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Took Law Course.

It was soon after this realization
came to him that he began TO take
a course IN law school. He was
fortunate on graduation in being able
10 make connection with the lawyer
who had first employed him. The
way was made. comparatively easy for
him TO leave the Government employ
ment. and tie regular salary, and this
clerk has entered on the practice Of
law under auspices that promise at
least moderate success. He has made
some reflections on the sabject Of tbs
civil service which are as follows.
Il have been fortunate ia my con-
nection with the Government service,
as it has given me the opportunity Of
preparing for a profession in a man
ner superior to what ] could other
wise have obtained. At the same
time. / remember the hundreds who
have studied for a profession but have
been so eircumstanced that they were
unable 20 leave Government employ
ment and strike out for themselves.
There are not many good positions
IN Government employment accessible
from the classified service.
There are also many bright young
men constantly striving for these
places, and the large side OF the ratio
is on that OF the strivers.
THE best positions en- life obtainable
through the classified service are those
in outside employment. preparation for
which is made possible by the condi-
tons OF Government work.
Securing employment I'm the clsszs-
fed service is largely a matter o.
chance. as between a given number
Of persons Of probably similar quail
fications. but the chance offers the
opportunity OF hitting upon lndivid-
uals well adapted for the work ANY
rigid system would III the depart
ments with clerks who would conform
to the pattern OF the system. which
IN turn would reflect its creator 50
that the clerks would be very much OF
one kind.
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Angela Dolores. Mrs. d. II. Hunt
Jane Dore, Mrs. Roger Barker.
Dorothy Dorr. Mrs. II. J. Damn.
blanche Douglas. Mrs. Harrington
Reynolds
Charlotte Downing, Mrs. j. oyuheE
Dorothy Drake. Mrs. Henri De yries.
Louise Draper. Mrs. James , 1ayloT-
Louise Dresser. Mrs. JACK NOIWoIlh.
Luella Drew, Mrs. Knox Wilson.
Marie Drofnah, Mrs. Charles b. Han
ford
Grace Dudley, Mrs. Charles Cherry.
Emma Dunn. Mrs. Harry BereStorr.
Teannette DuDree. Mrs W b. Watson.
Maud Durbin. Mrs. Otis skinner;
Ada Dwver, Mrs Harold Russell
Minnie Edwardes, Mrs. Benjamin
Ger ere i7o0 Edwardy. Baroness werth-
Louise Kissing. Mrs. Cyril Scott.
Fernando EIiscu, Mrs. Carl Anthony.
Gertrude Elliott Mrs. j. Forbes Rob
ertsOn.
Maxine Elliott. Mrs. Nat c. Goodwin.
Enie Eusler, Mrs. Frank WeslJn.
Edna EIlsmere, Mrs Hersckal MayaH.
Marion Elmore, Mrs. Frank Losee
Rose Emerson, Mrs. Lincoln j. Plum
mer-
Lillian Hale Emery, Mrs. Benjamin S.
Elizabeth Emmett. Mrs. Nicholas Bid
Elsie Esmond. Mrs. Robert Morrie.
Alice Esty. Mrs. Alec Marsh.
Alice Evans, Mrs. Wilton Lackaye,-
Edith Evelyn, Mrs Lee Baker.
Fanohon Everhardt Mrs. Richard
Vivian
Marion Fairfax, Mrs. Tully Marshall.
Adele harrington Mrs. Hobart kos-
worth
Lotfa Faust, Mrs. Richie Ling.
Margaret Fealy, Mrs. Rafae'o CaNaIlo-
Mabel Fenton, Mrs. Charles ), Ross
Marguerite Ferguson, Mrs James l.
Riiou Fernandez. Mrs. W. L. Ablng
Selma Fetter. Mrs Edwin Milton
Grace FilSlns. Mrs. Adolph Mark
Genevieve Finlay, Mrs. Melville stew
Alice Fischer. Mrs. William Harcourt.
