The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-19

lille Wo4.d not let MIN ne persuaded. ana
in two days we heard Of him by wire and
he was then at Forty Mile. about twenty
miles toward Dawson. where he had ar
rived safely That's grit in its essential
form"
Among the clerks in the Office Of the
First Assistant Postmaster General who
h've had other positions than in the
'cstoface Department is Miss Alice L.
her, who was appointed from Mem
= is. Tenn. Several years ago Miss Treiber
had visiting her in her house in Mem
phis a young lady who was i1bued with
a desire to take a civil service eXamind-
ton She invited Miss Treiber 10 ac-
company her. which invitation was ac-
cepted, Miss Treiber concluding she
would take 10 too. just for the sake of
taking IT, She passed on a good grade
though she had no thought az that time of
ever entering the public service. Finally,
however. after her mothers death, she
decided she would like TO have a Gov
eminent position, and so she came TO
Washington TO see Postmaster General
Gary. The Gary family and the TTeiher
family were friends when the latter fam
Ily lived in Baltimore. There happened 10
be vacancy in the Memphis pCstofiice ct
the very time she came 10 Washington
and tire Postmaster General ordered her
appointment there She remained there
for q while and then Eot a transfer 20
The Baltimore pCstOlicc- She stayed there
Tor some time, but finally concluded she
preferred a position FIN The General Post
Once. She got ~ and assumed her posi-
ton in May. 1901. Her superiOrs speak
In the very highest terms OF the char
acter Of her work
Il. q.
divisions IN the General Tos,ofHce is the
mail equipment division. the direction OF
which division is to provide the service
with mail BAGS OF al kinds mail locks
and keys. mailbag catchers. and an the
various little pa-aDhernalia used in hand
ling the mails II issues all orders for
new materials. receives and ilsUgcts them
keeps track OF every lock. pouch, key. and
everything else and secs thaJ they are
properly used and kept lu repair. The di-
vision s. presided over d. 2ir- Thomas p.
Graham. wkO tas been il the employ OF
the department since 1869. lie comes from
the Nineteenth Congressional district and
succeeded Major r. =. s. Tyler iu the 20
sItion se now holds There are about a
dozen different STYLES OF mail bags IN uie
varying from Jne little saddle rocket va
riCty 10 to the big leather bag used on
esting among the mail bags is the through
registered pouch. &c is interesting be-
cause % is the one which holds the money.
II used 10 be that just as soon as a hole
big enough to stick a pencil through was
discovered they were condemned and cut
20 pieces Now they are sent TO the mail
repair shop when lard UP for repairs These
bags are closed with peculiar lock which
has a rotary numbering device which
changes ever time IL is opened. Every
man who handles a through REGISTERED
pouch while b. Is ia transit Is required to
give a receipt for It Under both the rotary
and the fixed number. In this way the de-
paTtment can tell when and BE- whom
through pouch Is opened SIR. Graham has
his work reduced to n thorough system
and though IT, is a big Job to supply every
want OF the 1900 pCstOfices and all the
mail routes IN orr biz country he does
II to the emiceEt satisfaction Of all
Very pleasant memories has H-. La.
KatteII, property clerk at Police Head
quarters. Of President Arthur. During
thc administration OF General Arthur. Mr..
N'ttelI was On duty as a policeman in
= re vicinity Of FaTragut Square. and fire.
CUently the President worried with the
cares Of Office, would leave the White
House and. stroIliug over TO the SQUARE
Ia med. would Join The policeman and the
two would walk block after bIorE TO
gether. Mr. Kattell further said that
young Allan Arthur would very often
come over to the same square and for
half an hour az time walk on his beat
with him
SIR. William L. Wright. Of the special
examination division Of the Pension or
fee. has been in the Government service
since November -. 1873. during which
time ne has occupied many positions OF
responsibility Mr.. Wright is a native OF
Washington. being a member of we'll
known family that has for years been
Identified with the District
Despite his looks. which would Indicate
q man Of not more than middle age. Mr.
Wright is a civil war veteran. having
. served with the District Of Columbia Vol
Enteers during the stormy period Of forty
years ago
In the District, as in all the border
States. communities and even families
were divided on the burning issues OF the
day The family OF which Mr. Wright vas
q member was no exception. Three OF
his brothers cast their lots with the Ton
fedeTacy, bu- he. believing ia the Union.
. followed the Stars and Stripes in com
pany with an uncle who was an officer in
the regular army. Enlistiag at the age
or hftecn, that time 10 life when most
bows are thinking more OF marbles and
tops than of the stern realities Of war. he
soon became as br0DZCd ana hardy as the
most experienced veteran IN the ranks.
After three years service. during which
he made most enviable record as a sol
der. he was hOn0Ta5ly discharged: stuI
q youth as counted by years. bat q man in
point OF experience and service.
MRS. SOFEEL NAY ESCAPE JAIL