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Notes Of Personal Interest
In the Postoffce Department

There has been considerable rejoicing
among a number OF the employees in the
office Of tHc auditor over the recent
proE'otiors. q list IF which were pub
iishet IT The lines on wednesday.
G. g. Thompson. assistant chief clerk
Of the department. has been out OF the
CITY for several days on an official bush
ness trip. Chief Clerk Chance is also
out Of the city. George s. PAUL. the
appointment clerk. has been acting as
chief clerk
Ernst c. Timme. auditor for he de-
partment. returned on Monday from a
pleasant visit OF two weeks 10 his old
home in Kenosha, Wis. He reports a
splendid trip.
z. T. Bushnell assistant superintend-
ent OF the division Of salaries and al
lowances. left Thursday night for a
trip 10 Hampton, Va. on official bust
ness. He viii return on Monday.
Guy T. Gould, assistant superintend-
ent OF the division OF salaries and al
lowances, with headquarters in Chicago.
was at the department last week on
/ Official business.
Miss Helen NJ. Hill. clerk in the rural
delivery division, bureau Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General, is away from
/ her desk on account Of illness.
G. II. Finch, stenographer in the rural
! delivery division. bureau Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General, is on the sick
list. He is reported TO be improving.
J. II. AIcTeer. OF the asserting divi-
sion, Office auditor for the department.
viii be on vacation for he present week.
Mrs. 4. H. Bryan. clerk in the rural
delivery division, bureau Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General, is again at
her desk. after a weeks vacation
Miss Theodosia Kennedy. formerly of
l Staunton, Va, has been appointed to q
position in The mail bag repair shop.
Mrs. josephine Glascott, temporary
/ clerk in the asserting division. Office OF
/ the auditor for the Department, com
pleted the term of hei employment last
week.
George /. Wood, assistant superin-
| tendent of the division Of salaries and
allowances, has been on an official trim
to the Eastern Shore of 9Iaryla for
several days.
Robert s. Shepherd. of Kensinston.
Nd, has been appointed to a position
in the division of supplies. Bureau of
Z the Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eraI.
Mrs. c. X. Chapman, clerk in the rural
delivery division, Bureau Of Fourth AS
sistant Postmaster General, who has
been Ill for several weeks. is reborted 20
be improving
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Notes and Personals.

George ThurDer, a popular plate prin-
ter. has sent in his resignation as a
member OF the business committee Of
Plate Printers UniCn, Local No. 2. Mr..
Thurber has served in that capacity for
many years, and has worked hard for
the best interest Of the members of the
union. His retirement is greatly re-
gretted.
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ten days leave in order to give atten-
ton to his medical studies and To tsl-e
the examinations for his fourth vea,. IN
George Washington University.
John p. Simmons, of New York on
certification by the Civil Service Com
mission has been appointed a laboratory
assistant at $500 per annum in the Blu
reau Of Standards.
Ernest d. Sproul, of Virginia, has been
appointed an assistant inspector of buus
in the Steamboat Inspection Service al
$l,4oO per annum and stationed at Nor
folk
BertholG c. E. Alderman. mate. at
$40 per month, IN the Coast and Geo
detic Survey, has resigned.
George H Pension, jr., who was ap-
pointed 20 a position as messenger bow
at $3.50 per annum in the Bureau OF
standards from Alabama, has resigned.
Miss Helen Isham. laboratory assistant
in the Bureau OF Standards, has been
promoted from $500 to $1,000 per annum.
Frank w. Seth. Of Maryland. has been
promoted from So TO S10O per month as
a surveyman in the Coast and Geodetic
Survey.
George a. Berry. Of this city. has been
promoted from mate at Sl10 to SI25 per
month in the Coast and Geodetic SURVEY
Leroy c. Risler, elevator boy at $3.50
per annum in the Bureau Of Standards,
has resigned his position.
Victor l.. Lowe, clerk in the Bureau OF
Standards, has been promoted from. S9OO
to 81 900 per annum.
The department was notified on Wed.
nesday of the deIth Of Mahlon F. I.ud-
wig. a legal resident of the State OF
pennsylvania. who was employed as a
clerk in the Bureau Of Standards in this
city.
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Notes and Personals.

T. Lewis Daily, special examiner at
5000 per annum in the Bureau Of Cor
Poratons. has resigned his position. He
has take ma position with the Interior
Department as Indian Inspector.
