Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-03
one certainly should be able to buy a

one certainly should be able to buy q
2-cent stamp"
because Of unsettled conditions due
to the G. A. R. encampment. business
the epecial G. A. r. station has not re-
cefved the patronage from business
men of the Pennsylvania avenue SEQ
ton which It otherwise would have"
said George Judd of Judd & Detweiler,
Inc, 400 18th street northwest. Il feel
sure that should the station be made
permanent it will do big business.
for the service given there will be bet
ter than that which can POSSIBLY be
given at the contract stations Penn
sylvania avenue section demands
postal station where the attendants are
Skilled in the sale Of stamps and can
give postal information"
Convenience 10 Visitors.
TT goes without saying that the g..
A. R. post Office on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. between 18th and 18th streets
northwest, not only proved a great con-
venience to the visitors to the city. but
to the business people in the downtown
section" said Secretary Charles j. Co
lumbus of the Retail Merchants As
The most natural thing in the world
for visitors and residents Is to go to
post Office when they want to transact
postal business, and have been told
had great difficulty in explaining to
visitors that while the great. big build
ing at 18th and Pennsylvania avenue
was the Post Office Department stin 1t
poses.
II feel sure that when the business
people generally learn that post office
is located on Pennsylvania avenue
sure its permanency either there or in
it's natural location, the first floor OF
the Post Office Department building.
POSTMASTER Merritt o. Chance is GER
tainly to be congratulated on aHorolns
such good facilities for the visitors
during the encampment. and 1t Is GER
|tainly to be hoped that Washing
tonians will be able to continue to en-
Joy those facilities"
Isidor Grosner, chairman Of the citi-
zens' committee on postal facilities in
the downtown section. said he had
much occasion to patronize the G. A.
R. post office.
Office in Old Building Wanted.
What we want is the re-establish-
ment of postal facilities in the Post
Office Department building" said Mr..
Grosner, but until that can be done
the special station which has been
opened on Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween 18th and 18th streets northwest
should be retained believe that
during the next week when business
conditions will be normal again many
business men in the downtown section
will buy their stamps and transact
other postal business there"
James A. Messer, vice president ana
general manager of the John Mitchell,
Jr., Company. Inc, said:
Stamps should be sold and postal IN
formation dispensed by persons VINO
are thoroughly conversant with that
line of business. The maintenance of
the G. A. R. station as permanent
proposition would mean that the Penn
sylvania avenue section would be pro-
vided with postal facilities which 1t
now lacks. We want the re-establish-
ment of such facilities in the Post Of
fee Department building. but until that
is done the substation esta blished for
the benefit of the G. A. r. visitors
should be retained"
A. Baer, manager of I. Haas & Co,
1911 Pennsylvania avenue, said:
II know that many business men have
during the week 1t has been in exist
ence and hope that it will be made per-
manent."
F. j. Rafferty,, manager of the Regal
Shoe Company, 1908 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest, said:
IF the post office authorities will
make the special G. A. r. station per-
manent. 1 am sure this action will be
greatly appreciated by downtown bust
ness men, for during the one week the
station has been in existence 1t has
demonstrated its usefulness to business
men and the general public alike"
Louis Jacobs of L. Jacobs & Co., of
413 18th street northwest, said:
During the last week / have heard
a number Of business men of the Penn
sylvania avenue section express the
hope that the special substation would