The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-31
RYAN SECRETARY OF POSTAL CLERKS New Haven Man Chosen Over Former Incumbent
 by Close Vote.
DANBURY MAN AT HEAD
Officers Chosen for the Year Vote of Thanks Passed
 at Session.

F1Ity-SeVen delegates and oIHcerS or the Connecticut branch of the Postal Clerks association attended the eighth annual session of the state organization held in Red Mems hall in this city yes- terday. The election of officers was the principal matter of business which came up before the association. All of the officers were chosen without con- test except the secretary. For this po- sition John M. Ryan of this city was placed in nomination in opposition to the secretary for the past year. F. s. Caldwell of New Britain. The contest on the ballot was a close one, Ryan be- ing the choice of the delegates by a vote of 34 to 23.
 The officers elected are:
 President-C. c. Durham of Danbury. First vice president-Robert J. Kelly of New London
 Second vice president-Charles H. Platt of Waterbury.
 Secretary-John M Ryan of New Ha- ven
 Treasurer-John s. Burden of Hart ford,
 II AtldilCC COlflllllIlCC-Vu Vus J. IouChlCy OI Norwich, chairman; D. A. Sullivan of Willimantic and George W. Black of Stamford w. O. Stowell of Meriden was elected chairman of the grievance committee.
 George A. Leonard, the retiring pres ident of the organization, was chosen as delegate from Connecticut to the national convention of the order, which will be held in Peoria I'll, during the first week In September. The convention passed vote of 1 thanks to Congressman N. D. Sperry l and the entire Connecticut delegation ! to Washington for their efforts in se- curing the passage of the postofiice clerks classification list, which has been past during the winter by con- gress and will go into effect July i Under this law practically all the clerks in the postoffice department will re- eeive an increase in salary on that date Votes of thanks were extended to the National Association of Postmastetrs, to F. H. Hitchcock, assistant post master-general, and to the president of the United States in the same connec- ton. Likewise the Connecticut Busi- ness Mems association and the State Association of Carpenters and Joiners were given votes of thanks for their resolutions endorsing the measure.
 The next meeting of the state as- sociation will be held next Memorial day at New London. Reports from the national officers were read and placed on file
 New Haven was represented by four delegates, William T. McManus, John M. Ryan, John IA. Mclaughlin and John T. Murphy
 The business session closed about o'clock and an hour later the delegates and their wives sat down to a banquet at the Hotel Oneco At the conclusion of the feasting Postmaster James A. Howarth as toastmaster introduced the | literary exercises of the evening.
 As the first speaker of the evening w. F. Gibbons, secretary of the na- tional association, was called. H etold about the work of the national body. He closed with graceful tribute to Congressman N. D. Sperry, telling the clerks hat the national president had expressly bade him not to forget their great friend, N. D. Sperry.
 When Congressman Sperry wa next called he was greeted with tumultuous applause. He spoke upon the volume of the business transacted by the post office department, it's great scope and the efficient manner in which it was carried on. Speaking of the new re- classification law Congressman Sperry said: "The government has been liber- al with you; with you now be liberal with it?" He urged the postoff1ce clerks to endeavor to trp and make their work just a little bettery: try to find some- thing they have overlooked and im- prove it, if they could.
 In closing he explained the provisions of the new re-classification law which goes into effect July 1.
 Among the other speakers called upon were Frank A. Haggerty. postmaster at Hartford; George A. Leonard, retiring president of the state association: John McGinley, postmaster of New London, and United States Inspector William I. Lewis.