Evening star., 1922-09-28
:4,0()O:P0ST|MASFERS
CALL ON PRESIDENT
Bartlett Urges Delegates to
Realize Community
Leadership.

So, -,
Declaring that .,fhs- zssnnus stbilitiss
Of leadership are more exaetiAg in
these days than In any period of our
history" First Assistant Postmaster
General Bartlett reminded the 1000
first and second class .postfnssters
in annual convent1on here today that
theirs ARE. positions Of leadership"
and advised them just how. they
Should SHOULD meet these e1acting RESPONSE
Mr.. Brtlett's address was the fea-
ture of the second of the three-day
sessions which are being held in the
auditorium Of the New National Mu-
scum.
"A postmaster in an organization Of
thousands of feilow-workers," Mr..
Bartlett told the postmasters; "even
It he does not know the n;s.ed techalaTe 81 81
his good fellowship as to- charge all
around him with fresh current of
energy and purpose to such degree
as not only to enhance the efficiency
of his Office, but also. to make more
cheerful and satisfactory the jobs Of
all who come in contact with him.
New Enthusiasm Needed.
I'm a government by the people
fresh and new Administered tive blood is
machinery of government. There is
a tendency on the part Of those who
remain permanently in the service to
become Indifferent and stale. Our
system OF having new postmasters
from time to time justifies itself only
their organizations new purpose OF
life and enthusiasm which. through
the processes Of oontagion and con-
tact, will refresh and restore the
slackened energies of those who are
more permanent. II you come with
lout this enthusiasm and witnoue
punch and initiative you are not full
flltng the highest expectations"
Immediately after the morninE
session waA concluded today the dele7
CATION Of postmasters. led. by POST
master General Work, First Asslstant
Bartlett and William Mooney, CHIEF
clerk Of tho city, post office. visited the
White House, where they shook hands
with President Harding.
During the afternoon they Will
visit Mount Vernon as the guests OF
members Of several Of the local civic
clubs, resuming their formal sessions
tomorrow morning at $3.50 o'clock;
when the election OF new national
officers will be held.
E. A. Purdy. former postmaster OF
Minneapolis and president OF the Ma
tional Association of Postmasters,
gave the delegates a number or sood
working suggestions during the
course of his annual address and re-
port
= Human Instftuti0n.
There are numerous lines CT actiV1-
ties. he told them. along which post
matters can work and positively i'm
nreas the people with the fact that
the postal department Is distinctly
human institution. not reactionary
and uaenterprising:
First. he said. come n close Sc 70 .;,na sous
into freoue,alt contact with the machinery
of volr ofiSce Make it easy for the en-
ployes and the public to reach you.
Things then won't get by which you
should have known about and which
afterward you may rssre. .cne. dms PAN pay,
travelled by supervisors. employees and
neople in trouble Don't be afraid of
|conapiaints. Mala It easy, for people to
kick Always accept 1espens1bity
when you ans at faut and OCCASIONALLY
|acknowledse: that it may ee on you, ,
you viii and you wiA make friends.
Constantly side-stepping and sliding out
from under, almost an occupatnnai
habit with postal employees, SENDS the
complainant away with noi hlns ne can
put his finger on but an unsA tlsfied feel,
ing that makes him ever aSer Hriticdi
and unfriendiy."
H. s. Dennison, welfare difectar o1
the Post Office Departm toM or MS
bureaus activities. He said: 'HhIs IL
the task of the science of welfare,
which DR.. Work has called the ne"
profession =
Nail EARLY Campaign.
Charles M. McCabe. postmaster a.
Nashville and prominent because OF
campaigns, expressed the conviction
In his speech that the planning, de.
veloping and maturing of q mail
early" campaign is like the beginning,
building and safeguarding of bank
account. The foundation is initiative
and work: the superStructure Is en-
thusiasm and stick k-to-itiyeness."
William B. Spilman. superintendent
Of the division of post Office. service,
told the postmasters that a new sys-
tenn, which, 1t il hoped. may be soon
promulgated, affords means to each
postmasters and supervisors to fairly
rate his capacity and value to the
othera who spoke at the session this
morning were Samuel klnnear, post
master at Columbus. Ohio, who took
10T hl6 0OoJSGl 3uV&fO oSn0oA A..
struction in Postal Regulations:
Lewis NJ Bartlett expert accountant
offlce Of the controller, who spoke
on Central Accounting SYSTEM" and
William e. Burlington, director OF the
postal savings, who made an address
on 1.-THE Post Ofiace as Savings and
Investment Agency. Considering the
Postal Savings System and the sale
Of Treasury Savings Certificates"
List OF Delegates.
Following are the names OF the
postmasters from every section of
the United States who have regis
tered at the convention headquarters
in tho Hotel Raleigh:
Edward A. Purdy. Minne9polis.
, MINI; II. ]. Bowen. South st. Joseph.
MO-: c. B. Hogadone. Grand Rapids.
Mich; Edward Austin. Battle Creek
Mich; Charles NJ. Mccabe. Nashville
Tenn; c. e. Bell, Bedford. KY: Ben
jamip y. Woelper. Baltimore. Nd.
Mrs M. b Brimberry, Albany. Ga;
Mrs. J. B. Roddenberry. Thomasyile.
Mich: &. F. Greene. Bridgeport, Conn.
Miss Lula Bufne, Lock No. 4. Pa: Miss
| Mary r. Stewart Mendon. MO; "
Stanshill, Braddock. Pa; W.. H
Yoder, New Kensington. Pa; VIII
liam A. Kesslsr. Homestead. Pa-i john
". Emerson, Canon City, Cot
Edward b. Lambert, Tampa; Fla; VIII
liam p. Mannear Wilkea.Rarre, Pa,
| C, & Bentley. CORY, Pa; Arthur G