The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-18
EDITORIAL PAGE
Everyday Stories of the Workings
and Workers of the Departments

charge Mr. Kelly has served the Dis
trict long and faithfully. but. owing TO
the somewhat strange wording OF the law
relative TO those on the retired list OF the
Police Department. does not hold as high
q rank On the force as he did some years
ago. he having been a lieutenant for
long time. He is a native OF this city
having been born here on November %
1891. After leaving school he learned the
trade of bricklayer and after a while
was made foreman Of brickwOrk on what
was then known as the Corcoran Art Cal
leTy building. but which is now the Ii
brary OF the Department Of Justice When
President Lincoln called cor volunteers he
enlisted ~ ID other niEety-day men in the
District volunteers He was hOnOrably
discharged at the expiration of his term
Of enlistment and was appointed a pri-
vate on the new Metropolitan police force
and went On duty at the date of .ts or
Ga1iZatiCn, September II. 1861. About
year later he w2s made rounJsman- -Four
gears UrtcrWard be was promoted TO the
-aLk OF sergeant a year later he was.
with other scrgcants, promoted 10 q lieu
tenancy by an act OF Congress and had
charge OF a precinct Fer two years he
had control Of the detective corps and
was arterward appointed night Inspector,
| being The first to FIJI that Office He has
also acted As captain and as acting Su-
permit -ndeut. At the time Of the reOr-
ganiZatiOr OF the police force and the
dismissal Of the old auxiliary guard. Lieu
tcn=ut Kelly obtained one Of the peculiar
I batOns which had been used by that body.
Tt consists Of a stout oak shaft, some
/ two feet in length and one inch and
half in diameter. tipped with a spear
shaped copper head about six inches long.
This was intended for use as a lever In
opening the wooden shutters OF windows.
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great WeiFht made it a formidable weapon,
| but it was Iuwieldly. This relic Lieuten-
ant Kelly pres cntcd to the Smith sOnian
Institution. where il is looked upon as q
most valuable souvenir
One Of the nattiest employees In the
/ Government Printing once is George A
Post good many more people know
him by the name Of George" than as
Mr.. Post. While vet wearing knee trous-
ers George became a messenger boy on
one Of the daily papers and was as
signed to carr Dr. John E. Jones copy
from the District Building 20 the Office Of
the paper he represented DIT. Jones took
a great liking TO his rev messenger and
from the first manifested much interest
in his welfare. Eefore George had
reached a mans age. DIT. Jones had OBJ
tanned for him an excellent position in
the G.. p o. The late Harry p. Cod
win, who was one Of the best known
newspaper men Of Washington, on one
occasion, made a speech at a banquet,
during which he spoke on Evolution
The best proof he declared that he knew
that there was such a thing as evolution
was that OF George Post, who had evOlut-
ed from little, retiring messenger boy
into a fun grown ladies man.
"
Mr. George W. Patterson. ST., has for
almost seven years been engineer and
custodian Of the Police Court Building I
His lie has been an interesting one. In I
1852, st the age Of sixteen, he enlisted in F.
Company G., Eighth Maryland Regiment /
as a drummer hoy. Three years later he /
was transferred to the First Maryland
Veteran Regiment, where he served until
the end Of the war Then he returned 90
Baltimore and for sixteen years was en-
gineer Of large spice mill He was
then, through the aid OF Congressional in
rueuae- given charge OF an engine ia the
navy yard When the work on the new
Congressional Library was begun M
Patterson was placed In charge Of a p0r-
ton Of the steam hosting machinery and I
u was he VINO raised 90 the bricklaTers
the FIRST load OF brick and mortar Upon
the completion Of that structure he was
appointed 20 his present place. He is /
highly regarded by all the attaches OF ]
both courts and ranks as one OF the most |
capable engineers in the District His son I
VINO is also named George w has so far [
followed closely in his fathers footsteps /
for when ,he war between the United I
States and Spain broke cat he enlisted in [
the First District OF Columbia Volunteers /
and was among the first 10 tender his ser
vices TO the Government after the blowing .
ID NTHFUn rrrrrr-rrr..rr# b
the war with Gen George Harries and F.
returned from Cuba with him.
Mr.. s. l. Gill Is what is known as a
critic" in the Pension once. He has .
been in the bureau a long time aud IS .
regarded as one OF the best informed men /
in the big building in Judiciary Square /
SIR GIL was gallant soldier during the .
civil war. having entered the army from F..
Massac husetts. He served throughout
the struggle and was engaged in many +
battles. He has many friends n the
halls OF national legislation. but Is espe-
cially proud Of the fact that among the .
best OF these is Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge
Mr.. L. j. Clements. Of the Government
Printing ONCE. says the present liberal /
Administration has decided to revert to F
the recently discontinued but time-hou- .
ored custom Of former years. Of excusiug /
with pay the Federal employees OF the I.
National Capital on the ewes Of mid /
winter holidays. This action on the part /
Of departmental heads was. it is under .
stood taken at The request Of Pres idenJ .
Roosevelt Speaking OF things that .
..raukIe." Mr. Clements said 1T is re-
lated 10 me that quite recently a very in '
tereSted observer. of the lair sex. was be- +
ing escorted through the greatest print .
cry in the world by a certain guide. who
took great pains 10 explain the details
of the office routine She listened at
teutively but with the conscious Out-of-
place cOnStraiuJ OF one doing the Chinese
quarter to the statements that herein
were employed 5.f9i people that the out
put Of the establishment though euOr-
nous increased with each session OF .
Congress- that the first volume of Census
reports had just been completed. Director
Merriam having thanked the Public
Printer for so pushing the work as TO
surpass all first volume records by three .
and a half years. etc The manner and
bearing Of the fair sex became. he said
gradually relaxed TO something approach
ing naJuralness. keeuly 0hservaur she
looked with pleased surprise down the
vast room wherein the first and second
division are employed. with She annex OF I
the third in the far perspective. an rs
active as bees in a great hive of industry.
yet in the main so neat In appearance
for workingmeu. Finally size muruurrd.
haIE-pityingIy- They look quite content
cd. though Why. madam. said the sur