Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-10
POSTWAR MADE THE
.ICUEST OF 0TTUMWA
EMPLOYEES. OF UNCLE SANS POST.
OFFICE DEPARTMENT CON-
vENE IN FEDERAL BUILDING
SELECT MASON CITY.
Place Of Holding Next Convention
Fixed at Joint Meeting; Two
Gatherings Being Held;
Banquet this Evening.

I oICuulWd IS lIG uOoC W Iuo oeehIO
associations Of postoffice clerks and
letter carriers, both Of which are hold
ing conventions in the federal build
ing here today. An automobile ride
! about the city this afternoon at the
close Of the sessions and banquet at
, the First congregational church to-
night mark the entertaining events OF
the day. The opening was joint be-
tween the two organizations IN the
United States court room at 80 and
was presided over by M. P. Conso-
dine, superintendent of mails In the
local postoffice and chairman of the
committee on arrangements. Mr.. Con-
sodine made an address Of welcome to
the visiting delegates Of both associa-
tions and introduced Rev. B. F. Patt,
pastor of the First Baptist church,
who delivered the invocation. The
response to the welcome address was
made by G. J. Lensch of Cedar Rapids,
president of the State Association or
Letter Carriers. John w. Welborn, Of
ficially designated as the representa-
tive of the department at the conven-
ton, made short talk during the joint
meeting Mr.. Welborn is postoffice in
spector with headquarters here. The
Joint session was brought to a close
upon the selection of Mason City as
the place Of holding the next state
meeting.
The two organizations then separ-
ated to hold their own conventions.
The clerks remained in the United
States court room and the carriers
took the grand jury room on the third
floor Of the building. Both associations
expect to finish their business ses-
sions and elect officers by o'clock
this afternoon, when the auto ride
about the city will be taken.
Rogers Not Present.
The clerk delegates were disap-
pointed in the failure Of National
President Frank Rogers Of the clerks
to be present President Rogers sent
his reasons for absence in bulky let
ter to the convention in which he
stated that his presence in Washing
ton, where a fight is being made on
the eight-hour law for postoffice
clerks and carriers, made his promised
visit here impossible. The two conven.
lions expected to take up the matter
of the eighthour law, which as 1t now
stands is favored by the two bodies.
but a change to the old plan whereby
forty-eight hours week Instead or
eight hours day, was the vogue, Will
be resisted. The organizations want
eight hours within ten consecutive !
hours each day as their measure Of
working time.
Clerks Committees.
The following committees were ap-
pointed by the clerks convention:
Credentials E. Ball, Council
Bluffs, chairman; Harry E. Virden, Mt
Pleasant; w. H. Doggett of Ames.
Finance, M. L. Forbes. Fl. Dodge,
chairman; l.. E. Aldrich, 'Waterloo;
Mike Mier, Ottumwa.
olutions-Roscoe Blakely, Des
Moines chairman: Frederick Feucht-
er, Davenport; Ray Briggs, Dubuque.
DeIegates-CIerks.
The delegates of the clerks present
are: .-->
J. w. Koenig, Ft. Dodge, president.
c. e. Boblett, Perry, first vice presi-
dent.
W. II. Doggett, Ames, second vice
president.
B. F. Barrett, Council Bluffs, state
delegate.
Lillian M. Perkins. Keokuk, chair
man organization committee.
l.. E. Aldrich and Fred K. Busby,
Waterloo.
Ray G.. Leisure, Edgar Youngerman,
G. L. Luther, Clare Lyons and Roscoe
Blakely, Des Moines.
Harry E. Virden, Mt. Pleasant.
H. B. Madden, J. E. Sheka and S. A.
Koch, Mason City.
F. D. Larimer, Charlton.
Ray Briggs, Dubuque.
Frederick Feuchter and Herman J.
Paustian of Davenport. [
Mike Mier, Dave Houke and D. K.
Church, Ottumwa.
Harry E. Ball and John B. Morton of
Council Bluffs. Il
M. l.. Forbes, Fit. Dodge.
Miss Florence Maple of Charlton,
state secretary for the clerks, was I'M
able. on account of illness, to be
present at the convention, and Miss
Lillian Perkins Of Keokuk acted in the
capacity Of secretary.
Committees-Carriers
Credentials-H. Hemingsen, Jr.,ii
Alex Sampson and Phil Neumiller.
Resolutions-E. J. Strater, T. r.
Richeson,y L. J. Alstrand.
Rules and laws-H. Fries, T. r.
Sawyer and G. r. Doty.
Printing!. W. Hughes, L, H. Lar