dows in roach., broke in to several of the hotels and 
sacked some of the rooms in^Bristol. You can imagine 
how many telephone calls and nervous visitors I have 
had both in the office and at home yesterday and to¬ 
day. 
This excitement evidently came on for 
fear that I have not enough to do.as I was just begin¬ 
ning to receive appreciable assistance from a very ca¬ 
pable but inexperienced vice-consul appointed four days 
ago. Mr. Simons was ordered to Paris about a month ago 
and since then I have had the routine and other things 
to handle alone. I believe I am qualified to join any 
union in the world as I have been observing the union 
eight hour day twice daily. 
To help along the excitement I was pro¬ 
moted last Monday and told to open up the Consulate for¬ 
mally as Consul in Charge. These many details less from 
egotism than from a desire to apologize for keeping your 
letter so long unanswered. 
Mrs. Poster joins me in pleasant recol¬ 
lections and best wishes. 
Sincere 
ly yours, 
Carol H. Poster 
Consul in Charge 
CQ 
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