Kate Woods Fiske, Mrs James Kyle
Minnie Madden Fiske. Mrs. Harrison
Grey Fiske
Anna. F'itzhugh. Atrs. John J. Harty.
Katherine Floren e edrs- Fritz WI
llams.
Edna Floyd. Mrs. Harold +. 2rentor.
Rose Flynn Mrs. Frank HWTsnorns
Susie Forester. Mrs. Heroert cav
thorne.
Gertrude Foster Mrs Edward ".
Mansfield
Della Fox. Mrs. Jack Levy
Nadge Fox Mrs. Max Hart
Irene Franklin. Mrs. Burt Green.
Grace Freeman. Mrs. James c. Grey.
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clerk. because he has been here long
er than YOU have. and because he Is a
Kicker. I know he skins out OF all the
work he car and lOafs on the rest OF
us; but It's pretty hard to mark ef-
icieney on This kind of work, and he
kicked hard because he didn't get the
last promotion. Youn get yours next
time
And so 1t happened; but when 1t be-
came necessary once more that pay
days should occur promptly on the ff
teCnth ana thiTIieth. the clerk looked
round again II seemed to HIM. for he
Was fanciful. that there WAS some
thing DantesqUe in the thousand dollar
grade. It was the circle of the gath
ering of the mass OF all sorts. There
We're those who swan round in their
little pool without prospect of getting
higher. There were those who had
come down from higher cranes and
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Leonore ChippendaIe. Airs. sydney
Mather.
Hilda Clarke, Mrs. Wilbur F. Flower.
Kate Claxton, Mrs Charles A Steven
son.
Bessie Clayton, Mrs. Julian Mitchell
Katherine CIemmons, AIRS Howard
Gould
Camille CLIFFORD, Mrs Lyndhurst Bruce
(BOTd kildare's SOM.
Louise Closer, Mrs Walter Hale
Isabelle Coe, Mrs. Frank Mckee.
Gertrude Coghlan, Mrs Augustus
PitoU, il.
Josephine Conan. Mrs Fred Niblo.
Fanny Cohen. Mrs. J. Hay Cesar
Sally Cohen, Mrs. John C. Rice
Lizzie Hudson Collier. Mrs. Walter
Nannette Comstock. Mrs. Frank Bur
ava condor, Mrs. William Robert
Annie Conroy. Mrs. John c. Russell.
Marion Convere. Mrs. Charles Fran
els Bryant.
sarah Converse, Mrs. r. Z. Bronson.
Georgia Cooper. Mrs. Landers Stevens.
Jane Corcoran,- Mrs. J. Emmett Bax-
ter.
Aida Cortelyou, Mrs. Sydney Herbert.
IdaIcne Cotton, Mrs Nick Long.
Louise Courtney, Mrs Jackson j
Searle
Jane Cowl. Mrs Adolph Klauber.
Edith Crane, Mrs. Tyrone Power.
Anene Crater, Mrs Fred Stone.
Kate Crehan. Mrs. Oliver Doud Byron.
Edith CrCllus, Mrs. James Gordon.
Henrietta Crosman. Mrs. Maurice
Campbell.
Josepha CTOwel. Mrs. Emile La CrOiX.
Marion Cullen. Mrs. FeTCiYal 9, Jones.
Sertha Dale, Mrs. Robert Lett
Lucy DAILY. Mrs. Hap Ward
Margaret DAILY. Mrs. Harry Vokcs.
Essex Dane. Mrs Arthur Lewis.
Ada Dare, Mrs. Frank Ehret
Camille D-ArVille Mrs. T. w. Crellin.
Jeanette - ATville. Mrs. sydney Smith.
May Davenport Mrs William Sey-
mour.
Eva Davenport. Mrs. Nell o Brien-
Phoebe Davies. Mrs Joseph Grismer.
Reiue Davies, Mrs George W. Lederer.
