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 PUBLISHED BY THE 
 
 Boston Post Office Clerks' Mutual Benefit Association, 
 
 For Distribution at their National Convention, 
 SEPTEMBER. 1894. 
 
preface: 
 
 On making our bow to the Public, we wish first to thank 
 the National Association for selecting Boston as the place 
 of the Fifth Annual Convention. 
 
 We fully appreciate the kindness and good will of the 
 public of Boston towards the Boston Post Office Clerks' 
 Association, in their efforts to obtain better service by seek- 
 ing to be placed on the same footing as other Government 
 Clerks; by justly asking for a stated, higher average salary, 
 thereby encouraging a good class of young men to enter the 
 service and inducing those that are in to remain. There 
 will be delegates from all the representative Post Offices 
 throughout the United States, and it devolves upon the 
 Local Association of our City to entertain their brethren in 
 a manner that shall be a credit to our office and the City of 
 Boston. 
 
 The citizens of other cities, at former Conventions of our 
 Association, have been very generous in their liberal contri- 
 butions and by placing advertisements in our journals, and 
 every merchant seemed to take it for granted that he was a 
 part of the Association and the Post Office of his city. 
 
 Boston and her business men have been most generous 
 towards the Clerks' Association. 
 
 We shall do our utmost to make the delegates remember 
 the hospitahties of Bosto.n. ^ 
 
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 ^ POSTMASTER-GENERAL BISSELL. | 
 
LEOPOLD MORSE & CO., 
 
 Washington, Corner Brattle Street, .... BOSTON. 
 
 UNIFORM DEPARTMENT. 
 
 We are now prepared to fill orders for Letter Carriers' Winter 
 Uniforms, made from heavy-weight Middlesex Cloth, which is the 
 best fabric for the purpose produced in the country. 
 
 SUIT, - - - - " $14.00. 
 
 SEPARATE GARMENTS. 
 
 Coat, $8.00. 
 
 Pant, ----- 5.00. 
 Vest, 1.50. 
 
 We also furnish Special Delivery Uniforms, from sky-blue 
 doth, according to Eegulation. Coat Unlined, $6.00; Lined, 
 16.50; Pant, $4.50. 
 
 We also carry Letter Carriers' Regulation Hats or Caps, with 
 Wreath and Number, at $1.50 each. 
 
 The letter from Hon. Frank H. Jones, First Assistant Post- 
 master-General (copy of which we reprint below), gives Carriers 
 the privilege of placing their orders with us, and as our price is 
 95 CENT8 LESS than the government contract on Winter 
 Suits, we hope to receive yOur orders. 
 
 LEOPOLD MORSE & CO. 
 
 [copy.] 
 Post Office Department. 
 
 Office of the First AssiSTAiiT Postmaster-General, ") 
 
 AYashington, D. C, April 9, 1894. j 
 Messrs. Leopold Morse & Co. 
 
 Gentlemen : — Replying to yours of the 5tli instant, you are informed that 
 the recent circular of the Postmaster-General relating to the contract with 
 Messrs. Oelim & Co. and Messrs. Fechheimer Bros. Co., for furnishing 
 Letter Carriers' Suits, was made in the desire that there should be a simi- 
 larity as to quality, texture and color in the Carriers' Suits throughout the 
 whole country. 
 
 The said circular did not, however, abrogate Section 613, P. L. & E., nor 
 did it deprive Carriers of their choice as to where they should hereafter pur- 
 chase their uniforms. Very respectfully, 
 
 FRANK H. JONES, 
 First Assistant Postmastei'- General. 
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POSTMASTER COVEWEY. 
 
 J. W. CovENEY was appointed postmaster of Boston in 1893, to succeed 
 Hon. Th(»mas N. Hart, resigned. 
 
 He was born in Cambridge. 
 
 He enlisted in the 28th Massachusetts volunteers, and served through the 
 war. At the battle of Spottsylvanla, on May 18th, 1864, he was severely 
 wounded in the left arm and shoulder. 
 
 In 1865 he was appointed store-keeper in the Boston Custom House, and 
 also served as clerk and inspector, resigning from there in 1874. 
 
 For several consecutive years he was elected to the Cambridge City Coun- 
 cil, and in 1874 he was chosen a member of the State Legislature, and again 
 chosen for 1875, 1876. In 1884 he was again elected to that body, and 
 served his party with distinction. 
 
 For several years he was secretary of the Democratic State Committee. 
 
 "When President Cleveland was first elected, he was made surveyor of the 
 Port of Boston, and served from 1886 to 1890. 
 
 When Governor Russell assumed control at the State House, he was called 
 to the position of private secretary. Soon afterwards he was appointed 
 chairman of the Gas Commission, which position he resigned to accept the 
 position of chairman of the Executive Committee of the Democratic State 
 Committee, and on the re-election of President Cleveland he was appointed 
 postmaster. 
 
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H. J. JAQUITH, Prest. R. S. WENTWORTH, Cashier. 
 
 — i::^^^^^::^ ESTABLISHED 1831. ^ — 
 
 TRADERS NATIONAL BANK, 
 
 Cor. CONGRESS and WATER STREETS, 
 BOSTON, MASS. 
 
 CAPITAL, -.----.- $500,000.00 
 SURPLUS, - - 56,000.00 
 
 Dividends paid as a State Bank, . . . $1,009,500.00 
 Dividends paid as a National Bank. . . 795,000.00 
 
 Total Dividends paid, $1,804,500.00 
 
 Bank Hours :— 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. 
 Bills of Exchange drawn on England, Ireland and the Continent. Telegraphic transfers 
 of money made on Pacific Coast Cities. INVESTMENT SECURITIES. Certifi- 
 cates of Deposit issued bearing interest and payable on demand. 
 ^W° Business and correspondence invited. 
 
