Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-02
CLERICAL CHANGES.
Appointments and Promotions in the
War Department.

Appointments and Promotions in the
War Department.
Changes in the classified service of the
War Department have beeen announced as
follows:
Appointments under civil service rules:
Office of the chief of stan-Charles c..
Carter of the District of Columbia, mes
senger at $72O. Office of the quartermc.ster
genera1-John Breff1tt of Pennsylvania
clerk at $1,000. Office of the chief Of ord
nance-Arthur H. Mohr of Indiana, clerk
at 81 600; Frank E. Bechtold of Pennsylva-
mia, clerk at $500. Bureau of insular af-
fairs-Charles S. Brock of Florida, clerk at
$40.
Promotions: Record and pension Office
Mark A. Watson Of California, from clerk
at 81 600 to clerk at S1,S00; Frederick
Knoop of the District of Columbia, from
clerk at 81 400 to clerk at $1,6O0; William
Haller of New York, from clerk at S1,200
to clerk at 81 400; Robert A. Smith Of Con-
necticut, from clerk at $1,000 to clerk at
81, 200; Edwin S. Hege of Maryland, from
clerk at $1,000 to clerk at $1,000. Office of
the Quartermaster general-John j. Curtis
of Idaho. from clerk at $1,000 to clerk at
81 200; Mrs. Elizabeth o. Williams of Geor-
gia, from clerk at $500 to clerk at $1,000.
Office of the paymaster general--Arthur III.
Williams of Vermont, from clerk at 81 200
to clerk at $1,4OO; Richard B. Clayton of
Pennsylvania, from clerk at $1,000 to clerk
at 81 200; David w. Carroll of Texas, from
clerk at $500 to clerk at $1,000; Mrs. Eliza
beth L. Kelley Of Ohio; from clerk at $40
to clerk at $500. Office of the chief of ord
nance-Frederic Geilinger of West Virginia,
from clerk at $500 to clerk at $1,000. Bu-
eau of insular affairs-Bond P. Geddes of
Nebraska, from clerk at 81. 200 to clerk at
81 400; Miss Lillian Warfield of Maryland,
from clerk at 81 900 to clerk at 81, 200; John
M. Burkett Of Indiana, and ]. Edmund
Pennybacker, jr., Of the District of Column
bia, from clerks at 5000 to clerks at $1,000;
William II. Graham OF Idaho, James b.
Macmillan Of Pennsylvania and Eugene B.
Crandall of Wisconsin, from clerks at $40
to clerks at $780,
designations: Office of the adjutant gen.
eral-Mrs. Dagney ROLAND Of the District
Of Columbia, clerk at $40. Office Of the
quartermaster general-Joel NJ. Graves of
Missouri. skilled typewriter at 81 .OO0 Office
Illinois clerk at $500 Bureau Of tnsular
affairs-Miss Carrie w. Kreutner Of Texas,
clerk at $500.
In the Interior Department.
The following official changes have been
made in the Department of the Interior:
Patent off1ce-Resignation: George c.
Dean of Massachusetts, principal examiner,
at 81, 2,5OO. Promotions: James H. Griffin of
Massachusetts,, first assistant examiner, at
81, 800, to principal examiner, at 81, 500;
Charles H. Mixer Of Illinois, second assist
ant examiner, at $1,000. to first assistant
examiner, at S1,sO0; Henry E. Baker of
Mississippi. third assistant examiner, at
81, 400 to second assistant examiner, at ST.
600; Robert F. Whitehead Of Virginia,
fourth assistant examiner. at 81 ,2OO, to third
assistant examiner. at 81 400. Appointment:
Charles s. Grindle of Ohio, fourth assistant
examiner, at $1,000.
Pension of1ice-Resignations Miss Esther
L. Bells of Maryland. clerk at $1,000; Ben
jamin D. Ferguson of Kentucky, Francis A.
Norman of Ohio and Miss Bessie L. Boyd
of New York, clerks at 81 400.
General land offlce-Reinstatement: Gill
bert E. Foote of New Nork, clerk at 81 600.