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Louis Nichols. a popular employee Of
the bureau, who was recently called 70
Chicago by telegram announcing the
serious illness of his mother. is receiv-
ing the condolences Of his friends. his
mother having died before he reached
her bedside
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Larry Maban. Of the printing division.
IS fast recovering from a recent severe
illness and serious operation. Mr.. Ma
han is a leader in the ranks Of union
ism. and has many friendes among the
craft who VIII welcome him back to
his old nOsitiOn
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Daniel A. Dunning. of the division of
disbursements and appointments. Bureau
Of the Census, has been promoted from
81 200 to s., 400 per annum.
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BY stretching out the night hours an
other hour or two the night Job force
last week turned out on time an eighty
page Panama proposal. which means
some hustiing
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c. a. Read, monotype operator. who
lives out Bloomingdale way. gathered
up all the small boys in his neighbor-
hood one day last week and went on
fishing trip near Cabin John. \ fair
catch and a large time was reported.
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Mrs. laura Barnes, Of the pamphlet
section OF the bindery, has returned to
the Office after an absence Of four
weeks. she having been at the bedside
Of her son, who has been IN with
typhoid fever.
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John II. Richardson, a legal resident
or Maine. who was selected from the
register for departmental clerk for ap-
pointment on the commissions force. re-
ported for duty last week, and has been
assigned TO the division OF appoint
ments.
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Francis c. Evans, Of the division of
disbursements. was away from the de-
partment on Wednesday in order to at
tend the wedding OF his sister, Miss
Anne Evans, and Henry Iron. the latter
Il popular clerk at the Civil Service Com
mission. Only the members of the i'm
mediate families and a few personal
friends were present. The ceremony was
performed in st. James Church at
high noon.
c. f. Dewey. Of the division of dis
bursements. returned TO his desk
Thursday after a weeks absence for
the purpose Of preparing for his med
ical examinations in George Washing
ton University.
Harry NJ. Luckett, OF the division of
disbursements. was one of the hard
working MasOns at the late fair He
was in charge Of the ice cream parlor.
conducted by Pentalrhia Lodge, and has
the distinction Of not missing a night
Frank Greenawalt, of the division of
appointments, was away from the de-
partment Thursday, Friday. and Satur-
day for the purpose Of taking part in
lAlt lpuI IdilleuN OF lne Columbia Golf
Club, which was held on the links of
the club.
Peter A. Donahue. private secretary
to Commissioner General Of Immigra-
ton Sargent. returned to the depart
ment Friday, after vacation for five
days.
Fred ). Avery, of the accounts divi-
vision, Bureau of immigration and Nat
uralization, was i'll and away from the
department on Monday and Tuesday
the two days that the circus was in
town.
Roy Paddock, clerk and stenographer
to the chief of the division Of printing.
was i'll for several days last week.
d. J. Richardson, Of the office of the
chief clerk of the department. was re-
ported i'll Friday.
William V. Levy, clerk in the division
Of correspondence. Bureau Of Immigra-
ton and Naturalization, is taking about
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weeks at one Of the city hospitals, suf-
fering with stomach trouble, is reported
to be slowly on the mend.
Thomas Z. Tune. Of the pamphlet sec
ton OF the bindery, is taking months
leave. He viii visit the jamestown Elk
position while on vacation.
Samuel G. Kirby, copyholder in the
fifth division proof room. has been in
Baltimore on a visit for several DAYS.
Major John D. Russell. OF the main
PROOF room, is again at work after a
recent illness.
Mrs. laura Barnes, Of the pamphlet
section OF the bindery, has returned to
the office after an absence Of four
weeks, she having been al the bedside
Of her son. who has been IN with
typhoid fever.
Max Craft, Of the packing and de-
livery division. has been on a vacation
FOR several days.
Charles Walden Barton. one Of the best
known employees or the Office. and Miss
Pearl NJ. Sullivan were married last
week, the Rev. J. Edgar Smith perform
ing the ceremony. The bridegroom is
forty-five and the bride nineteen years
Of age.
As result OF the examination con-
Quoted by the Civil Service Commission
about two months ago TO establish a
list OF eligibles Tor the position Of cata-
loguer, four Of the successful applicants
have been certified TO the office on pro-
stationary appointments. They are Susan
K. Becker. Annie L Shelley. Emily a
Spelman and Margaret c. UpIager, all
Of whom have been assigned to the divi-
sion Of documents.
The following temporary clerks in the
division of documents completed the full
six months time allowed for temporary
positions last week: Miss Rose w. Nor
gan. Mrs Laura E White and Miss
Mary s. Garbey. Miss Minnie D. Eli
son. a temporary clerk employed in the
same division has resigned her position
in order to take permanent position as
ographer-typewriter in the Patent
Office.
