Age and salary of all clerks over 60 years of age at first and second class post offices Sept. 24, 1914-Continued. Age and salary of all city letter carriers over 60 years of age at first and second class post offices, Sept. 24, 1914. Age and salary of all post-office laborers over 60 years of age at first and second class post offices, Sept. 24, 1914. Age and salary of all post-office laborers over 60 years of age at first and second class post offices Sept. 24, 1914-Continued. Showing by 5-year periods the number of employees in first and second class post offices over 60 years of age Sept. 24, 1914. Mr. BEAKES. I am going to insert in the record a communication from the Bronx Board of Trade of the City of New York; also a letter from the City Commission of Jackson, Mich; also a letter from the president of the Bronx County Civic League; also a communication from the Daughters of Michigan, New York City; a letter from the Postal Employees of Adrian, Mich.; telegrams from Battle Creek, Mich.; from the Ministerial Association; from the Brotherhood of Railroad Conductors, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers, and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen; also telegrams from postal associations. Mr. Ferris, of Oklahoma, has introduced a couple of telegrams from postal associations, which will be incorporated in the record. I am in receipt of a telegram from Congressman Loud, of Michigan, urging favorable report of the Griffin bill. This telegram will be inserted in the record. (Letters and telegrams follow :) Hon. SAMUEL W. BEAKES, THE BRONX BOARD OF TRADE, Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, House of Representatives. DEAR SIR: At the regular meeting of the Bronx Board of Trade, held on March 22, H. R. 6915, granting indefinite leaves of absence to superannuated employees of the Postal Service, was approved. We would earnestly request that you use your best endeavors to have this bill passed. Thanking you in advance for your support of this measure, I am, Yours, very truly, CHAS. E. REID, Secretary. Hon. SAMUEL W. BEAKES, M. C., Washington, D. C. JACKSON, MICH., April 4, 1916. DEAR SIR Resolved, That the city commission of Jackson, Mich., favor the passage by Congress of a bill providing for pensions for Federal employes if incapacitated by old age or disability after 25 years of service; and be it further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to each of the United States Senators and Representatives in Congress from the State of Michigan. [SEAL.] C. H. VEDDER, City Clerk. BRONX COUNTY CIVIC LEAGUE, April 4, 1916. Hon. SAMUEL W. BEAKES, Member of Congress, Washington, D. C. HONORABLE AND DEAR SIR: Our organization, composed of voters representing all walks in life, are interested in a bill granting indefinite leaves of absence to superannuated employees of the postal service, H. R. 6915. We earnestly request that you appear at the hearing on said bill, which is to be held on April 7 before a subcommittee on Post Offices and Post Roads, and use your good offices to assist in having this bill reported favorably by said committee; later do all in your pover to have said bill passed by the Sixty-fourth Congress, of which you are an honored Member. Yours, very truly, JOHN J. F. MCLAUGHLIN, President. DAUGHTERS OF MICHIGAN IN NEW YORK, April 5, 1916. Hon. SAMUEL W. BEAKES, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.: I would be pleased if you will act favorably upon House bill 6915, which has a hearing before you on Friday, April 7. Certainly all right-thinking people will indorse this very just measure. Yours, for betterment along all lines, NELLIE B. VAN SLINGERLAND. (President Daughters of Michigan in New York; Betterment League; America First Society; New York County Woman Suffrage Association (Inc.), 162 Madison Avenue, New York City.) UNITED STATES POST OFFICE, Adrian, Mich., April 4, 1916. Hon. SAMUEL W. BEAKES, Member of Congress for Second District, Washington, D. C. DEAR FRIEND BEAKES: I am instructed by all of the employees of this office, who are affected by the retirement bill now before Congress, to ask you to use all honorable means to bring about the passage of the same. Hoping that you will give this matter your just consideration. I am, sincerely, Yours, MARTIN H. O'LEARY, President of Local