Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-20
SeC'y. Davis Presents Greet
ings Of Stale al Banquet.
John ". Grant Of The Gardiner
Branch Chosen President.
The Post Office Clerks Hold Profit
able Session at Bangor.

The 18th annual convention of the
Maine State Letter Carriers Associa-
ton held in this city Wednesday was
one of the largest in point of attend
ance and most profitable that has been
held by the association during its eX-
istence The most important business
of the session was the adoption of the
new constitution and bylaws to con-
form with that of the National Asso-
citation of Letter Carriers An import
ant feature of the business session was
an address upon Association Work.
by Fay S. Traitor of Cleveland. Ohio,
chairman of the executive board OF
tie National Letter Carriers Associa-
ton.
The guests of the convention. who
were entertained locally by the Angus
ia Branch, began to arrive as early as
9.15 A. NJ at G.. A, r. hall on Water
street where they We're given a cor
dial welcome. A buffet luncheon was
served at noon and another at p. NJ
Carriers n. w. White and Thomas A.
Z brennan of the Augusta Branch COM
posed the reception committee while
Carriers II. A. Colder, Fred Page and
f. 4. Sprague of the same branch
composed the refreshment committee.
The party at =. NJ. inspected the new
state House and after an hour for
lunch came the business session which
was called to order at p. NJ. by Pres
ident F. P. Dunn of Augusta. The re-
port of the committee on credentials
showed IS delegates present, repre-
senting Is branches. Visiting carriers
and other guests brought the total
number to upwards of 100. The follow
ing committees were appointed:
Observation-Disclosures II. Gardiner
Augusta; Walter G. Haney, Bangor;
George w. LeGrow, Portland.
Auditing-Wallace Purnell. Gardiner;
Roy C. Pearce, Hallowell: j. Edward
Jordan, Waterville.
A telegram of greeting was received
from the State Branch of the Post Of
flee Clerks at Bangor and similar
telegram was sent in reply by the Let
ter Carriers. The secretary reported
II branches of the Letter Carriers i'll
good standing in the association and
the treasurer reported the finances to
be in excellent condition. The work
of the officers of the National Associa-
ton of Letter Carriers was endorsed.
The following officers were chosen:
President, John w. Grant. Gardiner;
vice president, Wilbur S. Cross. Rock
land: secretary. George E. Donnelly,
Portland: treasurer, T. j. Manning,
Lewiston: executive board, John A.
Casey, Bangor: Elmer f. Whitney.
Bid6eford: j. f. Jordan. Waterville;
delegate TO National convention at
Rochester, George F. Donnelly, Port
land; alternate to national convention.
Frank S. Wakefield, Bath.
The carriers all wore badges of lilac
shade to which was attached a medal,
bearing upon one side an excellent
likeness of the remodeled federal
building and upon the other the State
seal.
The Banquet.
The banquet held under the auspices
of Branch. No 467 of Augusta in the
main dining hall of the Augusta House
was an occasion which will be long
remembered by the visiting carriers
both on account of the excellent menu
provided by Landlord Emerson and
the sympathetic and stirring speeches
of the guests of the evening.
Those seated at the tables were:
Hon. Cyrus w. Davis, Waterville Fay
S. Traitor. Cleveland, o.; John v.
Lane Hon. Reuel j. NoyeS, E. G. CARL,
John C. Arnold, Everett S. Hall,
Thomas A. Brennan, Nat S. White,
Augusta. Frank S. Maxcy, Gardiner:
John w. Grant. Randolph; George E.
Donnelly, Portland; c. H. Vachon
Philias Gugier, Lewiston: Edward P.
Dunn, Charles G. Crowell, George A.
Sprague, Augusta; Walter E. Donovan,
Bangor; E. c. Lord, Fred d. Miller.
fred Lamarche, Auburn: George o. D.
Soule, Thomas A. Pendergast. Charles
E. Pierce, Portland; J. E. Jordan, Wa
tervile; J. J. Ball, Portland; Francis
T. Brennan. Harry K. Erskine, Bath;
w. l.. Mosley, J. H. Martin, F. S.
Wakefield. Bath: George F. Wilson.
Elmer Whitney. Biddeford; A. c..
Morse. C. T. Richardson. Brunswick;
z. H. Gardner, Augusta; Willard +.
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