The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-25
Every Day Stories Of the
Workings and Workers Of the Departments.

c. NJ. Force is the chief clerk of the
Office Of the Comptroller of the Treasury
Department, and in this capacity he has
made the best record that ever was es-
tsbiished by any of his predecessors The
Office under his charge deals with ques-s
tfons Of law pertaining to expenditure Of
public moneys. The system introduced by
Sir. Force to dispose OF the cases in the
most effective and quickest manner, has
proved itself most satisfactory and eff
feetive. Mr.. Force is a lawyer of name,
and those who endc2Vor to establish their
cases must indeed be masters in the pro-
fession Of law to best Mr.. Force where
he once has investigated the case and
given his opinion.
without doubt the most popular of the
watehmen at the Postof8ee Building is
William Witte. He is obliging to those
who ask his advice or request infOrma-
ton in regard to postofice matters. He
! IS OF athletic build and strong He COM
/ Dimes physical strength with the posses
sion OF most commendabIe and admir-
able bearing He is q terror to the evil
/ doer and he On more than one occasion
proved his prowess and taught male
factors wholesome lessons. Mr. Witte has
been in the postal service for the last
eight years, and has been promoted sew
eral times on meritorious grounds
William B Severe, superintendent Of
the mailbag repair shop, is a native of
Annapolis, Nd, and was appointed by
Postmaster General Gary in 1897 as fore
man in the shop. Mr.. Severe deserves a
great deal Of credit for the 1nanhI in
which he handles his Office, and too much
cannot be said OF the many improvements
which he has inaugurated since ne has
/ been In the service of the Postofice De
partment- He has had to supervise means
! or supplying our new possessions IN the
! Philippines and also in Porto Rico and
/ Cuba, with equipments for the postal
service Over one million pouches and
sacks were repaired during last year be-
sides the 1900 new pouches that were
made during the same period. The per
/ lection Of his branch OF the service IS
gradually going On. the principal point
! IN view being TO make as light a pouch
as possible in regard to weight. but not
! 10 lessen their durability or carrying ca
paeity- Mr. Severe is quite 2 young man.
well liked BY all the employees OF the
shop and he is also president of their
Immediate Benefit Association. He re-
sides al Riyerdaie, Nd He is a musician
Of some note, and has composed several
SNL4s@- 1T - d-szD q iAlE4ElDGL tL the ENtFEI-
dale Band He is the father Of four boys
and one girl IN Masonic circles he IS
also well known, being q member of
Hiram Lodge 40. 10. and also OF the Ma
sonic Relief association OF this city.
! L. O. Howard is the chief of the division
+ Of entomology of the Agricultural Depart
ment This division studies the entire
field of insect life in its relations TO hu-
manity- Primarily its work is directed
10 the study Of insects which are injurious
10 agriculture, horticulture, and live
stock. directed toward the practical eni
{ OF remedies. The Howard must Therefore
3 use the greatest CT care IN selecting MS
clerks and assistants as . thorough
J knowledge Of insect life IN ali its
: bra inches IS necessary 10 the hes; Interests
Of his division he has correspondents
IN all parts OF the world for the purpose
/ OF collecting data for his Office This di-
: vision also collects insects and employs
! a large expert force to send Information
/ concerning the identity of species TO the
! entomOlogists of experiment stations and
{ sgriculturists- The geographic CisITibU-
+ ton Of insects and their relations 20 eli
{ mate, weather. and temperature also
{ come Under this head.
One Of the most faithful and efficient
]
/ the Postofiee Department is Mrs EImira
/ Foley Mrs Foley is a direct descendant,
( On her fathers side, from President
James Monroe. and on her mothers side
I is connected with the Lees and the Har-
! risons- She takes an active part in all
/ matters pertaining TO ladies' military
( auXiiisTiss and is member OF the Ladies
Auxiliary OF the Union Veteran Legion
+ and kindred societies She is also
! prominent member of the Order OF the
+ Eastern Star Mrs Foley has Travelled
/ considerably in South America and her
nara tives of travels in Southern lands
I are most interesting and picturesque She
was born in Ohio and was appointed from
/ the First Iowa Congressional district
John F. Bivins, chief clerk of the of
fee of the Commissioner of Internal
/ Revenue Bureau. left for New York last
/ Saturday to spend Christmas with his
/ daughter, Mrs Taylor He is expected to
return to his desk at the Treasury De-
/ partment on January .
Samuel W. Denny, connected with the
4 delivery division of the City PostofIice.
/ is so well known to all those who fre-
/ quent the postof1ce that an introduction
I to him is hardly necessary. He is Wash
! iEgton man, attended the public schools
/ here and graduated from the Washington
+ High School in 1890. Mr. Denny is one Of
I the best distributors in his division, and
quite often his advice is sought in ref
| erence to doubtful matters
The medical examining force of the
! Pension Office is composed Of some of the
ablest physicians OF the country. among
whom should be mentioned DR.. Walter
( W AlIeger- He was appointed to his
position from the Twenty-ffth New York
/ Congressional district. The work of this
/ branch OF the Pension Office is based, 10
! g great extent, on scientific principles, and
/ every claim is considered in its most
I minute details. One would hardly mag
/ ire what an intricate system of in
/ vestigation the various pension claims
/ undergo before being passed upon by
/ the medical examiners This great care
/ is absolutely necessary for the welfare
and best interests of the Office and coun-
/ try. Many false and bogus claims are
/ filed during a year, and were they allowed
/ tie United States would soon be d bank
rupt.
/ William R H. Alexander. one of the
principal examiners in the employ of the
| Pension Office, has seen quite few years
/ of service in this line and is an expert in
/ this direction He is native of Iowa
! and was appointed to the Pension Office
/ from the Second Congressional district
! of that State
The District Of Columbia has often