1 S. S. Cox Branch 41, Brooklyn, N. Y. Otto Grossman, Coll. M. B. A.---. -Sta. F OFFICIAL N. A. L. C. EMBLEMS Bolid Gold, $1.00. Gold Plate, 50c Send order with remittance, through Ed. J. Cantwell, Secretary A. F. of L. Building, Washington, D. C. Wall's Ki-ro-ped Arch Supports For Tired, Aching Feet and Fallen Arches Feather weight, resilient with cushion heel, built for comfort, they make walking easy, correcting the cause of complaint. $1.50 A PAIR BY MAIL In sizes same as shoes. Money refunded if not satisfied. AGENTS WANTED. WALL'S KI-RO-PED ARCH SUPPORTS Dept. A 212 Fifth Ave., New York City SAY CARRIER! You can't afford to be without one of LaRue's combination felt lined Strap Pads because it makes your heavy load easy to carry. It protects your coat or waist from soil or wear. It will conform to the shoulder, will not slip, and will last a long time. We guarantee these pads and if not satisfactory return them and we will refund the money. 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Experience has proven that Columbia Cadet Cloth is the Best. No Question is Ever Settled Until It is Settled Right The Cloth Question, which formerly vexed letter carriers, has been settled-and Settled Right-by the practical test of wearing "Columbia.' It wears longer, looks better and is better than any other. Therefore Carriers everywhere specify "Columbia". because It Never Disappoints COLUMBIA WOOLEN MILLS COLUMBIA CITY HIS MARK S. O. STEVENSON SELLING AGENT EVERETT BLDG., UNION SQUARE That if you mail your orders to us you will get SERVICE and QUALITY combined PENN GARMENT COMPANY WILLIAMSPORT, PA. PENN GARMENT CO.INC OUR GUARANTEE IF GOODS PURCHASED FROM Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice at Washington, D. C., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Sec. 1108, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized June 12, 1918. VOL. XXXIV WASHINGTON, D. C., JUNE, 1921 No. 6 What Profit It a Man? By EDW. J. GAINOR, National President What profit it a man to be a member of the National Association of Letter Carriers? That is the question. On it largely hinges the progress and prosperity of our movement. It is a thought that must come to every new applicant; it is a question that need be answered as we take counsel concerning our Association's welfare. Much has been written and much more spoken on this subject, yet its importance is as overshadowing today as when the inquiry was first propounded. Time after time the benefits that flow from N. A. L. C. membership have been catalogued, but always will there be much left untold. It is an old but ever new story to which I address myself. What profit it a man to be a member of the National Association of Letter Carriers? One thing is certain; we are in a work worth while. Few, indeed, there are now, if any, who doubt the capacity of this Association for useful service or challenge its imposing list of achievements. Our numerical strength in a voluntary movement and the well nigh unanimous response to the call for membership are ample testimony of this fact. The N. A. L. C. needs no defense. The past at least is secure. Nevertheless it is fitting that we take frequent occasion to define just what this organization offers its membership and what benefits, material or otherwise, may follow enrollment in its ranks. Such is the purpose of this article. An Opportunity for Service First of all, membership in the N. A. L. C. offers an opportunity for service; service under auspices so inspiring and in a field of endeavor so broad that its confines need be limited only by common sense and our own inclinations. It opens wide the door of cooperation and mutual helpfulness, with benefits flowing therefrom in proportion as we practice its precepts. It admits us into the satisfying com panionship of fellow craftsmen, with experience and aspirations largely our own, and whose welcome greets us wherever we go. It provides an agency to make our longings articulate instead of merely hoping in voiceless isolation; it makes our desires concrete and gives them direction and potency. An opportunity for service is one thing; what we make of that opportunity is another. Little comes without effort. There is no easy way. The N. A. L. C. has returned much because much has been given to it. We declared in the beginning that the purpose of this Association was to unite fraternally all letter carriers in the United States for their mutual benefit and to strive for the constant improvement of the postal service. We have remained true to these principles. We believe in them now. Naturally, with the passing of time, our movement has broadened and continues to broaden as occasion warrants, but all we do or have done is built upon our original purpose and only to make greater our opportunity for service. There is work for all hands to do. Fraternalism To fraternally unite the letter carriers for their mutual benefit means just what we would make it mean. And we have made it mean much. Fraternalism with the members of the N. A. L. C. has been no idle word. We have practiced its precepts; we have responded to its gentle urgings. It is a spirit that runs through and distinguishes our movement and no man can feel its influence without being benefited. It is the hand-maiden of cooperation. A something indefinable in itself, yet to this source can we trace more tangible achievements. Men work best together who like one another. While the N. A. L. C. can quite properly point with pride to the more conspicuous things that have been ac complished in response to the fraternal impulse, still in multiplied, obscure and unheralded ways is this sentiment best exemplified. To visit the sick; console the afflicted; keep green the memory of departed brothers; aid the stricken; care for the aged; encourage the ambitious and rejoice with them in the hour of success, and make happy the stay of the stranger within our gates, are some of the many means through which fraternalism in our movement finds expression. Open to all is this opportunity for service. In a larger way this spirit reflects itself in our widely observed custom of holding festive gatherings, banquets, outings, and the like; all distinguished by rare entertainment and the presence of official friends. Then again, there are our largely attended State and National conventions noted far and wide for their boundless hospitality. Even the National Ladies Auxiliary reflects this wholesome spirit and makes possible the helpful cooperation our movement derives from that source. The Mutual Benefit Association, the National Sick Benefit Association, and our many local relief organizations, are but another expression of this fraternal impulse. Some idea of the great work these organizations perform is shown by the total of their disbursements. Since its institution the Mutual Benefit Association has paid out in benefits a sum approaching $3,500,000, while the National Sick Benefit Association, in its comparatively short history, has disbursed more than three-quarters of a million dollars. In seeking admission to either of these insurance features, the new applicant may quite properly hope that in one instance payment of benefits may be long deferred, and in the other, he may be fortunate enough to never draw personal benefits at all. In such event he has the satisfaction of knowing he has aided his less fortunate brother. This is fraternalism. This is good business. And without organization it would be impossible. Counsel and Cooperation The N. A. L. C. offers its members an opportunity for counsel and cooperation. Counsel makes it possible for us to choose the right way by drawing |