The Washington herald., 1907-10-25

Pcstmasters Of the second. third and
/ fourth classes. to the number Of six
/ hundred, assembled in joint session in
/ Odd Fellows Hall, Seventh street. be-
/ tween + and r streets northwest. for the
/ last time during the fourth annual con-
yention yesterday morning az 10 O'Clock
The meeting was called 70 order by
/ Presidest jameson, of the Fourth Glass
l Postmasters' Association. after which
| John w. Cass. Of Woonsocket. r. J.,
chairman Of the executive committee of
I the Second and Third Glass Postmasters'
! Association, introduced Postmaster Gen
/ er8l Meyer, the chief speaker OF the day.
| Mr.. Meyer opened his address by express
! ing his deep regret at not having been
able to talk to the delegates NJ the be-
ginning of their convention. Mr.. Meyer
then took Up in detail the questions Of
/ the extension OF the parcel post, the
creation Of a parcel post on rural free
delivery routes. and the establishment Of
postal savings banks In regard to "a
/ local parcels post for free delivery routes
Mr.. Meyer said that he favored an
eleven-pound limit. with rates at five
cents for the first pound and two cents
for each additional pound
At the conclusion OF the address by
MI Meyer. ". J. Vickory. chief Of post
office inspectors. was introduced by
President Jameson. Mr. Vickory spoke
of the relation Of the postmasters TO the
/ inspectors. He said that some post
masters had the idea that an Inspector
visited their Office for the purpose of
causing trouble. but that rs matter OF
/ fact, the visits We're made to keep the
/ ipostmastcrs out of trouble. He called
attention TO n number Of things which
/ Ipostmasters might do 20 lessen the work
/ Of the inspectors and make the postal
/ service more efficient
! Addresses also We're made by William
/ r SpiImau, superintendent of the rural
! free delivery, and j. William Mckinley.
/ editor OF The Advocate, the official organ
/ of the Association of Postmasters Of the
/ Fourth Class
Election of officers.
/ 4 special business session was held
! yesterday morning at o'clock by the
/ delegates Of the second and third classes.
/ for the purpose Of electing officers for
! the ensuing year and selecting "A place
at which to hold next years convention.
! The election resulted as follows:
! President George Z. Marcellus, lie
Roy, \. Y; vice president. Jesse Par
menter, Wabash, Ind; secretary and
treasurer, II. a. Hopkins re-elected), St.
I Clair, Mich; State vice presidents. Michi-
gan. T. o. Fitzpatrick; Alabama. William
A. Warner; California. J. j. Lucksinger;
| Colorado Frank L. Baker; Connecticut,
! y. p Noyes; Florida. W. r. ONeM:
Georgia, Helen T. Longstreet; Idaho.
/ John w. Peters: Iowa. Marion Bruce;
/ Illinois, Mrs. Jesse Ranton; Indian Ter
/ TitOTy. d. c. Blossom; Indiana, John
/ Johnson; Kansas. II. G. Lawrence; Mary
! land. John Mcfarland: Massachusetts.
! William Parsons; Michigan. r. Arundel;
/ Mississippi, s. r, BraseltOn Missouri, J
I II. Nay; Nebraska, r. c. Hacker: North
! Carolina, William J. Leary, ST; New Jer-
/ sey. T. Z. Pierson; New Hampshire f.
/ g. Cole; New York. John NcNauy; Ohio.
a Z. Gessner; Oklahoma, J. +. White;
/ Pennsylvania. J. f. Nagle; Rhode Island,
| y. II. Brown; South Carolina, S. T
| Poiner; Tennessee, J. J. Losier; Texas.
| Marshall Smith; Virginia, Z. n. c. Quin-
| by; Vermont, J. p. Webster; West Vir-
ginia, T. T. Huffman, and Wisconsin, II.
/ F. Coe.
Resolutions Adopted.
The committee on resolutions, composed
Of John w. Cass. chairman; D. NJ. Turn
/ er J. NJ Gelvan, ". z. Holt, Edward
Grimm, and J. a. Smell, made a report,
in which the Postmaster General and his
assistants were thanked for the courtesy
extended to the delegates during their
convention in Washington, and the presi-
dent and secretary Of the organization
for their diligent services. and continued:
BE it resolved, That we are in hearty
| accord with the wise recommendation Of
/ the First Assistant Postmaster General
in his annual report for the fiscal year
/ ending June 80. 1906, that authority be
! asked Of Congress to expend a certain
| portion say not exceeding $4,000. Of the
/ appropriation for rent, light, and fuel
! in order to try the plan of governmental
! equipment for leased postoffices; that we
! believe that the advantages 20 be gained
! by such governmental equipment in the
matter of systematizing and undermining
! postofice methods that a considerable
saving would result; be it further
Resolved, That postmasters be given
the same discretion in the appointment Of
rural carriers as obtains in the appoint
ment Of city carriers, and that rural car
riers be given similar privileges now given
/ city carriers; be 1t further
! Resolved. That this association should
| cooperate in every way possible with the
! Post-ofice Department in bringing about
a cure of the present gross abuses of the
second-class mailing privilege, whereby
! certain publishers Of newspapers and
periodicals are permitted to pad their sub
scription lists for advertising purposes
by sending other periodicals through the