Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-25
EMPLOYEES PAY RAILS ED
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINT
ING PROMOTIONS.
Completing the Work Of ReorGaniEa-
tion InaHEurated Two Years
Ago.

A large number OF promotions were
authorized today to be made in the
bureau of engraving and printing. These
promotions will be made In the line of the
general policy of the Treasury Department
to equalze the compensation of employees
engaged in the same classes OF work In
speaking of the matter today. Assistant
Secretary Allies said:
THE promotions authorized for the
bureau Of engraving and printing today are
Intended to complete the work of reorsani-
ration inaugurated by Secretary Gage two
years ago. At that time was begun the
correction Of an abuse which had existed
in the bureau Of engraving and printing for
, many years. Equality Of work and pay
had been lost sight Of and 1t was a common
thing to find persons engaged on the same
kind Of work drawing different rates OF
pay. For tinstance. In one division. GER
tain character of work might call for pay
at the rate of 81 per day. Several emplo Dyes
would be paid at this rate.
Others doing the same work equally
well would receive S1-15 per day, still 9TH
ers SIS and in some Instances employees
We're paid at the rate of only 81. 70 per day,
while some favored individual Hlight be
doing the same work and getting 81 day
for it. This condition was disheartening to
many. AS rapidly as funds We're available
for the purpose Secretary Gage, with the
hearty cooperation of those in authority
at the bureau. took steps to equalize the
grades and today's advances mark the
completion of the work
I'm equaliZing the pay of minor grades
an effort has been made to advance the
employees by classes. The consideration of
recommendations for promotions In individ-
ual cases is a matter which must stand
alone The department will, later on, take
up these individual cases, and If ii is found
that their advancement will further add
to the efficiency of the bureau service such
promotions will be authorized. At present
1t is considered impracticable to make the
individual cases a part of the policy which
was fnaugurated I'm the equalization Of the
pay in minor grades The Secretary's idea
has been to correct an evil existing among
the lower Salaried employees first, and after
that to look into any inequalities that may
exist among the employees Of the higher
grades.
The promotions which will take effect
May are as follows:
Skilled helpers from class A, $500. class
B. $120: three in all-William F. Phillips,
Orc ]. Palmers. Edward c. Kearney.
Operatives from class A. S54S to class A.
S626: sixty-seven in all-Helen E. Jameson.
Kate c. Heron, Mamie Albrittain Cora L.
Anderson, Minnie A: Bruseke. Annie f.
Burke, Mae E. Catlett, Josie E. Desmond,
Sidney c. Fallon. Margaret C. Feeney.
May Fenton, Emma v. Fordham, Ida s.
Fullaiove. Carrie E. Greenwell. BETTE r.
M Mayden Nellie A. M kntF IDA busey
lieville Pittman. Dorothy NJ Ryan. Mary
Snee. Cath B. NJ. Sauter, Rhoda Thomas,
Bessie H Watkins. Margaret D: Waesche,
Katie oLeary, Mary R. o'connor,
Eva G. Small, Louisa W. Kemp,
Margaret p: Lanahan. Mary f. Matthews,
Lizzie NJ. Wagner Mary B. Smith. Maggie
e. Williams Libby V. Moylneaux. Anna
Adams. Ellen L. Hartnett, Anna NJ. Will
son. Daisy E. Brick. Kate L. Hawkins,
e. Layton. Annie C. De La vergne,
Mary e. Osterman, Josephine L. Shea
han, Alice E. Herbert. Ella Richard
son. Annie K. Waddell. Elizabeth A.
Craighead, Mary Keeling. Maud A. Bar
nett, Martha A. Facer, Mary E. Givaudan,
Florence r. Harris, Mabel S. Oxley, Mary
A. Common. Emma Ballman, Mary A Ford,
Cora E. Sauter
Operatives from class A, $40. to class A,
$54S. thirty-two in albany NJ. Curtis, Mel
lie Saunders. Amelia NJ. Maschauer. Jo-
hanna A. Freeman. Mamie L. Brown,
Edith H. Curran. Anna H. Lander Isa-
bella ID. McKie, Theresa J. Dillon, Emma
L. Wilkins, Mary E. Downing. Katherine
A. Lynch. Mary j. Fillius. Lillian Young,
Emma Brodie. Agnes Leckie. Loretta Mar
ceron. Clara NJ. Pywell. Elizabeth A. John
son. Fannie l.. Godfrey, Alice D. O'Connor,
Martha r. E. A. Dant, Alice NJ. Ianahan
Anna B. Clark. Lizzie NJ. Carpenter Clara
E. Latham. Mary l.. Heck, Mary W. An
nand. Jane Bentley. Katharine v. Scheyer,
Cornelia r. Knight. Blanche E. Foggarty