The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-28
BRECKHILL, WAR
 VETERAN, IS TO.
 BE PROMOTED.
Marigold Will Name Popular Volunteer Officer Superintendent of East
 Side Station.
Many Appointments and Promotions An. nounced-Annual Inspection of Cai. riers Takes Place - Arrangements for West End House Warming. .Plars for Clerks Convention Lively Day in Post Office.

It was a red letter time among ths employees of the Postoffice department in this city, to-day. Postmaster Will liam H. Marigold announced in the morning a list of appointments and promotions to meet the conditions created Fby the opening of the Weat End station. This afternoon at 2 o'clock he reviewed the carriers, who
 lined up in the Arcade for annual in- sIection. The force was found in spick and span condition. Moreover the program for the house warming in the West End station was announce ed, and much of the detail connected
 with the state convention of postoffice clerks, to be held Monday, was fixed.
 Letter Carrier Fred J. Breckbill will
 be promoted June 1 to the position of
 superintendent of the East Side sta- tion, wee Archie L1everty, who resign ed from service. James l.. Christie, the present superintendent taking charge of the new West End station. Letter Carrier Winfield c. Meyer will
 be transferred to the main office as assistant to his brother. William T
 Meyer. the cashier of the post office the increased volume of work making more assistance a necessity.
 MT. Breckbill was a. volunteer cap tain in the service of the United States during the Spanish war. He was ap- pointed a substitute carrier July 1900. and a regular carrier July 15. 1901.
 Captain Brecllbill has distinguish ed record in military matters. He was captain of Battery B. Connections Heavy Artillery, Volunteers, the only organization that went out of Bridge port in the Spanish war. He is Past. Department Commander of United Spanish War Veterans, Department of Connecticut, a member of the Naval and Military Order of Spanish War Veterans, and connected with num- Der of prominent 'fraternal societies
 Winfield c. Meyer was appointed substitute carrier September l. 1898 and a regular carrier, March 1, 1899.
 Substitute Carriers Arthur W.French and George A. Vermilye will take the places of the two carriers promoted Carrier W. A Reuthe will exchange with w. M. Banker as clerk. and will be assigned to the West End station Harry F'itzroy will go to the East Side station and take the place of A, R Glenn, who goes to the West End. The following new clerks will be assigned to the main office: w. F. StensoE Thomas J. O'Shea, Stephen L. HeaIey, Chas. w. Craddock. Harry R. Lush tion, and William J. Watson and R. B. Reed 10 the West End.
 All of the post office people are talk ing a great interest in the house warm tion Saturday night, and are being Hberally assisted by the merchants and manufacturers. Music will be fur nished by the Letter Carriers orches- tra. and the Tippecanoe chorus will be heard in choruses, the Friday Morn' quartette will sing, and a large recep- tion committee from the office force will be on hand to show the visitors the station: At the house-warming of the East Side station more than five thousand people attended, and it is ex- pected that more than that number will be present at the West End sta tion In oreer that the place be not through the State street entrance and will pass out of the side door on Bas- sick avenue. Everybody will be made welcome, and a large number is ex- pected. Hours 7:3O to 10:30.
 Postmasters will meet Postmaster Marigo1d at the Algonquin Club at four o'clock, Monday. May 31. to be presented to Hon. E. T. Bushnell, chief clerk to the first assistant postmaster general, he having been designated by the Postmaster General to represent the Department at the state conven- tion of Postoffice Clerks. The ban quet will be held at the Stratfield at seven o'clock. Postmaster Marigold will be toastmaSter, among the speakers will be Acting Mayor Clifford B. Will son, who will represent the City of Bridgeport. Secretary of State Rogers will represent the State of Connecticut MT. Frank T. Rogers of Chicago, presi- dent of the National Association, and Robert J. Kelley, of New London president of the State Association WI speak
 MT Bushnell will speak for the Postof- flee Department, ngreSsman-at-Large John c. Tilsons will give his experi- ences in Congress. Attorney General Marcus H. Ho1comb will speak for the ladies. and there will also be remarks by visiting poStmasterS. Every indica- tion points to the most successful con- vention in the history of the associa- tion.