Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1909 — Rural Route Carriers Close Annual Convention at Newcastle [ARTICLE]

Rural Route Carriers Close Annual Convention at Newcastle

The Indiana Rural Letter Carriers** Association closed its annual convention at Newcastle Monday, after having elected officers and selected Logansport as the place of holding the 1910 convention. W. J. Ward. of Carmel, was l elected president; John G. Pittinger, of Marion, vice-president, and G. W. B. Robbins, of Rochester, secretary-treas-urer. W. R. Spillman, superintendent oi rural free delivery, of the postoffice department, was present and addressed the convention. He stated that there are now 40,800 rural carriers in the United States, and that the present good service was due to their efforts. He said that the service juq jjlacfe fox and that the carriers should familiarize themselves with the rules of the service and give strict attention to every detail of their work.