The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-07-26
VIRGINIA TO ENTERTAIN THE
DISTRICT LEAGUE Of
PoSTMASTERS IN 1913
Invitation Of Mrs. Mary \. James, Post
mistress Of Virginia, to Have the 1913
Convention Held Ia This City Is Ac-
eeptod.. .-SN Counties Ia the League,

MRS. Mary b. James, postmlstress,
was a Duluth visitor the fore part
of the week, being in attendance at
the third annual meeting of the
District League of Postmasters held
in the Zenith City on Monday.
The District League embraces the
postmasters of St. Louis. Itasca,
Lake, Koochiching, Carlton and
Pine counties, and responsive to an
invitation extended by Mrs. James
at the conclusion of her address on
"Sunday Mail" the mblage by
unanimous vote, accepted this city
az the place for the 1913 meet.
At the convention on Monday
there was general discussion of
various subjects relating to post
Office affairs, but the subject elicit
ing the greatest enthusiasm and the
warmest addresses was the class1ti-
cation of post-offices, especially
those of the fourth class, 80 as to
take them out of politics and have
appointments made by the post.
master general from list of eligi,
bles furnished by the civil service
commission of persons who had
passed a satisfactory examination
w. S. Bartholomew, postmaster
at Avon, was one of the principle
speakers in behalf of such classifi.
cation, brought out in his address
upon the "Good of the League, and
asserted that while many congress
men openly declared themselves in
favor of ouch method of choosing
post Office officials they were secret
ly opposed to such measure and
their influence had much to do with
the diiatory tactics of the admins
tration in the matter. Such a meas
ure would do away with much Of
the congressmen's political pres
tige. the post Office jobs having
from time immemoriaI, been used
as sop" to catch the influence o.
certain men who had or thought
they had "pull" in the community
Fred D. Vibert, of Cloquet, spok<
on"Postal Savings Banks" consider
ing the limit of 500 per month per
mitted as deposits was entirely toe
low, and other speeches were by
Miss Harriet Morcon., of Tower, or
|"Up.to Date Service" and upon "The
Trials and Tribuiations of Fourth
Class Postmaster" by Barth Wolf o,
Wrenshall, while the meet closed
with an address by Post Office In
spector H. o. Smith.
The officers elect for the ensuing
year are E. H. Hatch of Eveleth
president. O L Leding OF Cook, vice
president, and w. J. Stock of Cole
raine, secretary and treasurer.
Resolutions were adopted endors.
ing the merit system as the proper
method of securing more efficieh,
service in all departments of the
government and the placing of all
classes of postmasters under the
classified service. A resolution was
passed favoring department owner.
chip of post-of1ice fixtures. The
following postmasters we're present:
Mira. Mary H. James, Virginia; w. ],
Stock, Coleraine; Miss Harriet f.
Morcom, Tower; Ed. Hatch, Eveleth;
J. E. Turppa, Kinney; N. L. Johnson,
Bull; Leonard Scott, Deer River;
Barth Wolf, Wrenshall; A. S. Webb
Sandstone; O. J. Ledin9; Cook; E. B.
Robinson, Floodwood; J. A. Giles.
bic, Carlton; ]. D. Barstow, Barnum;
F. d. Vibert, Cloquet; L. +. Trues.
dale; Wright; Mrs. Kemp, Sundby;
p. H. Tvedt, Nashwauk, and w. S
Bartholomew, Avon.