Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-08
PROMOTED BY BARNES
Post Office Officials Rewarded
for Good Service.
ALL MEN OF EFFICIENCY
Norman A. Merritt Appointed As
sistant Postmaster.
DAVIS WILL GO TO STATION B
Robinson Made Cashier. Beall Goes
to Station G and Change for
McCurdy.

\ ra1lidl reorganization VI llio p''N'"'
force is announced by Postmaster e. +.
Barnes of the city post Office today. II
embraces the transfer of present Assist
ant Postmaster Madison Davis to the p"-
sition of superintendent of Station Is. AZ
9TH and East Capitol streets; the promo
ton to the position Of assistant postmas-
ter Of Norman Allen Merritt at present
the cashier. and Of Louis j. RohlnSoh'
now superintendent of Station G., on 6
street between 9Th and 1tll streets north
west to be cashier, vice Merritt. How
ard Beau. assistant superintendent of the
money order division, has been trans
ferrcd to the position of superintendent
Of Station G, and Charles F. McCurdy has
been promoted to be assistant superih-
tendent of the money order division.
James r. Harvey, the present superin-
tenlent of Station B, on East Capitol
street, 1t is announced, has upon his own
request been retired to a special clerk
ship, owing to continued Ill health, which
makes 1t desirable for him to be relieved
of some of the responsibility now resting
upon him.
Advanced for Good Service.
The announcement states '.the officers
advanced are all men of superior efii-
cheney. who have rendered excellent serv-
ice in tie positions they now occupy. and
the changes have been made solely with
view to strengthening the force OF Off
GERS in the interest of good service.
Madison Davis. who has been sup
o,tnr cd
in that position for many years, being
appointed thereto by former Postmaster
John A. Merritt when he was first made
city postmaster. Prior to that time he
was chief clerk TO the third assistant
postmaster general in which position he
served for a great many years.
The Promoted Officials.
Allen Norman Merritt, the new assist
ant postmaster is a son of former Post
master Merritt He is a young man or
marked ability and energy, and since
the appointment of his father as third
assistant postmaster general years ago
has been a resident of Washington. His
former home was at Lockport, n. Y.
Louis ]. Robinson. who has been pro-
NOTED to the position OF cashier. was
formerly postmaster at Appleton. WIS,
and later in the military postal service
in Cuba and Porto Rico until his trans
fer to the postal service of the United
States He has for some years ocea
superintendent at station G.
Howard Beall. who has been MADE
superintendent Of station G. vice Roo
inson, has been in the service OF me
local post office for many years. ana
within year was promoted to he
superint endent of the money order Ii
| vision. vice il. l.. Johnson. who was
pr omoted to be superintendent of city
delivery.
When troubles in the service arose last
spring. resulting in the selection or W. H.
| Haycock as superintendent of city deliv-
ery. Mr. Johnson was restored to the posi-
tion of superintendent of the money order
division and Mr.. Beall was reduced to
that of assistant superintendent.
Charles P. IdcCurdy. who has been
made assistant superintendent OF the
money order division. was promoted from
the position of special clerk.
Salaries Raised.
In addition to the foregoing. Postmaster
Barnes also announces the following pro-
motions in the city post office service:
Franklin c. Burrows. assistant cashier.
81 600 to 81, 800: John ]. Murphey, superin-
tendent of Station D, 81 900 to s1.7OO: Sid
ney G. Bursley, assistant superintendent
of mails, 1,5OO TO $1,000. and Charles B.
Matthews, assistant to superintendent of
afion 1OO m 81 .kn