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 EUROPEAN PLAN, 
 Washington and Avery Streets^ 
 
 BOSTON, MASS, 
 
 M. C. CLARK, 
 
 Proprietor, 
 
JAMES F. COUGHLAN, 
 
 President Boston P. 0. Clerks' Mutual Benefit Association. 
 
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 IMPORTERS, 
 
 JOBBERS 
 
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BOSTON AND ITS SUBURBS 
 
 Are so rich in the monuments of an historic past, and in 
 points of interest to the pilgrim from afar, that the Boston 
 postal clerks, desirous that their visiting brethren attending 
 the convention, may make the best use of their brief time in 
 the '' Athens of America," have prepared this little manual 
 of the city and its environs, as a guide to the chief points of 
 interest, and as a souvenir of their visit. 
 
 Birthplace of Benjamin Franklin. 
 
 With the Post Office as a centre from which all tours of 
 pilgrimage are to start, just at hand on Milk street, between 
 Hawley and Washington streets, will be found the site of the 
 building in which Benjamin Franklin first saw the light. The 
 modest dwelling that was the home of the Franklin family has 
 long since vanished, and a large mercantile structure known as the 
 Franklin Building now occupies the spot, a bust of the patriot- 
 philosopher and an inscription adorning the entablature over the 
 second story. The parents of Benjamin Franklin sleep in the old 
 Granary burying ground on Tremont street, the grave marked by 
 a granite obelisk. A brother of Benjamin was one of Boston's 
 early postmasters. 
 
 The Old South Church, 
 
 Direcdy opposite Franklin's birth-place is this venerated edifice, 
 so closely identified with Boston's earliest history and with the 
 struggle which resulted in the independence of the Republic. Here 
 Samuel Adams and Dr. Joseph Warren appealed to the patriotism 
 of the people to repel English tyranny, and it was after attending 
 a meeting here that Warren crossed over to Charlestown to become 
 a martyr to his country's cause, a few hours later, at the battle of 
 Bunker Hill. During the investment of the city by Washington's 
 army, the English forces, cooped up in Boston, turned the Old 
 South into a riding academy and stable, thus desecrating the 
 sacred edifice. For sometime after the great Boston fire in 1872, 
 the Old South was used as a post office. 
 
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ESTABLISHED 1847 
 
 R. H. STEARNS & COMPANY 
 
 # DRY * GOODS •• 
 
 Tremont St, and Temple Place 
 BOSTON 
 
 . Capital, $2,000,000. 
 
 The Third National Bank 
 
 of Boston, 
 
 Stat€, corner of Kilby Street, 
 
 Moses Williams, Francis B. Sears, Frederick S. Davis, 
 
 President. Vice President. Cashier. 
 
 Harry L. Burrage, Assista?it Cashier. 
 
 Safe Deposit Vaults. 
 
 Andrew Robeson, Daniel Weld, 
 
 Manager. Asst. Manager. 
 
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 Boys' Clothing," Ribbons, Boots and Shoes, Books, Corsets, Flannels, and 
 Blankets, Furs, Jewelry, Shawls, Woolens, Linings, Small Wares, Car- 
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Old State House. 
 
 Passing from the Post Office through Devonshire to State street 
 (the King street of Colonial days) , the visitor is brought directly 
 to the Old State House, and right into the little square memorable 
 as the scene of the Boston Massacre in 1770, the torch that was to 
 light the fire of Revolution and make reconciliation with England 
 on any other basis than total separation an impossibility. The 
 graves of the victims of the English soldiery are in the Granary 
 burying ground, and a monument to their memory occupies a con- 
 spicuous place near the Tremont street mall on Boston Common. 
 The Old State House was the government building of later colonial 
 days, and the State building on the organization of the State 
 government and until the erection of the present State House on 
 Beacon Hill. The old building looks about as it did in the hey- 
 day of its importance, for within a few years it has been restored. 
 Its surroundings have changed and its old-time duties have passed 
 from its custody, but the venerable structure remains as a monu- 
 ment of a glorious past. 
 
 Faneuil Hall. 
 
 Leaving the Old State House, crossing State street, and contin- 
 uing on through Devonshire street, the visitor is ushered into 
 Adams Square with its statue of the indomitable Revolutionary 
 patriot, Samuel Adams ; thence turning to the right down through 
 Dock Square, he comes to Faneuil Hall, " the Cradle of Liberty," 
 one of Boston's most venerated historic treasures, its great place 
 of popular assemblage. Outside of its historic associations, the 
 hall is of interest to the visitor from the portraits adorning its 
 venerable walls. Here also is Healy's great painting, "Webster 
 Replying to Hayne." 
 
 Old North Church. 
 
 Leaving Faneuil Hall and passing through Union to Marshall 
 street, is found an old landmark in the Old Boston Stone. Thence 
 passing down Hanover street to Salem street, and along the latter, 
 the Old North Church, with its spire almost the counterpart of that 
 of the Old South, is reached. From its tower was displayed the 
 signal that sent Paul Revere on his historic ride, to warn the 
 yeomanry of Lexington and Concord of the coming of the British 
 on that eventful April 19, 1775. On Salem street is also to be 
 seen the building that was the dwelling of Paul Revere. 
 
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Copp's Hill. 
 
