National Republican., 1880-11-16
4 DECORATED DEPARTMENT.
How the Pension ohicc Clerks Celebrate
GeneraI Gnrllelh,s Ilnclinn.


The clerks OF the pension Office, both male and
female, imbued with patriotic spirit, decided to
decorate their respective rooms in the pension
building, to celebrate the result Of the recent presl
dental campaign. The work, IN some instances,
was commenced last week, and I'm other cases has
just been started and not yet completed. Tho fact
that II has to be done outside ofOlce hours may ac-
count for the length Of time required to finish the
work. In tho division of records anu accounts the
walls adorned with stars Of red, white aud blue.
Shields showing appropriate muttoes are tostefuly
suspended beneath and between uAgS, while on
the north wall the American Cours arc tostetully
fcstOOuei above the portraits OF the champions OF
the republican party. The large columns run
ming through the room have been wrapped with
the national emblem and add - the atLraCtiyUuess
Of the OdOrumcuts Of the room,
in the mail.rOOm, while the process Of bCauiiiy-
ing has not been carried on TO any great extent
still flags shields scrolls and designs are plentiful
and 50 arranged as to show oil to the greatest ad-
In ire room known as the 1919, old war, navy
and bounty land division, the clerks have dspO.Cd
OF their material 10 the best eject. Portraits Of
the ncwly.eicG,cd president and vicc-VrcSiicnt,
al old cannon, supposed 10 De rGic
of the days OF 20, aud an old ship. that
have been familiar In the DAYS Of Perry looked
out from the Yves, wall and told of days almost
forgot ,ten On the shiedsu this room are the names
OF many oi the republican Sptys ANA the mujOritcs
tley gave for the party, Large globes composed
and helped 10 Increase u, ucat appearances.
la the division of Old records, flags large ana
small in size are proi3Se and nero nero few Chinese
doWs are urchcd with flags and The portraits Of Gar
icld and Arthur similarly decorated.
In the new record divi lion flags, scrolls and
shield, are plentiful, but the most appropriate de-
sigu rs tnat Of record book lying upon at page 2l3
uuc republican electoral YOte). On one side is
General Garfield Of the touy%gcond ono Yolun-
lecrs, and on the other Genera, Arthur OF the New
York stale Guard The pictures OF the two men
are well executed, and the whole work is finely
Ihe Washington division has not completed
their luhurs. Opposite the entrance are the words
| "GWhyld aud arthur in letters of gold ona held
that lAe room when finished viii stand coMparl-
son with majority OF NE rest,
The New England and southern alVlo'qHs nave
their halls estooned with large flags, studded with
stars while miniature ilags aud shields lend aid 10
bring out pretty appearances TO the room
The Ohio division has doubtless spent consider
able tjmO i'm pCrlCCtug the udornmcnt Of their
ro3m,uud itgelects the taste Of good decorations Az
the west Is five picture OF Lincoln, placed IN the
centre of the American cQois, gathered IN io.ds so
rs % ussUWc - diamond hhupc. AZ the cast are the
pictures Of Garfield and Arthur also surrounded
by Gags. The windows are udished ON Win cur
tains made of pressed lace paper ana near the cen
tge OF the room is a guud'sihci eagle,
The New York division has tiled It's hand 40 dec
Grating with satisfactory results. On the cast wall
studded with flags and shields are the portraits
Of General Grant President Hayes, General Car
Held, General Arthur and Governor Cornell, and
above them runs a. corn!ee oI RED cio1u, iHMged
with gold. Tho windows are UlChed WluA Ugg3
aud above them are the hgurr5 lasl--lSN1 ma uNL-
ing the time uf the next presidential term. Tho
Pennsylvania division has flags, shields and m0t-
toes IN every accessible pluge where they would
show adj 5aNtgggOu5ly, aud Tho posts In the room
are wrapped With The star. ana stripes.
Probably the Iowa ana Indiana divisions have
gone more extensively into tho decorating business
ihuu any OF The ret aud the result is the hgud-
soonest room In the building over the entrance
are the words "Our Country In Gilt shining out
I'm great brightness, On the Wobt wall are tne por-
TRAITS OF Washington, Lincoln, Grant Eurragut and
sherman. neatly le,toOucd. Above, near the cell
Ing IN letters of blue, are the names of the states
comprising the division Garfield and Arthur IN
Il bed OF flags and stars completely uUct up the
north WALL Near tho doorway ana 10 the right Is
handsome Maltese cross worked ont with stars,
and in the couro the emblemuuG initials 'G, A.
On tho east wall is magnificent cage looking
out from beneath and holding uloit, while suug-
another eagle perghCd above Time, aud holding
I'm Ills beQk tht olive branch Of peace. The sps.
clal service division Is not finished. ON the west
wall IN the centre space above The rusctte, Is the
setting sun, representing evening" then SILVER
star, aud beneath, % cunHl-hgaG the whole repre-
sCuUug the canal boat Evening star Beneath all
is the White House, The Whole is intended 10 pur-
tray General GWlicds lic The windows are
artlgd with lags 1ud other tasty designs an the
walls
In the Illinois division cedar has been brought
20 the aid of tho flags n ic,,oonng and ,la decor
utious look quito pretty IL is sNIo % say that
the pension building has meyer before been deCor-
ated a5 /, is now and lha clerks lu the bUI4lng
have shown SKIN, taste and generosity in tho
W4T.. lHIg by tlpm.