Sunday Washington globe., 1902-03-02
A DESCRIPTIVE CUsS
Who Writes Pen Pictures of His Eel
low Employees at St Elizabeths,
aud COndenses Their BiOg.
raphies for the Public.

ST. ELIZABETH, February p.
1Ealioy SUNDAY Globe
That was hot stuff that "employe" and
kitchen CIR" furnished you last Sunday
all gospel truths-but they overlooked two
importantitems Miss Lena Johnson, late
head "dietition" here, works in Washing
ton and boards over here at Uncle Sans
boarding store We have a dancing school
and the hall is heated and lighted at Gov
ernment expense. A patient was recently
committed here that DR.. Clarke declared was
in delicate condition. Baby clothes were
made. The training class was notified to
prepare to witness the M0dWS 0perGnai.
Time passed and no baby came. A doctor
was called in from the outside and he said
the woman had tumor.
Under DR.. Godding men and women stood
some show of promotion. Messrs. Green,
the farm steward French, the house
steward, Harnish, the store keeper, and
Bennett, the druggist, all worked on the
wards at one time. They are as efficient lot
of men as one wishes to see, and have as
many friends as Richardson has enemies.
Now things are different. No promotions
for the old employees. All better places are
filled by fresh importations and the new
comers are dandy lot.
First of all comes Offutt the purchasing
agent He is a northwest pill man, who does
not know butter from limburger cheese,
nor ham from liver yet he is supposed to
buy what we eat. He is a ladies man with
a big NJ. By the way we had this Adonis
with us for a time back in DR.. Godding's
time. On account Of an affair II Is claimed,
with a grass widow, he was let down. The
female is with us yet, but he has turned
her picture toward the wall" She is too old
now. Besides her wages would not support
him.
Next comes Sue, whose surname is Me1oy,
the female of uncertain age who manipu.
lates the cars typewriter. She halls from
MassilIon, Ohio, the town that produced
Carl Brown, Coxey and Richardson. Great
Is Massillon. And there is Maenche, the
superintendent of the laundry. He came
from Michigan, we are told from a
prison, il is said. where he claims he was
an overseer This may be another Ben
Daniels affair. II is claimed that when he
arrived he took OF his coat in the COW barn,
mistaking the tread power for a mangle.
Now, we come to Posey, assistant superin-
tendent Of the laundry Not night bloom
ing cereus by any means, but a regular CEN
tury plant She is said to be the oldest
resident" of Philadelphia. But don't let us
forget the cowboy from Wisconsin. He has
charge of the cattle and swine. II is said
he cannot tell Jersey COW from a Buffalo,
nor whether one is troubled with hollow
horn or caked bag. He cannot tell a Berk-
shire hog from a razor-back The next star
to appear was juvenile from TwentY-sixth
and streets He was given his place
that ably filled by the late lamented Samuel
J. Young-to please Mrs. Ganguere, the
superannuated member of the board Of vis-
itors, who is said to be responsible also for
Posey's advent here.
We have a new telephone girl. They tell
US that she halls from the classic precincts
Of Chicago town, or some other place where
they sell wire and cotton.
The only old employe given any promo
ton is Miss Emma Martin, night telephone
girl. She works the same number Of hours
as the girl from Chicago but receives but
half as much in wages All Of the above,
with the single exception Of Miss Martin,
were appointed in violation of the Civil
Service law The majority Of them did not
even register Tor employment Richardson
is a Civil Service man, he is.
AN OLD TIMER.