Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-02
MEYER PRESIDENT CARRIERS
Nebraska City Man Chosen Head Of
the Nebraska Postmen.
FAIRBURY GETS NEXT MEETING
Governor. Mayor and other Leading
Men on Toast Card-NtctOr Rose
water Proposals
for Pensions.

Delegates to the Nebraska Letter Car
riers' convention closed their eleventh an
nual meeting with a handsomely appointed
banquet at the Rome, rendered them by
Branch Number 5, N. A. l.. c. The feast
was enjoyed by about 1870 letter carriers
and their wives and guests. After a de-
lightful menu had been enjoyed the as
sembly was entertained by a number of
greatly appreciated toasts by prominent
men OF the state.
In the absence Of Postmaster Benjamin r,
Thomas, of Omaha, Superintendent of
Schools w. NJ. Davidson acted as toast
master, and in his opening speech read
a number of letters Of regret from out-of-
town guests, who were unable to attend,
among them being Senators Burkett and
Brown, and Congressman Hitchcock.
Mayor Dahlman delivered a speech OF
welcome in which were interspersed a mum
Der Of entertaining stories. He directed
his welcome especially towards Governor
Shsllenberger, assuring him of his safety
while in Omaha.
Victor Rosewater followed with an ex-
PLANTATION of different proposals for retire
ment pension for public service men, re-
ferring to the experimental beginning
along this line in Omaha in regard to the
firemen and policemen. He said that there
will be no use discussing a pension Of gov
eminent employees II they are to be turned
out at the expiration of a fixed term. The
particular plan considered by postal EN-
ployes is for a system by which substitutes
should be put on at the lowest grade of
pay, in place Of the retiring man taking a
per cent of the ~latter's salary, turning the
difference back into the treasury. While
the plan is not accepted as final 1t is at
tractive and is entitled to careful consid-
Grafton.
Governor Shallenberger paid a tribute
to the faithful performance of duty by the
letter carriers and painted the resources
and glories OF Nebraska as one OF the
greatest states Of the union, and ended
with a splendid tribute to the flag.
United States Marshal William j. War
ner spoke upon Our Country" tracing it's
marvellous growth in the last few years,
particularly in the western states. Post
master f. L. Mccartney, of Nebraska City,
explained the workings OF Our Civil Ser
vice." telling the trials and tribulations at
tendant upon the distribution OF the mail.
Carl Kramer, postmaster of Columbus,
paid q tribute to Our Lady Guests" which
was greatly appreciated by those present.
At a business meeting held in the after.
noon the following new officers were
elected; President. j. S, Meyer, Nebraska
City; vice president. Ed. ID. Black, Omaha;
secretary, l.. M. Wilherson, Lincoln; treas
urer, c. w. Mulloy, Fremont; delegate-at-
large to st. Paul, F. f. Johnson, Fairbury.
The next convention is to be held in Fair
bury.
The committees in charge of the vari-
Gus features Of the meeting were:
Committee OF arrangements-S. A. Nor
rison, chairman; George F. Harris, secre.
tary, William Maher, d. w. Tilloston,
Joseph Musgrove, B. f. Knox, Edw. L.
Hoag, Joe A. Lille.
Reception committee-Edw. L. Hoag.
chairman; C. e. Newton, w. C. Bouk.
George ]. Kleffner, j. w. Disbrow, Edward
Black, L. Jorgensen, Fred Jorgensen, A. c.
Christensen, John Wiley, Mike Coffee,
E. J. Hynek, S. A. Morrison.