The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-18
DELIVERY OFM|||.AIl
. ALL next SUNDAY
Substitute Carriers Will Also
Handle Matter on Christ
mas Day.
READY FOR HOLIDAY RUSH
Extra Clerks Will Go on Duty
This Morning at the
Post-Office.
READY FOR HOLIDAY RUSH

In order to avoid any congestion a,
the post-ohlce, mail Will be delivered
next Sunday by substitute carriers
This has been mado necessary. Post
master Allan explained yesterday. on
account of two holidays falling on
consecutive days.
There Will be ono delivery by reEu-
lar carriers on Christmas morning.
Most of the matter which thoy Will
handle Will consist OF register
ed packages of value. However
other mall Will be delivered by sub
stitutes who arc willing to work.
TO complete all details for arrange
ments to handle tho heavy holiday
mail. Mr.. Allan and nil of his super
intendcnts will hold conference to-
day Mr.. Allan said that everything
possible to speedily handle the situa-
tion Will DO done.
Already tho basement of the post
office has been equipped with distrib-
uting racks. Chutes lending from tho
arcaway, where pouches will be re-
ceived directly from wagons to the
handling tables. have been Installed.
Extra clerks and carriers will go on
duty this morning.
Third Glass Halter.
Tho mails lately have been greatly
burdened by many local business
houses depositIng thousands of cal
cndars and similar thipd- cluss matter"
Mr.. Allan said. but from now until
after the holidays this mall Will re-
ceivc scant consideration. First-clas
matter Will BIO gotten in and out OF
the Office as rapidly as possible. as
we'll as the daily newspapers.
"If the public Will CO. operate with
the post office 1t Will make the qucs-
ton OF quickly handling the mails
comparatively easy. II people Will
deposit their Christmas mail early this
week ii will avoid q lot OF trouble.
Many persons still persist in put
ting Red Cross seals and similar holt
day stamps on the front OF letters and
packages. These labels must be put
on the reverse side. othdrwise they
will be forwarded TO the dead letter
Office in Washing ton.
Mr. Allan also laid stress on the
rules governing the amount OF postage
for post cards All regulation size
post cards made of flexible cardboa I'd
require lcent postage. Cards other
than the regulation sizc and those
made of stiff cardboard, leather. tin,
aluminium. wood or cloth, containing
written matter thereon other than the
address OF the sender or that of the
addressee. require cents postage.
Inclosc Decorated Cards.
rated cards TO be mailable must be in
closed. and when these cards contain
written matter other than the address
OF the sender or that CT the addrcssec
they require not less than cents
postage. In all cases Nhc postage
must be affixed to the envelope, and
not to the card, even though there is
an aperture in the envelope exposing
the stamp, such postage not being &C
ccptablc.
All incloscd written matter or partly
written other than the address OF the
sender or that of the addressed, sealed
or unsealed, requires letter postage
OF 2 cents.
There are still many persons who
arc evidently under the impression
that inclosed written invitations to
parties, social entertainments. church
or lodge meetings. for local delivery,
are deliverable for ccnt. This is an
error. for such matter requires cents
postage.