Evening star., 1921-04-19
CHANCE MAKES Up
SPEED SCHEDULE
Postmaster Tells When to
Post Letters to Get Quick
est Possible Service.
FOR SPECIAL BOXES ONLY
Letters Mailed in Afternoon Will
Now Be Delivered in City
on Same Day.
FOR SPECIAL BOXES ONLY

Letters mailed in any of the twenty
four quick collection" boxes on
Tennsvlvania avenue and + street by
o'clock will be delivered to ad-
dresses in this city the same day.
according to a table made public
today by City Postmaster M. y.
chance The only exception is letters
addressed to persons in residential
sections which have but two daily
deliveries Such letters must be mall
ed in the special boxes by III" Pm,
Material expedition of letters maiied
in special collection boxes Is reVealeu
i'm the table. not only in the delivery
of local letters. but also in the speed
ing lIu of letters for the various mail
trains.
owing to the tiftyminute schedule
on which the motor cycle coilec'oi
works on the ''quick collection route.
it is necessary that letters intended to
make certain connections at the post
office should be mailed at least nftv
minutes ahead of the collection time
Postmaster Chance advises all VINO
are cooperating in the mail carly
mail often" campaign.
when to Catch Collections.
When to mail to catch specified col
lections. and make such connections.
is given as follows:
Letters mailed in any of the TWEEN
brought to the city post office at / 20
am to connect with the three-trlp
carriers leaving the office at IL 80
am. Outgoing mail connects with
the 1880 pm. dispatch to Baltimore
Philadelphia and New York city.
Letters mailed by 11:20 am. Will be
due at the city post office at 12:lo
r: m. to connect with business carriers
leaving at 1920 pm. Outgoing man
connects with the / :0J pm dispatch
to Pittsburgh. Chicago and the west.
Letters mailed by 1910 pm. are due
at the city post office at l PIN 70
connect with the two-trip carriers 1or
residence section delivery. outgoing
letters connect with the 1:25 pm dis
patch to Kentucky also AleXandrla
and Virginia points on the Z. ana "
Letters mailed by ! O'Clock are due
at the post office at l so pm. TO con
meet with three-trip carriers leaving
at 2:3O pm. and business section car
riers leaving at 2:45 pm. Outgoing
mail connects with 2:30 dispatch TO
Baltimore. New York. Philadeiphia
and the east, Pittsburgh, Chicago and
Florida and for Richmond and other
points on the Atlantic coast line.
Mails for Other Points.
Letters mailed by $50 pm. due at
city post office at 2:40 pm. outgoing
letters connect with 2:55 pm. dispatch
to Alabama. Mississippi and Louisiana
and intermediate points on the South
ern railway and $3.50 pm. dispatch to
Baltimore and to southwestern states.
Letters mailed by 2:40 pm. due at
post office at $3.50 pm. Outgoing let
ters connect with pm. dispatch to
Kentucky southwest states. for Gin
cinnati and points on the Baltimore
mad Ohio railroad via Maryland and
West Virginia.
Letters mailed by $3.50 pm. due at
post office at APO pm. Outgoing mail
connects with ) pm. dispatch to Phil
adeIphia. New York and the east.
| Letters mailed by 4:20 pm. due t
post Office at $40 pm. Outgoing mail
connects with $50 pm. dispatch to
Buffalo. Harrisburg. Baltimore and
state of Michigan. also pm. dispatch
tto Chicago and the west.
| Letters mailed by $40 pm due at
! post Office at 6 pm. Outgoing letters
/ connect with 80 pm. dispatch to Bal
i timore, Philadelphia, New York and the
! east.