The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-12

meanOr changing instantly and taking a
half injured and half amused air
90 What was the cause, ''UacIe;'' work
you too hard2'
Well, now Mars Edwocd. gvyine Up
en- tell you jes' how It's. / wuck fer Nj
T. all las year, en- I wuek ha-ad. en-
he mex a COED crop. Well. now. q
trCof is l did git rom him outen his
combiisary a few-but min you. des only
few-nerIasses On teTbacker. en- enc
hat en- CT par er shoes en- one little ting
en- anarder- Well, den. Christmas come.
en- he say Daniel. I gwine mex you yo'
count In den he tuck he piece or
paper, en- he pen. en- ne ink wyaL en- he
gin a-settin' down. en- wen he thoo wild
dat job he gin Aladdin up, en- a-puttin-
down, en a-kyar'u. en- he kyar j. en- he
KEEP On a-kyaT'R. GntEel bTsss yo' s1ul
en- body, Mars Edwood. wen ne got thoo.
he done kyar's OF all wut wus a-cornin'
to mel En- so I makes up my min does,
20 len daT, Ell pewOose myself back 10
( odd MaTster,' whar I knows dey not
/ gwine be no sick kyar'n as DEM
Then, continued Mt. King, the cid
+ darby Joined heartily in the laugh raised
by what had just occurred to him as
being good practical joke
It can be truly said that among the
! best known probably the best known
young man OF affairs in the city among
all classes is Mr. J. Arthur Kemp. chief
{ clerk CT the Washington Metropolitan Pc
/ lice Department.
/ Mr. Kemp IVES born and reared in
/ Washington. and has lived here virtually
/ all of his life At the tender age OF six
teen he applied for and received a posi-
/ ton IS messenger in the District Build
/ ing During his spare moments he mas
/ tered the mysteries Of biography, aud
! afterwaTd for. several years manipulated
the electric key at Headquarters.
Z During the latter part Of Col william
+ Noore's administration as Superintendent
. and Major Of Police. Mr. Kemp was ole-
J waited 10 a desk in The Majors ofiee as
! confidential clerk. On the death OF the
+ Eluch-beloved Colonel. and succession Of
! Major Richard Sylvester TO the Superin-
! tendency, Mr. Kemp was advanced 70 the
chief clerkaAiD. which position CT trust
! and confidence he is now filing with the
'tmost ability. and during his twenty
=ars' connection with this department
head and hand, he can look back through
re long space Of time and derive the
tisfactiOl and pleasure Of knowing tl.at
many SupeTiOTS have each in turn
7ped their approval Of well done"
Il of his official efforts.
1883 Mr. Kemp welded Miss Mamie
nth, OF Frederick county, I'D. Their
lie and beautifully appointed home
is situated Just outside Of historic old
/ Rockville, Nd. where Mr. and Mrs Kemp
! enjoy themselves chiefly IN entertaining
their many rural and city friends.
/ Washington gained il Captain William
/ a. Mckenzie a citizen well to be proud
Of, when the Spanish-American war came
: to a close. and in another instance faith
I fitness 20 duty and the flag met VITA
J Just reward at the hands OF Uncle sam
+ Captain Mckenzie IS a native OF Nassa-
/ chusetts. and was formerly a resident of
I Providence, r I. where he was educated.
/ and from which place he enlisted as d
/ private in Company 4, First Rhode Isl
1 and Volunteers He served the entire
! campaign, and was mustered out March
/ 30, 1893. as sergeant. Captain Mckenzie
received an appointment in the Cen5-s
I Office about two years ago and is ac-
I credited TO the State Of Rhode Island He
is the commanding officer Of Joseph E
! Willard Command. No. I26, District Corps
. OF Spanish War Veterans
The Mary Sherman Miles Auxiliary. No
/ 3. is composed very largely Of ladies from
the various departments. and largely
through their efforts Nelson A Miles
command No / Spanish War Veterans.
is obtaining a large membership Of
soldiers and sailors who served in Cuba
Porto Rico. and the Philippines during the
recent war with Spain It is the purpose
and pleasure OF this auxiliary to enter
tain Gen and Mrs. Nelson A. Miles at a
reception TO be given soon.
The women Of the departments have also
formed an auxiliary TO Richard J. Harden
Command, No 8. Spanish War Veterans.
The name adopted-a most suitable and
gracious one-The Mrs Allyn X Capron
Auxiliary suggests to at least One-haIf
Of Harden Command that gallant hero who
fell before Santiago fighting for his coun-
try-Capt. Allyn X Cspron- Mrs. Capron,
his charming widow was the unanimous
choice Of the auxiliary for the Office OF
president Harden Commands future
success is now assured
Mr. Elmer H. Roberts. employed IN he
Railway Mail Service running between
Washington and New York. stated this
morning TO a representative of The Times
that he had not been promoted to the
chief cIerkship in his department, as was
announced several days ago
Nj Roberts has received no promotion
for about a year. He has a large circle
Of friends in this city, among whom ne is
exceedingly popular He IS the president
Of the Washington Branch Second Di-
vision National Association Of Postal
Clerks. His many friends hope 10 see him
promoted IN reality IN the near future,
The following official changes in the
Interior Department were announced this
morning.
General Land Ofice-Resignation-
L Camden, Of West Virginia. clerk 81 200
Office OF Indian Affairs Promotions
Waiter W. alcConihe, OF Wisconsin, clerk
1900. to principal bookkeeper, 81. 800:
Frank Govern. OF New York, clerk, 81, 100
TO 81 500.
Patent ntments-Leonard
Day, or Massachusetts, and Charles A L
Pearson. OF Ohio. fourth assistant exam
. liners, 81 200 Miss Sarah c. Mullen Of
New York, and Miss qua 81. Unger. OF IL
linois, copyists, ST29; Richard H Nugent
If, and Harry +. Rueth. of the District
of Columbia. messenger boys, $3.50
{ Pension Office - Reinstatement - JohT
Criustead, Of Iowa, cOpyist, $500. Promo
tions-Knighton T Meade. of PennsyI-
vania. clerk. 81 200 to 81 400; Ferdinand
L Watson. OF Iowa clerk, 81 200, to spe-
ciaI examiner, 81 300: Ferdinand IT. Ger.
des, Of California, clerk, $1,000, 10 81 200
Abram F. Springsteen. OF Indiana. and