Thomas P Mitchell Of the pamphlet
section Of the bindery, is taking thirty
days leave. a portion of which he will
spend at jamestown.
Walter d. johnson, Of the pamphlet
section Of the bindery. is on leave for
thirty days. which he viii spend at his
home in Rockville. Nd.
Albert Hicks. of the pamphlet section
Of the bindery, has returned from va
walton Of two weeks, having spent the
time in Maryland
A w Reynolds. assistant foreman Of
the packing and delivery division, has
returned froT~ three weeks vacation.
F.. ]. Roche. one of the bookbinders
and a prominent labor leader, resigned
his position on Tuesday.
Maurice r. Perrygo was appointed
messenger last week on certihcation by
the Civil Service Commission. He was
assigned to the editorial division. under
The superintendent Of documents.
Elliott Hubbard. OF Albany. n. Y,
has been appointed TO a clerkship in the
office, on certification, by the Civil Ser
vice Commission. lie has been assigned
to the office of the superintendent of
documents.
Howard W. Youngs. clerk in the
division of documents, is on vacation
for two weeks.
Lawrence Hurdle. time clerk in the
division OF documents, was called TO New
York last week, on account Of the severe
illness of his brother.
Robert Gotto. OF the blark division
Of the bindery, is taking three weeks
leave
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Thomas F. Doty. monotype operator.
resigned recently and went 10 Seattle,
Wash.
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cept an appointment in the PostoIice
Department, and Cornelius Stribling. OF
West Virginia, has joined the angels in
his stead.
II. c. Coles, chief Of the rural car
rier division. who delivered an address
on civil Service and the Rural Free
Delivery" last week before a conveu-
ticn Of the postmasters OF the Sixth Con-
eressional district Of Indiana. al Con
norsviIle. reports a pleasant trip and
a thoroughly enjoyable time.
Secretary Fisher, of the fourth civil
service district, calls the attention Of
would-he applicants fer the forthcom-
ing Clerk-carrier examination FOR the
Washington, d. c., postoffiee. TO the
fact that the closing date for the re-
ceipt OF applications Is May s.
Miss Elizabeth Cook and Mrs. a. Is.
Marshall, Of Charleston. 5. c., are visit
ing in Washington as the guests OF the
latters sister, Mrs. II. c. Coles. wife
Of the chief Of the rural carrier di-
vision.
r. II. Griffith. sterOgrapher 10 the
secretary Of the fourth civil service dis.
trict. spent a delightful day at An
napolis, Nd. last week as the guest
Of his col sin, Payn.aster Brown.
Speaking OF baseball. his associates
OF the rural carrier division say that
Boyd NJ. Breitling has qualified as a
thirty-' Lird degree fan. His attendance
on this seasons games has beeG regu-
lar and studiOusly sincere
The business Of the rural carrier
division has been expanding so rapidly
thai It has been found necessary to
add seevral new file cases for its rec
ords.
Wedding bells sounded on Monday
last for Harry Irion OF the rural car
rier division. He was married at St
James Episcopal Church 20 Miss Anne
, Evans. OF this city Immediately after
the ceremony ne left with his bride for
two weeks honeymoon in New York
and Atlantic City.
@. W. Hall Of the examining division.
has been on leave the past week.
Ut, +. NJ. charles. OF the rural car
| rier division. took part with the vet
Grams of the civil war in the unwilling
OF the Mcclellan statue last Thursday.
and in the parade attendant upon II.
DR.. Charles has a war record Of in
terest
T. NJ. Mclaughlin. Of the examining
division. has resigned. TO take effect on
May ?. in order to accept a position in
the Department of Agriculture. He VIII
be stationed at the agricultural expert
| ment station at Lake Charles. La Mr.
Mclaughlin has been with the com
mission for about two years.
The commissions new system of cleo
tic lighting is completely installed. and
the current viii be turned on this com
ing week. Under the new system there
/. is light at each desk
Mrs John II. Gibson. wife Of John II.
Gibson, who is visiting friends and rela-
yves in the West. is now in St Louis.
She viii return to Washington about
the last Of next week.
John II. Richardson. a legal resident
Of Maine. who was selected from the
register for departmental clerk for an
pointment on the commissions force. re-
ported for duty last week, and has been
( assigned 10 the division OF aDDotnr.
