Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-09
POSTAL CONVENTION

1 OiicS NiOl No, L6It0T OdTTl0FS anu
al Letter Carriers held an annual joint
convention in this city July and 5.
j. r. kell of this city acted as con-
vention chairman.
| Inc program opened on Fourth of
July morning with an opening joint
session at the city hall All present
joined In the singing of America af-
ter which the address of welcome in
behalf OF the city, was made by Acting
Mayor A. V. Gearhart, in the absence of
Mayor John L. Sell. Postmaster T.
| II. Ryan gave the welcome address in
behalf of the local post office force.
| Responses were given by the presi-
dents OF the three state organizations.
| G. A. Roberts of Stevens Point, of the
post office clerks association; Arthur
ID. Larson of Sheridan, of the rural
| carriers association, and Adolph Auer-
Dach OF Wausau, of the carriers
| association. The joint session was
| then addressed by Harry G. Berger
OF this city on "War Savings. ,,
The reading of President Wilson's
Fourth of July proclamation then fol-
lowed by w. H. Caravan of Chicago,
who represented the United National
Association of Post Office Clerks.
AT the close of the joint session in
the morning a convention picture was
taken at the city hall.
This was followed by separate SEES
sions at which time the delegates to
the three conventions conducted BUSH
ness meetings. At the session of the
state branch of post Office clerks the
|. following officers were elected G.
A. Roberts of Stevens Point, reelected
president; A. Jarstad of Green Bay,
first vice president; j. F. Kell of
Wausau, second vice president; w. E.
Sullivan of Madison, secretary and
treasurer. A committee was ap-
pointed to take up the matter with
the letter carriers as to the next con-
vention city. Mr.. Jarstad was elected
delegate to the national convention
to be held in September and Mr.. Sui
Ivan named alternate. Mr.. Roberts,
president, expressed thanks to the
government officials, who gave their
assistance in getting the bill passed
meaning an increase in salary of 5000
annually to the clerks. Mr.. MCGEE of
Milwaukee, state organizer of the Ma
tional Federation of Postal EMPLOYEES.
which is connected with t he American
Federation of Labor, talked to the
clerks during their session.
During the annual meeting of: the
carriers association, Adolph Auerbach
OF this city was reelected president
G. 0. VanGalder of Racine, vice presi-
dent; F. j. Blood of Stevens Point,
secretary; S. J. Roden of La Crosse.
treasurer. The Milwaukee branch ex-
tended an invitation to the associa
ton to meet in their city next year.
Charles D. Duffey of Chicago, treasur-
er of the National Association of
Letter Carriers, gave brief address,
and also acted as installing officer.
Loyalty resolutions were passed.
The rural carriers organization held
its annual session Friday morning in
the city hall cornell chamber. Offic-
ers to serve for the coming year were
named as follows: 7. T. Pyburn,
Marshall, Dane county, president; HI.
V. Turner of Black River Falls. vice
president; w. C. Arle of Sturgeon
Bay, secretary G. c. Granger of She
boygan Falls, treasurer. Mr.. Pybura
was elected a delegate at large and A.
ID. Larson of Sheridan, f. E. Dewsnap
OF Endeayor, Ed. Kennedy of Auburn
dale and Isaac Hunt of SAWYER. al
ternate delegates to the national con-
Vention, which will be held in SEN
tember at Louisville, Ky. However,
the association passed a resolution
urging the postponement of the ma
tlonal convention for one year. Var
lous resolutions were adopted, includ-
ing pledges of loyalty, the permanency
or the Madden bill and the increase of
salary, etc. This branch decided to
hold its next meeting at Whitewater.
On~Thursday evening a seven O'Clock
banquet was served at st. Mary'g and
ltOrlum on Grand avenue. Suoerin-
tendent 5. b. Tobey acted as toast
MASTER DR.. A. w Trevitt gave
patriotic address to the gathering, fol-.
lowed by Charles ID. Duffey of Chi !.
cago, speaking on closer cooperation
among the employees of the post
Offices. w. H. Caravan of Chicago.
gave an address on "How the War
Came to America and the Need of
Staunchly Supporting the War;"
Senator w. w. Albers of this city
talked on Cooperation Between the
Clerks, Carriers and Public" DR.. d.
Jenkins Williams, pastor of the First
presbyterian church, conducted the
community singing, which was much
enjoyed. The last number on the pro
gram was the singing of "The Star
Spangled Banner"
During the course of the Joint con-
vention here the Wisconsin state
branch OF the National Letter Carriers
association, appealed urgently to the
Wisconsin state branch of the United
National Association of Post Office
Clerks and the Wisconsin State Fed
Grafton OF National Rural Letter Car
rlers, to join the American Federation
or Labor. The National Association
OF Letter Carriers are a part of the
federation.
A vote of thanks was given the
press throughout the state for it's sun
port in publishing articles referring
to the salary legislation, which is now
certain, and whereby an increase has
been received
The clerks and carriers of this CITY
are also most grateful to the news
papers for the generous publicity Civ
en- through their columns, and TO all
those taking part in the program.
There were. about seventy-five dele
gates at the convention, besides many
other out of town people.
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