Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-21
TWO HEARTS APART.
The Postmaster General Appealed to in
Their Behalf.

The role of fairy godmother" and kind
benefactor is the part Postmaster General
Cortelyou has been asked to play for two
separated and consequently very unhappy
lovers. Mr.. Cortelyou was handed a letter
yesterday afternoon, addressed to Can't. T
Walter Mitchell of this city, chairman of
the national Legislative committee of the
United Spanish War Veterans and national
historian of the organization in which Cant
Mitcheii was asked to intercede with the
authorities In this city in the behalf Of
Jesse s. Maitland. an employee of the Chi
cago post office. and Miss Maude Powell of
Cleveland Ohio. who wish very much to
n ,narry, put are unable to do so because Mr.
Maitlands work keeps him in the windy
city and Miss Powell is forced by ciroum-
stances to remain in Cleveland
The writer of the letter is Commander
an-chief Charles r. Miller Of the United
Spanish War Veterans. who is nersonaiIv
interested in the case Capt Mitchell inn
mediately laid the case before the POST
master General, to see whether a transfer
cannot be effected
Mr.. Maitland is a mast commemorate =, A.
veterans organization and now draws a
salary or $500 year In the Chicago nost
ONCE During the war he served In Com
f pamy Il OF OF the "a Illinois Volunteer In
1antry, and stands very high in the estf-
nation of his comrades and friends
Commander Miller's letter to Cant Mitch
ell is. in part, as follows:
Ern
now to me. Comrade Maitland visited
Cleveland year or more ago. and whiIa
IN this city met Miss Maude Powell of No
IL Newman avenue, Lakewood West
olu,exeiapa MSS Powell is very accom-
plished and charming young lady and r.
you We're to meet her you could very read
ny understand why Comrade Maitland fell
desperately in love with her. His admIra-
ton for her was recprocated and In d,,a
time an engagement followed
Miss Powell Is, an only daughter and
her mother is an elderly lady, an Invalid,
and has some property interests in Cleve-
land, so that she cannot under the efrcu,n
stances change her place of abode to Chi
cago And the daughter having that de-
gree of parental affection which would make
her good wife for our eomrade is Ioathe
that our young friends are by force of cir
cumstances kept apart.
Il have suggested to Comrade Maitland
that It might be possible for him to get a
transfer from the Chicago post Office To
the Cleveland post Office. but upon investi
CATION l find that this Is not feasible AZ
the present time, for the reason that the
Post Office Department has manifested a
disposition to cut down the number Of EN-
ployes OF the Chicago post Office and that
office is, therefore. loath to raise the oues-
ton of transfer
Realizing that all the world loves
lover, and that the President will undouht
eddy be interested in our comrade espe
cialiy In view of the circumstances, I ask
you to lay the matter before him for me
and ask him to take up the subject with
Postmaster Certelyou and see IL 1t would
not be possible to bring about the transfer
of Comrade Maitland to the Cleveland Of
flee, to the end that his wedding with Miss
Powell might be brought about at an early
date.
The circumstances were such that Cant.
Mitchell thought 1t best to intercede direct
~ with Mr.. Cortelyou in the matter The
case has been explained fully to the POST
master General, who, by the way Is q per-
ant doubtless there will be some action
higher up in order to make the hearts of
the two lovers glad. At least such Is the
the principals IN the little romance.