Postmaster, New York, N.Y., and Staff.
Upper row (left to right)—Edward P. Russell, Postal Cashier;
Arthur H. Harbinson, Secretary to the Postmaster;
Joseph Willon, Superintendent of Registry;
Albert B. Firmin, Superintendent of Money Orders;
Justus W. Salzman, Auditor.
Lower row (left to right)—Peter A. MCGurty, Acting Superintendent of Mails;
Thomas B. Randies, Acting Assistant Postmaster(Mails);
Hon. Edward M. Morgan, Postmaster; John J. Kiely,
Assistant Postmaster(Finance): Charles Lubin, Superintendent of Delivery.
The Assistant Postmaster
The assistant postmaster is Mr. John J. Kiely, who has been in the service thirty-seven years, and, like the postmaster, has worked up from the ranks, advancing through the various grades as foreman, assistant superintendent, superintendent, division head, etc., to the title he now holds. For a number of years he was in charge first of one and then of another of the great terminal stations of the city, where the greatest volumes of mail are handled of any of the stations in this country, and later was made superintendent of mails, from which position he was recently promoted to the title he now holds.
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The Acting Assistant Postmaster
The acting assistant postmaster is Mr. Thomas B. Randles, who is responsible for the movement of the mails, and who, for several years prior to his attaining his present rank, was assistant superintendent of mails; prior to that, he was superintendent of different stations in various parts of the city. He has seen twenty-eight years' service in various ranks.
The Division Heads
Next in rank to the officials mentioned there is a group of division heads, corresponding with the various major activities of the office, including the Division of Delivery, the Division of Mails, the Division of Registered Mails, and the Division of Money-Orders, followed by the cashier, the auditor, the classification division, etc.