 It is only a few minutes' 
 walk from the Old North 
 Church to the brow of Copp's 
 Hill, where lies the old ceme- 
 tery, the resting place of many 
 famous in Boston's colonial 
 days. Here is the grave of 
 the Rev. Cotton Mather, one 
 of the most celebrated of Bos- 
 ton's early divines, as well as 
 one of the most learned men 
 
 of his time, and yet one who g 
 
 OLD SOUTH CHURCH. 
 
 was not above being influenced 
 by the prevalent witchcraft 
 craze, since he had his servant 
 flogged for bewitching his chil- 
 dren It was from the brow 
 of this hill that the English 
 viewed with consternation, in 
 the gray of the morning of 
 June 17, 1775, the redoubt 
 which had been thrown up by 
 the patriots during the night, 
 on Breed's Hill, Charlestown, 
 and opened their batteries 
 upon it, while it was at the base of this hill and under cover of 
 these batteries, that their forces embarked on the morning of the 
 battle. An excellent view is here obtained of the historic battle- 
 field with its towering commemorative shaft, a visit to which will 
 be paid later. 
 
 Scene of Boston's Tea Party. 
 
 Returning to the Post Office and starting out anew, the visitor 
 will want to see the scene of Boston's big tea party, when the 
 water of the harbor was used for steeping the beverage. Not very 
 far down Pearl street a tablet will tell him where stood the old 
 wharf. With the growth of the city the harbor line has been 
 extended out far beyond its old time boundaries, and the site of 
 the old wharf is now a good distance inland. Fort Hill, one of 
 the three eminences that gave to Boston the name of Trimountain, 
 has disappeared and its gravel used in reclaiming the new territory 
 wrested from the harbor. 
 
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■ CLARK, WARD & CO., 
 
 Bankers and Brokers, 
 
 Members of the JYevj Yorlc and Boston 
 Stoch Exchanges. 
 
 EQUITABLE BUILDING, Boston. 10 BROADWAY, New Yort 
 
 98 BRIDGE ST,, Springfield, Nass, - 
 
 iT. F. A. Clakk. G. E. Armstrong. 
 
 R. H. Ward. H. H. Campbell. 
 
 Do You Sleep Peacefully ? 
 
 BEING A POSTAL CLERK. 
 
 Those people who think that working for the government means simply 
 sitting around and waiting for pay-day are prodigiously in error. Being a 
 postal clerk, for instance, means a hard day's work every 24 hours; — and a 
 hard day's work calls for a good night's rest. Try 
 
 The Pilgrim 
 Spring Bed, 
 
 It's just the bed for the man who works, — it is so easy and restful. There 
 are eight solid hours of sleep in it for every night in the year. And the 
 price — that's restful too. 
 
 But here's a pointer — the imitations of the Pilgrim — avoid them, 
 they'll surely disappoint you. 
 
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 -^W^nmSpring-^^-^ sold everywheke. 
 
 INO. OUi y^ J Every Genuine Pilgrim has tills 
 
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Boston Custom House. 
 
 While on this trip, a visit may be made to the Custom House, 
 by retraciug the way on Pearl street to Milk, and then down the 
 latter to its foot. The massive structure with its spreading dome 
 will be easily found. 
 
 City Hall and Kino's Chapel. 
 
 There is little to be seen in the vicinity of the Custom House 
 but the bustle of commercial activity, save the view down the har- 
 bor from one of the wharves ; but the harbor and its interesting 
 sights will be treated of later on. Returning to the Post Office 
 and passing up Milk street to Washington street, thence turning 
 to the right, a step or two brings the visitor to School street. On 
 the corner of School and Washington streets is the Old Corner 
 Bookstore, occupying one of Boston's oldest buildings. This old 
 bookstore is rich in its literary associations. Here Longfellow, 
 Lowell, Whittier, Hawthorne, Emerson and Motley, were frequent 
 visitors during their lives, and here Holmes, bearing lightly the 
 burden of his eighty-five years, may occasionally be seen. A 
 short distance up School street is the City Hall, a beautiful piece 
 of architecture, the grounds in front of which contain statues of 
 Benjamin Franklin and Josiah Quincy, the latter one of Boston's 
 most distinguished mayors. Farther along and occupying the 
 corner of School and Tremont streets, is the venerable King's 
 Chapel, one of the oldest and most celebrated of Boston's religious 
 edifices, and adjoining which is one of the oldest cemeteries in Bos- 
 ton. Here lie the remains of John Winthrop, the first governor of 
 the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and of many other colonial digni- 
 taries. Bronze tablets on the gates give the names of the chief 
 personages who have here found a place of rest. A statue of 
 Governor Winthrop will be found in Scollay Square, one block 
 distant. 
 
 Granary Buryino Ground. 
 
 On the opposite side of Tremont street, and one block further 
 south is the Granary Burying Ground, the resting place of many 
 Boston holds in veneration. It is not so old as that under the 
 shadow of King's Chapel, being appropriated to its present sacred 
 uses sometime during the last century. Here sleep, as has been 
 stated the remains of the parents of Benjamin Franklin, and of 
 the victims of the Boston massacre. Here, also, rest the remains 
 of John Phillips, Boston's first mayor, father of the late Wendell 
 Phillips ; and Peter Faneuil, whose name is perpetuated by the hall 
 that was his gift to the city, and is one of its dearest possessions. 
 
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 Saves time, money and temper. No 
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 ' of its many advantages. If you 
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 L3.tGSt F3.Shion send for a copy of our New Cata- 
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 goods as you want. It will be a 
 great help to you in selecting. 
 Samples sent free. 
 
