Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-01
posroFFicE CLERKS AND CAR.
RiERs 70 DEMAND SPECIAL
LEGISLATION.
AROUSED sY DISCHARGE
OF AGED EMPLoYEs
Delegates TO Joint Meeting Of state A.
soeiatiens 70 Declare in Favor Of Old
Age Pensions Convention to Be Held
in Cedar Rapids May 10 and 1.-Two
Hundred Delegates Expected.

turning out by the Chicago postoffice
Of aged employees has set postal organ
izations all over the country at work
toward the perfection of a retirement
plan which will eliminate this retarding
feature of the postal service. Legis-
latiOn to this end will be the principal
issue of the joint convention Of the
Estate branches OF the National Assoc
\ciation Of Letter Carriers and United
National Association of Postoffice
CLERKS. which is to be held in this city
pn May 10 and II. Two hundred dele
yates are expected to attend these
ltate division meetings.
In fact, legislation is the sole pur-
bose of the state conventions of these
ORGANIZATIONS. It is during the Sec
ondary meetings that measures for the
setterment Of the service and the well
fare of those connected with it are
devised and drafted, later to be recon-
mended at the national conventions
and finally presented to congress- for
passage. That results have been OBJ
aimed may be gathered when one
recalls the salary increase and auto
matte advance, the Sunday closing,
sight-hour day and six-day week laws
recently effected. all of them the re-
suit Of efforts of these associations.
Frank T. Rodgers. Of Chicago, ma
tional president of the clerks and
whose duty 1t is to secure the adj
mission Of the measures for consid-
GRAFTON by congress, will be present
during the convention to direct the eff
fecting of a retirement policy.
A Distinctive Program.
Do~ ,x1<
,ation Is to be the sole object is more
or less erroneous. Mail carriers and
clerks are just as keen after enter
tainment as is the personnel of any
other convention, and with this fact
in mind the local clerks and carriers
have prepared two-day program
prepared and will be carried out with
out outside aid. Arrangements have
Oeen in the hands of a committee COM
nett, g. E. Smith and w. w. Rorak.
nett, G. e. Smith and w. w. Horak,
Sunday, Mays.
m.-Reception for early arrivals
In Montrose hotel parlors.
Monday. May 10.
a. m.-Joint meeting of clerks
oIlu CdITlSIS III 1SOSTdl DullOlHS.
Invocation-Rev. ]. G. H. Light
Address of observation-disclosures
Charles d. Huston.
RESPONSE. e. Boblett, state pres
dent U. N. A. p. o. c.: w. H. Fries,
state president N A. L. c
9:os a. m.-Clerks and carriers con-
vene in separate sessions.
a: 80 a. m.-Auto trip about the city.
q: 30 p. m.-Banquet. Y. NJ. &. A. cafe
Music by orchestra. W. x
3 Invocation-Rev. C.. H. Stuffacher.
Introduction Of Toastmaster Charles
D. Huston, by Charles ]. Lensch. ex-
state president, N. A. l. C.
Solo-John Montillon.
!, Address-Frank T. Rodgers, national
president U. N. A. p. o. C.
.Reading-Mat Cowden.
Address Duffy. national
treasurer N. A. L. c.
Music-Male quartet.
Address-Hon. James w. Wood, con-
gresham Fifth district.
Tuesday, May II. .
- q. m.-Clerks and carriers recon-
vene in seperate sessions.
IL q. m.-Final adjournment.
To Name Delegates.
Business Of the final sessions will
be the election of state officers and the
naming Of delegates to the national
The clerks are to meet
at Los Angeles in September and the
carriers In Omaha at approximately
the same date. While carrier politics
Is still dormant, R. o. Blakely, Of Des
Moines. and Ray Moheal, Of Marshall
town, are already waving a hot con-
Test for the Office Of national represent
tative.
State officers Of the clerks who will
step down at the coming convention
are C. e. Boblett, Perry, president; E.
NJ. Busby, Waterloo, vice president and
r. o. Blakely, Des Moines. secretary
treasurer. The carriers are headed by
w. II. Fries.