The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-26
M0NAGAN NAMED ESQUIRE, BIRT ORGANISE Negy
Mayor Postmaster And Judge Speak As Cornerstone OF
 NeU Post Office Is Laid
Dr Lewis Invocation Pays Tribute to Men Whose
 Zeal. and Courage
 Brought New Federal
 Building to City

| The cornerstone of the new post office building on Grand street was formally laid yesterday afternoon The exercises were brief, but ap! propriate and brought forth ex- pressions of confidence in the fu- ture of Waterbury and praise for the civic spirit, which prompted men of prominence to give gener- ously of their time and efforts to secure the necessary appropria- | tions.
 Postmaster A. N. colgrove pre- sided. Work on the building was halted and squad of policemen directed traffic during the cerer monies. The invocation was de- livered by Rev. Dr. John N. Lewis, rector of St. Johns Episcopal church, who paid tribute to Fred ball, Secretary Frank J. Green Of the Chamber of Commerce, the late Congressman James F. Glynn and to Congressman Edward W. Goss who were numbered among the principal workers to impress upon the authorities of Washington, Wa terbury's need of a new and larger
 federal building. Mayor Frank Hayes expressed his pleasure over the fact that the new building was a beautiful addi- tion to the widening civic center now in evidence on Grand street. | It indicated progress for Watef- bury and his honor expressed the | hope that within the next twenty | five or thirty years Waterbury's advancement will be such as to warrant another new postoffice building. The building was saluted by Judge Harry J. Beardsley, presi- dent of the Chamber of Commerce. as mark of progress, as evidence and in proper housing facilities for their governmental representatives. of peoples pride in institutions | A description of the building was furnished by William Nickel, federal construction engineer, who announced that among the inter- esting features in 7 addition to bronze and marble would be eleven | sculptured panels portraying the growth of the federal service.
 At this juncture of the proceed ings the cornerstone was lowered into it's place. A metal box con- | taining various articles was inn DeuQSu HI llS Wall. olG hty was presented to Mayor Hayes and an- other to MT Chase. The cere- l monies were concluded with ben- ediction by Rev Francis O'Shea, acting pastor of the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
 Among the articles placed in the metal box within the cornerstone was a postoffice box receipt issued October, 1859, by Postmaster Eli sha Leavenworth to the firm of Pritchard & Tyler, of Bucks Hill for SLIP. The receipt has been in possession of Miss Jennie L. Prit- chard and Miss Nellie J. Downes,
 daughter and granddaughter, re- spectively, of MT Pritchard, to whom it was issued.
 Other articles placed in the
 metal box were a telegram from
 Congressman Goss, bound copy
 of Remarks Presented in Eulogy
 of the Late Congressman James P. Glynn at Memorial Services Held
 in the House of Representatives, icopies of The Waterbury, American the Waterbury Democrat and The
 Waterbury Republican of April 23 1892, copy of folder "Interesting
 Facts About Waterbury. issued by the Chamber of Commerce,
 complete list of Waterbury post
 office officials and employees for
 1882, list of postmasters in the state of Connecticut for 1882, copy of Postal Information" 11th edi- ton, 1880. one complete set of George Washington bicentenniai postage stamps and envelopes.
 | Present on the platform. besides the speakers. were former Post
 master Daniel Fitzpatrick. State Senator Lewis S. Reed. Frederick S. Chase. John J. Walsh, president of the board of education, Frank J. Green. secretary of the Cham Der of Commerce, c. Irving Ewing ton of Norwalk. president of the
 State Postmasters' Association, Major w. Judge of the American Brass Company. William A. Krauss. postmaster at Westport, and Walter Murch, superintendent of construction.