Dollie Davis. Etrs. Cecil owen
Fay Davis. Mrs Gerald Laurence.
Blanche Dayne. Mrs. VIII N. Cressy.
La Belle Dazzle 6Ee Domino ROgUe),
Mrs. Mark H.uescher.
Jsslia Dean. Mrs. OTrne Caldara.
Emma De Castro. Mrs. Harry Mac
Donald
Carrie De Mar. Mrs. Joseph Hart.
Eva Dennison. Mrs. Stanley Dark.
Marie Derickson. Mrs. Francis O'Neili.
Mona Dea moad. Mrs. L. Reed Fuller.
Elsie De Tourney Mrs T. G. Hine-
baucft
anna Dohe~ty. Mrs, William Inman.
Lillian Doherty, Mrs. Joseph II. Rob
ertH.
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Kathryn Kidder. Mrs. Louis K. Aus
paCheT.
Edith kingdom, Mrs. George Gould
Julia Kingsley, Mrs. Nelson Lewis
MindeH Kingston, Mrs John W
World
Grace Ktmball. chorus girl. Mrs. Stan
ley Hawkins.
Grace Kimban, leading woman, Mrs
Lawrence d. Mcclure.
Lulu Klein. Mrs. Albert Bruening.
Norma Kcpp, Mrs. William Danforth-
Helen Iackaye. Mrs. Harry J. Ridinge.
Perla Landers. Mrs. Al Phillips.
Norah Lamison, Mrs. Donald Mac
Grace Nae Lamkin. Mrs. Albert
Lillian Lamson, Mrs. William Des-
agnes Rose Lane. Mrs. James O. Ross
man.
Clara Lane. Mrs. J. K; Murray
Eleanor Lane. Mrs. Charles J Bell
AfarRaret Laneham, Mrs. Lewis Stone.
Sadie I.auer. Mrs. William Nelson Cal
Anna Laughlin. Mrs. Van Monroe.
Nellie Lawrence, Mrs. Edward Mon
Louise Lawton, Mrs Charles II.
Marion Lea, Mrs. Langdon Mitchell.
Amy Lee. Mrs. A. G. Delemater-
Helen Lee, MIS- 0n4ElGs 4AAuGUtA
Henrietta Lee. Mrs. Charles 2. Nor
Tison.
ora Lee. Mrs. Freeman Barnes.
DAISY Leighton, Mrs. Philip Ryley.
Rose Leighton, Mrs. Gustave Kerker
Grace I.eIth, Mrs. Burt HoGgkins.
Ids Isenharr. Mrs. James r. D0lan.
Suzanne Leonard, Mrs Owen West
ford
Aiadge Lessing. Mrs. George b Nc
Ada Lewis. Mrs. John Parr.
louise Lewis. Mrs. Marshall Farnum,
EsteUe Liebling. Mrs. Arthur R. Mos
Ter
Mamie Lincoln, Mrs Starr l. Pixley
Lotta Linthicum, Mrs. William C.
Strachan.
cara IIpman. Mrs, Louis Mann
Emma IittleaeId. Mrs. Victor Moore
Marie Lloyd. Mrs. Alec Hurley.
Grace Lockwood. Mrs. Edward b.
Bailey.
Helen Lord. Mrs. Rayme4-d Hubben.
Jeanette Lowrie, Mrs. Thomas ..
Sea 6rOcke.
Esther Lyon. ETr5. Oscar agile.
sarah Lyon, MA G. Les Z Allen.
Essie Lyons. Mrs. Fred u Cook
Jessie McAliister. Mrs. Ben = Wilson.
Helen Macbeth, 6Irs. Frank Mills
Loretta MEGA H<rty. Mrs. Theodore
re bcock,
Edna Mcclure. Mrs. John Richardson
Caroline Kelly NIcCord. Mrs. W. S.
