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Postmaster Thanks
City Postal Employees
For their Generosity
By Percy R. Hines
Postal employees of Chicago have
contributed $40,100.93 to various
beneficent organizations during
the past 12 months, according to a
statement issued last week by Post
master Ernest J. Kruetgen, who al
so expressed thanks for the civic
minded attitude of the workers un
der his supervision. The agencies
to which this sum went, and the
amount received by each are as fol
lows: American Red Cross Annual
Subscriptions, $4,691.19; Chicago
Community Fund, $23,950.49; Pres
ident’s Birthday Ball Committee,
$2,177.25; and the American Red
Cross Flood Relief, $9,282.00, mak- j
ing the total of $40,100.93 for the
year.
In addition to this sum, many
other charitable donations have
been made by Uncle Sam's employ
ees through their various social,
civic and welfare organizations, par
ticularly during the Christmas hol
iday season. Postmaster Kruetgen
said: “I wish to thank each and
every one for the part he took in
making such an enviable record
possible and for responding so lib
erally to these several worthy or
ganizations.”
The regular monthly meeting of
the Chicago Council of Federal Or
ganizations, composed of three re
presentatives from each of the sev
eral groups of postal employees,
will be held Sunday, February 28,
at 2:30 P. M., at a place to be an
nounced in notices by Mrs. Eliza
beth Cain, Corresponding Secretary.
President Orion N. Page, who re
cently spent several days in the
East aiding in the organization of
steel workers through the C. I. C.,
will deliver an important message
to the representatives.
The application of the Post Of
fice Royal Regulars Club for mem
bership in the Council will be act
ed upon, and several matters of vi
tal interest to federal employees
will be discussed. The groups af
filiated with the Council are as fol
lows: Post Office 400 Club, Feder
al Athletic and Civic Association,
Post Office Dispatchers Club,
Twenty Club, Phalanx Club, Fed
eral Women’s Club, Orions Club,
and (lie Chicago Branch of the Na
tioal Alliance of Postal Employees.
Castine A. Davis is Recording Sec’y
of the movement which embraces
approximately 3,000 federal employ
ees in Chicago.
II. R. 3691, now pending in Con
gress, is designed to make it mandi
tory that persons making the high
est grades in competitive civil ser
vice examinations be appointed in
order of their standing on the eli
gile roster established as the result
Postmaster
ERNEST J. KRUETGEN
of such examinations, instead of the
present method of appointing any
one of the three highest. This bill
was introduced by Congressman Ar
thur W. Mitchell of the First Dis
trict.
Metropolitan Choir
Musical Sunday
The Metropolitan Prize-Winning
and Radio Choir under the direction
of J. Wesley Jones will present a
program of unusual merit Sunday,
February 28, 7:30 P. M., at Metro
politan Church, 4100 South Park
way. Mrs. Clara Bolton, who recent
ly appeared on one of Major
Bowes’ programs and is one of the
prize-winners of the Chicago Trib
une Music Festival, will sing a
group. Mrs. Bolton is one of Chi
cago's sweetest sopranos. William
R. Slappey, tenor and one of the
newest assets to the music world
of Chicago, will be heard in a
group of songs.
Since February is the month that
a great many notable men were
born, one of their favorite songs
will be sung in memory of them.
The choir will sing a group of class
ics and choruses from the opera
and oratio and a group of Negro
spirituals. Community singing is al
ways a big feature on these Fest-,
ival Programs. Lowell Evans will
be at the big pipe organ assisted
by Harriette Hammond. William
Lillard is assisting at the piano.
On account of the large crowds
that attend these Festivals, J. P.
Faulkner, Chairman of the Trustee
Board, is having the ushers pre
pare for the overflow. Dr. Joseph
M. Evans, the minister who was
called to Cleveland, O., to preach
a funeral, is rushing back in time
to be present Sunday to welcome
the musicians and friends. The
doors will be open at 6:30 P. M.
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Chicago Post Office
Employees News
By Percy R. Hines
At the monthly meeting of the
Chicago Post Office Clerks Union
held Sunday afternoon at the Pal
mer House, State and Monroe sts.,
Elroy C. Hallbeck, Ben Greenberg,
and George Wachowski, the com
mittee which went to Washington
in connection with the newly esta
blished system of rating employees,
made their report as a result of
conferences in the capitol city. The
sum total of the report was to the
effect that there would be no
change in the present system
insofar as the Post Office Depart
ment is concerned, although the
organization has expressed a de
sire for some modification of super
visors arbitrary authority in rat
ing workers.
The committee, however, will
continue its efforts toward a reali
zation of the Union’s proposal, ac
cording to action taken at Sunday’s
meeting. The next meeting of the
organization will be held on March
14, at the same place, and officers
will be nominated for the next an
nual period.
The Post Office 400 Club gave a
benefit entertainment Sunday nite,
February 14, at Bacon’s Casino,
49th street and Waash avenue, to
he’p flood sufferers In the Ohio and
Mississippi river valleys. The event
was a special effort of the club, as
all postal workers had already
made cash contributions through
an agency set up by Postmaster Er
nest J. Kruetgen, providing a fund
of several thousand dollars.
Washington’s Birthday, February
22, was celebrated by the Chicago
Branch of the National Alliance of
Postal Employees with a dance
from 12:05 to 4:05 A. M. at Bacon’s
Casine. Luther J. Jones was chair
man of the Committee on Arrange
ments, while Edgar D. Craig, is
President of the Organization. The
Women’s Auxiliary held its semi
monthly meeting Wednesday eve
ning at the home of Mrs. Sadie
Piper, 4543 So. Parkway.
The Chicago Branch of the Na
tional Association of Postal Work
ers held its monthly meeting Sun
day afternoon at the M. O. G. Arm
ory, 5536 Indiana avenue. Lucius
S. Lee is President of this organ
ization.
President Orion N. Page of the
Chicago Council of Federal Organ
izations spent several days recent
ly in Pittsburgh, Pa., in connect
ion with efforts to organize work
ers in the steel industry for the
C. I. O. Mr. Page will make a re
port to the council at its next meet
ing on February 28th.
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HOLIDAY DANCE !
The Chicago Branch of the Na
tional Alliance of Postal Employee*
celebrated Washington’s Birthday,
February 22nd with an entertain
ment at Bacon's Casino, 49 street
and Wabash avenue. Tiny Parham's
orchestra served the occasion for
dancing, and a floor show and priz
es were added attractions for the
500 or more guests. Edgar D.
Craig, 5616 South Wabash avenue,
is president.
JOINS ALLIANCE
Emory G. Davis, only Negro let
ter carrier in the Postal Service at
Elkhart, Indiana, spent Washing
ton’s Birthday in Chicago. While
here, he joined the National Alli
ance of Postal Employees, leaving
his application with Percy R. Hines#
5178 Indiana avenue. Mr. Davis en
tered the government service early
in February.
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