Milford chronicle., 1926-05-28
Harrington
Delaware League of P0Stmasters
Elect Oflicers-E. +. Whitney Oi
ElIendale Is Elected President

The third annual session of the
Delaware League of Postmasters as
sembled in the New Century Club
rooms last Thursday afternoon Tor
their annual meeting. Through some
unknown reason number OF the
postmasters who signified their in
tention of being present, failed to ar
rive.
Postoffice Inspector SOmmers and
Assistant Superintendent OF Mails
Trotter of Wilmington were present.
A most interesting meeting was held
and the postmasters who were the
guests of Postmaster Powell Tor
dinner at Swain's Hotel, made many
complimentary remarks in connec-
ton with the delicious dinner served |
bV the hotel management. Postmas-
ter Powell proved to be very cap
able host and insisted on paying all |
the expenses incurred, but just be-
fore adjournment, the league voted
five dollars toward the expenses.
President Stevens of Delaware CITY
called the session to order at , p. M.
The first order of business was the
reading of the minutes of the pre-
Vious meeting by Secretary Robbins
of Milton. The minutes were approx
cd as read. AS Secretary Robbins is
also treasurer of the league he read
his financial report. The president
called for a roll call and nineteen
members of the league were present.
Postmaster Hickman compllmenteu
the local host on the arrangements
and assured him that it was one OF
the best meetings ever held. An III
teresting feature of the meetihS was
the fact that the pOstmasters from
all the first class postOfiices in Del
aware were present. There are only
three: Leroy w. Hickman, Winning
TON. w. P. Satterfield, Dover ana
NJ. L. Davis, Milford.
A communication was read lnVll-
ing the postmasters from Delaware
IN a meeting in Philadelphia, 10 DC
hold in June, at which time POSI-
master General New, Senators, Con-
gressmen, postmasteTs from REM
svlvania and other states Will DC
postmaster w. R. Risler OF LII
oo1n was elected delegate, Win MIS-
TI1a Johnson of Newport as alter-
na+o IN the National League OF FoSI-
nnosfers convention to be held IN tne
1,-ost tbe latter part of the suiolilel'
A. Intensive campaign Will De III
,,,,o,,,rated during the coming yS"1
- oct all the postmasters III Dela-
80 associated with the league
The secretary had already sem ouS
communications TO the posl,n"91o-9 11or -
ot Newark, Georgetown anu ~, Ilt'i
rinoton. The Harrington postIn'S' p.ll1'o a.
-voe the only one of the cohluli'Oeo ~
make report. Cooroetown
Postmaster Hudson OIL Ceoi ?s tbot
few we'll chosen words salo II.,t t,'
he understood this was the iiloi-to ~
~ ~ the local rural routes Were "
- insnected. He had completeu lI lnl1
i"snaction and only found one Iuia a. a,
lnSp 2o +bo+ measured accurately u
the distance the route was supp"oT,, 5I,,,o,e
IN he. Post Ofhce Inspector ooin,.r, II - o.,
in reply stated that seVeral !Toi5 i5 o,,t
--hon the rural routes were l"Iu ~
.;o,,s methods were used 10 meas
o'a ro,lte. even long before Ihe au.
,oti1a was used so eXtenslVely a.
leans Of travel. Then the cnaneeS
- building OF roads WouIu man
80 IL differeuce in the mileage. ~
s'n4boT s said that where rural O"i,
-. Drove over a half mile HiOl
- +bo snecified number OIL HlIo'
ON his route, he was uue costn,astej
zion for the extra mile o9''.,S' 80 tI,t
Hndson also made references ~ 60,
nroner packing of shlplheli'S
mailing. -, ,, for new ideas
e-,1 the city. Postmaster hlcAllIs- 4Isi
IL? 35 be was trying to improve -,
salu' moe of the city streets y
dppG% ';og the mail boxes Oil Oh In
noE.H4 4@boroughfares and was als'
HlG'ln t.4,,+i,g cemenL-reinfOrcec p""t
suD9vlsiIb aiI boxes in lieu Of the ptesen
!oI iii[a1t let's He also said thaI ",
have many visitors TO DeI@" co. 1,oriou,
that many boxes IN lne ,4,, - Goa
tnwns could be improved WIN 'isito q
of naint. thereby giving tne tn,
= much better impression
towns of our community: ,,,,o,do1
Wv Dos+naster Whitney OF EIieliu:'l
a15o of the mail messenger sei VIZ, VIZ,
sLo],1 spUao nostofice to station. lie san
- orvice was very unsatlslactoi. .
az to only one man being on ~,
41o station whose time was l'IAs4
aC 'n 'i+b other railroad work. IRE
0xently it was necessary " llt' nf
several trips to the station 70 go '',ee ~.
sorne important mail. On Delns' 0osS @o
4ionod as to how far his postolllc,
II,os from the station, he replleu alI a
ia 60O feet. P. o. Inspector 'ooll
~oors said that the only way 10 Le
10 +he situation was to move III
os+ofice out Of the 80 rod llhll'
then the Postof1ce DepaItllGTI 81
Iorld proyide messenger service II
Ia this service would be greaCl
s",nroved upon Inauguration Oh III
star Route from Harrington ~ M W.
boboth for all first class mall -
association voiced its hearty appIor
81 of the plan and highly cOlnpl
S,on+ed Congressman Houston ~
t,is Tntiring efforts, together WI
49, interested patrons toward eSIaA
Iirt;nor this route. Acting upon u
~iD',i+afion ~ of Postoffice InspecIO
Gommers. Go who invited those presel
% visit tbe local after adjournmen
oooonted the invitation and lnspeC
od the building and equipment. +
highly complimented Postln|5'' .i t3''
Powell and told the members IN, tn,
had here one of the finest bulldlns bull5
in the State and that every convel ySl
fence was installed in the oflce tn .l
could be allowed a postofiice oil III
Election of officers for the ensuil
-, tool, nlaca and reSulteQ