Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-08
POSTMAsTERS WILL
RETURN TO MEXICO

Missouri League of Srd and 4th Glass
p~osttnasters opened in the Court
House Monday afternoon. Mayor J.
W. Dry was called out Of town on
pressing business and L. M. White,
Junior editor of the Ledger, delivered
the address Of welcome. The response
was by L. d. Thompson. New Bloom
field, secretary and treasurer Of the
League. Sidney r. Garrett, Of Flor
issant, is president of the League.
The features of the program Mon
day were two addresses, n by Hon.
L. Hoeffner, on "The Postal Savings
system" and the other by Hon. 4. L.
Tripp on "why a Good League Mem
her Makes a Good Postmaster" At
1870 the visitors were taken for an
automobile ride over the city, the
guests of the Mexico Automobile
Club. They will attend n Of the pic
ture shows this evening. The meeting
is attended by postmasters from all
parts Of Missouri.
Reception Committee.
The reception committee to aid IN
the entertainment of the visiting post
masters is composed of the follow
ing: Fred W. Pitcher, John W. Dry,
Ralph f. Race, Rufus jackson, Ivan
Ashworth and J. N. Crebs.
Members Here.
Among those who are attending
the meeting are: Nj. and Mrs. S. r.
Garrett, Florissant; F W. Dooley,
Ardmore; Hy S. Wibracht, Ruegg; P.
F. Kirkpatrick, Overland; A. s. Ban
nam, Creve Occur; F. S. Miller, Kin
loch; E. E. Trippe, Fristol; Heard
Martin, Gross Timbers; John s. Fow-
Ter, Cole Camp; William Heem, Hume;
W. L. Shift, Centerview; W. B. Ev-
ans, Granger; W. A. Tucker, Arbela;
Miss Scott, Ruegg; Robt. H. Will
liams. Louisiana; William G. Pike,
Martinsburg; L. NJ. HUTCHINSON, War
%renton; L. D. Thompson and Mitchell
Fox, New Bloomfield; J. w. Teller
ser, Clifton Hill; G. D. Burkhart,
Huntsville; Chas. E. Syler, Wellsville;
C. E. Feutz, Glasgow; W. S. Gale
mon, Fayette.
The Missouri League of Third and
Fourth Glass Postmasters were so
well pleased with the way Mexico peo-
pie treated them at their annual con-
vention which closed, Tuesday, they
voted to have the meeting in this city
again next year. The time of the
meeting has been left to the new Off
GERS who are TO confer with the offic
ers of the Mexico Commercial Club.
P. +. Kirkpatrick was elected pres
ident to succeed S. r. Garrett, Of Flor
%issant,. as president and VIM. Hern,
Of Hume, was reelected viee-presi-
dent. +. +. Trippe, Of Fristoe, is the
new secretary-treasurer succeeding l..
d. Thompson, Of New Bloomfield. The
members Of the executive committee
were elected as follows; +. S. Miller,
Kinloch; J. S. Fowler, Cole Camp.
Tuesdays Program.
Hon. Frank Buffum, State High
way Commissioner, addressed the
League, Tuesday morning. in the in
terest Of good roads. He said the
postmasters had a great deal to do
with good roads, owing to the rural
mail routes and asked hal the mem
bers of the League work for the bet
terment of the roads in their commu-
mites.
W. R. Jackson, postmaster at Mex
leo, also addressed the League Tues
day morning on Postal Matters. "Mr.
jackson made an excellent talk which
was very interesting. William Heidi
brink, of Overland, made a splendid
address, Trials and Tribulations Of a
First-Class Postmaster in a Third or
Fourth Glass Office and May W.
Spurling's talk on Parcel Post" was
fine.
At the morning session the reports
of the committees were read: The com
mittees were as follows: auditing. VIM
Hern, E. E. Trippe, A. S. Baumann;
credentials, P. f. Kirkpatrick, M. p.
Fox, j. W. Grow; press and postal
regulations, A. NJ. Green, w. L. Shipp,
j. B. Williams; resolutions, F. w.
Dooley, F. s. Miller ]. W. Tillerson.
The visiting postmasters were tax
en- to Moline and return, Tuesday
morning, On the electric line. the
guests Of the Mexico Investment end
Construction Co. The visitors were
very much pleased with the line. They
were the guests of the picture shows
Monday evening and are invited to-
night.
Resolutions Passed.
The following resolutions, written
by the resolutions committee. were
adopted by the League;
10 the President and Members of the
Missouri State League of Postmast-
ers; We, your committee on reso-
iutIona,% respectfully submit the fol.
lowing:
We the postmasters Of the Third
ana Fourth Class of the State of Mis-
sour in convention assembled in the
city Of Mexico, Mo-, hereby adopt the
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