The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-05-29
UNITED NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF
POSTOFF|CE CLERKS
To Hold Fifth Annual Con-
vention in Palatka To-
day and Saturday.


Palatka has the honor today of
greeting the Fifth Annual convention
of the United Association of Postotfice
Clerks. We give them greeting and
hope their deliberations will result in
good to the service. That is their
purpose and the only excuse offered
for the organization. We hope they
will like Palatka. Anyway the town
is the best we can give them at this
writing, but if they will come back
in two or three years we will show
them many changes for the better. We
want them to remember that Palatka
is growing city; that it has trans
portation advantages possessed by
few other towns in Florida; that its
people are weighted down with pro-
gresive ideas and that they are throw
ing them off and getting them adopt
ed as fast as they can be assimilat-
ed.
Perhaps the people will best under
stand the purpose Of the organiza-
ton by reading the following letter
written by President Center of Tam
pa to Secretary Folsom Of the board
of trade. He says:
81 have your communication of the
goth inst. addressed to Secretary Gil
more, and referred by him to me.
When we selected Palatka as the city
for holding our 5th annual conven-
ton, it was in consideration of the
splendid geographical location of Pa
latka, and its admirable transporta-
ton facilities, being equally access
ible from all points in the state, and
it is also the opinion of the writer,
the center of population of the state
Of Florida.
"Now as to material facts concern
ing the holding Of this convention, l
have not at the present writing any
available data, as to the number Of
delegates that will be in attendance
at same, but l wish to assure you,
that the delegates will represent prac-
tically every 1st and End class office
of any consequence in the state, and
will be truly representative of all that
is best and progressive in this branch
Of The civil service.
"Our Florida Association is branch,
similar ones are organized in every
state in the Union and our insular
possessions, of the parent orgaulza-
tions the United National ASSOCIATION
of Post Office Clerks, comprising an
organization of upwards of 10000
clerks, who maintain a publicity br-
reau in the city of Washington D. G
and publish monthly a periodical un-
der the title of the Post Office Clerk
GAS a disiminator of information
opening channels of communication
between different points, | hold the
Post Office in this respect to be only
second in importance to our public
schools, and it is the only one OF the
Federal institutions that is in contact
with all the public all the time.
"a Post Office being so closely as
sociated with the city in which it IS
located, is a true barometer of this
progress of that city, and as the Pa
Iatka Office has increased its receipts
one hundred per cent in the past five
years, we must not be amiss in offer
ing our congratulations to one of the
most progressive cities in the state OF
Florida"
The officers of the association are:
L. F. Center, president, Tampa, Fla;
w. H. Wright, president, Sanford
Fla; A. P. Gilmore, Secretary, Ocala
Fla; D. j. Dixon, Treasurer, jackson,
vile, Fla Organization Committee
C. NJ. Brubaker, chairman, Jackosn'
vile; Finance Committee-A. b
Campbell, chairman, Tampa, Fla.
Palatka Branch, No. 1381-Ralpf
H. Phillips, president; Wendell Beas.
ley, vice-president; Mary F. Merrill
secretary and treasurer.
The sessions will be held in audi.
torium of the Athletic Club house.
Today there will be an informa
meeting at the board Of trade rooms
at 7 o'clock, p. m.
Bv invitation of Mr.. and Mrs. Kalb
field the entire mebership and thell
guests will attend the performance Of
Dustin Farnam in the "Squaw Man
at the Grand Opera House later
For Saturday at 900 a. m. the pro
gram is as follows:
Meeting called to order by Preslden
L. F. Center.
Cornet Solo by Prof. Chattaway.
Address of welcome by Mayor S. J
Kennerly.
Response by President L. F. Gene
Song "River of Love" by Prof
Chattaway.
Palatka, an address by Moses Fol
som, Secretary of Board of Trade.
Addres of Welcome by R. II. Phi
lips, President of Palatka Branch.
An Appreciation, address by II. L
Merryday.
Address on the work of the post
office, by D. T. Gerow, postmaster o
jacksonville. Then will follow tn
business. meeting, election of officers
selection of next meeting place, etc.
At p. m.
An excursion on the st. Johns river