Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-31
Post Office Employees
of Maine Hold 18th
Annual Convention

The 10th annual convention of the
Maine branch of the United National
Association of Post Office Employees
was held Monday afternoon at Elks'
hall, and was followed in the evening
by banquet with speeches at the
| ElmWood hotel. Some of the dele
gates arrived in the city Saturday and
were entertained at the homes of the
members and were taken around the
city and introduced to the various
businesses and beauties of Water
Vile
! In the forenoon, Monday, the dele
gates and their ladies were given au-
: tomobile rides and at | O'clock a buff
let lunch was served at Elks' hall,
! w. n. Pollard caterer. There was
creamed tuna fish on saltines, sand
witches, assorted cake. coffee. dough-
nuts, ice cream and cigars.
| The business session of the con-
vention was held in Elks' hall in the
| afternoon opening at $50. The meet =
ing was called to order by Harry S.
) Higgins, president of the local branch
of Post Office Employees, who we.-
J coined the delegates to Watervillc.
, Ee then called on Acting Postmaster
i Charles F. Miller Of this city, who
represented Postmaster General Will
Fl. Hays at the convention Mr.. Mill
err responded, reading to the delegat IS
some of the things Postmaster Cen
eral Hays has said in regard to the
service.
! Mr. Higgins also called on V. C.
Hanson of Westbrook, commonly call
ed by his associates. Red" Hanson
who gave live wire talk to the dele
gates in his personifcation of the Ma
Also J. F. Larrabee, assistant post
master of this city made a few brief
remarks.
The president of the Maine State
Branch. George III. Conant Of Camden
was then introduced and presided ov-
er the business session, at which the
following officers were elected for tho
coming year. They were: President,
Harry S. Higgins Of this city; first
vice president. II. p. Austin of Port
land; second vice president, ]. II.
Merriam of Pressure Isle; secretary
treasurer, f. l.. Farwell Of this city.
A vote of thanks was passed to the
Chamber of Commerce for their hos
pitality in providing a hall for the
convention headquarters and also for
their gift of candy and cigars for the
delegates.
The following resolutions were also
passed:
First: the endorsement of Pres.
Harding's position in regard to the
appointment of postmasters and they
| recommended further that postmas-
tiers be appointed from among men
who were in the service.
Second: They endorsed the admins
tration of the national officers OF this
| Association.
Third They recommended that the
post office employees receive time and
a half for overtime, whereas they re-
ceive but straight time at present
Fourth That As minutes of service
between p. NJ. and A. NJ. be reck-
oned as one. hour.
| Fifth: That the thanks of the con-
vention be given to the congressman
and senators who have been instru-
mental in putting bills through Con-
gress in favor Of the post office en-
ployes.
| The resolution committee consisted
of Robert Newhall, Westbrook: Wal
lace j Roderick, Waterville and A.
i, c. Lord of Ellsworth.
Banquet at EImwood
The convention closed in the eve
ming with q banquet at the Elmwood
hotel at o'clock and post prandial
, exercises. The banquet was rendered
to the delegates by the local branch
and was a credit to the committee.
A musical was rendered by Hoxie's
orchestra during the banquet THE
menu consisted Of grape fruit, au
maraschine: cream of corn soup
olives, sweet mixed pickles, boiled
fresh salmon, egg sauce. Duchess po-
tatoes, roast native chicken. cram
berry sauce. mashed potatoes. green
peas, hot rolls. banana walnut salad.