Butterfield-
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"He made his appearance at o'clock,
and the scrubwoman stared at him"


be done were treated with slips If
paper as long as the width Of sheet
IF letter paper and as wide as one
third OF its length. lie found that
most OF these divided into classes.
each with a crysta'ized form, Of ex-
preston. Tor which ne came 10 have
an abbreviated stenographic formula
which made dictation and transcrib-
ing easy. These slips were called en-
dorsemeuts, anu certain. derelicts of
correspondence came round az inter
walls encrusted with them, JBtH they
booked like ships that had been long
at sea To dictate the various for
Huiae which belonged to the different
-sses was called original work
.ctsicnauy the clcrl. who did Jhe
SINAI work would have an oPpor-
,unity TO throw himself by Calling
Size attention Of some other division
-r bureau 10 an error. misstate1nent.
or misconcepti0n. This was done with
an icy politeness, with many ''fail-to-
understands and decentralization
tons" The certa.aty that an endorse
ment would make the recipient dig
around for even more exasperating eN-
preston was a matter Of openly-eX-
pressed g}ee en- the part Of the clerk
doing original work.
The new clerk found that his
monthly salary was paid in two in
stallments. He might draw up TO one
half on the fifteenth. and as much
before the thirtieth as he could ca
jole the disbursing clerk TO let him
have. on the last-named date he Te-
ceived the balance He found that the
rock-bottom price for existence was
thirty dollars a month for board and
room Less than that was something
like slow starvation, and he could pay
rs much more as be chose without Sc
curing startling results. This was for
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Sew Materlal ImpressionabIe.

Very much Of the new material =
impressionable and is quickly mO1i-
fed and nodded In most cases n
improves appreciabIy with even a
short residence in Washington.
TN promotion. the personal euua-
ton has its influence. The academic
system Of marking for efficiency Is
absurd ar 4 proposition by itself As
modified by those who have go deal
With its results. Il works with a rea-
sOnable amount OF justice. though
with inevitable cases OF individual
hardship. Here again riEidity and
adherence to any given system would
probably give inferior results
THE psthos Of the Government
service lies in the absence Of the ex-
r-ctatiou OF satisfactory outcome.
lille there IS continuous employment
good pay during the productive
Ears, the intangible surplus Of friends
and associations does not accumulate
rs in outside life The clerks world
is the room OF the department. OUT
side Of Il he becomes almost a stranger
When he feels the competition Of
Younger men. he has 20 meet II
alone
'.The problem OF the disposition OF
the Old and disabled clerks In the Gov
eminent service cannot be settled NV
proclaiming opposition 10 civil pen
sion list II Is 8 fact now. II could
be administered at less expense II II
were given its proper name.
Comparative efficiency cannot be
sscertained until a standard OF ef-
hciency has bean established. No one
knows whether the Government work
is being efficiently done. The most
one can say is that IL Is being done. "
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Olive Fremstad, Mrs. Edison Sutphen.
Myrta French. Mrs. Jean Paul Kur-
steiner.
Irene FriZelle. Mrs. Felix Isman-
MOllie Fuller, Mrs. Fred Hallen.
MignOn Fulton &rs. r. Cecil Butler.
Nell S'sne Fulton. Mrs. Tudor Nichols.
Maud EuFniss, Mrs. Alexander Dow.
Mime Gale. Mrs. Archibald {. Haynes.
Blanche Cation, Mrs. Thomas Whiffen.
Amelih Gardiner, Mrs. Henry j. West.
Augusta Gardner, Mrs. Louis Eagan.
Jessie Gardner, Mrs Eddie Girard
Camille Gautier, Mrs. ". D. COrbett.
Florence Gear. Mrs. Harry 3. Roche.
MaymS Gehrue. Mrs. John Ford
Grace George. Mrs. William A, Brady.
Mars George, Mrs. Norman J. Nor
man.
olga Clanrint. Signora Ermete Noveni.
