Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-21
TO ASSIST THE PosTMEN.

Perth Alboy is to have the nonor or enter
tanning the letter carriers association OF the
state May 80 when their annual convention
will be held here. There is no body of men who
are closer to the people than the postmen.
Twice daily they make the rounds of the city
bringing messages of goodwill and sorrow. Who
is there that does not quicken ones step to
open the door at the sound of the postman's
whistle? A pleasant smile and a CHEEKY GOOD
morning" is usually the first greeting and then
the precious letter or paper or magazine. as the
case may be. Through the extreme heat and the
bitter cold. the storm and sunshine. the post
man never fails. His faithfulness is one of the
wonders of the present age.
And it is seldom that the letter carrier asks
anything of the public in return for what he
does. He has so worked himself into the daily
life of the average householder that he has come
to be considered an established institution. Yet
should the postman have occasion to ask FOR
support we are sure the people would give UNI
stintingly.
We'll, the time has come when an appeal Is
about to be made on behalf of the letter car
riers Of this city. And 1t is not a selfish appeal
either. While the postmen are to be directly
benefited. perhaps the whole city is = to be helped
in a most substantial way.
Every year the letter carriers association
meets in some city in the state to discuss the
welfare of the service and plan for betterment
in every way possible. 1t is a commendable OBJ
iect and worthy of every encouragement. Near
" every city in the state has entertained the
letter carriers at one time or another, but the
Perth Amboy branch has hesitated about in
viting the delegates here because of the COM
naratjyelv few men on the local most office stair
to do the entertaining. There are but seventeen
carriers in Perth Amboy with two substitutes
and its no small undertaking for them to as
sumo the responsibility of a convention attended
by about 200 delegates together with leading
postmasters. congressman and the prominent
people from different parts of the state.
Finally, however, it has come Perth Amboy's
turn and the reputation of the city is at stake.
Naturally, these seventeen men cannot get away
with any such proposition alone. The people of
the city have got to stand back of them. This
we believe they will do. These letter carriers
have never failed the people under any circum-
stance. Surely the people will not fall them
now.
' 1t is estimated that about $500 will be needed
to put this convention across in real Perth AM
boy style. The money is here and it ought not
to be difficult to get it. Theodore Spawn has un-
dertaken the task of raising such an amount
for the local letter carriers. There are no COM
missions. Every dollar contributed goes into
the postmen's fund.
And what we do for the letter CARRIERS in this
regard we, in a measure, do for ourselves. A
state convention of this character is bound to
help the city as a whole. A body of men like
this properly entertained go away boosters for
the place where they had such a good time. But
above all we owe it to the letter carriers to back
chem to the limit in entertaining this conven-
ton. Let's raise the necessary funds quickly
and relieve the committee of further worry just
to show these men how much we think Of them.
The old-fashioned efficiency expert who used
to wear tortoise-rim spectacles now carries a
volume Of graph-charts that look like photo
graphs of lightning.
A lot of folks who know Speaker of the
American League have no idea who is speak
er in congress-and care less.
The man who wrote, There is no place like
home" probably stayed downtown for dinner
during housekeeping time.
If you envy the Hardings, just think of the
mud that's tracked into their White House by
the flood of sight-seers.
The real history of the World War is written
in national debts.
A low-rate ton of freight in the hand Is
worth two high-rate tons in the bush.
All people may not want a tariff, but all
people want it settled right away quick.