Branch, No. 252, U. N. A. P. O. C. [Telegram.] BATTLE CREEK, MICH., April 6, 1916. Hon. SAMUEL W. BEAKES, Washington, D. C.: The ministers of this city are strongly in favor of the Penrose-Griffin indefinite leave of absence for postal employees. valuable assistance. We respectfully urge your · ROBERT L. WEBB, GEO. C. TENNY, Secretary Ministerial Association. [Telegram.] BATTLE CREEK, MICH., April 6, 1916. Hon. SAMUEL W. BEAKES, Washington, D. C.: The Penrose-Griffin indefinite leave of absence has the cordial support of our organization and we as a body have gone on record as favoring this legislation. Your very influential support will meet with our approval. Thank you. A. B. BISHOP, President. M. H. CHADWICK, Secretary Brotherhood of Railway Conductors. [Telegram.] BATTLE CREEK, MICH., April 6, 1916. Hon. SAMUEL W. BEAKES, Washington, D. C.: Our organization is strongly in favor of the Penrose-Griffin indefinite leave of absence for postal employees. As a Representative of our good State, we solicit your influential assistance. E. V. PRICE, President. C. N. KELLEY, Secretary Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers. [Telegram.] BATTLE CREEK, MICH., April 6, 1916. Hon. SAMUEL W. BEAKES, Washington, D. C. The Penrose-Griffin indefinite leave of absence has the strong support of our organization. Resolutions indorsing this measure have been indorsed, and we believe the measure is just. We solicit your powerful influence as a member of the subcommittee. L. S. BLEVINS, Secretary Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. [Telegram.] NORTH VERNON, IND., April 6, 1916. Representative SAMUEL W. BEAKES, Washington, D. C. Fourteen civil-service employees of North Vernon post office opposed to noncontributory pension plan and favor contributory plan. [Telegram.] V. E. HUDSON. DETROIT, MICH., April 4, 1916. Hon. SAMUEL W. BEAKES, Members of Branch 16 United National Association of Post Office Clerks knowing that you favor retirement urgently request that you appear before Post Office Committee, Friday, April 7, at hearing on Griffin bill, H. R. 6915, and urge a favorable report on same. GEO. H. RONALD, Secretary. [Telegram.] KALAMAZOO, MICH., April 4, 1916. Hon. SAMUEL W. BEAKES, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.: We are of the opinion that your subcommittee rendering a favorable report upon the Griffin indefinite leave of absence bill (H. R. 6915), after the hearing on April 7, will place your civil-service constituents under deep obligations. EARL J. BROWN, Secretary Kalamazoo Branch 246, National Association of Letter Carriers. Congressman SAMUEL W. BEAKES, [Telegram.] PETOSKEY, MICH., April 5, 1916. Washington, D. C.: Kindly attend hearing of bill H. R. 6915, Friday, 7th instant, and request House Post Office Committee to make favorable report. S. T. Q. H. WILLIAMS BRANCH 1110, U. N. A. P. O. C. Hon. SAMUEL BEAKES, [Telegram.] CALUMET, MICH., April 5, 1916. House Building, Washington, D. C.: All postal employees of Houghton County, backed by unanimous public sentiment, request your earnest consideration and favorable vote on indefinite leave of.absence, or Griffin bill, at hearing, Friday, April 7, and help remedy some of the existing deplorable conditions under which some of our employees labor. ALBERT W. BRAY, Secretary. [Telegram.] Hon. SAMUEL W. BEAKES, DETROIT, MICH., April 4, 1916. Member of Congress, Washington, D. C.: Members of Detroit Branch, National Association of Civil Service Employees, feel highly elated over your appointment on subcommittee having in charge the Griffin bill (H. R. 6915), on which there is to be a hearing Friday, April 7, knowing that you will do everything in your power to influence a favorable report on same. [Telegram.] R. J. GALLAGHER, President. BATTLE CREEK, MICH., April 6, 1916. Hon. S. W. BEAKES, Washington, D. C.: Your influence in behalf of the Penrose-Griffin bill will be appreciated most sincerely by the employees of this office. (And 28 other clerks.) [Telegram.] G. W. PIPER, President. BATTLE CREEK, MICH., April 6, 1916. Hon. S. W. BEAKES, Washington, D. C.: We hope for your cooperation on the Penrose-Griffin bill and assure you of our sincere appreciation for your valued and influential assistance. C. L. BIRD, President Letter Carriers' Association. (And 30 other Battle Creek letter carriers.) |