The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-30
SENATOR CARRIERS
WIDOW GETS FIRST
POSTAL BANK BOOK
Postmaster Honors Her in
| Recognition of Hus-
IL bands Work.

4 3.
Senator of Montana, is the honorary
recipient of postal savings certificate
humber l, issued by the Washington
postal savings bank.
The first five certificates were given
% Mrs. Carter and the members OF the
late Senator's family by Postmaster
General Hitchcock, in appreciation OF
he work done in Congress by the Sen
ltor In aiding the legislation that made
POSTAL savings banks possible.
Each of the first five accounts is for
the maximum amount allowed by law,
too Mrs. Carter gets number l.
Number 2, goes to John G. Carter, the
kenator's eldest son. Number 3, stands
b. the name of Hugh c. Carter, the
Youngest son. William II. Blakely,
member of the Carter household. drew
No. 4. and Jennie NJ. Young, another
hember Of the household, drew No. Q.
Hitchcock Visits Bank.
Postmaster General Hitchcock,
through Postmaster Norman A. Mer-
fit, personally attended to the is
tuance OF the certificates of the Car
Yer family. Mr.. Hitchcock visited the
tavings bank this morning and made
In inspection of the system. He COM
blimented Mr.. Merritt and the en-
tloyes of the office on the manner in
which they handled the business.
Postmaster General Hitchcock is per-
tonally interested in the working of
ne Washington bank, and is expect
I'D to become one of its patrons.
ke the bank. He said he would en-
body his faith and belief in the insti-
luti0n by giving ii his personal sup
bort in a private capacity as deposit
81 guess" he said smiling. at is up
10 me to patronize home industries.
Account No. was drawn by William
": Richardson, jT, son 81 Of a Capital
bright lad of ten. this age just putting
him over the limit, has the distinction
ff being the youngest depositor. AZ
founts cannot be accepted from chill
minor to obtain a certificate. The little
lad visited the bank with his father and
tigned his certificate in a steady and
hgible hand.
Clerks Depositors
Account No. 7 was given to Walter
Barnum, an employee IN Postmaster
General Hitchcock's office. No. went
10 Charles w. Rider, another employe
pf the Postmaster Generals office.
No. was given to Charles H. Fulla-
way, in appreciation of his service for
The department on the committee that
brew the rules and regulations for the
operation of the banks.
Up to l clock today the receipts of !
The Washington office totaled sl,sl6.
Sixty accounts were opened UP to that
lime, besides the savings cards and
stamps that were sold.
At $3.50 o'clock this morning. the
ice in the east corridor was thrown
bpen tosthe waiting line.
Patrick g3Haughey. SOY H street
horthwest the frst depositor. had a
later. After that, John H Collier,
teller in charge of the banking win
low, was kept busy making out GER
But little excitement attended the
PDening There was no great crowd !
before the window at any time. and
DO crush that In any way resem hled
the openings in New York and Chi
When the door to the cashiers Of
ice was thrown open there were but
ten persons in line, and this short
line soon dwindled to nothing after
Eteadily.
First Woman Saver.
Mary A. Duguid, 2S6 Second street
sortheast, was the first woman deposit
tor. She received account No. is, short
y
the window with three other women
tlerks OF the Auditors Office. Miss
Dusuid was followed by Miss Helen |
block. 1205 Fifth street northwest, and
Mrs. Elizabeth McGuirk. 109 North Cap |
ttol street.
Although Mr.. Haughey was the first |
person to stand n line before the wick |
Or window Of the postal bank. he did |
bot receive account No. l.
Mr.. Haughey received No. 10. A. w.
Connor, 64S Eleventh street northwest, |
an employe of the mailing division Of |
the postoff1ce, who followed him in line, |
received. No. II. Mr.. Haughey was |
standing before the cashiers office be- |
fore s o'clock, and 1t was about $50 be |
fore Conner arrived. Conner was FOL |
lowed in line by John T. Schnopp Of |
t70 Fourth street northwest, another |
employe of the mailing division. He did |
not arrive until o'clock After that
not another person entered the line
until the door was about to swing open |
Youngest Deposition.
G. Stewart Phillips, seven years old, |
los street northeast, holds the honor |
of being the youngest as well as the |
first juvenile in Washington to put his
savings in Uncle Sans keeping. He
took out q savings card and two stamps,
totaling 30 cents. by proxy through his
aunt, Miss H. Phillips, at 7:S0 O'Clock.
Miss Phillips was the first woman to
arrive at the office, and was the only
woman to appear until after 3 o'clock.
To Mrs. Anne E. Potter. l5l6 Rhode
Island avenue northwest. belongs the
honor of being the first maxi
mum depositor. Mrs. Potter put
IN 800, which is the maximum
any one person is permitted to de-
posft during a calendar month. Because
today happens to be the last day of the
month, however, Mrs. Potter can, IL
she desires, deposit another hundred on
Monday.
Mrs. Potter said she belived the bank
would be a fine institution, and would
engender thrift.
She avowed she intended to make
other deposits as rapidly as permissible.
Thirty accounts in all were opened by
10 o'clock. The amount deposited up to
that time was approximately $3.50.
Postmaster Merritt and other postal
officials see nothing unusual in the
ouietness of the opening here. They
say that this was to be expected in
Washington, where such things are
usually taken quietly. They cite that
while mobs were fighting for the initial
issue Of Lincoln pennies at the New
York sub-treasury, there was but a
short orderly line at the Treasury in
this city.
The officials believe that the depos-
Ats here will show a steady and con-
sistent increase day by day People
will come in. they say when they
expect the least rush.
Blu. few foreign born citizens were
among the first to deposit in the local