Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-10


Capt Sherwood has been in the military and
civil service OF the government for twenty
eight years, twelve years in the postal service
He was postmaster of the House Of Represent
atives for four years. When Mr.. Couger
ns,on Ppoint ssa.s Of Wash
assistant His experience in postal
affairs and skill in administration wore so
great that Mr.. Ross. when appointed under a
democratic administration, invited Capt Sher-
wood to remain i'll the position OF assistant.
and thus 1t happened that Capt Sherwood has
been eight years in that Office under both re-
publican and democratic administrations
Frequently the assistant has to perform the
duties and assume the responsibilities of post
master, SO Capt. Sherwood will not feel at all
strange in his new Office.
During his residence of quarter of century
he has made large number of friends. and is
we'll known both in Grand Army and Masonic
circles He has made his home for some years
on East Capitol street near Lincoln Park.
His wife is a daughter of the late James F.
undertaken. Capt Sherwoods elevation to the
once OF postmaster leaves vacancy in the
office OF assistant postmaster.
HAPPINESS AT THE CITY POST OFFICE.
No other appointment that could have been
made would have given half as much satisfac-
ton at the city post Office as does that OF Mr..
Sherwood. From top to bottom every man in
the local service is a friend of the man who for
years has filled the chair of assistant postmas-
ter and who has today gone up peg. To
judge from the expressions Of satisfaction that
are to be heard at the Office every man and
woman there is as pleased as Mr.. Sherwood
himself could possibly be.
THE FIRST NEWS
The first intimaton that Capt Sherwood or
any one else had that Mr.. Ross had been given
a successor was telephone message
that came over the line about I:30
O'Clock. The captain seemed to bear
up under the new dispensation quite as well
as could be expected. He may have been sur
prised. but he managed to keep up like man
and soldier.
The telephone message was not far in adj
vance OF the front line of the calling brigade,
singly and in groups and congratulations were
the order OF the day. AS soon as the
news spread through the office the
clerks in the various divisions came in to pay
their respects to their new chief. They have
been under him, many of them for years aud
they know him as he knows them and there
could be no doubt about the sincerity of their
good wishes.
One of the chiefs OF division said to a
STAR reporter this afternoon: If there is
one man who could step into Mr.. Ross
position and fill it and keep things NOV
ing smoothly and to the entire satisfac-
ton Of the people in the Office as well as
throughout the city, Hsrry Sherwood is that
man. and know Of no other"
Another ono said to the reporter: 1.-THE ap-
sibiy have been made. Tha. is all there is
about it." And SO it went, nothing but salts
faction and pleasure.
TALK WITH THE NEW POSTMASTER
Capt. Sherwood was holding an impromptu
hon TurG rA la 10 ~.
room this afternoon, but he managed to clear
himself Of his visitors for few moments.
Really don't know just what to say under
the circumstances" said the captain in an
swer to the reporters question.
1t goes without saying that intend to
run this Office to the very best OF my ability
and if fail TO give satisfaction 1t will not
be for lack Of trying. / have not had time
yet to think much about it, but can saw now
that it is not likely tina. will make much, IL
any. change in The makeup or methods Of the
Office.
The Office is under The civil service law and
during my term as assistant postmaster have
drawn about 400 clerks from tho civil service
lists. Many OF them were young when they
came aud have seen them grow up into hard
efficient clerks.
There are very few positions in the Office
that do not come under that law and even if
there were more would not think OF making
ning so smoothly and well under Mr.. Ross care
that it would be folly to make any great up
heaval.
Il agree fully with the opinion that Mr..
Ross expressed in last nights STAR that the
LIST OF October would be the best time for
transfer of the Office from one postmaster to
another. That is the first day Of the
quarter as well as OF the month, and
it would simplify matters greatly for the cieri-
cal force here if the exchange were made then.
That date would suit me very well If nothing
else hinders
And last. but perhaps not least, I can say
for the benefit Of would-be Office seekers that
l already have my own successor as assistant
postmaster picked out. Just who he is do
not Of course. caro- to say at present, but /
have my eye on the man."
just then Commissioner Hine and Can't
Rossel came in to see the new Commissioners,
Mr.. Ross was not in. so Capt Sherwood ex-
cused himself to step ont to see the new
arrivals and to receive their hearty congratu-
lations.