Julia May Clifford. Mrs. Robert Fitz-
simmons
Katherine Gilman, Mrs. George Irving.
Marion Giroux. Mrs. Sydney Solomon.
Mona Glendower, Mrs. Raymond Ma
mon.
Rosemary GIoss, AIRS. Race whitney.
Paula Gloy, Mrs Sydney Irving.
Belle Gold. Mrs. A. W. Cross.
Helen Grantley, Mrs. James B.
DOlcher.
Jane GRAY, Mrs. Charles Richman.
EVie Greene. Mrs Dick Temple.
Louise Cunning. Mrs Frederick Pit
ney.
Mabel Hackney, Mrs. Lawrence Irving.
Helaine Hadley Mrs. Corliss Giles.
Eleanor Han, Mrs. WestrOpp Saunders.
Jessie Mae Han, Mrs AL Trahern
Josephine Hall, Mrs. Alfred Aarons.
Laura Nelson Han, Mrs. Frederick
TruesdeII
Maude Edna Hall. Mrs Carleton Macy.
Magsie Holloway, Mrs. Alfred Fisher.
Marie Halton, Mrs. Hugo Felix.
Sadie Handy. Mrs. Joseph j. McCar-
Thy.
Maude Harlowe. Mrs. Fred J. Titus.
Virginia Harmed, Mrs. Z. IL Sothern
Nine Harrington, Mrs. Edward Law
renee.
Ethel Harrison, Mrs. w. c, D. Tan
ner
Ysobel HaskIns. Mrs walter W.
Price
Frances Hastings. Mrs. Henry Jewett.
Percy Haswen Mrs. George Fawcett.
Alma Hathaway, Mrs. NJ. d. Hubben
Ann Hathaway. Mrs William McVay
Eta Hawkins, Mrs. William Morris.
Florence HawIey. Mrs. Oral Humph-
TeY.
Lola Hawthorne, Mrs. L. ]. Rodri-
queZ
Nellie Hawthorne, Mrs. Robert Yer
non.
Helena Head. Mrs. Leonard Shepherd.
loretta Heely, Mrs. Albert Sydney
HoWson
Anna Held. Mrs. Florence Zeefeid
Anita IT ldTfe. Mrs. David Miles.
Annie Hendricks. Mrs. Louis James.
&asda Henry, Mrs p c. Foy
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Agnes HeTndon. Mrs. Albert AndrUEs.
Bijou Heron, Mrs. Henry Miller
clyde Heron, Mrs. Theodore Roberts.
Christine Hill, Mrs. Wallace Shaw
Berta Hobson. Mrs. William H. Ed
mund.
Gertrude Hoffman. MIS-. Max Hoffman.
Hilda Hollins. Mrs. John Maxwell
Maud HoIlins, Mrs. George Thomas.
Jane Holly Mrs. Robert BTunton.
Helen Holmes, Mrs Percival, Lennon.
Ruth Holt, Mrs Aubrey Fhanhouser-
Viola Hopkins, Mrs. Joseph Her
bert. il.
Mary Horner. Mrs. Priestly Morrison.
Alice HOsmer, Mrs. J. K. Adams.
JObyna Rowland Mrs. Arthur Stringer.
Christine Hudson, Mrs William Law
renee.
Mabel Hite, Mrs. Michael.
Alice Treat Hunt, Mrs. Lester Lonner-
RUa.
Edna Hunter. Mrs. worden c. wood
Dorothy Hunting, Mrs. r. A. Chap
Minoia MAZDA Hurst. Mrs. William
Maud Huth. Mrs. Samuel ]. Ryan.
Margaret Ellington. Mrs. Daniel Froh-
Beatrice Ingram. MIS-. Charles Boil
Annie irish. Mrs. ]. E Dodson.
clara irving. Mrs Alfred Hudson
Eleanor Irving, Mrs. James Mca1cr-
Isabel irving. Mrs. William H. ThOmp-
Jes. lie Izette. Mrs. Hugh Ford
Ethel Jackson. Mrs. J. Fred thinner
ls.rn1s. Tenvier. Mrs. David Torrencs.
