Evening journal., 1911-03-13
MAIL HANDLERS
ENJOY DINNER
Postmaster Compliments
Working Force for Efficient
Service During Year
MAYOR ALSO JOINS
IN The SPEECH MAKING

IN THE SPEECH MAKING
The annual dinner Of the clerk and
carrier forces at the postofiice held
Jointly for the first time on Saturday
night at the Hotel Wilmington, was q
very enjoyable occasion.
The banquet room was prettily
decorated and Neefs Orchestra fur
nished the music. The menu was well
served Albert Bothman, proprietor of
the hotel taking personal charge of
the affair
The guests were Mayor J Harvey
Spruance, Congressman William II
Heald. William J. Kelley. president of
the National Carriers Association
Postmaster Jester; Judge Henry G.
Conrad, e. j Cantwell. secretary of
the n. A. l.. c.: r. ID. Simmons. State
vice-president ~ A. l. c.; j. J, Dia-
mond. vice-president L. ~ A. p. q. C.;
Richard J Quinn. ex-president Of the
n. A. L. c. United States Senators
Henry A. DUPONT and Harry A. Rich
ardson were invited but were unable
10 attend.
Before the banqueters had seated
themselves James n. Van Horn. a
member of the committee on arrange
ments introduced Frapcis Taylor. Jr.
as toastmastor Of the evening.
Among the speakers we're: Mayor
spruance. Judge Conrad. Postmaster
Jester. President, william J. Kelley
Assistant Postmaster Hickman, Rich
ard ]. Quinn, J. W S. Camperson
Walter J. Young and L. A. Spelshouse
president Of the McAllister Street
Car Mail Box Company
Addresses by Mayor Spruance
Judge Conrad and Postmaster Jester
particularly. were interesting. Judge
Conrad. as a former postmaster, re-
called his association with the clerks
and carriers with evident pleasure
He said that when the proposed du-
Pont road is completed it may be
possible to have sub-station at
Georgetown. where he now lives, and
with his friend. Congressman Heald
at Washington, he said he might be
postmaster of It.
Mayor Spruance's remarks touched
the right spot in the hearts of the
clerks and carriers. He said he had
thought he had visited more homes
than any man in the city, but since
thinking of it he was of the opinion
that the mail carriers are deserving
of the blue ribbon.
DO you ever think of the romance
of your work" the Mayor said. How
many times the letters you deliver
make the heart throb with passion
How often they hint of tragedy enter
| ing into life How many times they
bring the cheer of good news both
i'm business and domestic circles,
| Surely there is in your work muci
more than the mere burden Of the
mail and the weariness of the walk
! Postmaster Compliments.
Postmaster Jester spoke to the mer
from the practical side and cOmpli.
mented them on their efficient ser
vice during the year.
The officers of the Diamond State
/ Branch. 1871, n. A. L. c., are: James
! n. Smedley. president: John NJ
Lutz. vice-president; Charles c. Kir-
| by. secretary; Francis Taylor. Jr.
| financial secretary; Clarence Nj
/ Raymond. treasurer, and Albert b
| Hammond, sergoant-at-arms
The officers of tho L. n. A. p. O. G.
/ Branch, No. a.. are: II. T. Johnson
1 president; James II. Van Horn, vice
/ president; Joseph \. Middletown
Tr.. secretary. and Noble B. McMulln
/ treasurer.
The committee OF arrangements
under whose auspices the banquet
was given, We're Francis Taylor, Jr.
chairman; Joseph n. Middleton, Jr.
secretary: James n. Smedley. treas
urer: Charles NJ Sehl. Clifford
Young. George w. Sasse, Charles F
Adele. James II. Van Horn. Josepl
A. Glynn. Edmund x. Bennett, vii
liam J. Moreland. aul S. Writ, Fran
els Taylor, Jr.. toastmaster.
Among those who We're gathered
around the dining tables were the fol
lowing members Of the two organiza
tions:
Clerks-F Frank P. Phelan, Mark l.
Garrett, Charles o. Morgan. S. A. Nc
Cam, Harry r. Johnston. GeOrgi
Hollis. Richard Kandle, ~ y. McMul
lin. Isaac Jones, W. Ralph Whitehead
James Scully. Joseph ~ Middleton
Jr.. Garrett Smith. Clifford Young
Edward X. Bennett. James H. Val
Horn. Charles X. Stevenson. Warrel
Jefferis. West Trotter. William J
Moreland and George r. Plummer.
Carriers Francis Taylor, Jr. !. \
Smedley. John NJ. Lutz. Clarence N
Raymond. Charles c. Kirby. Charlie
! Tipka. Charles r Abele, Albert r
Hammond David Stewart, Joseph A
Glynn. l.. A. Wilcox. Geroge f. Brown
George Lleyd. Edward Speakmar
Harry Foulk. Charles NJ Sehl, Miltol
" Bowers, James Turner. Theodor
Hopkins. Charles Poinsett, Jane
Cannon. Ernest Henderer, Edwar
I Goslin. Fred Price, John Slyvanu:
Walter W. Walls. Fred McClain, Pau
s Writ, William Ainsworth and job
Scott