 Send us a trial order. 
 
 Jordan, Marsh & Co., 
 
 BOSTON, MASS. 
 
 HOSMER, CODDING & CO., 
 
 Wholesale Dealers and Jobbers in 
 
 BOOTS, SHOES AND RUBBERS, 
 
 133 to 137 Federal Street, Boston, Mass. 
 
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FANEUIL HALL. (Old Picture.) 
 
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WEST END 
 
 Of the many attractive routes traversed b}^ the electric cars of 
 this Company, the following are perhaps the most pleasing and 
 delightful : 
 
 From Somerville, Charlestown, Tremont House 
 or Union Station to Franklin Park. 
 
 From Franklin St. (Boston) or Union Station 
 to Milton. 
 
 From Franklin St. (Boston) to Neponset. 
 
 From Tremont House to Oak Sq., Brighton. 
 
 From Tremont House or Union Station to 
 Forest Hills. 
 
 From Tremont House or Union Station to 
 Jamaica Plain. 
 
 From Tremont House to Reservoir via. Boule- 
 vard or Brookline Village. 
 
 From ScoUay Sq. to Woodlawn Cemetery. 
 From Scollay Sq. to Medford, or Maiden and 
 Middlesex Fells. 
 
 From Scollay Sq , Union Station, Harvard Sq., 
 North Ave. or Mt. Auburn to Marine Park, 
 South Boston. 
 
 From Bowdoin Sq. to Newton- 
 
 From Bowdoin Sq- to Arlington Heights. 
 
 From Lennox St. to Davis Sq., W. Somerville. 
 
 C. S. SERGEAN L\ General Manager. 
 
Boston Common. 
 
 Passing Park Street Church which bounds the southerly side of 
 the Grauarj^ Burying Ground aud crossing Park street, Boston 
 Common lies before the visitor, a spot dear to the heart of the 
 Bostouian. This is one of the oldest public grounds on this conti- 
 nent and is closely interwoven with the history of the city. Al- 
 most from the foundation of Boston it has been the playground of 
 the young people, the resort of the adults, and the scene of the 
 occasional field day of the militia. Here the early dwellers pas- 
 tured their cattle ; here when intolerance ran rampant Quakers 
 were harshly disciplined, and here the Boston boys stoutly pro- 
 tested to General Gage, during the Revolution, against the inter- 
 ference of the soldiery in their boyish pastimes. From the Park 
 street gate a walk leads almost directly to the historic Frog Pond, 
 and to the hill crowned by the Soldiers' Monument, one of the 
 most exquisite examples of the sculptor's art in all America. Just 
 before reaching the base of this hill, the visitor reaches the little 
 enclosure in which stood the famous Liberty Tree, until it was 
 destroyed in the September gale of 1869. That tree was a large, 
 fullgrown one at the settlement of Boston, and an object of interest 
 to all visitors. A young tree now occupies the enclosure. On 
 the Tremont street mall toward Boylston street, is as has been 
 said, the Crispus Attucks Monument, commemorating the victims 
 of the Boston massacre, and on the southerly side of the Common, 
 bordering the Boylston street mall is another old cemetery. Many 
 English soldiers were buried in what is now Boylston street near 
 the cemetery, and not long since their remains were encountered 
 in excavating the street. The westerly side of the playground 
 holds the great playground so valued by the Boston boy, while 
 towering beyond the northerly end is the State House with its 
 gilded dome. 
 
 The State House. 
 
 Occupying the most sightly spot in all Boston and within ten 
 minutes' walk of the Post Office is the State. House, a beautiful 
 structure, the outlines of which are familiar to all who have ever 
 seen an illustration of the city The growth of the State has 
 demanded much more room for the accommodation of its vast 
 public business, hence the spacious addition to the rear of the 
 executive building and which thus secures the preservation of the 
 old and classic structure, which for so many years has been the 
 pride of the state. In the grounds fronting the State House are 
 statues of Daniel Webster and Horace Mann. 
 
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National Officers, 1 893-94. 
 
 President, BENJAMIN PARKHURST, Washington, D. C. 
 1st Vice President, GEO. A. PLXJMMER, Minneapolis, Minn. 
 2d " " R. E. L. McINTYRE, New Orleans, La. 
 
 3d " " HARRY HODNOTT, St. Louis, Mo. 
 
 Secretary, WILBUR E. CRUMBACKER, Chicago, 111. 
 Treasurer, J. T. A. LEWIS, Washington, D. C. 
 
 OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION. 
 
 The objects of this Association are to unite fraternally all Post 
 Office Clerks in the United States for their mutual benefit and to 
 improve their condition by securing a just recognition of their 
 rights as government employes, by legislation or such other 
 methods as may be decided upon by the National Association. 
 
 Officers of Boston Association for 1S94. 
 
 James F. Coughlan, President. 
 John R. Lynch, Vice President. Jos. A. Lyons, Secretary. 
 
 Geo. C. Ferrin, Financial Secretary. E. P. Lincoln, Treasurer. 
 
 Trustees. 
 Q. G. Hall. W. A. Motley. E. A. Kehev^t. 
 
 Board of Directors. 
 
 E. N. Coffee. Thos. J. O'Gorman, 
 
 Chas. a. Crowley, P. W. Barry, 
 
 Geo. a. Ross, W. F. Prendergast, 
 
 P. J. Madden, ^ C. E. Hodgdon, 
 
 Geo. C. Curtis, J. W. C. Jefferson. 
 Auditors. 
 
