The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-08-10
ODD FELLOWS HALL SCENE OF
THE ANNUAL CONVENTION OF
THE COLORADO BRANCH N. A L.
C. ALL DAY suNDAY-PLEAs-
ANTLY ENTERTAINED.
NATIONAL PRESIDENT
MAKES STIRRING ADDRESS

Inc IOlOrdOQ DrAncn OF the Ma
tional Association of Letter Carriers
held its annual convention in Canon
City Sunday. The meeting was made
memorable by the presence OF the
president of the National Association
Of Letter Carriers. f. J. Gainor of Nun
Gle. Ind. who made the principal ad-
dress OF the day.
Fort Collins was chosen as the next
place OF meeting and the following Of
dcers were elected for the ensuing
year:
President. A. H Craichen of Denver;
vice president. W. A. Patterson. Colo
rado Springs: secretary-treasurer. r.
NJ Royce. Boulder: members OF the
executive board. George U. Alexander.
Fl. Collins. T. E Smith. Canon City.
Harry F. o'Kane. Lamar.
The convention opened at $50
o'clock a m. with about forty carriers
present. welcome addresses were de-
liyered by Postmaster Clark Cooper.
and Assistant Postmaster John w
Emmerson. The morning session was
taken up with the business OF the as
sociation. Strong resolutions were
adopted favoring n compensation act
for employees injured In the govern
meni service. for a civil service re-
tirement act. for the regulation of
child labor and for many other propos-
ed reforms IN the interest OF govern
ment employees.
National President f. ]. Gainor was
the speaker at the afternoon session
He made rousing address In which
he reviewed the beneficial legislation
that had been secured thru the agency
of the ". a. l.. c. in the past few years
in the matter OF hours OF labor. salary.
etc. The N. A. l.. c. has member
ship OF $4,000 and according to the
speaker no organization of any char
acter in the U. 5. has enualled IL in
the number OF victories won. All this
remedial legislation has been secured
in a quiet and honorable way without
even the suggestion Of a strike in any
Instance.
President Gainor iH en- route 10 Cali
fornia TO address the annual conven-
tion of the California State Associa-
tion OF letter carriers at the San Luis
obispo on Labor Day. He will stop
off at Glennwood Springs. Salt Lake
City, Ogden, Boise. San Francisco and
other points to meet with local
branches OF his association.
Among the letter carriers at the
meeting were VIM. o. Johnson. Rocky
Ford. d. c. Bee King. A. W. RACES. C.
r.. Robinson. J. E. Boye. w. s. Sperry.
II. II. Gerrish, J. w Waiby II. s.
Waiby, n. c. Smith. c. w, Lawrence.
c. s. Suter and W. II. Goodrich Of
Pueblo; ]. W. whistler. Fort Morgan;
George w. Reynolds. A. w. Koeler.
John II. Rhinehart. L. L. Ellsworth. l.
b. Powers. A. r. Craig. b. F. Newell
Frank Newman. A. II. Graichen. Geo
D. Dunham OF Denver; Il. NJ. Royce,
Boulder: H. s. Dickey. Colorado City;
w. A. SpaIding. Boulder; J. +. Ohm
sted, w. A. Patterson. J. Z. Cope. Colo
,ado Springs: George U. Alexander.
Fort Collins: Harry f. o'Kane, Lamar;
L. f. Smith, A. L. Earl. Jesse w. Jenk.
ins and Elmer j. Bower. Canon City.
In addition 10 the letter carriers
were number of ladies including Mrs
A. w. Koehler of Denver. president of
the Ladies' Auxiliary Branch 27, Den.
yer, and Mrs. N. c. Smith. Pueblo. OF
the Executive Board Ladies' Auxiliary,
N. A. l.. c., Mrs c. r. Robinson and
Mrs. ], e. Boye of Pueblo, and Mrs. E.
J. Gainor OF Muncic. Ind.
Features Of entertainment provided
by the local committee were an auto
trip over the Skyline. a visit to the
penitentiary and luncheon at the
Odd Fellows hall. From the express
sions heard given out by the visitors
the convention was great success in
every way.