Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-17
Maine Stale League Opens
Two-Day Convention.
Sessions, Thursday, al Augusta
House, Full Of Interest.
Governor haines Among Speakers.
Convention viii Close, Friday.

The Maine State League Of Postmas-
ters Of third and fourth class offices,
opened its eighth annual convention.
Thursday morning, at the Augusta
House. The number Of postmasters
was comparatively small. but new
ertheless, the first sessions We're most
profitable. The meetings were quite i'm
formal, and the members of the league
talked over their common difficulties
and the solutions.
The first session of the day opened,
al 10 \. NJ. President G. g. Aldrich
of Cutter. presiding Mayor +. E.
Newbeat of Augusta delivered the ad
dress IF welcome aud extended % the
visitors tie best wishes OF the Augusta
citizens.
Governor William r. Haines was
present at TIE morning session. and
delivered a most interesting address
on "Maine,s Interest In Her Rural
Sections" In brief. Governor Haines
told of the great advantages for hozs
on the farm, and spoke of the Rrea
increase in farm valuation. He ther
eavs TIE credit of tins change Of farm
yaluataH. te the raral free felisefa.
routes extending through all parts o.
the farming sections
During the rest Of the morning seaz
sion the members enrolled and min.
elea socially until the dinner hour
The aftefneon session commenced a
! 2 O'Clock, when Pres. Aldrieh delittre
| his annual address. lie spoke Of tie
! great benefit Which she league ma
! proved to all its members. And lie
said We SHOULD not despair, but
should al be full OF hope. even Whet
| the most difficult conditions confront
as All Of us will soon see the league
| a fower If great good"
| Hon. Charles :. Hichborn of Augusta
then delivered an address on Board o.
/ Trade Matters. a subject upon which
he is especially fitted to speak, as he
t is a past president OF the Maine state
] Board of Trace" Mr. Hichborn advis-
| ed each postmaster present To start =
Board of Trade upon reaching home.
! and gave COED suggestions fer such
work. Especially. he warned each man
against letting politics enter such n
, movement as this. politics. lie said,
puts father against son, and destroys
the tcam work Of community. With
aul tifiS team Atlh ilp s1itttt tltliASa Nt'4
| be accomplished
c. w Poor. superintendent of the
money order department at the Au-
gusta post Office, spoke informally 10
the members, giving them many hints
on the money order business, and cor
recting many errors of judgment.
The last hour Of the afternoon scs-
sion IVES passed in an Informal Gisefis-
sion upon two questions of vital inter
est to postmasters: Fourth Glass
Postmasters' Prospects and TIL Sc
| Examinations" and What Effect has
the Posmasters' League Had on the
Postal Service"
The final session of the convention
will be held, Friday morning, COM
mencing at o'clock. sharp.
President Aldrieh announced, Thurs
dav afternoon. the committees of The
league for the ensuing year. as follows
Committee on resolutions, Geo. @. carr
of Ncrrideewack. Arthur II. Sargent
of SargentYille. finance committee. H.
Rich of Sehago Lake, r. NJ. Dow OF
Kent's Hill, G. a. Palmer of Monroe;
nomination committee, I" r. Fletcher
af Cane Porpoise,. G. l.. HeYey Of Nefth
Anean. !. NJ. Davis of Webhannett.
The following members of the league
were present at the Thursday meet
lngs: r. G. Aldrich (presidenD, of
cutler. z. r. Duran secretary OF East
Corinth. +. n. Adams Of Litchiieid,
George 4. Carr of Norridgewoek, Ed-
win Madside of Sabattus, Charles i,
orue of West Ro6thbay Harbor, y. u.
Hatch of Morrill,, G. a. Palmer OF Mon /
roc. Arthur IL. Sargent of Sargent |
vile. c. s. Staples Of North Haven +
t.award Douglass of North White
field. l.. r. Ramsdell of Ripley, q. L. |
IIovov of North Anson, a. NJ, Bow
man of Manchester, 5. q. Tinkham of
Arson, f. Mason of Augusta. u NJ /
story of Washburn. +. NJ. Dow oi
Kent's Hill. Marohn II. Greenleaf ol
Starks. Mildred Mayall of Lisbon Cen
Ter, Clara T. Butterfeld Of East DIX
field. w. w. Brown of Bowdoinham,
Fannie Z. stone of lIdgecomb, c. ".
Ressc Of jefferson, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Il
Fletcher of cape Porpoise, Mr.. ahd
Mrs T.. Rich Of Sehago Lake. Mr. and
>frs. J. NJ Davis of Webhannet. Min
lie Holden of Moose River, Zaidee 7.
campbell of Jackman, II. 7. Weeks
# Cooper's Mills.