 T. J. Sullivan. S. E. Lucet. P. J. Foley. 
 
 Committee on Convention. 
 James F. Coughlan, Chairman. Timothy J. Sullivan, Secretary. 
 
 John J. Coffey, John H. Coakley, 
 
 John R. Lynch, James W. Jefferson, 
 
 James T. Donahue, John W. McGrath. 
 
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Historical Sketch of the Boston 
 Post Office. 
 
 The first Postmaster of Boston was Richard Fairbanks, ap- 
 pointed by the General Court in 1639. How long he served or 
 when he died is not known, for not until 1677 do we hear anythiDg 
 more of the Post Office, when John Hay ward was appointed. He 
 served until 1685, and was succeeded by Edward Randolph, who, 
 in 1689, gave way to Richard Wilkins. 
 
 In 1694, John Campbell, a Scotchman, was appointed and 
 served till 1710, dying in office. He was succeeded b}^ William 
 Brooker until 1719 or 1720, when Philip Musgrave was appointed. 
 About 1726 Thomas Lewis took the office, but in 1727 Henry 
 Marshall succeeded him. 
 
 John Boydell took the office in 1732 and held it two years, when 
 Ellis Huske was Postmaster. How long he served is not clear, 
 but in 1754 James Franklin, the brother of the philosopher, was 
 Postmaster and published the first list of unclaimed letters. In 
 1767 Tuthill Hubbard was Postmaster, and in 1771 was still in 
 office. During the exciting times preceding the Revolution the 
 Post Office disappeared from notice. In 1787 Jonathan Hastings 
 is given as Postmaster, and was succeeded in 1808 by Aaron 
 Hill, who served until 1829. Then Nathaniel Greene took com- 
 mand until 1841, and was followed by George W. Gordon, serv- 
 ing two years, when Greene was re-appoiuted, serving until 1849. 
 William Hayden was appointed in 1849 and remained one year, 
 when Gordon was re-appointed. In 1853 Edwin C. Bailey, suc- 
 ceeded to the office, and in 1857 Nahum Capen was Postmaster 
 until 1861, when John G. Palfrey came in, holding office till 1867, 
 when William L. Burt was appointed. In 1876 Edward S. Tobey 
 succeeded Mr. Burt, and served until 1886, when he, in turn, was 
 succeeded by General John M. Corse. 
 
 Thomas N. Hart took control in 1891. On July 1^ 1893, the 
 present Postmaster, J. W. Coveney, entered upon his duties. 
 
 Since Colonel Coveney assumed control of the office, he has 
 made many improvements in the service and office, and has had 
 the carrier and clerical forces largely increased, thereby insuring 
 the public a better and quicker service. 
 
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The 
 
 Annual 
 
 Meeting 
 
 OF THE 
 
 POST OFFICE DELEGATES 
 
 OF THE UNITED STATES, 
 
 Was Held September, 1894, 
 
 THE AMERICAN HOUSE 
 
 BOSTON, 
 
 HANOVER STREET, - - WEAR ADAMS SQUARE, 
 
 GEO. A. KEELER, Proprietor. 
 
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KING'S CHAPEL. 
 
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ESTABLISHED 1828. 
 
 BOSTON BELTING CO. 
 
 Original 
 Manufacturers 
 
 ^x Meciianical 
 A Rubljer 
 Goods 
 
 OF 
 
 BOSTON. 
 
 NEW YORK. 
 
 CHICAGO. 
 
 Every Description. 
 
 SAN FRANCISCO. 
 
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Public Garden. 
 
 Leaving the State House and passing down Beacon street and 
 across Charles street, the Boston Public Garden confronts ihe 
 visitor with its wealth of floriculture, its beautifully laid out walks 
 and arbors, and its unity of Nature and Art in its beauteous embel- 
 lishment. In the centre is its gracefully laid-out pond crossed by 
 an artistic bridge, a reduced copy of the Pont de Neuf (or new 
 bridge) which at Paris spans the River Seine. On the Beacon 
 street side is the statue of Edward Everett; on the Arlington 
 street, facing Commonwealth Avenue, is Ball's famous equestrian 
 statue of Washington, and on the Boylston street side, a statue of 
 Charles Sumner. Possibly no garden in the country has such a 
 collection of trees and shrubs, choice specimens from all quarters 
 of the globe finding a place here, while its wealth of floral beauty 
 is beyond the power of pen to describe. 
 
 The Back Bay. 
 
 Leaving the Public Garden and passing down Boylston street, the 
 visitor finds himself in the Back Bay, the Belgravia of Boston, 
 which gets its name. Back Bay, from the fact that it is all re- 
 claimed land, once a basin in which rolled the waters of the Charles 
 River. The name clings, notwithstanding the change that time has 
 wrought. Here are the dwellings of Boston's social and business 
 magnates, and here, too, are many points of interest to the visitor. 
 Trinity Church with its red tiled dome, and the Art Museum are 
 met on the left, while on the right are passed the buildings of the 
 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and fronting Copley 
 Square is seen the new Public Library. Two blocks to the right 
 is Commonwealth Avenue, the most beautiful boulevard in Boston, 
 with a statue of Alexander Hamilton at its eastern end, and one of 
 Lief Ericsson at it^ western end, close to the entrance to the Back 
 Bay Fens. The latter will in time be one of the most beautiful of 
 Boston's parks and is today, even in its comparative incomplete- 
 ness, a most attractive spot. Returning from the Fens a car may 
 be taken at the corner of Commonwealth and Massachusetts avenues 
 for Harvard Square, Cambridge, via the new Harvard Bridge, 
 where is located Harvard College with its Memorial Hall, Agassiz 
 and Peabody museums. Only a short walk from here is the Old 
 Elm on North Avenue under which Washington formally took 
 command of the American army, the old Cragie mansion on Brattle 
 street which was the headquarters of Washington and later was, 
 until his death, the home of the poet Longfellow; "Elmwood," 
 
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F 
 
 roerrQOQQDe. 
 
