The Connecticut labor press., 1919-04-19
LETTER CARRIERS
 ARE NOW MEMBERS
 STATE FEDERATION
Branch 19 Decides to Join After Listening to Address by
 Ira M. Ornburn.
TO WEAR CHAMBRAY CAPS
Manufacturer Sent Samples of Straw Caps for Postmen But
 They Not Wanted.

Branch 19, National Association ot Letter Carriers, of New Haven, at it's last meeting was addressed by Ira M Ornburn, secretary of the Connecticut
 Federation of Labor, who invited the
 members of the branch to join the State
 organization. MT. Ornburn spoke of the fbenehts to be derived from such mem lbership and made brief resume of Iwf1at had been accomplished by the Con- lnectieut Federation of Labor. He also
 spoke in general way of the value of
 Organization and the objects of organ ized labor. Mir. Ornburn is very inter testing speaker and his remarks must have been convincing for the branch voted to join the State federation. It is already affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. .s5.. The members expected to have an op- portunity to inspect samples of the new caps for spring and summer wear but he manufacturer made a mistake and
 ent samples of straw caps instead of hambray, the material which memters kf the branch decided would make the most artistic headgear for the coming ason. This material is known as .ambray, caInbrai and cambric and is a [ ngham woven in plain colors with len finish. As 1t is of light weight 1t will make an excellent cap for thot weather and will give the wearers more metropolitan appearance than sraw caps, which are regarded as more
 ntting for postn1en in nick towns and g ong the RED. routes. Some of the .R Il be unable to spring their new caps xl Easter. It was decided to wait until 2 lother meeting for samples of the caps } quired but committee will look the } implies over as soon as they arrive and R.ve an order immediately, f. O. b.
 In speaking about the caps, mem Der of the branch said that rf1e members bought caps and suits only when their old ones were unfit for wear and there was nothing doing in the secondhand line. Il never knew of any one looking for a seeeHa- -aaRdn suit, ""~lI ""~lIe-esaid.s saud Lee who stands on Elm street and bifys hand-ne-downs from Yale students
 would staFse axllsath If if he depenEesi , upon buying and selling clothes of post men. If you go into a secondhand or
 nlSf1t shop you can get about any kind Of uniform known except letter car rier's. The nlailmen wear their uni forms about as long as they hold to- gether and when letter carrier decides EO AlSCaI u HIS SlliI you Cdil JuSL nldkC up your mind that there is not much more wear in it.
 T have often been asked what be- comes of the old uniforms thrown away by letter. carriers and to tell the truth I don't know. I often see men on ash carts wearing old helmets for merly worn by policemen and caps worn by trolieymen but never see any of these birds wearing any letter car rier's regaiia Another thing, the uni form of letter carrier doesn't seem to appeal to girls who like to firt as much as the uniform of trolleyman or a policeman. You know the funny men on the newspapers are often writing jokes about the girls at work in the kitchen whe fall for the 'copper's' smiles and have hot coffee or a nice lunch for him if he can spare the time to cali and the blue uniform of the trolleyman is also a magnet for the nursemaids and such but I never heard of any vampires making goo-goo eyes at the postman. It will be good time for your staff photographer to get some good pics when we appear iii our new caps and if they are up to ex- pectations a few might be placed on exhibition in the show windows of THE CONNECTICUT LABOR PRESS.