Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-11-11
ATTEND NATIONAL ASSOCIA.
TON OF POSTMASTERS.

ATTEND NATIONAL ASSOCIA.
TON OF POSTMASTERS.
Dear Mr.. Leslie;
You asked me several DAYS ngo to
write sketch OF our trip to Wash,
ington, d. c.
My father md my self attended,
the National Association of post
masters and National Association OF,
rural Letter Carriers, together with,
the National League of Postmaster a !
and other employees, Mt Washington,
ID. c.. from October 18th to tho 13.'
ii was great gathcring-letterl
carriers and postmastors we're there
from every nook md corner Of thel
United States. Postmasters hond-
quarters were Mt the Raleigh Hotel.
their meeting was held in tho build,
ing of the u. S. postoflicc depar,.
mcnt. The rural carriers held their
meeting on the roof Of the Washing
ton Hotel. President and Mrs. Hnrd.
ing received the postal employees at
the White House and shook hands
with them. Each employee as thoy
passed MIR. Harding's secretary. gave
nun their names and he presented
them to Mr.. Harding. A banquet
was given in honor of the postal en-
ployees on the night Of the 18th mt
the New Willard Hotel. The program
was ms follows: Speakers, President
Harding, William IL. Hayes. Chas. S.
Townsend, Halvor Stcencrson md
Oourtland Smith. onstmaster, Hon.
Walter G. Burton, Postmnsto. Of
Booklyn, N, Y,
OF course we visited Mt. Vornoh
and other places of interest. Two
gentlemen from Pulaski county, my
father and l. took jitncy sigh.-
seeing. On our journey we stopped
Mt the home Of Ex-Presidcnt Viii
son. Mn. Wilson lives in modest
plain brick house. but in n beautiful
section Of the city. The house ia IT,
Gated OH corner with stone steps
going up to the door, There is d
gravel drive way along the side Of
the building that leads to the rear.
Our driver informed us that hun
dreds went to view this home daily.
Ii | were to go into details l am
afraid you would call space on me,
put let me give the readers some
idea of the postoiiice at Washington,
y. G., On the night of the 18th at
f:3O the big iron gatc at the entrance
was swung open and all visiting pos
tal employees were admitted. We
were taken by guides through the
Office from cellar to garnet Let me
give you the exact figures aB they
were given to us, of some of the
workings of that office. Tho Office OH
an average receives LOO bags of
mail daily. The gross receipts vi
stamped paper sold for the fiscal
year ending June both. 1921, $3,66l,-
600.30; cancellation, $40, S08.4y;
Pouches dispatched, 2,547. $3.50; pouch
cs received, 23S,1Ul; sacks received.
Gl8,323; insured G. 0. ID, parcels dis
patched by auto and wagon. 1,7II.34
number or registers. 4.271 926; total
number Of money orders issued, in
ternational and domestic, 3,169, 2l6.
total value,26, 192,868.42; number of
employees, Clerks, 93I; substitute
CLERKS, al, carriers. 389, substitute
carriers 81. Special delivery messcn-
gers, 81. Motor vehicle service. 1872.
!L!.aborers, lO8. Other employees, Is.
Total, 1778.
In the basement Of the Office the, .
were two or three bowling allow
and several pool and billiard tables.
These were to amuse the emplove.s
when they were off duty. As ws
passed out through the Office, we
shook hands with Postmaster M. U.
Chance, w. H. Haycock, assistant
Postmaster and w. C. Gilbert the
pcstmasters secretary. 1 heard my
father tell Postmaster Chance that
nj Office back homo was 30 small that
no believed he would go back and re-
sign. Chance laughed heartily and
said, "Sir, your office is just as I'M
portant as mine
On our way back from Mount
Vernon we stopped Off Mt Alexandra
and went in the old historical church
that Washington worshiDped in, and
the old Masonic Temple, of which he
was Grand Master.
r. EARNEST KITS.
North Tazewell, Va, Nov. 7.