Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-09-10
LARGE ATTENDANCE
AT POSTAL CONVENTION
Entire Section South of Macon Rep
resented at Annual Meeting.
Will Meet in Moultrie
Next Year

The Fifth annual convention OF Cne
South Georgia Postal Employees as
ISOLATION went into history with the
largest attendance of members on
last Monday, when President w. A.
Adams opened the session and called
upon Rev. Bruce Nay for the invoca-
ton.
! About four hundred government
employees with their families filled
!, the Courthouse auditorium and stu
dents of the tenth and eleventh
grades of the Fitzgerald High school
filled the gallery to hear the promi-
nent speakers listed on the program.
Mayor Jack Mayes welcomed the
convention in behalf of the city and
was warmly responded to by Post
master Barnes, of Valdesta. Mr.. w.
R. Bowen, president of the Chamber
of commerce spoke on the Postal SER
vice from business mans standpoint
and complimented the members of
the association on the efficient man.
ner with which the public business is
being discharged by them.
President Adams introduced form
err Senator Hoke Smith, who spoke
extensively on the opportunities at
hand for the rural carriers in boost
ing Georgia and helping the devel-
opment of loyalty to our state and
our nation and the Importance of liv
ing up to the spirit and letter of the
laws, as they are passed by the nation
al and state legislatures, especially
having reference to the enforcement
of the federal prohibition laws.
Senator Smith was followed by L.
Y. Congers, rural mail carrier of Tiff
ton, who made splendid talk on the
Pleasures of a Rural Mail Carrier"
Moultrie and Douglas presented
their invitations for the 1926 meeting
when Moultre was chosen after a
spirited election.
Postmaster D. M. Mckee was elect
ed president; L. F. Peterson, of Doug
las, vice-president, and J. W. Long,
of Ashburn, secretary, with B. J.
Hardeman, of Triton, Sergeant-at-
Arms.
Senator George Speaks
Senator Walter George spoke of
the deplorable custom of bartering
the post offices of the state after each
change of administration in Wash
ngton and pledged his every effort
to secure the passage of a law to
place Postmasters under strict civil
service regulations, making the pro-
motion of efficient employees in Of
fee eligible to postmastership with
out the intervention of any political
machine, which sentiment received
the hearty applause of the postmast-
ers present. Senator George pointed
out the increased prosperity of the
farmers of our section, which he stat
ed was the very best farming section
in the entire country, much of which
the speaker has visited of recent
The eyes Of the world are on
the southeastern part of the Union
and though Florida is enjoying most
of the emigration movement from
the northern states at this time, the
tourists have to pass through south
Georgia for the most part, and can
not help but be impressed with the
wonderful possibilities of our farm
lands and will eventually begin to set
tie among us.
One of the outstanding needs of
the times is the dividing the large
into smaller farms and
securing white settlers for this sec
ton.
Senator George was followed by
Postmaster E. A. Meeks, of Nichols,
and Post Office inspector Overstreet |
of Douglas, who spoke on the 'Lot-
terry in Mails" an interesting subject /
for newspapers and their readers.
Music during the morning was fur
nished by the Moultrie band and spe-
cial selections by the Gid Tanner
Musical Trio. The convention adjourn
ed at o'clock and the visiting dele
gates and their friends were taken
to the Odd Fellows Hall where din
ner was served. Photographer Ow-
ems took the picture of the conven-
ton in front of the Courthouse which
q number of the visitors will preserve
as memento of the 1925 convention.
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