and was one of the
most successful in the history of the
association. Delegates from the
branches throughout the State began
to pour into the city early in the fore
noon, and it was not until the after
noon trains that all We're assembled.
The carriers from "up-State arrived on
the noon train and We're received at
the railroad station by the Bath car
riers. A procession was formed in the
square. and to the measured beat of
the fife and drum, the body marched
the length of Front street, proceed
ing to the Lord sail loft where lunch
con was served. During the early af-
ternCon hours the visitors were guided
about the city on a tour of inspection
and at 2.2O o'clock another big dele
cation arrived from Portland and Bid
defOrd and after being entertained at
the loft the carriers were taken to the
Bath Iron Works where they inspect
ed the works and the battleShip GeOr-
gia now under process of construction.
At $50 o'clock, the convention went
into executive session with President
Luther T. COombs of Bangor. in the
chair. Ely a vote of the convention, the
representatives of the press were adj
mitte1 to the executive session. The
following branches We're admitted to
the State Association by vote of the
delegates: Augusta Branch, No. 461,
nine members; Camden Branch. No.
9S2. three members; Wateryille Branch,
No. 515, seven members; SkOWhegan
Branch, No. 1924 three members. The
branch from Westbrook was later adj
mitted with four members. Delegate
Soule of Portland, reported on the ere
dentials of the delegates. and % car
riers were seated. The following Off
Gers were then elected to serve the en-
suing year:
President. Luther T. Coombs of Ban
gor; vice president Frank L. Maxcy of
Gardiner; secretary. George f. Don
nelly of Portland; treasurer. George s.
I,ongley of Lewiston; sergeant-at-
arms. Frank S. Wakefield of Bath: ex-
ecutive board, T. ]. Manning, Lewis
ton, F. w. Ramsay, Bath, Frank r.
Jones, Portland. F. f. Parker. Bidde-
ford. w. +. Cuimby, Auburn. Frank S.
MaXcy was unanimously elected as
delegate to represent the Maine State
Association at the annual convention
of the National Association which will
be held in Portland, Oregon, in Septem-
Der.
+. ]. Curtin of Lynn, a member Of
the executive board of the National
Association, addressed the convention
to some length. The reports of the Of
ficers We're read and accepted and Il
vote of thanks was offered the Bath
Lodge Knights of Pythias. for the use
of their magnificent building as a seat
of the convention.
At o'clock in the evening. special
electric cars conveyed the 125 letter
carriers and about 20 guests to New
Meadows Inn, about five miles from the
city. and a very enjoyable dinner was
served.
Among the prominent guests who
We're seated around the head table
were Postmaster II. A. Huse, Assistant
Postmaster William F. Pond, ex-Post-
master f. F. Kelley, w. J. O'Brien and
others. Mr.. Kelley officiated as toast
master and the speakers were Presi-
dent Coomhs of Bangor, George D.
Soule of Portland, the oldest letter
carrier in the State, Secretary Dom
nelly of Portland Thomas Manning of
Lewiston, and B. J. Curtin of Lynn,
Mass.
The evening was pleasantly passed in
social session and many We're the con-
gartulations extended to the Bath car
ricrs for the royal entertainment af-
fOrded and to the carriers from 5idde-
ford where the convention will be held
in 1906. At 11.20, the convention closed
with the singing of "Auld Lang Syne."
and the delegates boarded the special
train for Brunswick where they pro-
| ceeded to their respective home cities.
| Before boarding the train three cheers
We're given the Bath carriers for their
| cordial reception. They were F. w.
Ramsay. T.. D. Hodgkins, Edward Me-
| Auliff, F. S. Wakefield, H. A. Owen
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