The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-31
NEXT CARRIERS
MEET TO TULSA
c. L. LITTLEPAGE OF THAT CITY
is ELECTED STATE
PRESIDENT.
DINNER LAST NIGHT
Oklahoma Association Entertained With
Automobile Ride and Banquet-Mem.
bers Urged to Buy Liberty Bonds.
Business Sessions Held.

Officers Of the Oklahoma Letter
Carriers association were installed at
the business meeting held at the fed
eral courtroom last night following the
banquet at the First Christian church.
c. l.. Littlepage of Tulsa is the new
president; r. W. Champion, Oklahoma
City, vice president; f. T.. Westfall,
Chickasha, secretary Charles r. Whit.
ney, Oklahoma City, treasurer. Tulsa
was announced as the next meeting
place.
That every member of the carriers
association, or as many as possible.
should buy liberty bond was the sense
of a resolution which recognized the
present time as one of great trial and
stress, calling for the hearty coopera.
tion of every citizen. Many Of the
towns in Oklahoma had no representa-.
tion this year at the Ardmore meeting.
Welcomed by Mayor.
Mayor w. r. Roberts delivered the
welcome address at the banquet last
evening. In his happy way he bid the
carriers welcome to the city of Ardmore.
He referred to the patriotic and dc.
pendable work that the carriers are do.
ing and will be able to do at this time
when every branch Of the United States
service is working in cooperation TO
defeat the kaiser, the enemy Of de.
mocracy.
w. S. Gilbert. secretary Of the Ard.
more Chamber of Commerce, was then
introduced and was loudly applauded
when he referred to the placing Of the
Stars and Stripes above the Union Jack
OF Great Britain and the tri-color BAN
ner OF France, stating that no enemy
could take 1t down. He was followed
by F. f. Westfall Of Chickasha, secre.
tary OF the letter carriers association.
who responded for the visiting carriers.
c. L. Smith Of Oklahoma City. re-
tiring president Of the association, spoke
OF the necessity OF securing from the
government support for superannuated
letter carriers. Sam p. Mccullough.
Eugene Harreld, both Of the local postal
service, and j. w. Kreuger, president
OF the Business Mems association, made
addresses. Mr.. kreuger emphasized the
wonderful development Ardmore has
shown during the last few years. re.
ferring briefly to the Business Mems
association and the Ardmore Chamber
OF Commerce.
Work Of Carriers Praised.
DR.. David II. Cooper established him,
self in the hearts Of the visiting carriers
by referring to the problems Of the
men in the postal service and the great
efficiency shown In working them out
He referred to the skill with which the
men in the service deliver poorly writ.
ten and incorrectly addressed mail.
The women OF the First Christian
church were strongly praised by Arthur
Jones. who acted as toastmaster, for the
banquet served the local carriers and
the visitors. He explained that the ar
rangements between the women OF the
church and the members OF the Cham.
Der Of Commerce made 1t possible to
entertain the visitors without one cent
cost 10 the carriers. Just preceding the
banquet an automobile ride over the
city was given the postal workers.
Delegates who were present at last
nights meeting included G. F. Bullock.
o. B. Sparks. Charles Whitney, Roy
Champion, Edwin Jants and II. II. Nun.
day all OF Oklahoma City; f. Z. West.
fall, Chickasha; Sam o. Malahy. Shaw.
nee; c. L. Littlepage. Tulsa, and B. Nc.
Cullough Of Ardmore. The retiring
officers for this year are: c. L. Smith.
president. Oklahoma City; L. A. Linder.
vice president, Ardmore; F. E. westfall,
secretary. Chiokasha; Sam o. Malahy.
treasurer. Shawnee.
c. L. Smith OF Oklahoma City was
elected member OF the executive boarI
and Sam o. Malahy OF Shawnee was
chosen delegate TO the convention Of the
National Association Of Letter Carriers
10 be held at Dallas.