Verona Jarbeau, Mrs. Jefferson Bern
ri, Jeffreys. Mrs Herbert Sleath
ID Jer-reys. Mrs. S. GOOdfriend.
Rida louise Johnson. Mrs james
Fannie Johnston. Mrs. William Van
Bergen Van Dyke.
Mamie tombstone. Mrs. Louis r.
Grisei.
Jennie Iovce. Mrs. Phil DAILY. jr.
Alice Judson, Mrs. William c. Wee
Bertha Kslich. Mrs Leopold spach-
Marguerite Keller. Mrs. Homer B.
Mildred Keith. Mrs. Frederick ship
man.
RIauche FIelleher. Mrs. George Hixon.
Maud Keiiatt Mrs. Al Lester
fseorsfe Kelly. Mrs. Dan McAvoy.
Eva Kelly, Ms G. p. Huntley-
Anna Kenwick. Mrs. George W. Mon
roe
Vinette Rershaw. Mrs. Albert Nor
lSsOn.
ka.hieen Kerrigan, Mrs. Clay Gem
cnt.
Rose Kessner. Mrs Harry smlrl
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two meals aa5 Lunch cost him APP
proNimateiy 3 a month more. Car
fare was 50 a month ard laundry,
minor repairs 10 clothes. and lesser
expenses he could not keep track OF.
hut he was surprised 10 find himself
iocAihg forward to payday after the
second month with eager anticipation.
After SIX months ne congratulated
hinise'' il pay day dawued and found
nm Win casn on hand. Under these
circumstances IL was not hard 10 con-
vince himself that he was entitled TO,
and ought 10 have, raise.
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continued from ctN t4lLll Il el6SsJ
Gertrude Bondhm Mrs. OTIS R
stella Boniface. Mrs. Henry Weaver.
Winnifrcd BOnuewitz, Mrs. Marcus
jessie Bonsteue, Mrs. A H Stuart.
Agnes Booth. Mrs. John SchOeffei.
Rachel Booth, Mrs. James 7. Powers
Odette Bordeaux, Mrs. Herbert Sal
Gertrude Boswell, Mrs. George Her
Louise Thorndyke Boucicault. Mrs.
William G. CLANCY
Madeleine BoutOn, Baroness Won
NimptsCh-
NAV Bouton, Mrs. Lester Brown.
Adine Bowler, Mrs. Anthony Faust, il.
Anna Boyd Mrs. Joseph COyne.
Edith Bradford. Mrs Charleworth j.
/ ,eonora Bradley. Mrs. Charles Patee.
Nellie Braggins, Mrs. john CAM.
Georgine Brandon, Mrs. Edwin Brandt
Lillian Branscombe, Mrs Herbert
Tilv Bravton. Mrs. oscar Asche.
Loltie Brisc0e, Mrs. Harry MacRae.
Meta Britain, Mrs. Samuel NIeCutch-
Eleanor Broadfoot, Nine. de Cisneros.
Fanny Br0agh, Mrs +. = EoicNn.
Edith Browning. Mrs. Robert Good
Ethel Browning. Mrs Ashley Miller.
Marie Burroughs, Mrs. Robert b. Nc
I.agra Burt. Mrs. Henry b Stanford.
Alice Butler, Mrs Charles " Butler
Marie Cahiu, Mrs. Daniel =. Arthur.
Eleanor Gaines, Mrs. J.. J. lie SAINT.
Eleanor calhoun. Mrs LaZar LaZerO-
vrtCfi
Beatrice Cameron, Mrs 1'IcAdIu
Mansfield
Grace Cameron, Mrs H. NinsloW
lSenWorthy.
