Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-14
THORNTON REFLECTED
HEAD OF POSTMAsTERS
Virginia Association Again Honors
Richmond Official With
Presidency.
TO MEET NEXT IN ROANOKE
Before Adjournment Organization
IndOrscs Wilson'S Administration.
Interesting Entertainment Pro-
gram Carried Out.

That the convention Of Virginia post
| masters held in Richmond this weel,
was the best they had ever attended.
both from the standpoint Of work ac-
complishcd and of social endowment.
| was the opinion of Goodwin d. Ellis
worth and Garter Il. Keene Post Office
| Department officials, and guests of tho
Virginia Postmastcrs Association I'm an :
nuai session held at the Jefferson
Hotel In the final business meeting
OF the association yesterday morning
oiiicerS for the coming year were elect :
ca. ana Roanoke was chosen as the
elice Tor the next meeting Yesterday
q ~rn"on and last night were ueyot ed
L" irving the visitors Il pleasant view
OF the city before their departure.
Mr. Ellsworth, who is superintendent
al the division Of salaries and allow
ances of the Post-Oficc Department.
was enthusiastic in his praise OF tho
hus'nesslikc manner in which the meet :
inGs were conducted. Large credit for
! Tins. good showing. Il is asserted is,
due To the work OF President HAY r
Thornton, who made systematic plans
for the discussion OF difficulties and the
rendering of actual assistance to most :
masters OF smaller places. Mr. Thorn
, ton. for his part, declares himself and
the association under great obligations
TO the people and the city Of Richmond
for their assistance in entertaining the
delegates. and especially for the Coun-
ellis appropriation OF money for bcar-
Ing the necessary expenses OF being
host to the meeting.
THORNToN Is RE-ELECTED
ASSOCIATIONS PRESIrENT
Mr.. Ellsworth. in addition to helm O
superintendent Of the division of Sala =
rics and allowances, is q special post. :
office inspector, and on July will he
promoted to the larger office Of super
intcndcnt Of the division Of post -offi G.
service. Through the hands of Mr.
Elsworth's division now pass sums
amounting annually to Approximately
/ sio0. 900. Another distinguishes ell
visitor and speaker to the convention
was Mr.. Eeenc, head Of the posta
savings division. Both these men were
enthusiastic over the meeting and over
| the treatment they had received while
| in Richmond.
Mr.. Thornton was reelected prcsi-
| dent OF the association. other office RS
! named were: treasurer. {. y. Otcy. of
| Wytheville: secretary. r. Il. Barham. of
Petersburg: first vicc-presidcnt. s. NJ.
! Donald. of Staunton: second vice presi-
| dent r. II. Montague. Of Portsmouth:
! third vice-presidcnt. J. r. Lowman, of
! Hot Springs; fourth vice president. i.
! $. Halle, of Chatham: fifth vice-pres1-
/
cc-prcsidcnt. l.. c. Cox, of GalaX:
seventh vice president, a. l.. Doughty.
Of Broadwater: eighth vice president
! ". a. Lamb, Of Ocean View President
| Thornton has not announced his com
mittee appointments.
ROOF GARDEN AFFAIR
| CLOSES CONVENTION
| by an impressive rising vote the CON
vcntion gave President Wilson It's un-
qualified Endorsement Resolutions
were also passed praisinE Postmaster
General Burlcson and his assistants of
! the department The resolutions eX-
| pressed tho approval of the Virginia
! postmasters of the work of the depart, :
mcnt In reorganization and increasing
! efficiency, in the introduction of new
methods and in its courteous treatment
! OF It's subordinates. The association
promised the administration its hearty
| cooperation and approval"
I Delegates attended the baseball game
ut Broad Street Park in the afternoon
and saw Richmond come back at Eal-
timorc for the defeat on Monday. IL
! the evening the visitors Streamed Il
the roof garden of the Richmond Hotel
! where the final entertainment of ih'
| convention took place. Music was fur
/ niShcd Ivy AN orchestra and dancing
| helped TO pass the hours by for the
! Younger ones among the guests. Oh
the tables around the sides OF the root
| garden almost eco were served at q
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