The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-29
DEPARTMENTAL WORKERS
Interesting Gossip Cleaned Among En-
ployes of Government Bureaus.
CAME FROM CANTON WITH Mr.. MCKINLEY
J. c. Price Assistant Chefof Correspondence of the Post
office Department Has Been Promoted Rapidly.
The Pension Office Telephone Exchange

terror Department building and was
taken to the hospitall lie had been
failing ever since Nj Fitzgerald
leaves no family. He was residing with
a sister. He was hfty-nine years Of age
and had been employed in the depart
ment since 1884 Mr. Blake, who died
Friday evening at 1890. had been suffer
ing from a lingering illness v Mich began
en- April g During the war he served
in the navy with credit. Mr. Blake lost
his position with she Government dur
ing the Cleveland administration. but
was reinstated in 1892. He has been one
Of the most trusted warchmen on the
force Mr. Blake leaves a wife and five
sons, Of whom one is q preacher al Mt.
Clair, y J., two are in the army. one IS
/ a teacher at BridgevilIe. Del, and the
other IS employed at a hotel in Bos-
ton. Mr.. Blake IS sixty-tbree years Of
! age
I Mr. Edward NJ Dawson. chief clerk
Of the Interior Department, has gone 90
/ St Louis with the United States Gov
D
/ Louisiana Purchase Exposition The
/ board viii attend a meeting there today
/ for the selection of sites. Mr.. v. Il.
] DeLacey viii act as chief clerk during
/ Mr. Dawson absence.
Mr.. Charles ". Bell, Of Alexandria. 4
compositoT Of the Agricultural division
Of the Government Printing ONCE. has
returned TO his duties after a vacation
spent at Deal Island. on the Eastern
Shore Of Maryland Mr. Pau amused
/ himself with fishing. crabbiL - and drag
ging for the celebrated Faugier oysters
He IS an experienced waterman and most
OF his leisure hours are spent on his
steam yacht, one OF the speediest on the
Potomac River
Those who have reason to call for the
various publications Of the Agricultural
department always find their needs
pleasantly and obiigingly met by Miss
Marion A. Nelson. clerk in the pubIica-
ton division. Miss Nelson's experience
and ability in the art preservative OF
all arts" make her a very valuable per
son in the position she occupies.
Mr. William Il. Landvoigt, superin-
tendent of the classification division OF
/ the Postofhce Department. has had d
long term Of postal experience He en-
tered the Government service in this de-
partment IN 1875. being at that time as
sistant messenger IN the Office Of the
Third Assistant Postmaster General
When the Fffty-ffth Congress provided
for q new sub-bureau for the registry
system Mr. Landvoight was selected for
the important position Of superintendent
Of the registry system The almost per
/ feet condition CT that system today is
due in no small part 10 the improve
ments which Mr. LandvoiEht has effected
in the two years that ne has been at its
head. Mr. Landvoigt entered upon his
new position as superintendent OF the
classification division on july 1 of the
present year, he being its first superin-
! tendent.
There are few men who know more
about the National Museum and Smit-
/ soaian Institution, as regards their his
tory and the position Of their exhibits.
than Nr. George ". Wolff, foreman Of
labor in the Museum On and Of Mr.
Volt has been connected with the Nh
scum for about forty years. He came
there as boy with his father with
whom he worked For about twenty
years he has been IN his present posi-
ton as foreman OF labor For four years
during the civil war Nr- Volt was
military storekeeper under Captain
Thomas. Mr. Wolff helped move the
specimens which -~ere tn nucleus OF
the Smithsonian ans National Museum
r from the Patent once Afterward he
assisted in removing exhibits to the
present National Museum. He is man
OF very unassuminE and modest DISPOSE
! ton. and, though De makes no boasts
about his work, still be IS very valu-
able man around the Museum