Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-01
FOR GOO6f#.' SERVICES
Promotions il il. the Pension
Bureau.
y N USUAL CEREMONY
CLERKS ADDRESSED ON THEIR
WORK AND DUTIES.
Remarks by Commissioner Ware and
President Proctor of the Civil
Service Commission.

An interesting ceremony took place in the
office of the commissioner of pensions
yesterday morning, when forty-eight clerks
in the bureau recently promoted, filed
into the Office and were given a short
talk by Commissioner Ware and Commits
sioner Proctor Of the civil service commits
sion on their duties and what they had done
for the government service. Such a cere-
mony is unusual in the government service,
although three or four such meetings have
been held by Mr.. Ware. He originated and
fnaugurated the system, and, as far as Is
known, is it's only operator. The commits
s1oner OF pensions is extremely proud OF
the work of his bureau, and is especially
proud of the fact that no political influence
has helped those who have been promoted
to obtain their promotions. The clerks re-
Gently promoted, to the number of forty
eight were marShaled in the office of Mr..
Walter j. Brooks, assistant chief clerk of
the bureau, and by him were conducted to
the office of the commissioner They we're
introduced individually to Mr.. Ware. After
the introductions Mr.. Ware returned to his
desk and made short speech.
The Commissioners Address.
Il have invited President Proctor of the
civil service board to come here and see
you this morning, gentlemen" he said.
because am proud of you. You have all
obtained your promotions through merit
alone. do not know of anyone of you who
has steered a statesman up against me-if
any of you have, have forgotten it. l try
to keep those things in mind. l want you
to know that 1t is the work you do that
counts. During the past year there have
been about 100 or 200 clerks In this bureau
promoted. They are all clerks that have
earned ther promotlons. There are many
more mere whose record would give them
Promotlon, ana they Will get 1t. We have
lOt OF good men In this bureau-more
Woulo IKE 10 see all OF them promoted we
nave only rev persons here who are con-
tlnually sending statesmen in to me. 1
uon care LOT mat sort OF thing. Every
because your work showed you deserved 1t.
MOI a Dit OF political influence or. lobbying
sot you ~here you are now ana want
~ UNDERSTOOD that you are gong TO con-
Ihue " get promoted as your merit SHOWS
you deserve. L am glad to know that In
TINS bureau the men VINO hold the response
PIE places were not put there because they
naq senator 1or an uncle or governor
iof prothef-ln-laW 'None OF you were put
mere because you were no good anywhere
else ana poHlcai influence was eXerted to
get you something TO DO. IL President
Froctef OF the CIVIL service commission
glad to have you hear him.
Commissioned Procter's Speech.
Mr. Proctor resnonded IN tbts fnvi+a+fon
with a hr,es sraaoh IN ,,,,,iob no said ba
was glad that in a denar+mant of tho gov
eminent service tho civil, ser,,ioa lido. n.s
being so we'll carrie, ont and that the
merit svstfaa,r 1,,s inntseed II wage ,,erv b.rd
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d.9 rW Cue nd the ~ ma a az .ne
Nv. ssid hes uspe NJ om ahe ~ 1 System
ne sou, peca use me ie sss " Tue Varlous
' as were an ualieLen.' ana II was
ea.lehie.y ulliicule 10 sun .lela an an; An evl
,,,a so y, IN, i spou 30 ~ ,n s. el.n
was, was iouiiu IN 'iie hliu y. men wIo were
kep. out OIL ,ne aepal .nleL.at wolk Wy ,heir
taiiure " pass 'ne eAaiiiila lloils DIS wen as
ny me nerie Vi 'iie hieii WHO were eh.eieo
III Inc D sei W., ..-o. e.>, a., g..
MI. rloc,er ,esu an ezra 1 rpm the nrst
Inessase oi ieSiuent lSoose ~. 20 Con-
gress, IN which the value OF the merit sys-
TEN was prousht gu. IN snort crisp sen
lenses nH WHICH SCI toi ~ ..e a,lis " Tue
clvli service commission as wen as any
tnlng else. MI: Iroctel consI az, tne
commissioner OF pensions and the employees
OF the bureau on lhe excsiieht showing
mace oy tne men pronao.eo, , aiter WniSn
Mr.. ware said nlo.ioL ~ aoJourn %ou ,lu
tiled d out of the office after applauding by
the sen'iineh's VI .ieif cnlel
ana MI Frocter.
Tho Prornotions
The record that Mr. ware has made dur
ing the current fiscal year in promoting
onlv for merit has made the officials of the
-,,,o-, -, ,,a,.,, nroud of tbai, fo.,os
pension puieau Heis 49, - i'lees
promotions In the pension Office from
June /, 1902, to May /, 1903:
Charles A. Aiken. Illinois, from $500 to
81 900: David III. Alexander. Indiana, from
5000 to 81 900: John B. Agate, New York,
from 81 800 to 81 400: Boyd B. Andrews. hi
nois from $500 to 81 600: Marshall v. An
dreWs, New York. from $1,000 to 81, 400;
William ri. Andrews, Kansas, from ST 600
to 81 300: Miss Virgie L. Arledge. Texas,
from 81 900 to 81 400: Edward F Arnold
New Jersey from 81. 600 to 81 900: Row s.
Ashton Nebraska. from $500 to 81 600
Joim q Raker. PENNSYLVANIA, from 81. 400
tn 81 GOO: William r. Bannerman Wiscon
sin from 5000 to 81 600: M. Corbin Rail Viz
air;a frono e. oOO to s1,ooO. Mrs Ioann.
f Barry ' Caiifornia from $40 to 500: John
w Pates nistrict Of Columbia from q 400
to e 400. Henry A Reach Georgia from
e. oGn =" e. 900. Iohn p Readie Distr;ct ~
SoIun,hio froJn 800 70 500. Renian,in w
RecT ,Tennassaa from $500 to 81 OE0- FranL
9 Psoiar WiSconsn from 5000 to- 6, onn
ThaISaMs ID Bal C:eoreia fron, 5000 ~
q, nnn. os; IStho pa,,is 49, ~
savV sonn Mss 90 600 1u;u;e w Ht' H ,at'
Mn aIoln 60 ~ COO ~ e. onn ~, =, nno
=" ~ 900. A' 1nro, ~ R,ier Tennassaa 800
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