The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-04
CARRIERS TO WORK
FOR BETTER ROADS
Urge Boards of Supervisors TO
Take More Active Steps in
This Direction.
MEET NEXT IN LYNcHBURG
\. r. Glover, OF Augusta County,
Elected President-Delegatcs
Off for Jamestown.

Tho fourth annual convention oftthe
Virginia Rural Letter Carriers Asso-
citation came to an end at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. The carriers had
u very successful meeting, transacted
much business looking TO the better
ment of the rural free delivery service
in Virginia, the Improvement of roads
and so on. and adjourned to meet next
year in Lynehburg.
They also took steps looking to the
better and stronger organization OF
| their association. with the hope that
| 1T may be a power for good in the
state officers for the ensuing year
We're elected. and a majority OF the
delegates left for the Jamestown Expo
sition yesterday afternoon.
President Conner called the meeting
| to order in the hall of the House OF
Delegates yesterday morning. and the
| first business taken up was the reports
of committees. The committee APP
| pointed TO suggest amendments to the
| bylaws recommended the consolidation
of the offices of secretary and treasu.
rer. and the recommendation was
adopted
| Other committees made reports as to
| the accounts and books, and these
were also adopted
| President Conner's report was a gen.
| erai review of the work of the asso-
| citation for the past year, and 1t was
approved without discussion.
| Mr.. Alfred G. Jennings, OF Culpepel
| county, read an interesting paper
showing why the letter carriers should
| maintain an organization. Aside from
| the social features he thought that the
| carriers might be power in the In
| terest of good roads.
| The committee on resolutions was
| especially complimentary of Mr. p. "
DeGraw, Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General. who. they declared. has done
4 IL 40 = Is, ~
carriers more pleasant. The commit
| tee also thanked Mayor Mccarthy
| Congressman Lamb. Postmaster Cabel.
and others who in various ways had
! made the stay of the association In
Richmond pleasant and profitable.
Most of the discussion pertained tc
1.-THE good roads proposition. and reso-
buttons were adopted urging. the boards
more active steps looking to the better
working of the roads.
| officers Elected.
| The following officers of the asSo-
citation were elected for the ensuing
lyear:
President, A. II. Glover, wcyer's
Cave, Augusta county.
Vicc-Prcsident, r.. j. Crutch1eld,
Marion, Snlyth county.
Observation-Disclosures, @. II. Con-
ner, Lexington, ROckbridEe county.
4 Lynchburg was named as the next
Iplace of meeting, and Tuesday after
/ the first Monday In September next was
1selected as the day for the opening OF
Messrs M. M. stoddard, OF Roxbury
land II. S, Greene. OF Augusta, We're
detected delegates to the national asso-
next. Messrs. A. G.. Jennings. OF Gull
1peper, and j. w. Nader. of McGaheys.
lville, Rockingham county, We're elected
The following standing committees
Isy-Laws--.A. r. Glover. Charlie.
|Deouns and A. G.. Jennings.
Resolutions--L. L. Russell, s. D
Sheets and r.. y. Crutchfeld.
4 Auditing--S. M. McNutt, II. S. Greene
-" The g. Convention adjourned at Q O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon, and all Of the
members took the afternoon Chesa
|peake and Ohio trains for the James
'ltown Exposition, where they eNpec
Ito have good time.