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Charles Walden Barton. one Of the best
known employees or the Office. and Miss
Pearl NJ Sullivan were married last
week, the Rev. J. Edgar Smith perform
ing the ceremony. The bridegroom is
forty-flve and the bride nineteen years
Of age.
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Max Craft, Of the packing and de-
livery division. has been on a vacation
Tor several days.
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CtNllSerNoeCOTuln.
6I|6AA0I59
NEW "CHERUBIH'
FOR COMMISSION
Neil Herndon Resigns to Ac-
cept Appointments Post
office Department.

The personnel of the commissions
three cherubim." as it's messenger
boys are affectiOnately called. has under
gone a change. Nell EIerndon, formerly
one of the three has resigned TO ac-
cept an appointment in the PostoIice
Department, and Cornelius Stribling, OF
West Virginia, has joined the angels in
his stead
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@nslon0UreaU

The many friends Of John ". Bates.
Of the board Of review. feel deep sym
pathy with him In the death OF his
father, who was a highly respected and
prominent citizen. and a druggist Of note
in several locations, for many years.
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Mrs John H Gibson. wife Of John II.
Gibson, who is visiting friends and rela-
ives in the West. is now in St. Louis.
She Will return to washington about
the last Of next week.
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Miss Mollie Grimes. messenger in sec
ton four. has been on vacation for the
past ten days.
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Announcement has been made that a
book of selected poems, written by the
late Edward /. Jordan. one of the most
popular labor leaders that ever lived in
Washington, viii Je published.
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Mrs. c. X. Chapman, clerk in the rural
delivery division, Bureau Of Fourth AS
sistant Postmaster General, who has
been Ill for several weeks. is reforted TO
be improving
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Government Printing Office
. Notes and Personals

A night clerical force IS one Of the
possibilities in the near future. ac-
cording TO gossip among the clerks.
s. d. HOwells, veteran copyholder IN
the main proof room. has been trans
ferrcd to other duties.
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Samuel G. Kirby, copyholder in the
fifth division proof room. has been in
Baltimore on a visit for several days.
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The commissions new system Of cleo
tic lighting is completely installed, and
the current will be turned on this COM
ing week Under the new system there
is a light at each desk.
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Thomas z. Tune. Of the pamphlet sec
ton OF the bindery, is taking a months
leave. He viii visit the jamestown Elk
position while on vacation.
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weeks at one Of the city hospitals, suf-
fering with stomach trouble, is reported
TO be slowly on the mend.
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ten days leave in order to give atten-
ton to his medical studies and to take
the examinations for his fourth year in
George Washington University.
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Major John D. Russell. OF the main
PROOF room, is again al work after
recent 3Ilness.
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Arthur F. Martin and John NJ. Broas.
linotype operators In the job division,
have been away spending the balance
Of their leave. Nj. Broas. who has had
some experience as a machinist, has
taken the civil service examination for
machinist recently held in this city.
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Miss Mary Rainey. o. the western d.
vision, has been detailed 70 the certii-
cate division, where she has often
proved Of valuable assistance. from her
ever-ready willingness TO be useful.
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Miss Mary Trustlow. of the miscella-
neous division, was on Thursday called
10 the bedside of her sister. who is Sc
riously i'll at her home in Stafford
county. Va
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hood one day last week and went on
a fishing trip near Cabin John. \ fair
catch and a large time was reported.
Arthur F. Martin and John NJ. Broas.
linotype operators In the job division,
have been away spending the balance
Of their leave. Mr.. Broas. who has had
some experience as a machinist, has
taken the civil service examination for
machinist recently held in this city.
Il now seems 70 be pretty definitely
settled that / e portion Of the seventh
floor recently Gated by the press room
and the part also 10 be vacated by the
job division win be occupied by the
entire equipment Of typesetting ma
chimes. concentrating the whole plant
on one floor.
Following a shake-up in the Record
prOOfroOm the following readers were
assigned 10 the various divisions as COM
positors: L. c. Rote, Cliff D. Scott. Earl
G. Torrey, E~thur c. Brown, Edward
Coleman, John 3. Dickman, George R.
Merriam. Charles A. Morgan, and John
r. Moss.
The following proofreaders have been
transferred from the day to the night
proOfroOm: +. II. Barnhart. Frank d.
