Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-05
ALL MADE
Librarian of Congress Completes the List of
His Assistants.
Names of Those ChOsen-Thirty-Eish sht
States Represented - Estimates
Made for Ensuing Year.

made at the Congressional Library, Mr..
John Russell Young having completed the
| list today. Thirty-eight states out of the
whole number are represented.
| Among those who were selected to fill
| the positions was Paul Lawrence Dunbar,
the young colcred poet whose verse has
been so favora bly, received in this country
and in England. Mr.. Dunbar was given
| only a minor place, that being the only
| one avaiia BILE. He has been in England,
| but has return ed to America, and was ex-
pected at the library today, when he will
eIler upon his duties Immediately. He re-
ceived hearty Endorsement from number
of prominent men of letters.
List of Appointments.
The appointments are as follows:
Lee Crandall, jr., Arizona, attendant In
the reading room.
Miss Annie Rea, Pennsylvania, attendant
in the reading room.
Miss Alice Griswold of Atlantic. Iowa,
assistant in hall of maps aud charts.
David E. Roberts of Baltimore, cata-
loguer in art department.
w. H. Grimshaw OF Brooklyn, chief at
tendant in representatives reading rooms
Miss Eva Lawton. Washington, u. Co.
assistant in catalogue department
Mrs. Blanche Brum of Washington, u.
c. attendant in cloak room.
Miss Maude l. Dayton OF Washington, d.
c. attendant in reading room.
C. Powell Grady, Duluth, Mlnn., clerk IN
copyright department.
Oliver c. Wilson. Philadelphia, clerk In
copyright department.
George w. Haynes, Washington, u. C.,
assistant In packing room.
D. v. Jones, Washington. d. c., assistant
librarian.
John Connell. Pennsylvania. watchman.
Z ~ ,-fa fohr
Miss Effie Curtis. Iowa, assistant cata-
lCguer.
John Garfield, Connecticut, clerk in copy
right department.
Miss NJ. V. Stimson, Washington, D. c.,
clerk in copyright department
John c. Fitzpatrick. Washington, D. c.,
attendant in congressional reference Ii
brary.
B. F. Taylor. New Jersey. attendant in
congressional reference library.
Five Employees Dropped.
1t was found necessary for the good OF
the library service to drop five of the older
members of the force. There have been sew
eral transfers, and will be more before the
force is in working order.
There have been number of promotions
of minor importance. one of these being
L. B. Cool. from 81 200 to $500. on merit
as bookkeeper in copyright department.
Mr. Young has created mail and sup
ply department, and established 1t in ono
of the basement rooms. He has put al
the head of it S. NJ. Croft of North Dakota
of the copyright department, and has made
Mark Hopkins Of the same department and
F. A. Marks of the reading room service
assistants. Frederick Fowler, who has
been twenty years on the mail and delivery
wagon. has been given indoor work. and
Mr.. Marks takes his place.
Miss Lawton was formerly connected
with the library of the weather bureau,
where she rendered excellent service. Mr..
Roberts who was appointed cataloguer in
the art department. was formerly librarian
of Johns Hopkins University, and received
excellent Endorsement from the faculty Of
that institution.
The Annual Estimates.
Mr.. Young has prepared his estimates
for the year 1899. He will ask for sec
ond assistant librarian, who will act in
the capacity of chief clerk and secretary
to the librarian. The salary asked for
him will be 5000 He will fill the posi-
ton of chief executive officer of the IL
brary, no provision having been made as
yet for this most important place.
Mr.. Young will also make a request for
three additional messengers, it having been
found that on account of the size and ex-
tent of the place they will be necessary
The annual salaries attached to these " ill
be only about $500. An increase in the ap-
preparation for pu1 chase Of books will be
asked for. This sum is at present tnly
$4,000. the amount asked for will be
$4,000. as the present appropriation is
deemed entirely inadequate. The contin-
gent fee now at the librarians disposal is
only 500. which. 1t is stated, is hardly
more than sufficient to pay for stationery.
Mr.. Young will ask that 1t be raised to
s., 500 new delivery wagon is much
needed. the one in use in the library now
being but rattletrap. A change will prob
ably be made in the matter of grading in
the different departments.
The carpet is now being laid in the west
curtain of the library building, in which
partitions have been placed. and which will
serve as offices for the assistants to the
librarian. The office of the latter will be
used as reception room.