The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-01
P0ST0FF|GE CLERKS
HEAR some HISTORY
Speeches at Banquet Told
How the Service Has
Grown.

A banquet at The Fairmont last
night marked the end Of the seventh
annual convention OF the West VIZ
sinia branch OF the National Associa'
lion Of Postoffice Clerks, the most sue
cess!ul and enjoyable from all points
OF view yet held.
Harry Engle was POSTMASTER presld.
ing over the reyels with his usual
bonhomie and seeming to know every:
body by his first name. In his open
Ing remarks, he spoke OF the time
when he was In the service, describing
the postoffice in the old daysas atunk
compared with the efficient service
rendered by the department nov. He
also spoke Of the large number OF
women who have entered the service
OF late years, emitting some airy petsi-
flage about the present danger q
reaching for a rubber stamp and In.
stead getting hold a powder pun, but
one could almost detect note OF regret
in the voice Of the genial POSTMASTER.
as he looked around at the plentiful
shrinking OF handsomely gowned
women, that he is not in the service
at the present time.
The first speaker was Hon. 0. s.
Mckinney who gave an interesting
history Of the Fairu1ont postoltlce
showing the growth from a small Of
flee to the present. The speakers rem:
ir~iscences extended over a period OF
more than sixty years. back 10 the
time when a great gain in e1pediting
the handling OF the mails was made oy
The acquisition Of a mule to take the
place OF the archaic man power.
The Hon. ". w. Irwin. postmaster
Of Wheeling, was the next speaker, de-
scribing his experiences as postmaster
and dwelling with pride on the fact
that the postal clerks and letter car
riers' organizations were the ones who
had put him up as a candidate for the
position after the sudden death Of the
man who was.postmaster at that time.
He expressed great pleasure in com
ing here at this time, and spoke Of the
pleasure Of former visits to Fatrmont.
John ]. Grogan, National Secretary
OF the association, was the last speak.
er. He spoke Of the wonderful
.fcwth Of the organization, and made
lie alto the member not to be drawn
o the present ties Of unrest. The
now before congress, he said. will
wide some measure Of relief in the
alter Of salaries. The forces Of radl'
4l!sm must be set back, he declared,
md the way to bring about that result
is for every man to do all in his power
20 uphold the government
Congressman NJ. NJ. Nicely and Hon.
Wells Goodykoontz who were to have
made an address we're unable to be
present.
Those present were: Mabel Calvert,
Chlora humes, j. F. Beatty, OF Nor.
santown; Eervey H. Martin, Letitia
Ryan. H. E. Ensle, OF Fairnont; W. W.
Irwin, John ]. Grogan, Of Wheeling:
Jesse D. Wilson, Clyde S. Holt, Of
Fairmont; T. ]. Liggett. Of Buck
harnon; Gladys N. Nay, Wilma Clare
Watkins, OF Shinnston: Robert J..
Winans, Charles L. Garlt, Oscar H.
McDade of P%arkersburg; W. L. Fittro.
R. {. Swisher, Of Clarksburs: T. J.
Doonan, Of Grafton; Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Z. Protsman, Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Hall,
Of Morgantown: c. A. James, F. L.
Stranger, Rose Hanahan. Of Wheeling:
W. C. Greenlee, G. W. Miller, c. D.
Jones. OF Charleston; o. S. Crawford.
Alphonso DUFF, Of Huntington; D. X.
Hamilton, Of Charleston; Claude D.
Stanley, Of Parkersburg; o. 5. Nc
kinney, OF Fairmont; SIR. and Mrs.
Charles L. Watkins, OF Shinnston;
Harley Zaher, Laura Hill, Flora Hay
maker. Of C%larksburg: W. Z. Hart, Z.
J. Gilbert, Of Grafton; c. L. Wtlroth,
Mrs. Jasse D. Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred A. Wallace. Ruhama Koon, Mr..
and Mrs. +. c. Duvall. Glenn NJ. Downs.
Clarence Ii Hall, Willis Wilson, L. 7.
Knode, Anthony Bowen, Thomas E.
Cook, G. N. Meredith, Louis Nearman.
A. Z. C. Jarvis, Nathan G. Rollins, ".
L. Sattertield, L. O. Kech, John N.
Wildman, James E. Reed, Carl D.
New brough. Allen Vincent, c. Waugh
Shaver, G. W. Squires, Cecil N. Nc
Donald, Harry Ice, Clifford Merritielo,
R. P. Turner, L. Wilson.
At the afternoon session the follow.
Ing officers were elected and Park.
ersburg selected for the meeting next
year:
President, F. C. Duvall, Of Fairmon!;
first vice president. ". c. GrceIlse,
OF Charleston; secota vice rresid6nt,
L. A. Smith, OF Grafton; secretary,
l, P. Knode, OF wheeling: t%reaEurerr,
o. S. Crawford, Of Huntington; organi'
ger, Lewis NearnaG, Of Charleston:
trustee Of the sick benefit ful:l, Al
phonso Duff, Of Huntington: tiaance
committee, Jay E. ErotZman, q Mo-.
gantown; P. J. poonan, OF Grafton,
and T. J.. Liggett, Of BuckhanIon. sci.
ecate TO the national association rnn'
yeltiou to be held in Cincinnati, l.. j..
Winans, Of Par&ersburg.