The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
NEW POSTOFF|CE
 OFFICIALLY OPEN
 ID PUBLIC TODAY
Letter to Senator Underwood First Piece of Mail Can ceIIed-No Delay In
 Moving Equipment

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 Birminghams new S1,000,000 postoffice will be officially opened to the public this morning at o'clock, the old building having been closed las might at II o'clock. Dis tributing clerks placed letters in the boxes of the old building the last time yesterday afternoon at o'clock and began distributing in the new building at 4:30 o'clock. | The moving of the equipment and furniture from the old building to the new was without a mishap of any kind. Moving was done under the supervision of R. B. Smyer, post master; Ed Norman, assistant post master. and James c. Puckett, super intendent of malls. Vans from the 1 Goodman Transfer company began moving equipment and the Harrison Transfer company supplies from the old building Friday afternoon, and moving was continued until last | night.
 The three entrances to the long postoffice corridor will be opened this morning at 9 o'clock, but mall will be distributed from the boxes only. The general delivery windows will not open until Monday morn | ing.
 First Mail Cancelled fsrs pf tn celled in the new building last night was letter to Senator oscar w. | Underwood, who secured the appro- l priation for the structure, from Mrs. | S D. Harris, wife of $. D. Harris, re- cording clerk in the financial di- vision of the local office and former l superintendent of mails, expressing upon behalf of the city of Birming- | ham appreciation for the new build ing.
 Letter to Underwood l 1t was considered especially fitting | that Mrs. Harris' letter should be the first one cancelled in the new build | ing In that her husband is one or | the oldest men in point or serVlce III the local postoffice. He joined the staff of the postoffice 27 years ago, one year after 1t was first housed in the old building.
 | Mrs. Harris letter follows: Senator Oscar ". Underwood, | Washington, ID. c. Dear Senators
 We are now about to he housed in our magnificent new home say we. because I feel that nm part of the force, the Presi- dent of the auxiliary of the | Harris Home, so to speak. | MT. Harris, who for years has 1 been in the service and unoer the crowded conditions which has been for q number of years, the l work for all has been real labor
 instead of a pleasure, and for
 his sake nnd all the faithful em- pIoyes who have labored under
 the crowded conditions of the old office and given us the service
 we had, what will they do Tor 1 us when they are in beautifui
 and henlthful surroundings. And to you, our own Btrmine- ham. Ala, senator, let me tender | you my gracious thanks for mak-
 Ing 1t possible that so beautiful | n home is plnced over the heads of those who faithfully serve the government who expects re-
 suits under all conditionsi ana l every one 1B cquAl ""c" 'N comes te being served, am going 1 to he first in line that this letter
 of thanks and appreciation may l he the first one to he cancelled | in our beautiful postoffice.
 With very best wishes, most l cordially,
 l MRS. s. D. HARRIS.
 Coincidentally it happened that the last official communication sent from the old building was also let ter to Senator Underwood sent py James C. Puckett, superintendent or mails, and was in regard to letter which had come to the local office addressed to him. MT. Pucketts let- ter follows: Senator oscar W. Underwood
 Washington, D. C.:
 Dear Senator: The inclosed letter received here today for you IS pe- ing forwarded under cover, which l you will understand from the m dorsement thereon. Incidentally this lIs the last official communication 1 that will be handled from the old postoffice building. We are moving to our new home made possible by your efforts. With every good wish beg to remain, cordially yours,
 R. B. SMYER, F. M 
 By James c. Puckett, Superinten- dent of Mails.
 Informal Lunch
 An informal lunch was served to the postal employees In the new building last night after all the equipment had been moved. The fol- lowing young ladies assisted in serv- ing the lunch: Mrs. Jessie Rowland Miss Ethel Cobb, Miss Mae Alexan- der. Miss Christine Reynolds, Miss Jane Haggard. and Miss Lucy Dis. muck.
 Other federal departments, witt the exception of the collector of fn- ternal revenues office. will probably be moved to the new building within the next two weeks. The offices oi the assistant district attorney, secre' service, postoffice inspector and pro hibition enforcement officer have al ready been occupied in the new build ing.
 Other departments yet to move from the old building are the mar shars office. the office of the fed cral judge, the clerk of the fedora court, the bankruptcy courts and th' collector of internal revenue. An rouncement was made yesterday b.
 H. A. Skeggs, United States mar shal, that his office will be move' on September 26.
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