The morning call., 1891-03-06

issued a bulletin naming the following
clerks as the successful competitors for the
division medals, giving their records:
W. Manchester, clerk, Glass 4, Boston and
Albany, 1919 per cent OF 1868 cards handled,
P. j. McDonneil. clerk, Glass 4, New York and
Washington, 99-31 per cent OF 11,743 cards
hansked 2219 cards per minute:
H. T. Gregory, clerk, Glass o. Washington and
Charlotte, 100 per cent OF 1875 cards handled.
2S.30 cards per minnie.
H. NJ. Robinson, clerk, Glass 5, Charlotte and
Atlanta. 99.9S per cent OF 10,0S9 cards handled,
"a cards per minute.
C. v. McChesney, clerk, Glass 8, Grafton and
Cincinnati, 90 SO per cent OF 1o,367 cards
handled. 246l cards per minute.
a. D. Deacon, clerk, Glass 3, Cedar Rapids and
WATERFOWL, 1894 per cent of 1888 cards
handled, 1850 cards per minute.
James L. Stice, clerk, Class 0, St. Louis and
Burton, 80 80 per cent OF II, 6O3 cards handled,
2S.47 cards per minute
f. f. Whitney, clerk, Glass 8, Ogden and San
Francisco. 100 per cent Of 1896 cards handled,
30.70 cards per minute.
w. E. SchuIT, clerk, Glass 8, New York and
Chicago 99.93 per cent of 1896 cards handled,
Albert Miller, clerk, Glass 4. Chicago and Min
neapois, 99.39 per cent of 1927 cards handled.
22.25 cards per minute.
Z. ii. Field, clerk, Glass 3, Denver and Fort
Worth, 99.99 per cent Of 66OS cards handled,
1878 cards per minute.
The general medal went to c. H. Oler of
the Ninth Division, clerk, Glass A. plying
between New York and Chicago. He bad
speed OF 80 per minute. The Postmaster
Generals bulletin also made honorable mem
tion of several clerks who passed excellent
examinations. Those of the Eighth DiVi-
sion who were thus recognized were:
j. G. Callsghan, operating between San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles; S. q. Helm. between San
Francisco aud Santa Marguerite; ). l.. Toll. Los
Angeles aud National City; S. l. Pritcbard, Ell
PasO aud Los Angelesi a. 5. Grant, Albu-
auerque and Los Angeles aud r. j. Doyle, Los
Angeles aud Santa BaI bara.
In the Eighth Division are included:
Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Utah.. Oregon,
Washington, California and Nevada, and to
be one of a half dozen to be distinguished
for industry and general knowledge above
the hundreds of others in the same division
is great honor.
The Postmaster-General, in making his
announcement of awards and honorable
mentions, said:
The continuous Improvement made In the work
and character OF the Railway Mail Service dur
Ing the past two years Is very gratifying, and Is
due largely to the splendid efforts made by you
and your comrades to excel in knowledge OF dis
tribUtiOn and connections; 10 the enthusiastic
and intelligent nanner in which you have per-
formed your duties and obeyed the orders and
Instructions OF your superior officers. II is alb
soluely essential TO efficient service that all
connected with 1t shall continue 10 improve In
knowledge OF the work committed TO them, and
this condition cannot exist without constant
study, close application, superior Industry, and
a determination TO demonstrate by their work
and conduct that they are desirable employees 10
retain In the service. congratulate you, gentle
men. upon The excellent records you have made
during the year 1890, and believe, and shall
pect you 10 Justify that belief that at the close of
the year 1851 l shall have occasion TO compli-
ment you still more highly upon your achieve
ments.
As the medals were received by the Divis-
ion Superin tendent5 to be awarded, the pres
sentations have been made the occasion for
banQuets and speeches, notably at Cincin-
natl, and the whole mail service has re-
ceived new strength from the goodwill en-
gendered by the contact of the clerks at the
festive boards. In the daily service they
hardly have chance to become acquainted.
but banquet where they northumberland
to celebrate their triumphs puts their work
before them divested of its drudgery and
they take pride in its Improvement.
The medal received yesterday for Mr..
Whitney is an inch and a half disk of gold
pendant from bar of the same metal The
disk is not reversible, though its diverse is
almost as handsome as its face. The face
has in its center, IN au obong plaque, an
engine, coal and mail car, with the letters
~. S. Mail" stamped deep and the front
end Of the baggage-car standing out in bold
relief. The engine and mail-ear stand out
from a thirty-Second to sixteenth of an
inch and will wear well. Above the plaque
is an old-time carrier slowly plodding his
way astride his horse. and beneath are the
representations OF couple OF mail-bags and
boxes.
The diverse of the medal contains within
q wreath the inscription: Presented to
+. E. Whitney, clerk, Glass 8, Ogden and
San Francisco r. p. o., in recognition of
superior industry and efficiency, and for
having distributed 100 per cent of 1896 cards
at the competitive examination of 1890.
Jno. Wanamaker, Postmaster General"
About the wreath and Immediately under
the flange are words, ~. S. Railway Mail
Service" and POSTMASTER Generals Medal"
The disk is pendant from the bar through
sliding catch that holds firmly on to the
fange The bar is divided into three parts