Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-19

zen. Sneridan with the Information that
enabled him to win at Winchester when
everything looked to be against him. Mrs
Bonsals services wers so greatly appre-
ciated by Gen. Sheridan that he presented
her with splendid gold watch which she
still wears, and secured her the position
she now holds.
Mrs. Mary Warren has been in the treas
urer's Office forty-five years, having been
appointed In 1851. She is at present in
charge of the paper room, where all waste
paper of the office is carefully examined be-
fore 1t is carted away for destruction. Mrs
Biard, formerly Miss Lille A. Burns. has
similarly long and honorable record in
the treasurers Office.
There are a dozen or more men holding
high positions in the treasury who have
grown old in the service OF the government
and who retain their positions in spite of
the Osler theory. Summer l. KImball, chief
OF the life-saving service. began his career
September Ii, 1862, having been appointed
from Maine. He is regarded as the father
OF the life-saving service of this country
George w. Maher, assistant chief OF the
special agents of the treasury came into
office June /. 1864, and is as spry and
active as he was twenty years ago.
CHARLES Lyman, appointment clerk of the
treasury, went into that department In
1854 He resigned for a few years when
ne became a member of the civil service
commission. He was a member Of the civil
service commission when President Roose-
welt was commissioner
three chiefs Of divisions In the Office Of
the auditor for the War Department have
been over forty years in service. These are
JOSIAH y. Kern, appointed January 8, 1865;
Francis 8. DeLand, appointed July 1, 1868.
ana Nathan c. Martin, appointed July u.
1865. All three stand high on the merit
rolls or the auditor, and he would net ex-
chanse them for younger men.
Albion B. Jameson, chief of division in
the office of the auditor for the Treasury
Department appointed July 10. 1865.
Benjamin F. Bingham, who was DEPART
ment commander of the District G. A. R.,
went into the treasury June 3, 1865, Just
after the close of the war Arthur Hem
bricks, who has been highly honored bv
the G. A. R. of the District, was appointed
July "a. 1865 Both these men are in the
office of the auditor for the Interior De-
partment
In the Office of the register of the treas
ury. where the most important part of the
work in the Issue and transfer of govern
ment bonds is done, are two clerks with
long and honorable service records. Charles
H. Merwin, assistant chief of the loan d.
vision of that office, appointed as a.
clerk October Z. 1863. Miss Julia G.
Shearer of the same Office also received
her appointment in October 1863.
Thomas G. Jones holds the record for
length of service in the office of the chief
of the loans and currency division of the
treasury, where government securities are
also handled. Mr.. Jones began his work
for the government September T. 1867 He
was appointed from Pennsylvania
The internal revenue bureau has some
clerks with long service records Two of
them are women. They are Miss Jane NJ
Seavey. appointed from Tennessee January
10, 1863. She was at one time a chief of
division in the internal revenue bureau
holding the position until A democratic ad-
mfnistIatlon reduced her to give the POSI-
ton to one of its leaders. Miss Mary Van
vrankin was appointed from New York
October 20, 1863
Among the men in the same office are
George F. Rollins. who came in from New
Hampshire May II, 1866. He was brother
of Edward A. Rollins, commissioner of in
terna1 revenue in 1866. John W. Stokes
came September 30, 1854 having been an
pointed from Pennsylvania.