Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-02
New Collector Kept Busy Re-
ceiving Congratulations
MANY CALLERS DURING DAY
PostoHiee Force Goes in Body to Wei
come Former Chief Back to Federal
Building-Thinks He Has Capable
Corps Of Assistants.

Fred Read succeeded Capt. J. Il. b.
Stuart as collector OF customs at TINS
port Yesterday morning at 8 O'CLOCK
and from the lime he completed the
details incident to his induction into
Office and until the hour OF the clos
ing of the custom house late in the
afternoon the new collector was kept
busy receiving callers who came to
welcome him into Office and to wish
succ sss for his administration. Among
the callers we're many of the shipping
agents. who were particularly glad to
greet the new collector.
Promptly at the hour of the COM
mencement OF business al the custom
house. Mr.. Read was on hand to take
the oath of Office and assume charge
of the custom hcrse and the federal
building. Captain Stuart also was
present to turn the office over TO his
successor, and the incoming and the
outgoing collector were busy for more
than an hour completing the details of
the transfer. Police Justice ]. d. G.
Brown. a close personal friend of Mr..
Read was on hand as notary public
to acknowledge the seal OF the new
collector to the papers which II was
necessary for him to sign.
Remembered by Former Associates.
During the day Mr.. Read received
number OF tokens of remembrance
from his friends. The employees OF
the postoffice who worked under Mr..
Read for more than eight years. called
upon the new collector in body and
presented him with three large bou-
auets of roses and carnations. The
collector was deeply touched by the
evidences of esteem from his old as
sociates. In the postefiice.
VI. V. d. Doughty. consulting con-
structor at tho shipyard. presented
Mr. Read with a handsome gold
mounted fountain pen. with which the
collector signed his oath of Office and
ether official papers. Several other
friends presented him with paper
weights. racks and other fixtures. and
others presented him with two very
handsome punches OF chrysanthe-
rums, one OF which Mr.. Resd dis
patched to his home for Mrs. Read.
The new collector also was vel
coined by the employees CT the custom
house. many of whom have known
him for years And Mr.. Read paid a
compliment to bis men in the after
noon when he said that he believed
he had force of very competent end
capable men under him.
Gets Other Appointments.
Besides receiving the appointment
of collector Of customs. Mr. Read has
been named as the United states ship
ping commissioner at this port and as
dlsbursi6k agent fer the United safes
revenue cutter service. As the dis
bursting agent he will paw OFT the
crews of the revenue cutters which
visit this port ard which are, here at
the end OF any month.
When asked yesterday abcu. the
length OF his term OF Office, Mr. Read
said that his commission reads that
he Is appointed TO term OF Office to
end on the last day of the SCISSOR or
the next congress Unless the commits
sion is revoked by the preslden; be-
fore that time. When the senate cen
a firms his appointment. he says. Presi-
deut Taft will issue him new COM
mission for. the four-year term. His
appointment was made in recess and
his commission could only extend over
the period Of the session CT he senate
under the law.