Evening journal., 1920-04-12
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PRISON WARDEN
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he viii be elected formally to
the Office and assume the duties as
quickly as the transfer from the acting
warden TO him OF the property and
prisoners can be made.
Mr.. plummer was seen today and told
OF The rumors. lie neither would con-
firm nor deny them.
Il can say absolutely nothing in ad-
vance OF the meeting OF the county
workhouse trustees tomorrow" he said.
Pressed for something more definite
he replied that It would be manifestly
discourteous to the board for him to
anticipate It's action.
prominent business man who is
close TO the County Workhouse trus-
tees and who professed TO have inside
Information relative TO the filing of
me vacancy caused by the enforced
resignation OF Captain Cross. said:
"You win be within the bounds OF
truth II you say that the position OF
warden Of The Workhouse has been
offered to Mr.. Plummer; that he has
accepted &C.; that he has resigned from
The Fabrikoid Company and that his
formal election as warden will take
place at The meeting OF the trustees
tomorrow. ! have those things from
within the board and know them 10 |
be true. My personal opinion is that
the trustees have been slngularly for
tunate in getting such man TO take
the place"
Because Of his long and active serv-
Ice as a postofIlce inspector and his
field work for the dupont Fabrikold /
Mr. Plummer is known the
length and breadth OF the United
States. He is popular wherever known
because OF his geniality and ability.
From matter published al the time Of
his appointment TO this inspection dis
rict and when he was transferred to
Virginia the following facts are cleaned
with respect to his life:
lie was born on December IS. 1868,
n Baltimore He is a son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Mordecsi plummer. lie was born
n the home OF his maternal grand
ather, Governor Thomas G. Pratt. OF
Maryland
Mr.. Plummer was educated in pri-
'aic and public schools in Baltimore
nd Southern Maryland Subsequently
le went to and was graduated from ,,
he Charlotte Hall Military School in
Il. Marys county, Md.
Subsequently Young plummer was
ppointed head OF the finance division
4 the stamp department. That ap- +,
'olntment was made on the recommen- :
atiOn of James A. Gary.
When Mr.. Gary was appointed post
master general OF the United States, he {
ook young Plummer TO Washington :
nd made him one OF the first four
men appointed TO lay out rural de-
livery routes. that being the start Of :
rec rural delivery.
That was followed by an appoint !
nent as postofflce inspector, which he !
leld for % years He served IN Della /
ware, Maryland. Virginia, North Caro-
ina and Tennessee and figured impor-
antly In the handling OF many OF the !
most important fraud cases In the an :
als OF the Postoilice Department. His d
work carried him to all parts OF the c
Iniied States. 8
Following The death Of Inspector
Iaxwell, OF this district, Plummer 6
RS sent here on the recommended Il
on Of Senator Henry A. dupont. He h
as here twelve years. During the
ar Plummer had charge OF all the v
illtary mail at Camp Lee, Virginia. r
Q made record in that position. p'
Finally, after having made a mag
ilcent record In the Poelofilce De- T
Irtment he resigned In March. 1918. IL
take position with the dupont
lbrikold Company. 20 which ne had
ven appointed by William 5. Coyne
E had made remarkable sales rec
d up TO the time he rendered his 81
signation on Saturday.
His duties as postofflce Inspector 81
ok him into many OF the larger cities az
so No,v 1r-Tlt philadelnhia Rosfon II
ID Washington arranging for better II
ty deliveries and clerical service and W
alemenis. Those duties also made y
m acquainted with many Of the big W
st and most notorious criminals in e.
e country. y
Mr.. Plummer lives In Lore avenue, N'
,rdon Heights, just north OF this city. "
, has a wife and two children. HIS =
ildren are Thomas Pratt Plummer " /"
a Jane Bowling Plummer. ~
Mr.. Plummer is senior warden Of "
yde Memorial Episcopal Church. Hill ID
,sl, and Mrs. Plummer has charge $.
the Sunday school OF that church. .n
2 has built up It's membership from ~
o TO thirty-nve In a sparsely-settled dc
trict. le
Both Mfr. and Mrs. Plpmmer are ex- re
,dingly popular in the Gordon in
ights section.