Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-04
Ottumwa P. M. Honored by
Association; True Of Os-
kaloosa is Ser'y-Treas.
Perry Gets Convention.
RESOLUTIONS OF
IMPORTANCE PASSED
Parcels Post on Rural Route
is Recommended; Grand
field Speaks This After
noon; Banquet Success.
OFFICERS FOR 1913.

OFFICERS FOR 1913.
President-Frank A. Nimoeks,
0ttumWa. r-@
Secretary .treasurer George
True, Oskaloosa.
Vice Presidents:
First district-W. W. Copeland,
Burlington.
1 Second district Robert Nc
Mutt, Muscatine.
Third district-H. c. chappel',
Independence.
Fourth district-W. F. Muse,
Mason City.
Firth dlstrict-c. H. Haskell,
Cedar Rapids.
Sixth district - J. Hlnkley,
Sigourney. @ .
Seventh district-Fred Mccall,
Nevada.
Eighth distrIet-DanieI Ander.
son, Lamona.
Ninth district-A. s. Hazelton,
Council Bluffs.
Tenth dlstrlct-A. l. RIseley,
Rockwell City.
Eleventh dlstrict-Mrs. Lucy 3.
Smith, Sioux Rapids.
Convent tloss 4 81 Psrry,s.lows.
BY unanimous votes the above nam
ed officers were elected to head the
lowa Presidential Postmasters asso-
ciation for the year of 1913. With
The. address Of First Assistant Pest
master General Charles P. Grandfield,
the nth annual convention of the Or
Eanization will draw to a close this
afternoon as the most successful ever
held.
Resolutions were adopted this after
noon favoring among other things q
rural route parcels posts and urging
better compensation for third class
postmasters. ..@.-....-,.-.
The session this morning was open
ed by an address on Money Order
md Registry Service" by c. L. Nun
yer OF Waterloo. Chief Clerk Hughes
pf the railway mail service of Burlng-
ton was unable to attend the conven-
ton and deliver his paper Oh The
Postmaster and the r. P. o. Thomas
P. Hollowell Of Fort Madison, made a
short talk on Efficiency in Service
Two important questions we're taken
m. fully discussed and settled at the
morning session. The first was the
registry departments, regarding the Is
suanoe of return receipts. Postmas-
ter Frank Nimocks brought about this
discussion. Postmaster Howard l..
Ram Of Manchester, fathered the dis
cussion Of the matter Of postmasters
accepting checks from rural patrons,
In violation Of the postal regulations.
Yesterday afternoon the postmasters
voiced hearty approval Of a limited
parcels post.
Resolutions Adopted.
The resolutions adopted by the post
masters thank the officers and agents
Tor their interest; the first assistant
Postmaster General C. P. Grandf1eld
and other department representatives
for coming to the convention and lend
Ing their advice and instructions. They
take cognizance of the efforts Of Post
master Nimocks and the employees in
his office and the Commercial associa-
kion and press for the courtesies shown
The efforts of the postmaster gen.
eral for the establishment Of limited
parcels post on rural routes were en-
dorsed and the hope was expressed
that the post would be put in operation
At an early date. The shorter hours
Tor carriers was said to have resulted
In a betterment to the service, and the
resolutions encouraged the extending
81 the annual vacation periods from
lfteen to thirty days. The efforts OF
she department to reduce the work on
Sundays were commended. The sale
Of advertising space in periodicals was
viewed as mercantile transaction
and the efforts of the postmaster gen.
eral to compel such publications to
share their fair proportion OF the ex-
penses of the department were ap-
proved. The last paragraph Of the
resolutions referred to the insufficient
compensation to third class post
masters, and an equitable increase was
recommended. ~.
Munger Raises Points.
One OF the main points raised by
supt. Munger in his address was
the identification of strangers who
present money orders for payment
He declared that every postmaster
should absolutely refuse to cash an
order without the proper Identification
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