The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-01
MR.. DAVIES STEPS IN.
The New Postmaster Enters
Upon His Duties.
ADDRESS TO Ex-posTMAsTER.
The xmDlsyes Express Their Regard
fer Their Late Chief Rapid
Growth Of Business.

E1-Postm.ster A. NJ Brookes last even
ing turned over the Seattle posoEice 10 his
successor. and this morning Postmaster
Griffith Davies viii assume the manage
raent- Mr. Davies has been farnisiarixing
himself with the duties Of the once for
several days past. and there viii be no
hitch nor interruption in the excellent
service OF this branch u the government
in Seattle
At O'Clock las. evening the employees
Of the posfofEice presented Mr. Brockes
with an address, handsomely engrossed in
pen work. The presentation speech was
made in the main room Of the postofsice.
before al OF the employees and the incous-
ing postmaster, by John Hopkinson. the
senior employe. Mr.. Brookcs vas led N
from the money crier department by As
sistant Postmaster Coskesf and Postnas-
ter Davies The Stamping Of letters and
rapid sorting Of mail stopped the moment
Mr.. Brcokes entered When he had
reached the center Of the room Mr.. Hop
kinson stepped forward and said.
Mr.. Breefu- I hare been d<pufess By ny fes-
lov-<sapioyes 70 present yoa with this address
an at loss 70 conceive why 50 pleasing 4 duty
should MOT have faslsn into s5icr hands j can
more summers and winters have passed over
rsy head than any other employee oa the ssAG.
Personally, entirely fndarse every v0rd con-
tainsd in this address, and scarcely think il h&s
gone far eaougk- Ia cSneiusion, ies me say
that ne al wish yoa health and prosperity In
yorr new fe.c-
Mr.. Brockes responded by thanking the
employees for the address. He valued the
testimonial very highly, he said-much
more than he would q present OF silver
ware. or anything OF that kind. Now
that the time had come 10 leave, he parted
with them reluctantly, bat ne always
wanted 10 be regarded as friend of every
one in the c1fice
The address was rolled mp and tied with
red, white and blue ribbons. Just be-
meath the first line WAS likeness Of the
recipient, faithfully copied from cabinet
photograph, considerably enlarged. II
read as follows, ending with the signatures
OF eli the employees.
ADDxIss OF EEszKcy TO
Psn Picture OF Mr.. B-cokD
Mr. A. " BR0OEEs,
ELTl1Iys fosTHAsrEE
OF the City of
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.
At m imp-cupsu meeting OF the employees Of
the seattle pOssones, nsad en- TIE 1sta dag Of
s Aa.n. -. W. unsnamousy oeeacea . .
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D.a- s;r. We h.r. .h,. a.v ,e.rn.a 18th
deep feelings Of rexres. Of ycCr res.gaarien Is
postmaster Of this city. and " take this method
Of exYeessing to you our appreciation Of yoar
able and impartial administration while IN
oneS Ion have Won ne esteem o. your en-
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yo.. ssve sse d-sss. - -. ..:e, T.s,
narked ability and uniiorru c0rrtesT.
Hoping the new and responsible duties you
arr about TO enter upon viii provo pleasant, and
wishing yoa and yours health nAVPaaess and
p ~ ss se me- Z. "oes .sspss..an
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\. Lyon. John Hopkiusou. L e Han. r L Has
keil. j., e. l. Psrkhurss. W \. Harris.
H. D. Temple. r J. Nonast- H G. KennAh. H
= ccznscrs- William A. kso.dan. IL De hass.
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& NcAdar.. n. G. Cole. J. a. scott. Z. ". HART
ley. Henry Brooks
Mr.. Brookes has been postmaster Of
Seattle since June Q. ISs9-neariy txo
years. Previous 10 that time he had had
fourteen years experience in the possoffice
business, All nus one OF when were IN the
into the Seattle postosice there we're eight