The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-01
Postmen Wind Up State Conveu-
ton Choose Officers for
Coming Year Chickasha
Man is Vice President
BANQUET PROVES
DECIDED SUCCESS
Mckenzie Toastms ster - Local Min
listers and Visitors Make Talks
Pension System for Postal
Workers is Given Boost

me annual convention of the state
Letter Carriers association closed
mere Saturday night. following the bus
iness sessions and banquet for the viz
ltors. The election Of the following Of.
ficers was announced as follows. Har-
per Hughes. Shawnee. president; A. |.
hay chickasha, vice president: Ezra
K. Lansdown. Oklahoma City. secre-
tary;. Sam Malahay. Shawnee, treasur.
er; E. A. stalIings. Ell Reno, executive
committeeman.
One OF the big hits OF the meeting
was the band brought over by the
Oklahoma City delegation. Inelr music
was real and just how much ii was
appreciated was evidenced by the en-.
'husiastic applause that was ever
present. The band featured in the
parade Saturday afternoon, starting at
the Rock Island depot and finishing at
the city hall, where the husiness meet
ings were held.
The visiting delegates expressed
fthemselves as highly pleased with the
entertainment afforded them while
here and the meeting was voted as one
OF the most successful in the history
Of the organization.
The Banquet.
The banquet served by the Methodist
ladies' In the church parlors Saturday
evening proved to be a complete sue
cess in every respect A. E. Mckenzie.
slstant postmaster here, was presented
as POSTMASTER by r. E. WestfalI. the
retiring president and he got away
with the part assigned to him in an
eminently satisfactory manner. Local
ministers e:;S prominent members OF
the postmen's organization furnished
the oratory in which the light and the
serious were combined in pleasing pro
portion.
| Rev. E. B. Tells spoke on "Our Letter
Carriers" handling his subject very
cleyerly and giving his hearers many
helpful thoughts. Rev. G. Lyle Smith
talked on Lords Day Alliance" con
vulsing the crowd with humorous an
ecdotes, while dealing with this theme
in vigorous fashion Sunday OBJ
servance" was the subject assigned to
Rev. W. T. Rouse, pastor OF the First
Baptist church. who discussed his sub
ject in a very earnest manner. urging
that postal workers be relieved entire
ly OF Sunday duties.
Pension System Urged.
| John G. Mugayin. an officer of the
national association OF letter carriers.
departing from the subject assigned
him, spoke particularly on pensions fo-
postal employees, for which he made
very strong argument. '@The great
corporations of the country. such as
the Pennsylvania railroad and other
roads, the big steel company and many
other concerns are providing pension
systems for their employees and they
acting from sound economic policy. !"
said the speaker. ~Should not Uncle
Sam be amodel emnloyer7 Statistica
could be quoted to prove that such a
lpension system would not be burden
some to the country but on the. other
hand would result in actual saving
through the retirement Of government
employees after their efficiency Is
gone
Jas A. Walsh. former president OF
the state association. made good talk
and e. r. Lansdown. secretary. discuss
ed the work Of the association in way
that held the closest attention Of his
hearers Mr. Baine, natioRal represen-
Natiye, also made good talk
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