 M0NDAY5 Sept, 10. 
 
 A. M. 
 
 Delegates meet according to call at American House. 
 
 Address of Welcome by POSTMASTER CovENEY. 
 
 P. M. 
 
 Harbor Trip and Fish Dinner at Nahant. 
 
 Tuesday^ Sept. 1 1 . 
 
 A. M. 
 
 Session of Delegates. 
 
 P. M. 
 
 Session of Delegates. 
 
 EVENING, 
 
 Attend Theatre as Guests of Boston Association. 
 
 Wednesday^ Sept. 1 2. 
 
 A. M. 
 
 Visit Keith's New Theatre, at 1 1 A. M. 
 
 P. M. 
 
 Carriage Rides to Boston's Parks and Suburbs. 
 
 Thursday^ Sept. 13. 
 
 A. M. 
 
 Session of Delegates. 
 
 P. M. 
 
 Visit to Islands and Institutions in Boston Harbor. 
 
 EVENING. 
 
 Grand Banquet Tendered to Visiting Delegates at 
 American House. 
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EUROPEAN * * * Dartmouth, 
 PLAN. * * « Cor. Newbury. 
 
 BOSJOff. 
 
 CHARLES A. GLEASON, Proprietor, 
 
 TJ HA^lf A PPl?r^Pl?T A IP ^^^^ ^^^^^ announcement of 
 nUW /\r riXWr J\iA 1 C om- popular wntmo- papers 
 
 BUNKER HILL, 
 
 BUNKER HILL LINEN 
 m BUNKER HILL BOND 
 
 Should appear opposite the picture of this historic spot. We cor- 
 dially invite you to visit the home of these celebrated writing 
 papers, whether you desire to purchase or not. 
 
 Samuel Ward Company, 
 
 Paper Merchants — Stationers — Engravers — Printers, 
 49 FRANKLIN STREET, BOSTON, MASS. 
 
 (Entire Buildin§^, Fire Fleors.) 
 
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the home of the late James Russell Lowell ; and Moirnt Auburn, 
 the fah-est city of the dead in all New England. Here sleep the 
 distinguished sons and daughters who have so richly honored their 
 country, the poets Dana. Longfellow and Lowell ; Charlotte Cush- 
 man, the greatest tragedienne of her time ; Charles Sumner, the 
 champion of Civil Rights ; Edwin Booth, America's greatest actor-; 
 and many others, representing every field of distinguished effort, 
 statesmanship, the judiciary, literature, the pulpit, the college and 
 the stage. The Cambridge trip may also be made independent of 
 that to the Back Bay. Either the car that runs from Bay View, 
 South Boston, to Harvard Square and the route of which lies 
 through Post Office Square may be taken ; or cars at the Tremont 
 House or Scollay's Square. 
 
 Bunker Hill. 
 
 At Post Office square the car may be taken for Charlestown, and 
 if it is a Main street car, the visitor should leave it at Monument 
 avenue ; in fact any Charlestown car passes the base of the hilL 
 After the car crosses the bridge and enters City Square the visitor 
 is close to the spot from which Paul Revere started on his eventful 
 ride, for where is now about the centre of the square, he sprang 
 into the saddle as the signal was hung out in the Old North 
 Church. The grounds about the monument have tablets marking 
 where stood the redoubts ; but the march of building operations 
 has appropriated the spot where Warren gave up his devoted life. 
 A stone, however, indicates to the visitor the point down the hill- 
 side where the patriot died, while a statute of Colonel Prescott, 
 who commanded the Americans, stands a few feet from the tower- 
 ing shaft. Bunker Hill, which gave its name to the battle, though 
 not the one on which it was fought, is seen to the west, the Catho- 
 lic Church of St. Francis de Sales occupying its summit. To the 
 latter hill the Americans retreated in good order after their defeat 
 at Breed's Hill, and under the shadow of the night escaped across 
 Charlestown Neck, occupying Prospect Hill in what is now Som- 
 erville. Reminders of the siege of Boston, in the remains of the 
 intrenchments which were thrown up from the Charles River to the 
 Mystic, may still be seen in Cambridge and Somerville. Fort Hill 
 in Roxbury, the battery on which prevented the English retreating 
 over Boston Neck, and The Heights in South Boston, then known 
 as Dorchester Heights, which also were a menace to the English 
 in that direction, are interesting points to the visitor. Fort Hill 
 may be reached by Norfolk House car on Washington street and 
 transfer car to Fort Hill avenue on Centre street. Any South 
 Boston car will bring the visitor close to The Heights. 
 
 35. 
 
I^ood Feet Well ^hod. 
 
 Post Office Clerks and Mail Carriers 
 are on their feet many hours daily. 
 They must have good feet well shod. 
 They need to wear well-built, strong, 
 easy, flexible shoes— shoes that wear 
 well, are neat and do not hurt the feet. 
 They need 
 
 Goodyear Welt Shoes. 
 
 All dealers have them, but some sell imitations. 
 Ask for genuine Goodyear Welts, and take no other. 
 
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BU:p^KER HILL MONUMENT. 
 
 Navy Yard and Other Points. 
 
