The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-17

/ letter from Congressman Plumley wa
read, expressing his deep regret at being
| unable to be present because of his pro
! tracted duties at the national capital II
had been expected that he would be il
| Barre to address the convention. Ma
tional President Frank e Rogers, wht
was invited and was also unable to b,
present, sent a telegram stating his re
gret, but congratulating the organization
upon its entry into the national ranks
Reports of the state officers OF the Were
read and approved after which came
the election 81 officers.
The officers for the ensuing year are
as follows: President, IT. Arthur
Shaughnessy Of Bellows Falls; first vice.
president, Paul ID. Leavitt of Barre; sec
ond vice president, T. H. Newton of Bur
hngton; secretary. Nelson 0ber OF Bel
lows Falls; treasurer, +. G. Driscoll OF
st. Adams; finance committee, Fred 3.
Wright Of Burlington, chairman, Fred
f. Coon OF Burlington, Robert Doomey.
st. Adams John +. Corcoran of this
city was chosen chairman OF the organ-
zation committee which is composed OF
the following: Dan J. Casey, Burlington,
George II. Ross, Rutland, James A. Aus
tin, Brattleboro. Archie Lancet, st.
Johnsbury, Roy G. Bugbee, Barre.
Among the resolutions adopted at the
meeting were the following One ex-
pressing the thanks of the Vermont state
branch 10 the Lords Day alliance for its
efforts in securing shorter working hours
on Sunday for all postofiiee employees.
Another rendered President William
Howard Taft sincere appreciation for his
veto of the executive, judicial. and legis
latiye appropriation bill, which carried
with it the scvcn-year tenure of office
clause for civil service employees. which,
ii approved, would have thrown the civil
service back into the old spoils system.
A third resolution was in recognition
OF the untiring efforts Of National Presi-
dent Frank I. Rogers in behalf of the
postal clerks of the country and in
structing the state delegates to the ma.
tional convention to vote for his re-
election should be he candidate before
that body A fourth voiced thanks and
appreciation of the branch to tn. second
national vice president L. Harvey Doug
lass of Waterville, Me, and the national
treasurer, e. w. Connors of Boston, for
their continued interest in the branch
since its inception.
Resolutions were also adopted tender
ing thanks of the branch to the members
OF the committee of both branches of
Congress, who have under their consid
Grafton matters relative to postotfices aud
post roads, particularly Congressman
Kelley of Connecticut and Moon of Ala
bama, and Senators Murray Crane OF
and Boes Penrose of
Banquet Held Last Evening
The exercises of the convention were
brought to a fitting close last night with
a stumptuous banquet at the City hotel,
by -prandial exercises. The
banquet was in charge Of Landlord Snow.
After all due respect had been paid to
The feast John p. Corcoran, president of
the local branch of postoliice clerks. in
Lroduced H. Arthur Shaughnessy of Bel |
ows Falls as toastmaster for the even
ng. The following responded with |
casts; Postmaster +. w. Bisbee; Pres /
dent II. A. Phelps OF the Barre Board of |
Trade; Charles Converse, president of |
.he local branch of city letter carriers;
glarence G. Carr president of the Wash 4
ngton county branch of rural carriers; I
md national officers H. Harvey Douglass
md Edward w. Connors of Boston, The
ervices of Harry Gage of Burlington.
sho is visiting in this city, were engaged
or the evening. Mr.. Gage rendered sew
raj humorous literary selections.
The committee in charge of the ar
angements for the convention was as
ollows: John p. Corcoran, Pauf J..
and James r. Kenefek.