Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
Unusual Distribution of Christ
mas Mail by City Post Office.
TOTAL LETTERS, 1,125,O00
Postal Cards Number Quarter Of
Million: Packages. 426.150.
BUT FEW PARCELS BELATED
Prompt Deliveries Due to Industry
of 1.-The Force" and Efficient
Management.

Christmas has come and gone Every
Christmas present sent TO this city
through the mails. save a few Stragglers.
has been delivered. And one of the great
est mail rushes that ever taxed the CITY
post Office ia over. Each day since Sun
day small numbers of belated parcels
have arrived, but they were quickly dis
posed Of
During the period from December 10 -
December ~. inclusive 4o6lJo package
were received and delivered. an increase
of l31-S.@ over the same period last year
christmas day proper :s903 packages
were received as against 1850 last yea.
More than quarter of million post
cards were received from December 80 to
December -. inclusive. and 1.i25oO lei
ters were received and delivered from De
cember 20 TO December "a, inclusive.
Newspapers and Circulars Extra.
In these figures. however. are not ,n-
cluded thousands of newspapers and cir
culars which were also received and de
livered. Today. while the business OF the
Office is still being conducted as il there
had been no famous Christmas rush. the
clerks and carriers. superiors and sub
ordinates. 1t Is evident, are we'll worn
out and I'm need of rest
The mail rush this year is the greatest
ever known in the history OF the cit
post Office. say those who keep track %
its statistics. The manner in which i
has been met and disposed OF is said to
have surpassed the efforts OF previous
years Superintendent Havcock OF tn
delivery division says this could not have
been possible without the mechanical de-
vices that have ben provided to help tn
indoor work and special plans which were
MADE based upon the experience OF preyi-
Gus years.
Minimum Of Complaints.
Notwithstanding the remarkable record
Of the past few days. il was said. com
plants have been rare. The rumor tina
any of the local clergymen objected L.
the special delivery of parcels Sunday
could not be substantiated at the pos
Office.
81 think said Acting Postmaster
Robinson today, THE people of the city
generally understood the difficulties tina
confronted the post office and appreciated
the efforts made by Postmaster Merritt
communication received concerning Sun
day delivery, IL was said. one from
the Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton. which desired no parcel delivery
Sunday, and SO informed the postal ON
Gals by telephone. The wish of the as
ISOLATION was respected and the parcels
that would have been sent there Sunday
were delivered yesterday.
Mail Damaged by Fire.
Quite a number of pieces OF mail mat
ter more or less damaged by the fire on
the Pfttsburg and Chicago railway pos;
ONCE train No. 16. in the Chicago Yards
December p, are being received and de-
livered. In that fire two pouches con-
tanning matter originating at points north
and west of Chicago, for delivery M
Washington. about 800 letters and par
cells In number, were burned to a create
Or less extent. Some of the letters had
their envelopes nearly burned of and Ia
some instances the Enclosures. such a
checks and drafts, were to be found pro-
truding. The charred pieces of mail ma;
ter are re-enveloped and delivered to
their addresses as rapidly as possible un-
der the circumstances.