I-anchon Campbell Mrs. Jack Wen
rbeo Carew, Mrs Wilfred Clarke.
Cz.,.fie Carlisle. Mrs Sager Midgley.
claudia Carlstedt, Mrs A. G. Wheel
;-Sas6Jor carr. Mrs. Albert Perry.
GIabel Carrier, Mrs Daniel 9. Reid.
E.va Darlington. Lady De CLIFFORD.
FveIyn carter, Mrs Reginald car
MIS-. .esiie Garter, Mrs. William Louis
louise carter. Mrs. Frederick sey-
rm,na Carus. Mrs. Harry ]. Everall
sfarie Celeste. Mrs. Franz T. Strana-
Anna chance, Mrs. Charles Grapewin-
ItdNthc Chapman, AIRS James Nell
Dorothy Chester, Mrs Frederic de
BcNeVile
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Christie Macdonald. Mrs. William
Winter Jefferson.
Laura McGilvray. Mrs. Frank Gill
more
Nellie NeHenry. Mrs. John Webster.
Leila Mcintyre. Mrs. John Hyams.
Beatrice Mckenzie, Mrs. Lew II. New
comb
Mabel Mckinley. Mrs. DR.. Baer.
Margaret Mckinney, Mrs. Paul Nc
Ida Mcmillan. Mrs. Frederic Sullivan.
Louise Mcnamara, Mrs. Theodore
Barrett.
Inez Maciuley, Mrs. Hal Davis.
Louise MiIckintOsh. Mrs. Robert Rog-
Mary Mal,nering, Mrs. James X Hac-
Eugenie lfanteln. Mrs. Ferdinand de
Anna Ma. bic. Mrs. Charming Pollock.
Eda Marty, Mrs. Ben s. Mears.
Dorothy Martin, Mrs. Sydney Bracy-
Sadie Martinot, Mrs. Louis Nether-
sole.
Zoa Matthews. Mrs. F. G. Parry.
Edith Wynne MatthisOn. Mrs. Charles
Ram Kennedy.
Leola Maye. Mrs. A. c. Harsey-Elder. 4
Stella MAYHEM. Mrs. Billie Taylor.
Deronda Mayo, Mrs. Green.
Eleanor Mayo, Mrs. James EMERSON.
IT.
L7S4ie Mayo, MIS- Altred hickman.
Margaret Mayo. Mrs. Edgar SeIwvn
Pearl Melville. Mrs. Walter s Bald
win
George Mendum. Mrs. George parsons.
Carrie Merrflees. Mrs. Matt G. Wood
ward
Grace Orr Meyers. Mrs. Grafton Baker
Kate Micholena, Mrs. Isnthvs .. Dr.
Viola Miles. Mrs. Frank Monroe.
Julia AIi!iSrd. Mrs. James =. fSr1-=zz,
jeanette Miller, Mrs. Harry b s.
Stafford
sandol MllHken. Mrs Carlos E. stod-
dard.
Jessica Miner. Mrs. Carl Herbert
Maggie Mitchell. Mrs. Charles Abbott.
Mary Mitchell, Mrs. John w Albaugh.
Carrie Monroe. Mrs. Thomas S. Smith.
Florence Montgomery, Mrs George
Arliss.
Mabel Montgomery, Mrs. Joseph Hen
ninger
Julia Mooney. Mrs X 3. Merrill.
Tessie Mooney, Mrs. Frank Hale
olive Celeste Moore, Mrs. Archibald
s White.
Beatrics Morgan. Mrs. Robert Lee
Hill
Rose Morrison, Mrs. Lindsay Morrison.
Clara Morris, Mrs. F. c. Harriott
Mabel Morrison. Mrs. Richard Ben
nett.
Lillian Mortimer. Mrs. ]. L. verones.
Lotto Mortimer. Mrs. Edward 3
Abeles.
