, 1880-05-10
WOMEN IN THE TREASURY.

H1perience ;s, OF ono WHO !. nas % nsnen
ahcro scsshtecu fcA,s-sao" 1Aey
S es ork en sa..,e s;t<rana
After nearly seventeen years Of service IN
the United t,tatcs Treasury feel competent
tn writo NJ, tho subfcct nf wnnen In t}oyern-
mcnt employ. In tho first piacc, thc writer
TO the Enquirer In mistaken when TIC says
that employment was first "given to women
on tie impulses Of the Rebellion, when
ne waows, ans Sisters and ...a daughters ter,
" " aecetseu oi'iecsS "efo pies8eu I'lo
tho public service rs matter Of
need and grntItude.n The truth is
c1nnt, !,t, stgrt and, ai,d arranEe the Erceilbaeks
" tIa ar ftor y t Gr H., t ~
fectnI IL aiss wern @ INIT "t'l at ,xnr. VIZ ,n;i
@ hr ~, ,nra s;Ef ,nm In ae snq Sptsp no" i ts mosHe
MnWm Wo~a,a ue 1,"n vnG'oh; o. 1 asg dn1efna
ie'syus It wns 1'1 i,,ottcr ~ Of olMv; eeon%v a3 ~
cP!oS ltlif1afetis IT., o. w9n,fm IN. ~ so month,
sI9G to aomt ~ gc m ef ty qfheu 1Yer e
u ,yas ~ Dt asf IT, fnrr ~ te ~
.en oIce' !1 ns g Ggalm t, 1ao
Mosei!'Aeiiit % !onk nafamH!ge VI tne nGeny Geny
women a1a naae tnent VI, wrte OF capy Ioe 2a
aat st.te uy nmt WILL sc VIZ! M t mu iseeircu 1nsa
r.
=! a MolK. +, ~ t!T ,1o cnnus Wo1k ~ perform @ n,o
aMties III tne nepaftmienis. VI Is 70 r. 70 tne
oH III cvcry uas, h u ~ xi1s o. MS.ef FAM am
ncek ria ~ W ,yrr niTy n G9'e thn rt,cia
Sr ss ~ .nnus to nscsaRe NV. VIZ H.
yGsaiL. yes.i, l!ins is lnlstnke; sMo aS tte nnaIy,
nnr m1t p bx UT" in a seora pe ae Mo a
ar ahoyy " ~ t"'g IL sg"as VI t II III ~ III
o t"po as ", ~, anaa f ~ ~ ~ tar @ noaa
nI IN. tuhngm Hns a!u l!en put ~ tsiI pees
a to spof ,s,6 S WITH catctcrlste 5 otsf 4eek
StIo thnt H. ~ ,,ti tiea'ca, !"pp1, n !" nMo'HSa
1 .rnc, ,e sn Mu's tsr a'e @ a tat to
muen @ ,rcaa use ha % Trs s,estotfv ,eo eS'tns tnr
tS aev ta Inv ri6na ts tr';c tat sy thc1c isn
aru aany r EIis ~, nmgrR tn1s9 & III ,'it Gny
Grnatent !t % eanp!0y, M!I dook s ~ tne W1tm
4annrci,,s to nas,,res III ircant G ~ ynat'
a ana passins " Whit % sl,oHi'1 e 6e the Il iappiest
~, ,a,,r,natH NJ es o y, r,,n u S on i .a a
snpa. t,'Ao, u orH ptgm's y w HiGuc9,0h III
te s,a o'ea viii ii ny ysef as been tsro s1,
er i9thSr u q; d,I rid ,,not's5, wo for years hnye
ocv "Se ~ fnr r.a G rs,s moG n oi ve er
goes f. u plase Il, & ct amusement, % or, indeed,
ack ngai1n ya to I,sT lome aa sswine' ata ol
% as esR S:, vas yacate s pTsstcrriukk TsS ke'ti oter
sor n M another ,a 1;rssn his salary "a Of s'So
yeaf M Mas atl1 IS n eoitl,nea as., ~ 70 h1': Mss
t.tnn n @ o as R5G1.s e sist sxsa caniav 1g'er
o It nI S nut M' " a sS esR o
ns seG s I'LL e H1seEssa i9 atlss ~ 4s
!gat ~ Gie pl.ita"' ~ 1Mele !M'e nee,l
Fwo ool'.c " T. thn cad NJ '''cGv cerks r nve % dis
;dssns ts % ws!sf ,,t It ;s;s sss
oeo 0 VACANCY nf ny @ was ,in e" c3 1y baGotfhS fhS
e erk X nd ow n IT, f. xt who
ontsllsr m % was !np anpMlntssa, M s,16 ",d M!ss Z
s'll lsli.s tio aesk t ~ t!ie niu S"y ycHl y
sSes strse snt lille s W H.. ,vea nsa' i
~ pfncace S;,c'i Esnss ~ lHeay
plaint n H. a,!y nf tc departments II ',,lxe re-,
tl,eiH nre Fesetsa' ni nhpree4ahtlo,a 4ha q , es
nstu s5;n.."r ~ ,, s a ~ Gs t,s
nnst nnstrSe u, sSt s no oh s'leets M MiEres a re-
nnlts % innae IL tne oeo ! u n!o Iun1foileF to Of
tu 1Mi1enGy ,, nlo aa, tmosa p,vtsn ,ny oy a,ss
Sa!PSom a!!a ,s,a tI"st',o 5n"R w!uuw, n.Is,
raIso G,4 % ei'teate @ Thy ; Gentf9i!er refers to
ssf ;Sat y Mscoe Soea,H 9t ass n9sd cst tG
no v G lin hs ~ or,,,ize mu the Nal HnmEir I,ip
d,es @ nn tI' Es,'ri. M1s McC9r'sK n1
Whs Oily ol uio lWo !t"iss; ply WIN ~ t!iat
tiac tae ,asonesss 1 H. R,rl " GeofEe.ni,M;; eai,";
sb s s'aeu pysjcja st nd for tWeyo yeas
!lns devoted herseltt to Work alld t'lo care OF
h5 as noy e. return to tho character Of tho women
d II to uoye1!,e;iL spiU % 1! r hiy ;y'r,.iia nfGa.
tcir IF csrs sg Mmn hov wo nr trin @ gtG nns
sGimys yss nn Svs 70 vi1 aG1 'as! .ae ys 70 c,g%.o %
a ao so n.s.o wv r,ot eS ,snt 9ogS; so TG hac,
nonG iof ,nGnlu onelm ~ tMsiI lift tGa, sGa,,
snant aws tn otsT onT:ss I'll to gex or 'IS io
VIZ t % 1eeal,sr thsr9nr s ,a a1n s@' an a ipose % ~ ~
helr ilnniais uaeiSinle W3h!en sm0nn. o9 w.
narrWs from , WORKING WHERE where, hina @ @,hlsAtM M 70
t&;Eaa 10 low W. ,nhltS uus ,9.r1. Il, % sia
GnIstaa,lGy wv he.aotliEn Mo WnIh " ,is Nv
5e'1G or as aia,asitsa u 1ulm ; Wm.caa T. nala
II 4h!S ',. or aesgrsg Ga e9,nehantao, % ;, rs r.
Go ay aSts % VI na,sHS t u ~ moUo 9om,e MGe tha III
Giiaracufs o. onf lMau!o iM.eFs. Mn ,'nl ~
KoW ~ oh0 sE.a Ssu ws,y; ns tv;,;t " sant ~ ~
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