The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-02
Every Day Stories Of the
Workings and Workers Of the Departments.

Capt Alexander F. Mcmillan. Assistant
Superintendent of the Treasury Depart
ment, has been appointed the representa-
tive Of the Treasury Department on the
United States Civil Service Retirement
Association.
mr. L. C. Powers. Chief statistician of
the Division Of Agriculture of the Twelfth
Census. left Sunday afternoon for Chi
cago to attend the annual convention Of
the National Live Stock Association,
which meets in that city December to
.. Mr.. Powers will address the asso7
citation on the subject of live stock cen
Gus, and present TO them the statistics
relative to live stock according to the
Twelfth Census.
Mrs. Emma R Bailey. Of the General
Land ONCE. enjoys the distinction of be-
ing the first woman ever admitted to the
graduate schools OF the Columbian Uni
versity to study for the degree OF doctor
OF civil law, which is degree equal to
that of LII. D. Of the German universities.
Last May, when Mrs. Bailey graduated
from IT, Washington College OF Law.
she nad the right to write the letters LII
n. ,9fsvr her name. but. desiring knowl-
edg Of Jurisprudence and diplomacy, she
applied to the dean Of those schools for
admission. Her request was at first re-
fused, but her persistence finally con-
quered Mrs. Bailey came to Washington
from Rome, Ga She comes Of the pT0mi-
nent Southern family of the Moseleys. and
IS daughter OF the late Consul Gen
eral MoseIey- Her taste for the legal pro-
fession is no doubt an inherited one Her
maternal grandfather was Judge Walter
Henry Stevens of Connecticut Mrs
Bailey has been member Of the Dis
trict bar for several years II the Co
lumbar University throws open the doors
Of its graduate schools TO all women, now
that the precedent has been established,
Mrs Bai1ey's legally inclined sisters viii
owe her a great debt for breaking down
the barriers.
T. E. Drake. the recently appointed su-
per.nten6ent OF Insurance for the Dis
trict. is a man of charming personality.
He is forty-nine years of age, and has
been in the insurance business since he
was eighteen He IS a native CT Marion
county, Ohio, and was in business in Gin
cinnati for sevsral years Later he went
10 Warren, Ohio, as the general agent OF
the John Hancock Life Insurance Com
pany- This position he resigned to become
Deputy Insurance Commissioner CT Ohio.
ir June. 1900. WIEN appointed 10 this Of
zee his eudorseme nts came from thirty
seven different States. Mr.. Drake, IN the
interview With the Commissioners Of the
District. in which he formed their ac-
qUaintance. impressed them very farvor-
ably, and afterWard it is said that nc 9TH
er candidate vas thought Of.
Chief Messenger Ernest Gibbons, of
the Appointment Division Of the Census
Office, IS but fifteen years of age but
more Trustworthy bearer Of confidential
and official documents could not be found
IN a person of twice MS years He was
appointed to a messeBgership al the very
beginning OF the taking Of the census, and
since then has received Two promotions,
Col r A Howard. Special Attorney in
District Of Columbia eas2s Of the Depart
ment of Justice. is sufficiently recovered
hour
has