 While visiting Bunker Hill Monument is the time to take in the 
 Navy Yard which is just at the base of the hill, and is one of the 
 best equipped yards in the country. 
 
 From here a car may be taken at the gate for Chel'iea, where is 
 located the Marine Hospital and Soldiers' Home, and the return 
 be made via Chelsea Ferry, affording a brief but pleasant sail and 
 a view of the Navy Yard from the water side. 
 
 A trip may be made to Crescent beach before returning from 
 Chelsea; by electric car from Scollay Square, or by Boston, Re- 
 vere Beach and Lynn Railroad from station, Atlantic Avenue, 
 foot of Broad street. 
 
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Manufacturers' National Bank, 
 
 88 Summer, cor. Devonshire Street. 
 CAPITAL, - - $500,000. 
 
 DIRECTORS: 
 
 Benj. W. Munroe, Otis Shepard, 
 
 Henry II. Proctor, John Wa^es, 
 
 Geo. B. Nichols, Wm. A. Gaston, 
 
 A. Shuman, David J. Lord, 
 
 H. Staples Potter, ' Junius Beebe. 
 
 Mercantile Accounts Solicited. Interest Paid 
 on Special Accounts. 
 
 O.J. LORD, Pres't. 6. B. NICHOLS, Vice Pres't. F. E. SEAVER, Cashier. 
 
 HENRY W, SAVAGE, 
 Real ^gtafe:, 
 
 37 Court Street, 
 BOSTON. 
 
 Henry W. Savage. Fred. K. M. Jones. 
 
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Those desiring to visit Lexington and Concord should take elec- 
 tric cars at Post Office for the Union Station, where trains will 
 afford passage to these historic towns. 
 
 Although it is rather late in the season, the trip may be made to 
 Nantasket, the most popular beach resort near Boston, steamers 
 leaving Rowe's Wharf foot of Broad street, and affording a pleasant 
 sail among the islands and fortifications of the harbor. 
 
 The South Boston Marine Park and Pier, reached by City Point 
 electrics ; Franklin Park, Boston's biggest investment in the way of 
 a resort, the cars for which announce the same; and the Arnold 
 Arboretum at West Roxbury, are points of interest that should 
 not be overlooked. 
 
 FANEUIL HALL. 
 
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A SKKTCH 
 
 Boston po?t Office iW\f Aggociafion. 
 
 The Boston Post Office Clerks' Association was organized in 
 September, 1883. The object of the Association has been to 
 secure, in co-operation with associations of other first-class post 
 offices, legislation from Congress for the benefit and relief of 
 post office clerks. The subjects upon which legislation has been 
 urged relate to an increase in compensation, the fixing of eight 
 hours as a day's work, and the granting of an annual -vacation of 
 fifteen days, with pay. 
 
 At the meeting held in September, 1883, which resulted in the 
 formation of the organization, the following officers were elected : 
 J. J. Prendergast, President; H. F. Hill, Secretary; H. A. 
 Thomas, delegate to the Clerks' convention to be held at Washing- 
 ton. Mr. Thomas continued to be the delegate of the organization 
 until 1886, when he tendered his resignation. Mr. John A. 
 Whalen was chosen to succeed him, and continued to serve in that 
 capacity until 1889. In the latter year Mr. James T. A. Lewis 
 was elected an associate delegate to serve with Mr. Whalen. 
 
 For the first five years but little benefit was derived from our 
 agitation other than to compel the attention of the department of 
 Congress to our requests. 
 
 In the spring of 1888, Congress passed a bill which went into 
 effect July 1 of that year, classifying the clerks into grades, and 
 increasing their compensation to some extent. 
 
 During the first session of the present Congress an act was 
 passed securing to the clerks fifteen days' leave of absence each 
 year, with pay 
 
 When the Association was originally organized, it was as a 
 temporary expedient for the purpose of securing certain specific 
 ends. The organization continued to be of a temporary character 
 
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until February, 1890, when it was established on a permanent 
 basis, with Mr. J. J. Prendergast, President; Mr. ISimon P. 
 Dillon, Vice-President; and Mr. Horace F. Hill, Secretary and 
 Treasurer. Mr, Hill resigned early in March, 1890, and Mr. 
 James T. A Lewis was chosen Secretary and Treasurer to fill the 
 unexpired term. 
 
 In January, 1889, a call was issued for a conference to consider 
 the advisability of forming a national association of post office 
 clerks. The conference was held in New York City, and the post 
 offices -of Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Albany, were rep- 
 resented by about twenty-five delegates. The Boston office was 
 represented by five delegates. As a result of this conference, the 
 National Association of post office clerks was formed at a con- 
 vention held in Washington, the first Monday in February, 1890, 
 and delegate Little of Kansas City was elected the first president. 
 
 At that time there assembled in Washington delegates, represent- 
 ing all the large cities east of the Rockies. 
 
 The result of that Convention was three different bills. Salary, 
 Leave of Absence, and Eight Hour Bill. Of the three only one 
 was passed, that being the bill allowing fifteen days' vacation. 
 
 The Annual election of the Boston Post Office Clerks' Associa- 
 tion was held in January, 1891, and the following officers were 
 elected: S. P. Dillon, President; J. R. Burns, Vice President; 
 W. V. Clark, Secretary, and J. T. A. Lewis, Treasurer. During 
 this year the Benefit Class was formed. 
 