CONTINUED on Ninth Page
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who Tried TO persuade themselves that
they were on bottom. Yet an those
who had reasonable expecta tious, those
who had reached their limit. and those
who had yet step lower to 20; were.
each and every one, certain that bat
Tor rank injustice. the next promotion
sHUuld be theirs. Reduced clerks sell
dom or never lose the hope or getting
their old ratings back. Clerks. hope
lessly in a grade that represents the
limits OF their possibilities can never
understand why younger men are pro-
NOTED over their heads. Ii Is years
since political influence mas been able
to 10 anything for clerks in the CLASH
fed service. except perhaps TO get
them another chance after they run the
risk or dismissal: but pull Is cher
ished and nulred, limited at and breg-
ged about to a ridieulcsts degree
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NDER the title of "n the Service OF Uncle Sam H. C. Gauss
has contributed entertaining article to the December
Der of the National Magazine in which he describes the Gov
- enment empoye he really is Mr. Gauss for a
her of wears an empoye the Navy Department but private
etar to Attorney General Bompar Consequently he emneny
qualified to write upon the subject
In this article the life a Government clerk in Washington par
clarv IS pictured in all its reality There attempt TO enveop
in rosee cloak there effort to make appear ksome
The clerks entrance into civil service struggle Tor promotions mode OF
tive II follows verbatim
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First he found that there was no
particular sense I'm getting up carly Ia
the morning. lie made his appear
auce at 8 o'clock, and the scrub we
man stared at him. AT $50 the mos
sCngcrs came i'm aud asked him If nr
had been there al night. II was d
long hour until 9. and he ascer-
tanned definitely that IL ne were on
hand TO put his Initials on the time
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Countless Difficulties and Much Red Tape
ObshuCt the Way

tributvd After tha, t'eiv was
crescendo movement Of industry. 9rok-
en by the hslf-hour lunch period. until
the moment Of a ceremony known as
calling the mail" This occurred
after The longer lunch period OF the
superior officers, at between > and )
O'Clock. Industry then bet gan to Eag,
so that there was 10 reason why be
should not have bis hat ANA coat on
and be of promptly at 4:50 o'clock
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mento mort 30 it that makes the re-
membrance stick
Thirdly, he was surprised and little
shocked 10 find that he was idle good
deal during the day. It was only by
comparing his days occupations with
those OF a previous year that he APP
preciated the difference. but ne found
that instead OF practicing shorthand
and typewriting. reading or writing as
formerly In the odd moments of the
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San 70 doubt the possibilities II short
hand. He put business forms into OF
fetal letters and addressed a high and
mighty official as Dear Sir" They
corrected him patiently. and other
clerks told him Things. IN a week ne
found that il was just new ana
easily learned language. a sert of Of
fetal slang, and he began 20 look
about him.
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slip one minute before or after nine,
he would accomplish the ultimate IN
tie way Of saving the country or Of
advancing his own inteTCs.s-
He found also that there was space
of ten minutes or 50 after 8 O'Clock in
which the morning paper could Dc
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Taking Dictation.

His work consisted largely IN taxing
dictation from clerk who wrote
MANY letters stating definitely. and
sometimes curtlV, that things could
uot be done. The things that could
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office"

patient and tired attempt at clair
Vovauce had picked his name from
he list as being probably that OF the
least undesirable, and had wired tu
him to report. They turned him over
TO glib-tongued official who rolled
off stereotyped phrases as If they We're
single words and the new clerk be-
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uent in Washington at $500 a year,
So a month. $3.50 a week. He hS-
ured it down to his accustomed week.
basis rapidly, and called the result
munifiUent.
Months before he had taken civil
service examination. Because the
eHglbles who were above MIN on the
list had been exhausted, because some
OTHER states quota had been filled, OF
because Of one or several chances
which might or might not be expected
to develop favoTably. his turn had
comet and His name was one OF three
certified 10 the appointment clerk i'm
the department in which the vacancy
existed.
The appointment clerk, with another