Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-09
OFFICERS Of LEAGUE
IRE MI REELECTED
Po9rMASTERS AGAIN CHOOSE
CHARLES o. BARRY, OF WALKER,
PRESIDENT.
LOUD IN THEIR PRAISE
OF TREATMENT RECEIVED
This City, They Say, Has Given Them
Warmsst Welcome in History Of
Lsaaue-Ars Quests Of MarshaIltovsn
Club at Luncheon ct Soldiers Home
Closing Day Busy One.

Closing Day Busy One.
Suspending the rules, the league this
afternoon reelected all Of the old Of
ficers unanimously. Those chosen were
as follows: President, Charles o. Bar
ry, Of Walker; vice president, A. NJ.
Henderson. Story City; secretary. L. L.
Reynolds. Little Sioux; and treasurer.
A. r. Miner. Bussey. President Rey-
nolds was reelected in spite of him
self, as the league refused to take Sc
riously his announcement that he did
not want to longer be the head of the
league.
Close to 100 postmasters were in at
tendance at the annual convention OF
the Iowa State League OF Postmasters
of the third and fourth classes when
this mornings session opened. Follow
ing the social diversion furnished by
the Marshalltown Club at the soldiers
home, Tuesday evening, the convention
settled down to business again today.
Those in attendance are loud in their
praise Of the treatment and courtesies
being shown them by the city and the
Marsl1altown Club. A record has been
made which the postmasters will not
soon forget and this city Is being talked
Of for the next annual meeting place.
Much Business 10 Done.
Much was accomplished by the con-
vention before it adjourned during the
noon hour The committees on reso-
buttons and postal recommendations re-
ported this morning and many ad-
dresses and papers were given and dis
cussions opened on subjects of prime
interest to postmasters.
Resolutions were reported by the
committee boosting the league. COM
mending and approving Of the achieve
ments Of Postmaster General Frank H.
Hitchcock, thanking Inspectors Farrell
and Welborne for their services; rec
ommending that the state dues be re-
mitted to postmasters whose annual
compensation Is over 5000 year and
less than $500 year. All the resolu-
tons were adopted. Courtesies shown
by the Marshalltown Club, the city and
press were duly acknowledged by other
resolutions.
Recommend Civil Service.
The report Of the committee on postal
recommendations, which was adopted.
recommended the placing Of third and
fourth class postmasters in the CLASH
fed civil service; that there should be
a readjustment of salary allowance in
accordance with work done; favored
the parcels post as advocated by the
postmaster general; favored Sunday
closing and recommended that the de-
partment establish bonding depart
ment for all postmasters and postal
employees.
Improving Rural Mail Service.
The singing of America opened the
morning session, and from 10 to 10: 80
shop talk on registry and rural bust
ness occupied the attention Of the
postmasters.
Mail Service" was discussed by H. r.
system Of checking carriers errors and
and have list Of eligibles who could
provement Of the country roads, he
holds as the most important work
necessary for the development Of a
better rural service
w o. Book, Of New Albin, read a
greeting from President Hoag, Of the
national association, of Orchard Park.
n. Y.
Proposes Civil 9ervics Extension.
Would the Extension of Civil Ser
vice to All Postal Employees Be q
Hindrance or Benefit to the Ser
vice." was the subject Of w. L.
Custom, of Kellerton. He thought that
the civil service should be extended
to all branches Of the postal service
and that the postal department should
be divorced from politics.
J. H. johnson, OF Logan, discussed
"Emoluments Of the Office With Com
PARSONS" He said he believed that
fourth class postmasters were UNDER
paid, that their hours were long and
their duties severe. He believed thai
70 postmaster should receive less than
$40 q month.
Promotion For Employees.
Should Postal Employees be Pro-
noted for Efficiency to Greater Fields
OF Usefulness?' was ably discussed by
NJ L. Sherman, Of Fredericksburg. In
many instances, the speaker said. the
business Of the postmaster was made
secondary to other business, and in
many cases the postmaster was not as
efficient as he would be if placed un-
der civil service.
o. z. wellman, Of Arlington, told Of
''The Trials and Tribulations of q
First Glass Postmaster" in a humor-
Gus way, and he read clever original
poem dealing with the subject.
Argue Parcels Pest.
Hans Keiser, Of Elgin, took the A.
firmative and q. L. Nye. Of Agency.
the negative. in discussion Of Par.
cells Post" keiser. who has been very.
much interested in the subject, said he
thought an injustice was done the pso-
pie in the present method OF handling
fourth class mail. He advocated 4 local
parcels post, with charge Of cents
for the first pound and 2 cents for each
additional pound, which he thought
would solve the problem and give the
small merchant a chance to compete
with the mail order house.
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