The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-23
Postal Men Praised
By Senator Danaher
Congressman Miller Assures Letter Carriers Conven=
ton He'll Present Seniority Bill Soon

sentatives in Congress. He said he
believed a congressman will pay
more attention to one sincere letter
than to a bombardment of form
post cards in regard to propostd
legislation. He advised the carriers
not to give up their own retirement
plans in favor Of merging with the
Social Security system.
Congressman at-large j o h n D.
McWilliamS offered his Fluctuations
to tht golden jubilee celebration and
praised the carriers for their excel
lent record and service.
Lieutenant-Co vernor William L.
Hadden brought the greetings of the
State to the meeting. Mayor Will
liam A. Patten welcomed the gath
erings to the city, and Frank M.
Travis, honorary president of the
Torrington Police and Fire Depart
ments, extended the good wishes of
thtse departments.
Rev. William E. Haegert of st.
Pauls Church gave the invocation,
Andrew G. O'Meara was toastmas-
ter. Other speakers were James j.
Deely Of Omaha, Nebr., member
of the executive board Of the Ma
tional Association of Letter Car
riers; George A. Bang of Omaha
member Of the board of directors OF
the National Sick Benefit Associa-
ton; Rev. Harry Bowlby, president
of the Lords Day Alliance of New
York City, and Mrs. Rent Edmund
son, representing the National La
dies Auxiliary.
The business session Of the con-
vention was held in the afternoon
at City Hall auditorium and was
opened by Rev. Joseph F. Flanagan
of st. Francis's Church, who gave
the invocation. Mayor Patttn ex-
tended the greetings Of the city.
Andrew G. Gensch, president of the
association, conducted the business
session.
Postmaster Frank Buonocore was
honorary chairman Of the conven-
ton committee. Co-chairnan were
Andrew Gensch and Michael &C.
lormino.
Miller Speaks
Assurance he will present SEN
iority bill for postoft1ce employees
to the House Committee on Post
Ofices and Post Roads later this
week, was given by Congressman
william j., Miller at the flftieth
annual convention Of the Connec-
ticut branch of the National Asso-
citation of Letter Carriers, here
Tuesday.
The congressman and United
States Senator Francis T. Maloney
were among speakers at the con-
vention business session while Uni
ted States Senators John A. Dana
her and Congressman Joseph E.
Talbot and John D. McWilliams
were speakers at banquet Tues
day night in Elk shall, which
brought the convention to a close.
Congressman Miller said the need
for seniority legislation was orig
inally presented to him by members
of the Hartford local of the Nation
al Federation of Post Office Clerks,
AFL, and he found 1t was of ma
tional Importance after he made a
personal survey from Washington.
He found, he said, that many post
masters throughout the country
were not keeping to the spirit of
Post Office Department regulations
regarding recognition of length OF
service in making promotions and
filling vacancies.
| Vincent D. Breen, president Of the
Hartford Post Office Clerks Union
and Edward w. SWEET. vice-pres-
ident, conferred with Congressman
Miller while he was here and gave
him suggestions they had gathered
from post Office Unions in many
parts of the country. They reported
him as saying that he believed 8
seniority bill would be enacted into
law within the next three or foul
months.
Senator Maloney commended the
carriers for what he called the
Temperance" of their legislative re.
quests, saying none Of them seemed
unreasonable to him. He said 1t i
well known that the work of car.
riers has greatly increased and pait
tribute to the postal personnel II
Connecticut. He also expressed
hope that the many postal organic
atoms now in existence might b.
united into one strong body.
New OfacerS
Offlcers elected at the convention
are: President, John T. Wilson, New
Haven; vice president, Georg'
Schoch, South Norwalk; secretary
John j. Carew, ST., Hartford: treas
urer, Raymond Heller, New Britain
first trustee, ]. Joseph Leahy, Ne1
London; second trustee, william
Cahill, Norwalk; third trustee, Caro-
@. Hoist, Bridgeport. The retirinl
lpresident Is Andrew @. Jensen o
Torrington. who presided ct tn
business session.
Resolutions adopted includes
those seeking an eight-hotr day an
A0-hcpr week based on workir