Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-21
COMMISSIONERS RAUM ON DUTY.
He Goes to Work at 8 O'clock-His
Policy-Congratulato Messages, Etc.

Today Gen. Raum began his career as COM
missioner OF pensions. He arrived at the Of
nee promptly at o'clock and was ready for
business when the 1 800 employees of the PEN
sion office began their daily toll. Before set
tling down to his desk Gen. Raum made brief
inspection Of the pension building 30 that he
could find his way in and out without running
the risk Of getting lost. He intends, 50 he
told STAR reporter, to gradually make
himself familiar not alone with the in
terror design Of the pension building but the
work OF the various divisions Of the Office.
TO INSPECT ALL THE DIVISIONS.
Today he stopped a short time in the mailing
division and saw how the work was being done.
He proposes to visit each division and in this
way make himself familiar with the details Of
the great machine called the pension bureau.
On Saturday he met with a number of the Of
tclals OF the bureau and today he was intro
duced to the rest There was, however, no
general introduction and instead OF a reception
in his rooms to all the employees, Gen. Raum
expects to meet most Of them in their respect
i've divisions.
CONGRATULATIONS PERSONAL AND EPIsroLARY.
His time today was interrupted good deal
by visitors who came to congratulate him, but
he attended to such business as was called to
his attention. He expresses qualification that
his appointment has been received with so
much approval. He has received large num-
Der OF letters from all parts of the country
from members OF Congress, prominent citizens,
Grand Army men and others, expressing their
satisfaction with his selection to fill the i'm
portant place of commissioner of pensions. He
hopes to be able to deserve all the compf-
mentary things that have been said about him.
and IN measure to meet the expectations Of
his friends.
GEN. RAUM's POLICY
In the administration of the Office is to move
with caution, having first carefully examined
the ground Like an old soldier he knows the
folly Of rashness and he proposes to avoid this
fault in the administration of his Office. He
has taken hold of the business Of the Office
exactly as he found it, and when he sees where
an Improvement can be made he proposes to
make it.
MISS TANNER,
the daughter of the late commissioner, who
holds the position Of confidential clerk to
the commissioner of pensions, was at her usual
place this morning. The position of private
secretary to the commissioner is now vacant
1t was held during the Tanner administration
by MIR. Bradley Tanner, who is, however, no
relation OF the late commissioner. Mr.. Tanner
was recently transferred to the law division.
de Is, however, still acting as secretary to the
commissioner. Corporal Tanner had q stem
ographer in addition to his private secretary.
MIR. II. L. Weaver was detailed for that duty,
and is still there.
THE PERSONNEL OF THE COMMISSIONERS OFFICE
included Mr.. W. H. Scudder, who was the pri-
vate secretary to Gen. Black. Since then he
has been made principal examiner, but has
still continued to occupy desk in the commits
sioners room, where he assisted in the corre-
spondence and other duties.
Gen. Raum has not yet decided what to do in
regard to the assistants in his own Office, He
proposes, however, when he has time to take
such action as may seem to be the best for all
concerned. There is some talk about changes
in the position of the two deputy commissioners,
but it is all outside Of the commissioner room,
as Gen. Raum has as yet made no plans.