Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06

prepared ana OHered al the extra session.
of Congress.
1t was manifested early in the session
that plan for pensions for superan-
nuated civil servants should be adopted
and that every endeavor made to have a
measure ready for action by the extra
session.
Pledges of Support Received.
Pledges Of support from various inde-
pendent organizations represented in the
convention were given during the after
noon and early evening sessions, and the
reports of the credentials. resolutions,
laws, and legislation and nominating CON-
mittees were presented and unanimously
adopted.
Following the election Of officers Of the
new association they were installed, anC
after few minor motions had been acted
upon the convention adjourned sine die.
The officers elected were: President A
w. Mckee. New York; first vice presi'
dent. Charles W. Lahr, Harrisburg. Pa.
second vice president. George s. Boehm
Cincinnati. Ohio; third vice president
William n. Trip, West Point. n. T..
secretary. John ]. Deviney. Washington
D. c.. and treasurer. l. E. Schwartz
Morgan, Philadelphia: Pa; George I
Kleffner, Omaha, Neb.; Ross Keenan,
Brooklyn, n. Y; Charles w. Wright
Baltimore. Nd; Louis Marcks, st. Louis
Mo-; d. D. Caldwell, Washington, d. G..
and ]. D. Holland, Boston, Mass. :,
Provision also was made for fourtf
vice president, but no action was taker
toward electing one at this convention
Michael O'Donoghue Of Washington de
clfned the, nomination to be secretary OF
the new organization. declaring that M
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efforts for retirement OF superannuatot
government employees.
Gives Postal Clerks Ideas.
When the convention resumed it's ses
sion yesterday after the recess for lunch
Oscar F. Nelson of Chicago, represent
ing the National Association of Post OF
fee Clerks, took the floor. and at some
length told the convention where his peo
pie stood on the retirement question. He
characterized the present movement fol
straight non-contributOry pensions as q
secession movement" and said his peO
pie We're in favor of contributory plan
He declared he could not pledge the sup
port Of his organization to a non-con
tributory plan. and urged the cOnven
tion not to indorse any particular plan
but to put the organization on record as
indorsing some equitable retirement
PLAN
J. A. Giblan, representing the Federal
York, said that his organization was
going to obey the mandates of this con-
ventiOn.
President Mckee was optimistic in re.
gard to the future Of retirement
proposition. He declared he believed
there would be no need for such con-
vention year from now. He thought
that only one year would be needed to
put a pension measure through if the
employees could show united front.
one-Sided Vote Taken.
The various plans before the conven-
ton were then announced, tellers were
appointed and the convention proceeded
to vote for the retirement proposition
which it would support. The plans
voted on were the half-and-half plan.
where the government would contribute
50 per cent and the employe 80: the
straight. non-contributory plan, where
the government would assume all the
burden; the 81. per cent contributory
plan, where the entire responsibility
would be borne by the emplOye. and the
plan for a monster petition to Congress
to outline plan.
When the tellers announced the re-
suit it showed 9,232 votes for the non
contributory plan, 1876 for the direct
appeal plan, 502 for the half-and-half
plan and none for the 2h per cent plan.
After the vote was announced, follow
ing the lead of the Baltimore delegation,
all the delegates who had voted in favor
of other propositions changed their votes
to the majority, SO as to make the vote
on the non-contributOry plan unanimous.
The committee on resolutions announced
favorable reports in the following reso-
lutionS which were approved by the con-
vention: One to Miss Anne Morgan. eX-
pressing the sympathy of the convention
upon the death Of her father. j. Pierpont
Morgan, and one indorsing the classifica-
ton Of unskilled labor. The committee re-
fused to concur in a resolution proposing
a IanSion for widows or superannuated
government employees
Motto Is Adopted.
The convention adopted the following
motto, which is to be placed not only on
the stationery and publications of the ma
tional organizations, but also upon the
printed matter of the city and state or
ganizations: Extension of the civil serv-
ice, preservation of the civil service and
an equitable retirement law
The constitution and bylaws which
were adopted declared the object Of the
association was ito unite all federal civil
service employees for the purpose Of ex-
tending the civil service and improving
it's efficiency by every legitimate means. -
and that it's immediate object shall be
to obtain and disseminate Information
upon the subject OF superannuation of
employees in this service and to aid in de-
vising a plan. for. their. honorable retire
ment. with adequaL. provision for support
during old age. OF other disability" The
constitution also. pledged the new asso-
oiofion fo work in harmony with nfher
organizations engaged in similar work
for the perpetuation OF the civil service.
The constitution also provided for holding
the annual conventions between January
and March 30
Resolutions of. thanks were extended
both the Washington Board of Trade and
the Chamber of Commerce for the use of
their quarters for the convention.
NJ. r. Donoghue and Jacob w. Starr
both Of this city. installed the officers of
orcra MIA fioa