Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-23
MALCOLM KERLlN
QUITS P. O.; CHOSEN
EFFICIENCY EXPERT
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Of the third assistant postmaster gen.
eral, where he served until February
rs. 1917, when he was appointed
city post office.
dislike exceedingly to sever my
connections with the postal service, es-
peciaily with the Washington city post
office Mr.. Kerlin said today, paving
hlgh tribute to Mr.. Chance and other
officials, and the rank and file of the
city post office staff
Mr.. HaycOck's Record,
William H. Haycock, the new assist
ant city postmaster, was born in
georgetown, where he has lived all
MS me- Receiving him as it's new
assistant city postmaster January /,
the Washington city post office will
receive native-born officer
MI: Haycock was appointed a letter
carrier in the Washington post office
In 1887 when eighteen years of age.
serving IN that capacity until 1903.
i"elVe years of the intervening time
he delivered mail in the woodley road
and Tenleytown districts. In 1903 he
was promoted to the position of in
spector in the rural delivery service.
serving two years in that position and
esta bllshing rural delivery routes in
the eastern states extending from
pennsylvania to North Carolina.
FROM 1905 to 1908 he was assistant
superintendent. division of rural de-
livery and city delivery. Post Office
Department: In 1908 he was selected
TOT the position of superintendent of
delivery at the Washington office by
the Postmaster General. serving in.
that capacity until October. 1914
when he was appointed by Otto Prae-
ger. postmaster at that time to the
position of superintendent of mails
0fFi ga
at that time being reorganized on the
two-division plan. In his new posi-
ton he assumed direction of what
was formerly the mailing division, de-
livery division, and registry di-
vision.
Under the direction of Postmaster
Chance. Mr.. Haycock had entire su-
pervision of all of the outgoing and
incoming mails of Washington during
the period Of the war. The position
very large volume of mail being
received and sent out by the various
executive departments in the prosecu-
ton of the war.
Others Promoted.
Clarence e. Schooley was born in
Hamilton. Va. and in 1885 moved to
Washington. D. c.. where he has since
resided. He was appointed to the po-
sition of substitute letter carrier in
",
1901, and was made regular carrier
March 10. 1903. He served as a car
rier for seven years, his route being
In the business section embracing the
Bond building, Evans building and the
400 block of New York avenue.
On January 10, 1910, Mr.. Schooley
was promoted to the position of fore
man and assigned to the carrier sec
ton. In November. 1914, he was as
signed as foreman of the delivery sec
ton and on July 1, 1915. was made
superintendent of carriers of the
Washington office.
Since the latter date the parcel post
matter handled by the Washington
office has increased from few hun
dred pieces to about 5000 pieces
daily. making it necessary to put into
operation practically a new service.
Joseph w. Saunders was born in
Steubenville. Ohio. and moved in 1885
to Washington, D. c., where he has
since resided. He entered the Wash
ington post office as a carrier in 1898,
and was transferred to a position as
clerk in 1910. serving in that place I'M
til 1914, when the Office was moved to
the new building which it now occu-
pies. In 1915 he was promoted to fore
man of carriers. Mr.. Saunders is
known as the walt Mason" Of the
city post office