The Washington times., 1902-07-03
CONGRATULATIONS FOR
MIR. I. ". ". GRIFFIN
Sorrow and Pleasure at
Change of Position.
District Assessor Darneille and Clerks
High in Their
Praises.

In the general Fluctuations over the
changes in office yesterday there came
to light a letter from the employees of
the Assessors Office to Mr.. Z. w. w.
Griffin, when he severed his relations
with the position of Assistant Assessor
few days ago. This letter was written
by Mr.. II. II. Darneille, the Assessor.
and signed by every employe OF the
Office. 1t follows:
Under an order of the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia, you are
called upon to fill a position of import
ance and honor in a sphere of official
life which carries you away from your
present duties as Assistant Assessor.
Your promotion to such position is
viewed by the clerks in this office with
feelings of mingled regret and pleasure,
parajoxical as it seems, yet pleasure
and regret must be commingled in ord
er to fully express the situation on
this occasion.
Long association with you enables
each and every one to thoroughly recog-
nize what is implied in the loss OF their
chief. one who is endowed with all the
attributes of a just official, a man, and
a gentleman.
Cheerfulness and Assiduity.
The power given you in your posi-
tion was so tempered with a spirit of
good nature and the exercise OF equity
and justice, that those under you, in the
performanc: of their duties, always act
ed with cheerfulness and assiduity
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variable duties arising in our office, the
body and mind. and at times the very
temper of the chief, are taxed to the
utmost; but III your case, you were
always equal to the occasion, and
whether the public or official personnel
was concerned, your duty was SO per-
formed and your decisions given in such
a broad and comprehensive manner that
all those brought in contact with you
felt that right was the adjudication.
I'm your new field of lanor there is
ro doubt but that your reputation and
otfcial standing will be sustained by
the same qualities that have marked
your private and public life among us;
and, although your departure from our
midst is to be keenly regretted the
pleasure OF knowing that those with
whom you are so soon TO be associated
will be the gamers by the addition OF
your sound and equitable judgment, is
some compensation for our loss.
Pleasure Always in Store.
But our greatest satisfaction lies in
the fact that wherever your duty calls
you. we shall feel amply rewarded by
the memory of your association with us.
end shall always accept as our right to
tender you our kind wishes and good
fellowship, whether your path lies along
the lines Of daily toll. or in the sweet
recreation of Il good old age, which we
all wish your may attain"
Besides MIR. Darneille. the letter was
signed by Samuel T. Kslbfus. w. d.
Montague, II. NJ. Fitzhugh, Annie K
Evans, J. E. Smithers, Lydie Addison,
Frank NJ. Langston, William J. Donovan,
g ID Gage, Benjamin F. Adams, H. E.
Woodward, Bennie H. Goldsmith, Mabel
Key Smith, Peter S. Lesh, 7. F. Alvey.
John 6. Kirk. Henry Randall Ashby,
David NJ. Cridle, J. NJ. Harkness, C. NJ.
Davis, H. B. Bolton. Leonard L. Nichol-
son. jr.. Hugh Kelley. l.. 7. Baker and
Mary L. Herring.
Mr.. Griffin made a suitable reply to
the letter. in which he spoke freely of
his association with the office, and the
many friendships resulting therefrom.
He spoke in very high terms of the As
SCISSOR and OF his confidence in his abili
ties. Mr.. Griffins reply closed with
sincere good wishes for the welfare and
success of those whose names appear on
the letter TO him.