Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-26
MAINE LETTER CARRIERS
VIII Hold Annual Convention Tuesday,
April 10 in WaterviIIe.

The 10th annual convention of the
Maine State Letter Carriers Associa-
ton will be held in this city Tuesday,
April ~, under the auspices of the
local Branch, No. 515, and the commit
tees in charge are earnestly working
70 make this convention the largest
eyer held in the State This will be
he first time the convention has ever
net here and it is expected that nearly
30 letter carriers from all parts of the
sitate will be present. Each Branch
IS entitled to one delegate for each five
members or major fraction
The convention will meet at A. o. U.
". hall. The delegates will be met at
he trains by the committees and will
assemble at the hall at 8. o'clock for the
opening session From II to II o'clock
the visiting carriers will be taken in
automobiles about the city. Dinner will
be served at noon. The group picture
will be taken at 1.30 O'Clock. The at
ternoon session will convene at 2
o'clock, at which time the regular bust
ness will be transacted. The visiting
members will be guests at the city
Opera house at p. M. At $50 p. M.
an informal reception will be held at
the Elmwood hotel, which will be fol-
lowed by a banquet at . o'clock. I'M
mediately after the banquet Il social
entertainment will be held at the A.
O. L. w nall, which will close the
program for the day.
Among the speakers at the banquet
will be Governor Fernald, a representa-
tive from the postmaster generals Of
flee in Washington, w. +. Kelley, OF
Frcoklyn, y. Y. president of the Ma
tional Letter Carriers Association; DIR.
j. G.. Iowne. Waterville; Postmaster
p S. Head, Watervile; Secretary
Cantwell of the National Association;
John S. Spofford, State inspector; and
others. Attorney General w. c. Phil
brook of Waterville will act as toast
master. Invitations have been extend
ed to Congressman Hon. f. G. Bur-
Leigh and to every postmaster IN the
State. The clerks of the local office
will also nc guests.
The state Association has ut present
80 free delivery Offices, four being in
stituted last year, PASSPORT Caials'
Hallovell and Saco There are at pres
ont I'll carriers in the State. 173 regu-
lars and IS substitutes.
The committees in charge of the con-
ventiDn are: Ways and means, George
IIoxie. J. T.. Jordan G.. E. Morrill,; en-
tcrtainment. l. L. Thomas, George w.
Hoxie. c. f. Morrill,: transportation
George Finnimore, Fl. NJ. Fuller,
George HoXie: banquet c. f. Nor
rill, Hugh Page. s. d. Seekins; refresh
merits, J. E. Jordan, Guy Narney, II. NJ
Fuller; Invitations, II. NJ. Fuller, l. h.
Thomas. Guy Narney: reception,
George F'innimore. J. f. Jordan Z. f..
Morrill,; printing, ]. e. Jordan. 1. f
Thomas George Hoxie; decorations
Hugh Page S. T.. Seekins, l. T.. Thom-
as: music Guy tTarney. c. e. Morrill,.
II. NJ. Fuller, George Finnimore, Hugh
Page.
The present officers of the association
are. President, I. L. Thomas, Water
vile: vice president. A. w. Clark
Lewiston; secretary, G. f. Donnelly'
Portland; treasurer, G. A. Sprague.
Bangor: scrgeant-ata F. A. Wake
field. Bath; executive committee, l. M.
Stanley. Portland; NJ. w. White. Au-
g,lsta: G. G. Pulen, Camden: Angus
tus Heydrie. Westbrook; j. E. JORDAN
Watervile.