The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-18
Every Day Stories Of the
Workings and Workers Of the Departments.


aple When it is considered that Mr..
Evans has but nine assistants il his Office
and one special agent, the accomplishment
OF so much accounting work in almost
perfect fashion reflects distinct credit
upon the head of the Interior Depart
ment's finance division.
Charles Brown has been clerk in the
AdJutant Generals Office since August II,
1854, and prior to that date was. from Au-
gust q. 1856, first sergeant Of Company
F, Fifth United States Cavalry. For
| many years Mr.. Brown occupied a room
in the Adjutant Generals Office. over the
deer Of which vas the sign Army Regis
ter Mr. Brown" To him was assigned
the very important task Of making up this
volume, which means 50 much 20 the com
nlissioned men Of the army The constant
shifJings and promotions Of officers, and
ths changing numbers of those of the
line" moves of the staff all Of which
| had to be brought down to date of jssue
OF the Army Register, made enough work
for Mr.. Brown and his one or two assist
ants II was almost the hardest desk IN
the department. And yet all who may
possess d copy of that book for the years
preceding the abnormal growth Of the
army incident TO the late Spanish war
/ have evidence OF the painstaking and
efficient work Of man who served the
Government faithfully and well. The
Army Register has grown to almost nam
moth proportions these days and its com
/ piEation is the task Of q corps Of men.
who bring TO their assistance many and
divers aids 10 the getting out Of their
work As z natural consequence Of Mr.
Browns work. he is probably the best IN
formed man on the one subject OF the per
sonnet of the commissioned oficers Of the
army il the whole War Department
Should the proposed Civil Service Re
tirement Association" become reality
no candidate who presents himself for
its action and benefits viii have clearer
title thereto than Mr. Brown
The District Commissioners have ap-
pointed Frank 3. Sheldon Inspector il the
Water Department at $3.50 per diem He
succeeds B. X. Gladmon who died few
days ago.
! The District Water Department is in
/ the hands OF a very capable official bear
| ing the title OF superintendent. This IS
/ ". \. Mcfarland, who has direct super
vision over the entire distribHtive system
! OF the city and suburbs The street
/ mains two OF the small distributing res
! ervojrs the pumping stations, ana ne
I extensions OF the plant belong 70 MS 10
I main. Mr. Mcfarland IS an engineer o.
! the first rank, and has made speclal
( study Of the water systems of this country
! and of the European cities He Is Tecog-
nizad authority on the subject and brings
! the results Of his scholarship 10 rear
4 tiTou the problems which confront the de-
! Dsrtrrent Nj Mcfarland mas severe a
/ times surprised his supcTioTs ~ pro
noT17ding to them well-wOrked-out plans
; 10 H -r--i l7rg+F
/ tho CITY one such was the plan 10 give
/ the business part Of the city pressure
| earvice from the Reno reservoir Ior use
| n ex-t5-prIfSflf1z fires This was sent 10
! sFa Commissioners only few months ago:
and for IL Mr. Mcfarland received specidi
compliment b his superlofs-
Considerable interest has been mani
Tested in match game Of tenpIns Just
enfsbe5 between two teams o. District
.n,nIoves The history OF the match IS
perhaps as interesting as the result OF me
boyyfing It appears that the DIsbuFsinS
Officer and the Assessor have spent some
time each day developing talent a.
hozrlsrs in a weu-known alley on Penn
s,Ivanfa Avenue After several months
~ nrsetfce these two gentlemen chat
lenged the index clerk and the legal clerk
in the Office of the Secretary to the Gem
missicners to bowl game, the best three
o7,+ of five. The chaIIengers having the
choice of alleys proceeded to pull OF the
! game at the German Club, On an aIte5
/ strange 20 both teams. The Two CLERKS
had never BOWED a game together ahg
one OF them was very much our Oh toi H
%o-vith standing these draw backs me t.
>f,It Of the match was five stTa Ight games
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strike for the Assessor and DisbuTSIng VI
fcar 4 return challenge was played on
dav or so ago and the result OF TINS
was three to two IN favor OF the CLERKS
The defeated team now confess that mere
i one field OF human eudeaVor IL waieG
/ practice does moi make perfect
Miss Marian West, timekeeDer Of the
, Engineer Departments Of the District Gov
/, erpmeut. returned to her official dutic.
|, TO-DAY after FIVE months fuTioush, ii
which she has encircled the globe Ms:
, West. in company with her brother ans
other friends. left New York last Jul1
en- route to Japan, the philippines
Hawaii. and other points Of interest
where steamships might stop and th'
, / vicissitudes OF travel might lead Tat
Journey around the globe and home agalI
nv the way of san Francisco was &C
conpIished safely, though not without &C
: rjdent. for the breaking down OF tn
Sheridan detained the party IN -NagaSah
! several weeks and GisarTanged their tim
/ erary Miss West brought back 20 WASH
{ ington little Jose, caught IN Aaalla. 2ni
a real live Filipino. the servant OF hel
brother Miss West says that Manila =
the most beautiful city aad the most de
! Iighyful place to live in on the globe IN
declares. she would soicurn there 81
months of every year il she could do 50
: Miss West Is enthusiastic about Onct
: Sans new possessions in the Orient an
J about the gIories of the Pacific ocean.
, Wv. Cox, chief clerk OF the Nationa
Museum, and recently elected president o
the Second National Bank. was g ealle
I upon Commissioner Maefariand yester
day with reference TO the completion Q
the souvenir book of the Centennial Com
r,7ttee OF which Mr. Nacfarland va
cbsirmau. Mr. Cox was in charge Of ii
! Government exhibits at the Buffalo Tx
: nasiTiofl. and yesterday he described IN
s exnerieuces of the day that President Mc
, KinIav was shot. in the Temple OF Music
Mr. Cox stated that within Eve minute
after the firing Of the pistol the eutir
exposition grounds were scene OF chaos
= He says he never saw such eXcItcnlei
: and such rage among human beings b
5 Cox said that in the dark days that 10
4 louraa owing TO his knowledge OF Burial
S and aeouaintance with the people theT'
Y he vas able to render good service
those attendant upon the dying Preslden
f Andrew Armstrong of Alabama. is on
of the bright young men Of the Censu