Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-05
THE JOLLY COLUMN
Some Of the Danes Jollied the
Past Week.
SOME WHO DESERVE IT
And Then Again Few Whose Con-
dnct Warrants Different Kind Of
Treatment 49, The Widow and the
senator-The Whist Parties ana a
Raid by the Police, Etc, Etc.

Mrs Mida c. Peabody, of the Supply
Division of the Post-office, is one OF the
best informed aud most efficient clerks of the
department One of the most important
branches of her work is the making out of
orders on the contractors for all the post
marking and receiving stamps for the third
and fourth. class post-ofices, which are
about IS. 600 in number. Great accuracy IS
required in spelling, peumanship and the
situation of the Offices as the stamps are
cut from these orders by the contractors A
thorough knowledge Of the different kinds
of stamps is required. In addition to this
Mrs Peabody keeps a set Of books and also
issues supplies for the same class Offices
She has sufficient knowledge Of Spanish to |
enable her to dispose Of acquisitions III that
language. She is quick to decipher illegiple
writing and few clerks in the department
can compete with her in rapidity. She has
been promoted several times. Saturdays
Times
Last Sunday we animadverted on male
official who appeared in all bis regimentals
IN the Times Jolly column. Of course the
l GLOBE does not intend to subject to stric-
/ lures or criticism the ladies appearing, in
full dress. in the Jolly columns aforesaid.
/ Not for the world would we be guilty OF
such uupallant conduct. Besides we reckon
that Mrs. NIida c. Peabody got only what
she richly deserved both in promotion and
iolly from her appreciative chiefs and the
press.
We are aware, however, that there Is a
bio buxom WILDLY" in one Of the depart
ments whose greatest qualification tor the
nositiou she holds is her Senatorial IN
auence and that her influence" has been
worked over time with the said Senator lot
the promotions she received.
There are several lady clerks in her d.
vision who are ladies in every sense OF the
word and are as much above her as clerks
as thew are socially It will not be pleasant
10 90 into details Of this case, but it IS wen
known that she was shifted from one place
70 another until as a last resort she was
landed in her present position and since heI
senator has come we'll to the front she has
become the QUEEN of the department in hei
mind.
In the case Of another dame i'll the Jolly
Column If the files of the Times would DC
looked up about year ago, among th'
personals" would be found a couple o
+. notices like this: Senator --- leave
this afternoon for his home in ----, goini
: where HE will stop for few days"
In another column of the same issue Mrs
= - leaves this afternoon for her HON
3 ia ----, going by way Of she --- hn
., bv wav of --, where SHE will stop t6
few DAYS, but understand Senator
I, never figures in any of the lunches give
TO the Seuorita Queen ---- by the senate
at the hotel or the whist parties given
honor of the Senator at her rooms.
= y There is still another dame the joll
~ column of the Times has been immortali
= inc. Yet this very interesting Wildly
made trip to Atlanta with married ma
- Who was al that time chief clerk OF III
division. she made feature also OF pl
~ yate whist parties in her rooms whe
gentlemen we're the principal guests UNI
ae HE house was raided by the police
~ A Young lady who saw too well and L
much at the Takoma Hotel received lett
~. aud postal card from this festive wid'
-. threatening the aforesaid young lady WI
~ her Senatorial influence" and nave u
"a dismissed from Office
~, Said letter and card were referred TO I
ls Post-offce Inspector and are being held
~ that if she attempts to carry out her thT'
:, action will be taken