The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-30


Another enthusiastic worker in the
cause Of Odd Fellowship in the Pension
Office is found in Nathaniel " Bridges,
OF the OLD war and navy division of the
Pension OfEce Much of his SPARE time is
given to the labor incident 20 the bust
ness Of this great fraternal organization.
irs. Bridges is also a co-la6aTer with
her husband, being a member of the Re
bekahs for many years past Mrs. Bridges
was recently elected Noble Grand OF Dor
cas- Lodge, No. I. Order Rebekahs-
Mr.. \. W HALEY, of the eastern divi-
sion Of the Pension Office. has returned
10 his desk after an enforced absence of
I ten days through a painful 3prain of the
ankle
Els physicians apprehended serious
cons equences from the occurrence, and his
many friends are now congratulating him
/ on his speedy recovery
H a Taylor, Assistant Secretary Of the
/ Treasury Department. left yesterday on
+ an extended trip through New Mexico and
! adja5ent territories. There are q number
/ Of personal friends in the party. and the
I trip Is partly for pleasure and partly for
/ business. NJ. Taylor viii be gone for
about FIVE days.
/ Henry c Adams fills the position of Sta
/ tistician n the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. The work Of this office consists
/ largely o. furtherinE the best interests of
! Interstate commerce and must be judged
I almost entirely from statistics, so any
( error that may be made in the keeping Of
/ these records must naturally be a great
+ detTImenJ 10 the successful admiuistra-
/ ticn of the Office Mr. Adams is q care
fUl. painsJakiGg and efficient employee
whose sole aim is to keep his records
neat. correct and free from erasing Mr.
adams was born in Iowa and appointed
from the Second Congressional district CT
Michigan
William De c RaveneI is an assistant
! in charge Of fish culture and is connected
with the Commission of Fish and Fish
cries He Is native OF South Carolina
and vas appointed from the Seventh
Congressional district of that State Nj
Ravenel has been connected with the Fish
Commission for number Of years.
One portion of Iowa's quota Of appoint
ments is filed by Charles E Baldwin.
who vas appointed from the Fourth Con
gressiena1 district of his native State. He
IS 3 statistical expert connected with the
sldered one Of the best statistIcians in the
Government employ. His duties are to
keep strict record OF the number of per
sons employed At different trades and ne
ehanical professions; the number that is
employed IN factories. workshops. and at
other industries which would be consid-
ersd under the head OF labor He must
also be acquainted with the advantages
which one industry has over another; fig
ure cut the percentage which each class
OF labor bears TO the whole, besides many
other minor records which must also be
accurately kept
Among the different positions in the
Government service in which the seIee-
ticn Ct the person 10 I'LL it must depend
entirely upon the abilities Of the applicant
IS that Of telegraph operator in the
Weather Bureau One OF the operators
there who can be relied upon on all
occasions is Joseph N Monroe. who halls
from the Eighth Congressional district Of
Virginia Hundreds of messages must be
sent and received daily, and IN each case
great care must be taken that they be
received or sent according to fnstruc-
tons The Weather Bureau must send
out bulletins whenever there are any
signs OF an approaching storm. tornado.
cyclone. frost heavy fall Of rain or snow.
and likewise. Sometimes 9 storm gathers
SO quickly that the Bureau must bring
iaJo play all its ingenuity in order to
nct}fy all the region that the storm is
expected to visit.
Right here the telegraph operator must
show his ability 10 handle his instrument,
for thousands of dollars worth Of prop
eTty may be lost il his messages are late
or not correct Mr.. Mcuroe's record is
clean on that score. No damage from
f-SI 70 --a,-,
can be charged TO him.
William Powell holds 10 position of tai
Tor at the Government Hospital for the
Insane He was born in Ohio. and yet he
received his appointment from the Dis
trict of Columbia. Mr.. PoweITs duty IS to
see that the inmates are clothed properly
The hospital is often inspected by officers
appointed fer that purpose. Notwith-
standing the fact that Mr. Powell has
been there a long time. the inspection
officers have never as yet found fault
with his department.
The position OF chief clerk in the Office
Of the auditor for the Postofiee Depart
ment is held by John B SIeman- He has
occupied this. responsible post Cor a num-
Der Of years and has filled the same TO
the entire satisfaction OF his superiors
and to the great Improvement and advant-
age Of the service under his charge. He
has charge of all division correspond
ence; he opens reads and assigns ali let
tiers received to their proper divisions.
It comes also within his province to read |
and prepare for signature and press CODY
all letters sent out. Mr.. SIeman guper-
Yises the duties of the executive clerk and |
mas charge Of the record of attendance
OF clerks and employees He prepares re-
QUESTIONS for supplies, except those af-
fecting the appropriations for the bureau.
and in the same manner has supervision
of furniture and carpets and all repairs
thsreof, and of the carpenter shop and
of the laboreTs, eharwomen, and hundreds |
of other things. Mr.. SIeman's executive
ability has often been commented upon |
He is an untiring worker and has been |
promoted a number of times for his eff |
cheney and faithful discharge Of his du- |
ties.
T. B. Harrison is one of the section /
chiefs of the Division of Statistics con- I
nected with the Agricultural Department. |
This division through the agency of about |
$4,000 correspondents collects statistics |
ducts Of agriculture: estimates the area
annually sown to corn, wheat, cats, bar |
ley. rye. buckwheat. and potatoes, and /
collects information during ths growing |
season concerning these crops, as to /
growth and vitality. Mr. Harrison slares |