Smith, and c. f. Etchberger.
c. A. Vaughan, for many years a
reader in the main prOnfrOom. who was
assigned to the second division as a com
positor on Monday. rendered his resigna-
ton and has returned to his former
home IN CsbFrooo
Thomas L. Jones. H T. Schrdroth,
and A. II. Chase, of the main proofroom.
have been assigned TO the second di.
vision as compositors. w G. Fearing
was assigned to position in the bind
cry.
John A. Phillips, a reader in the main
proofroOm. has resigned his position and
returned to his former home, in Bristol.
Tenn, where he proposes to engage in
the grocery BUSINESS.
Mord Hyams. who until very recently
was the timekeeper of the fifth division.
is now located at AsheviIle. n. c.. where
ne has opened up a grocery store. and
sends word to his friends that he is
prospecting.
W. W. Maloney. Of the fifth division
proofroom, has returned after spending
few days of his annual leave.
Frank Z. Pyne. who has been in
charge of copy in the sixth division. has
been made banSman in the fourth di-
vision.
c. NJ. Bender, job division compositor
is of on brief vacation using m the
remainder of his leave of absence.
George Chatta way, an employe of the
foundry, who has been laid up many
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Ernst c. Timme. auditor for he de-
partment. returned on Monday from a
pleasant visit Of two weeks 10 his old
home in kenCsha, Wis. He reports a
splendid trip.
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G G. Thompson, assistant chief clerk
Of the department. has been out OF the
CITY for several days on an official bust
ness trip Chief Clerk Chance is also
out Of the city. George s. PAUL. the
appointment clerk, has been acting as
chief clerk
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Miss Daisy Slaughter. a popular and
efficient plate printers assistant en-
ployed in section five, was married on
Thursday evening at o'clock to Henry
thompson, the ceremony being perform
ed by the Rev. DR.. BTUner at the par
sonage Of the Fifth, Baptist Church
sixth and + streets southwest. Miss
Slaughter has been showered with con
CALCULATIONS and best wishes by her
many friends
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among number Of the employees in the
office Of the auditor over the recent
promotions. list of which were pub
iishe6 r. The lines on wednesday.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand E. Malkow.
the latter formerly Miss Lillian Bernice
Sadler, of the bureau, have returned
from their wedding tour and are now
at home to their friends at their home
in Mt Pleasant. Miss Sadler was popu-
lar in the bureau. and her many
friends join in extending congratulations.
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F. NJ. Mclaughlin. Of the examining
division. has resigned, to take effect on
May ?, in order to accept a position in
the Department Of Agriculture. He VIII
be stationed at the agricultural expert
ment station at Lake Charles, La. Mr..
Mclaughlin has been with the COM
mission for about two years.
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Z. T Bushnell assistant superintend-
ent OF the division Of salaries and al
lowances. left Thursday night for a
trip 10 Hampton, Va, on official bust
ness. He viii return on Monday.
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Miss Eta Watson, a popular en-
ploye of the bureau. is on a visit to her
home in North Carolina.
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Algernon s. Jones Is 81 charge Of the
work Of Miss Laura r. BIohun. Of the
board Of review, during her absence on
q European tour.
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The friends Of r. +. Chase. Of the
Western division, are glad 20 note his
Improved appearance since his return 20
his desk, after his recent severe though
short illness.
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John p. Simmons, of New York. on
certificatlon by the Civil Service Com.
mission has been appointed a laboratory
assistant at $500 per annum in the Blu
reaU Of Standards
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The clerks assigned 20 the board OF
review. as reviewers on the claims filed
under the McCumN~ bill, or age pen
sion act, approved February 8, 1907. are
IN charge OF Messrs. Joseph Lott and
Charles Cleaves, and they are laugh
ingly dubbed the cucumber section
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Robert s Shepherd. Of Kensington.
Nd. has been appointed to a position
in the division Of supplies. Bureau Of
I the Fourth Assistant Postmaster Cen
eraL
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Great sorrow was manifested on
Tuesday when the employees were noti-
fed that Miss Virginia b. Nagruder an
empioye Of the examining division. had
died suddenly at her home in this city.
Miss Magruder had been connected with
the bureau for about thirty years. and
was well liked by all. She resided at
l504 Thirty-fifth street northwest.
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Waiter l.. Klopfer does not seem %
have lest much avoirdupois from his
arduous Iabors at the Masonic Fair dur
ing the past few weeks, unless the de-
pletion Of his coin purse VIII cause
drop when he gets on the scales.
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William Mex Cobb. Of the board OF
review. is back at his desk, after a short
sick leave
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c. NJ. Bender, job division compositor.
is off on a brief vacation using mn The
remainder of his leave of absence