 The Benefit Class of the Boston Post Office Clerks', Association 
 was formed for the purpose of assisting financially, any member 
 who, by sickness, is prevented from performing his duty at the 
 Boston Post Office. For, on all such occasions, his pay is stopped 
 until work is resumed. The Benefit Class pays to any member, 
 so unfortunate, the sum of five dollars per week, for not exceed- 
 ing ten weeks, or fifty dollars, in any one year. And on the death 
 of a member a per capita tax of fifty cents is imposed on all the 
 members. It is not always that the surviving family or friends of 
 our departed associate have the necessary funds on hand to defray 
 the expense always incurred on such sad occasions. And it is 
 those people who can best testify to the worth of this timely aid, 
 coming as it does in the hour of need, without solicitation or form- 
 ality of any kind. 
 
 At the iiext Convention held in Pittsburgh, Pa., September 8th 
 to the 12th, 1891, the number of delegates and officers represented 
 was larger than ever before. Boston was represented at this Con- 
 vention by J. T. A Lewis and H. F. Hill. William K. Osgood of 
 Chicago, 111., was elected president of the National Association 
 
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and Mr. James T. A. Lewis delegate from the Boston office was 
 chosen as treasurer. The deliberations of that convention was the 
 Classification Bill which is now before Congress for consideration. 
 
 This Classification Bill is a measure for the common interest and 
 the good of the service, and one that is dear to the hearts of all 
 postal emploj^es. The Bill affects only first-class and second-class 
 offices, and it is for the purpose of fixing the salaries in those 
 offices. 
 
 The work in a post office is hard, and the remuneration far less 
 than in any other walk in life where the same ability is required. 
 
 At the annual election of the Boston Post Office Clerks' Associa- 
 tion held in January, 1892, the following were elected as the officers 
 for the ensuing year: C. J. Ford, President; J. R.^ Burns, Vice 
 President; Jas. Brady, Secretary; F. P. Proctor, Financial Secre- 
 tary, and E. H Thayer, Treasurer. 
 
 The third National Convention of Post Office Clerks convened in 
 the city of St. Louis, Mo., Monday, Sept. 12, 1892, and continued 
 in session three days. Boston was represented at this convention 
 by J. F. Coughlan, C. J. Ford, L. J. iMcGrath. Benj. Parkhurst 
 of Washington, D. C, was elected president for the ensuing year, 
 and J. T. A. Lewis was re-elected treasurer. 
 
 This National Convention of Post Office Clerks fairly repre- 
 sented the great unseen part of the mail service. The carrier 
 everybody knows, and all sympathize with the railway mail men, 
 but hidden behind the letter boxes there is an army of which the 
 public knows only the pickets at the stamp and delivery windows. 
 
 The next annual election of the Boston Post Office Clerks' Asso- 
 ciation was held in December, 1892, under the Australian system 
 of voting and the following gentlemen were elected officers: 
 James F. Coughlan, President; J. I. Roe, Vice-President; James 
 Brady, Secretary ; Wm. H. McLaughlin, Financial Secretary, and 
 E H. Thayer, Treasurer. 
 
 Mr. McLaughlin resigned his office August 1st, and T. J. 
 Sullivan was elected for the balance of the year. 
 
 The fourth national convention was held in Chicago, September 
 9, 1893, and S. P. Dillon and D. E. O'Brien were chosen to repre- 
 sent Boston. President Parkhurst and Treasurer Lewis were re- 
 elected by the national association. 
 
 The wOrk on the classification bill since the last convention has 
 been fruitful of better results than ever before. 
 
 Our bill, owing to the great interest taken by Congressmen 
 Dunphy of N. Y., and O'Neil of Mass., has been considered in the 
 House, and has every prospect of becoming a law the coming 
 session. 
 
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The present officers of the Boston Association were elected last 
 April at the annual meeting, and the following gentlemen were 
 chosen to represent Boston at the fifth Annual Convention which is 
 to be held in our city week of September 10th, 1894 : James F. 
 Coughlan, at large: Stephen E. Lucet, Wm. F. Prendergast, and 
 M. Donnellon. 
 
 The committee who have charge of the arrangements for the 
 Convention, have spared neither time nor trouble in order to make 
 their Fifth Annual Convention a credit to the National Association 
 and the city of Boston. 
 
 The Postage Stamp. 
 
 The history of the postage stamp begins in Great Britain with 
 the great reform of its system in 1839-40. A postpaid envelope 
 was in common use in Paris in the year 1653. Stamped postal 
 letter paper (carta postate bollata) was issued to the public by the 
 government of the Sardinian States in November, 1818, and 
 stamped postal envelopes were issued by the same government 
 from 1820 until 1836. Stamped wrappers for newspapers were 
 made experimental in London by Mr. Chas. Whiting, under the 
 name of " go-frees,'' in 1830. 
 
 Finally, and in its results most important to all, the adhesive 
 stamps were made by Mr. James Chalmers in his printing office at 
 Dundee in 1843. These stamps were printed from ordinary type 
 and made adhesive by a wash of gum. Sir Rowland Hill brought 
 the adhesive stamp under the notice of the commissioners of post 
 office inquiry on Feb. 13, 1837, and through this medium penny 
 postage in England was made possible. The stamps reached 
 America in 1843, being introduced in Brazil. The United States 
 did not adopt them until 1847, but a tentative issue was made by 
 the post office in New York in 1845. An adhesive stamp was also 
 issued in St. Louis in the same year, and in Rhode Island the next. 
 
 It was not until 1853 that the admirable improvements of per- 
 forating the stamp sheet was introduced in England by the purchase 
 of a perforating machine invented by Mr. Henry Archer. This 
 improvement was rapidly adopted in all countries. 
 
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