The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-13
Clerks Put Aside Daily
Routine Long Enough
toHold Fifteenth An
nual Banquet
KREDER AND
ROYAL SPEAK
Sites Acts as Postmaster Toastmaster
and Everybody Has Corking Good
Time in the Beautiful and Spacious
Colonial Country Club

CoioniA Country Club
The members of Harrisburg Branch
No. SO, of rhe United National Asso-
citation of Postoffiee Clerks, their wives
and number of guests. went to the
beautiful Colonial Country Club, on the
l.inglestown road, last evening, and en-
joyed to the utmost the fifteenth an
nual banquet of the organization and
various social diversions that followed.
Among the guests of honor were
Congressman Kreider, Mayor Royal and
Postmaster Sites. Two former postmas-
ters. Benjamin +. Movers and +. j.
Stackpole, were prevented by illness
from attending, but the association sent
to each an appropriately inscribed bou-
quet of beautiful flowers.
The guests took special ear for the
club house and the elaborate banquet
was served in the second floor dining
room. The presence of the ladies of
the party added much to the sociability
of the occasion. After delightful
menu, Edgar NJ. Longeneeker, presi-
dent of the Harrisburg branch of the
association, made an address of well
come and his popularity was attested to
by the prolonged applause which fol
lowed his remarks. He introduced Mr..
Sites as the POSTMASTER Toastmaster
for the evening.
Mr.. Sites made short speech. in
which he told of the rapidly growing
business of the Harrisburg postofficc.
He said il is significant of the pros
perity of this community that the busi-
ness of tine Harrisburg office is actually
growing at this time, when that of al
most every other postoffice of the cona-
try is falling off He attributed the
successful operation of the office here.
not to his own efforts, but to the co.
operation of the men in his employ.
Favors International Court
Congressman Kreider was then in
trodueed and told of the work that has
been done in recent years in Congress
to improve the working conditions of
postofiice employees. He declares he is
heartily in favor of all movements for
workingmen s compensation and EN-.
ployers liability.
Mr.. Kreider than advocated an in
ternational court of arbitration as a
means of preventing such occurrences
as the present terrible war in Europe.
He said such court should have an in
ternationa. army and navy vested with
full police powers 10 enforce its de-
erees and that the plan involves the dis
armament of the nations. He insisted
that it can be proved that such plan
is practicable despite the fact that
some may regard it as visionary.
Mayor Royal was next introduced.
He male witty speech ut the outset,
but before he sat down he praised the
Harrisburg postoflice men for their eff
fciency aud spoke of the advantages
of organization among postal clerks.
Mr.. Samuel W. Fleming. assistant post
master, read the Lincoln Gettysburg
address.
Mr.. Sites then announced that the
rest of the evening would be devoted
to the various amusement afforded by
the big club house, such as dancing,
bowling and pool. Almost everybody
remained until the last ear started back
into the city and all enjoyed themselves
thoroughly Mr. Charles H. Hoffman
and Mr.. George s. MeCrone were active
in ''keeping things moving and there
was not a duh moment for anybody.
Officers of the Association
The officers of this thriving assoNia-
tion are: President, Edgar NJ. Long
enecker; vice president, Grant w.
Smeltzer; secretary, George s. Me-
Crone; financial secretary and tre2sur-
er Hassinger Goldsmith, and sergeant
alarms, Robert Paul Smith.
The committee of arrangements for
the banquet consisted of H. f. Speas,
chairman; John f. Snavely, Hassinger
Goldsmith, Grant w. Smietzer and
Edward II. Anderson.
Those who attended tine banquet
were: Frank c. Sites, postmaster; S. w.
Fleming. Assistant Postmaster; Con-
gressman Aaron S. Kreider. Mayo
John X. Royal. NJ. NJ. Dougherty, post
master CT MechanicsDurg; Herbert E.
Lneas, Postoiiiee Inspector; Harry C.
Winger, president of Letter Carriers
Association; Gus NJ. Steinmetz. "Har-
risburg Telegraph" V. Hummd Berg
haus, "StarlIntiependent"
Mrs. Frank c. Sites, Mrs. Herbert
E. Lucas, Mrs. Harry C. Winger, Mr..
and Mrs. E. H. Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel A. Baer and guests, Miss Nora
Fallon, of Hazleton. and ,Postoffce In
speetor Daniel r. Quinn, of Sunburv;
o. j. Bailey, William C. Beidleman, Will
liam W. Britsch, r. F. Campbell, Mr.
and Mrs. William Ellsworth Casseil,
John NJ. Daley, F. +. Elser, Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Feeman, George +. Fen
ical, Elmer Flowers, Mr.. ami Mrs. Sam
uel DIETRICH Gallagher. Mr.. HasSinger
Goldsmith, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold X.