Clara Giesen Monk Granite Pioneer Honored The honored guest of the Granite Falls Alumni meeting held in conjunction with Rail- road and Reunion Days on Saturday, October 7, was Mrs. .Clara Giesen Monk, a past postmaster at the Granite Falls Post Office. The Grand Marshall for the parade, Mrs. Monk spoke to the alumni as a graduate of the class of 1915, of which there were five girls and one boy. Of these, Mrs. Monk and possibly one other are alive today. After graduation, Clara Giesen decided to get a teaching certificate, but after substituting for a couple of weeks, she decided against that profession. During World War I, she worked at the Northern Pacific freight office for about three years, during which she saw many celebri- ties. including President Wood- row Wilson. She also remem- bers having seen President Teddy Roosevelt in Seattle when she was a small child. After moving from Seattle back to Granite, Mrs. Monk started working at the Post Office in about 1933, becom- ing postmaster in 1935, a position she held until 1950. Having seen the beautiful new post office recently built at Granite, Mrs. Monk rec Is the conditions under \vh h they had to work. The only thing that divided the workers from the public was some chicken wire and during Christmas rush and other busy times the lobby was extremely noisy, making it difficult for the workers to concentrate. “Occasionally. I would blow my top and tell them to be quiet." Mrs. Monk candidly remarked. She also recollects listen» ing to "FDR’s Speech, “we have nothing to fear, but fear itself,” through a crack in the post office wall, which was located next to a confection- ery store, where the radio was playing. A resident of Snohomish, (Continued on page 3) , Author: , Accession/Object ID: 2005.56.26, Object Name: Newspaper, Title: , Description: Article on Clara Geisen Monk, early Granite Falls resident, last part missing, OCR Text: Clara Giesen Monk Granite Pioneer Honored The honored guest of the Granite Falls Alumni meeting held in conjunction with Rail- road and Reunion Days on Saturday, October 7, was Mrs. .Clara Giesen Monk, a past postmaster at the Granite Falls Post Office. The Grand Marshall for the parade, Mrs. Monk spoke to the alumni as a graduate of the class of 1915, of which there were five girls and one boy. Of these, Mrs. Monk and possibly one other are alive today. After graduation, Clara Giesen decided to get a teaching certificate, but after substituting for a couple of weeks, she decided against that profession. During World War I, she worked at the Northern Pacific freight office for about three years, during which she saw many celebri- ties. including President Wood- row Wilson. She also remem- bers having seen President Teddy Roosevelt in Seattle when she was a small child. After moving from Seattle back to Granite, Mrs. Monk started working at the Post Office in about 1933, becom- ing postmaster in 1935, a position she held until 1950. Having seen the beautiful new post office recently built at Granite, Mrs. Monk rec Is the conditions under \vh h they had to work. The only thing that divided the workers from the public was some chicken wire and during Christmas rush and other busy times the lobby was extremely noisy, making it difficult for the workers to concentrate. “Occasionally. I would blow my top and tell them to be quiet." Mrs. Monk candidly remarked. She also recollects listen» ing to "FDR’s Speech, “we have nothing to fear, but fear itself,” through a crack in the post office wall, which was located next to a confection- ery store, where the radio was playing. A resident of Snohomish, (Continued on page 3) , Granite Falls Historical Society,Documents (articles, clippings, letters, papers),General Articles & Documents,General Articles,General Articles 05,Newspaper (2005.56.26),Newspaper (2005.56.26) 1, Newspaper (2005.56.26) 1