Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-05
CLERICAL CHANGES.
Appointments and Promotions in the
War Department.

WAL OepdT Lment.
Changes in the classified service Of the
War Department are announced as follows.
Appointments under civil service rules.
ONCE of the chief of staff-Whitffeld l.,
Mercer of Georgia. clerk at $1,000 per an
num- Office of the Secretary Of War-Ars.
Eleanor Relyea, clerk, at S720 per annum;
Frank b. Blackburn, messenger boy at $500
per anhum- Office of the quartermaster
general-Edgar NJ. Rosenquist of New York.
clerk at $1,000 per annum; Charles S. Shea
of New York, clerk, at $500 per annum
Office of the surgeon general-Mrs Mary F
Rice of West Virginia, clerk at 5000 per
annum. Office of the chief of engineers
Homer L. Stanforth, clerk at 5000 per an
mum; Leroy McCafferty, laborer. at S660
per annum. The military secretary's Office
Arthur E. Slifer of Porto Ricos clerk. at
$1,000 per annum; Samuel r. Stauffer of
Missouri, clerk, at 81, 900 per annum Blu
reau of insular affairs-Henry F. Barker of
Massachusetts, clerk, at $500 per annurn :
Mrs. Mary G. MCCarty of the District Of
columbia, clerk, at $500 per annum: George
NJ. Wilmeth of Arkansas clerk at $500 per
annum; John L. Taylor, laborer, at $500 per
annum; Mrs. Kate e. Peed of Missouri
clerk at $500 per annum; Thorwald O. Lar
son, Charles l. Luedtke Frederick w Huf
James Med. Sheridan and Don c. Ffthian
clerks at $500 per annum; Frederick F.
Barker, clerk, at ST, 400 per annum Office
of the chief of ordnance-Edward NJ Miller.
apprentice craftsman, at $3.50 per annum f:
Frederick c. Gladeck, apprentice craftsman
at $3.50 per annum.
Promotions-Bureau of insular affairs-M
Drew Carrel of Illinois, clerk, from 81 400 to
$1,000 per annum; Robert Wheeler of Ala
bama, from laborer at $500 to assistant mes
senger at S720 per annum; Alexander III
Caldwell of West Virginia, clerk, from 81 600
to $1,000 per annum; w. Theodore Benen
OF Illinois, clerk, from $500 to 81, 600 per an
mum. ONCE of the chief of staff-Mrs. Retta
q. Jackman of the District of Columbia
clerk, from 81 600 to 81 200 per annum: AL
bert p. Zinns of New York, clerk, from s72O
to $500 per annum. The military secretary's
othce-EdWin X. Rochester of Iowa, clerk,
from s., 200 to 81 400 per annum; Burton r.
Ross of the District of Columbia, clerk, from
y, 40 to $1,000 per annum; Edmond Hon
very of the District of Columbia clerk
from 81 200 to 81 400 per annum; Robert ].
Quinn of the District of Columbia and Louis
Lindner of the District of Columbia, clerks
from $1,000 to 1900 per annum; William
Donaldson of Pennsylvania, clerk, from
sl,2o to $l,4oo per annum; Harry A. John
son of the District of Columbia, clerk from
$500 to 81 600 per annum; Henry H. Naylor
of Virginia, from laborer al $500 to messen-
ger at S720 per annum; Sanford T. Farmer
CT Georgia, from laborer at $500 to messen-
ger at $720 per annum. Office of the quar-
termaster general-Willam J. Peters of
Ohio clerk, from $500 to 81, 600 per annum
James M Williamson of the District of CO.
1Iolu clerk at SSiO TO clerk at SlotO
per annum; Alfred T. Hawksworth of New
Hampshire, clerk, from 81, 300 to s.. 400 per
annum; John T. Talbot of Florida, clerk
from $1,000 to 1920 per annum; Frank
Wedge Of New York. from laborer at $500
to assistant messenger at $720 per annum.
Resignations-Offic of the Secretary of
War-James Mcdonald of the District of
Columbia, Waterman, at $40 per annum;
William E. Long of the District of Column
bia, assistant engineer, at $720 per annum;
Penn L. Carroll of louisiana messenger
boy, at $40 per annum Office of the quar-
termaster general-Frank K. Darling of Ne
braska, clerk, at 81 200 per annum Charles
w. Perveil of Maryland clerk, at 81 600 per
annum; Virgil c. Miller of Iowa, clerk, at
81 200 per annum. Office of the chief of
staff-Thomas e. Brown of North Carolina,
clerk, at $1,000 per annum. The military
secretarys office-Lunsford L. Lomax of
Virginia, clerk, at 81 600 per annum; James
j. Dawson of Illinois, assistant messenger,
at S720 per annum. Bureau of insular af-
fairs-Miss Lillian Warfield of Maryland,
clerk, at 81 200 per annum.