The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-27
THE DEPARTMENT WORKERS
Interesting Gossip Cleaned Among Employees
of Government Bureaus.
JUDGEADVOCATE GENERAL LEMLY A sTORYTELLER
His Little Daughter Makes Grave Mistake When Shown
Photograph of Secretary Long-Mr. George S. An
thony and Miss Narean on the Sick List

arranged by Mr.. Fleming in order to
cover the building and reach each clock
every week. He mas a regular route and
visits on one Of the six working days of
the week a particular number of rooms.
so that one may know the day of the
week by he appearance. with a long lad
der. OF the clock man. The ladder is
very important necessity OF these rounds,
for many OF the clocks are Verched in
high places.
Clocks are sometimes erratic ard Mr.
rlemlnE Is. IN consequence, the butt OF
good deal of pleasant raiIlery en- the part
of the clerks often. however. this wit
Is really lost upon him, for he Is slightly
deaf For the most part the Treasury
clocks are model time-keepers under his
watchful supervision and il is not often
they are missed from their accustomed
places or the big mantels for hospital
treatment" in the clock ward. Mr.. Elem
ing is a Nirginian. OF rather striking APP
peGrauCe, with flowing gray Burnside
whiskers. All i'm all he is c1e OF the
characters Of the Treasury Department,
and popular with everybody in the build
ing.
The appointment OF executive division
OF the Census Office is one Of the busiest
in the Government departments. In two
small rooms. and with a force Of only
twenty clerks. there is kept a complete
record of each employees work and their
standing with the officials Of the office.
Here also is kept all the data relating
TO their Congressional influence and back
ing When IL was decided to make the
bureau permanent this division was called
upon the furnish the official pedigree Of
every clerk in the Office This was no
small task. especially as the work had
90 be done within two days. On the
second day the lady clerks were kept
in the Office until II o'clock at night and
sent home in cabs. Fortunately this
strain was lot of long duration, and the
very busy routine work was again taken
up
Mr. Kyle Price. the head OF this de-
partment Of the Census, is Justly proud
of the work he has accomplished and
deserves much credit Mr.. Price may be
found at the Office any night until twelve
o'clock hard at work on some particular
item that is Of much importance 20 the
bureau and requires secrecy.
Miss Jenny Baird is claimed by the
officials Of the Census Office to be the
most expert peuman in the Government
service. She makes out all the appoint
ments and commissions issued by that
Office. She was in the last Census en-
gagged in the same work. and was ap-
pointed 20 her present position through
her merits alone. Her writing is rapid
and accurate. as well as beautiful. and
the constant practice she INDUCES in
/ serves TO keep it always up to the stan
dard Miss Baird has been at home since
Monday on account Of the death Of her
aunt but will return to work Thursday.
DR.. George ". Dudley. Of the Civil
Service Commission. leaves this city
Saturday en- route for Porto Rico. DR..
Dudley is going 20 establish boards for
holding civil service examinations in the
/ Philippines. For the past month the
doctor has been studying Spanish, and
for the time he has devoted 10 it has ac-
quired quite a knowledge Of the language.
DR.. Dudley is studying the conversati5 naI
method and, strange to relate. the first
| phrases he acquired were those asking for
food but IL is only justice TO the doctor
90 hint that he has a good healthy ap-
/ petite and that bread Is the stan Of life.
Mr. Blake Espey, foreman Of the blank
book department OF the Government Of
the Government Printing OHce. has been
I In the Government Printing Office service
/ since he old printing Office was erected.
. Ar. Espey is always genial and pleasant
/ with those under him and is one Of the
most popular officials OF the service He
/ entered he bookbinding business when he
was q boy. When the Government Print
I ing ofhce was established in this city Mr.
/ Espey applied for a position and was
started az the bottom Of the LADDER
/ whence he has steadily worked himself
/ Up step by step TO his present pos ion
/ Of responsibility.
/ STRIVING RTVFP FLOW