The Washington times., 1908-08-02
MRS. M'KELDEN
ONCE WAS CLERK

Woman Killed by Fall a
Daughter of Former Com
missioner Cox.
Mrs. Julia c. McKelden. who was
killed by falling down flight Of steps
AZ New York city on Tuesday night
was al one time employed as clerk
in the division of dead letters, OF the
Postoffce, having retired from the
service about fifteen years ago. She was
q daughter OF General Cox, Commits
sioner of Pensions. under President
Grant. and is related TO a number Of
prominent washington people.
Miss Ella NJ. Stanley. of the assort-
sng division, Office OF the auditor &C
coupan!ed by Miss Beatrice Alpress'
has gone on a three weeks trip 10
Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands, Mon
treal. and quebec. and on the return
trip viii stop at Philadelphia ana Al
lantie city. .>
c. H. Keating, deputy auditor for the
department, LETT Thurs ~ for MS Ola
home at Mansfield, Ohlu, where ne VIII
toin his family, who have been sPeho-
ing the summer there, and remain Ioi q"
vacation OF moh'A'
Mrs Harriet Bryan, clerk in the
,-,raI delivery service since It was hrst
,ststSlfst,ed has resigned a clerksnlp
III S1,4OO per amnUm. and Will leave loL
the west. with her husband, 10 locate
on a ranch
Edwin z. Roberts. of the Clly tI oSII
office. has been promoted from spe1'A'
clerk 20 foreman at $500 per annum-
Miss catherine I. Pollock. Of the d.
,.tsion. of postofdce inspectors, has Deeh
ON the sick list for several days
Mrs. Harriet Ward and Miss Elijah beth
Logan, of the division OF Fuia' N''' 80
are taking Vacations
Mrs Lucia Erwin has been transferred sl
from the division Of dead letters 10 INC
Bureau OF the First Assistant
,-.,.,,- M Rairaer. Of the Office of the
77i-st Assistant. has returned from va
cation spent i'm Massachusetts, as We
,,11es+ Of John Logan, OF the once OF lHe
Postmaster General
- NIcGonagle. deputy auditor. mas
-atI,rned 10 office after weeks llheSsi
md is now acting auditor In the anSeI ~ =
If Auditor NJ. O. Chance. who, Win IN ms
family, is spending his vacation Ia
ginia.
g II Dewey and c. A. Fisher. OF the
y.acording division, are in camp Win Ine
District National Guard at feEt W asH'
ington.
y Walker and NJ R. St. Clair. OF
the recording division, are on leave OF
absence. the former Tor tWeIlly I'M &C
days and -tff latter Tor eight days
n steiner, of the recording divi-
sion has beer. granted leave OF absence
for twenty-five days. ana VIII sPeiu 'iie
time on a trip 10 Canada.
p Y. Keyser. OF the office Of the as
sistant attorney general for the depar!
rnent accompanied DS MS WIZ =
spending vacation of a month IN VIZ
ginia.--- -s-Fs- 49,
c. s. Brundage has returned 70 his
desk in the division OF dead letters aItei
his annual vacation.
c. 2. La Place, OF the division Of III
raj delivery left Wednesday for Essex
Conn where ne viii spend two weeks
OF mis- vacation.
Miss Margaret Gilbert. of the division
of rural delivery. has been spending tht
past week at Olean. y. Y, where she
was called by the death OF her moIher
Miss Lena B. Thatcher. OF the divi
sion OF rural delivery, leaves tomorrow
for a vacation of twenty-niEe days Il
be spent al points in Connecticut
MN Cheney Office OF the assistant
attorney general for the department
has returned from his old New Hamp
shire home. where he spent his vacation
with relatives and friends
William r. Spilman. superintendent OF
the division of rural delivery. accom-
panied by hts family. is spending his
vacation at Pen Mar, Pa.
Judge r. P Goodwin. assistant attOr,
ney general for the department. accom-
panied by his wife. is spending his
Richard NJ Webster is acting in his
absence.
n. s. Guimont OF the division Of dead
letters. leaves tomorrow for a trip Of
three weeks 20 Niagara Falls and thu
lakes
Miss Gertrude Rosenthal. Of the divi
sion OF rural delivery, will leave tOmor
row for her home in Indiana. where she
VIII spend month with relatives anC
friends.
Z. J. Stoulil, of the division OF deaC
letters, leaves tomorrow TO spend somi
time with relatives at his old home IN
North Dakota, after which he will &,
with the militia Of that State. of which
he Is a member, TO the Pacific coast fOl
an -encampment OF three weeks.
George G. Thompson. chief clerk
and John NJ GrOff OF the office oR TIT
second assistant, returned Monday from
short business trip 10 New York city
Miss r. h Eckert. OF the chief clerk
division. returned Tuesday from a va
cation OF a week at Atlantic City.
Manseil S. Mills, of the registry dl
Vision city pOstOfnCe. has been granted
leave Of absence for ten days, v-hicl
he win spend in the mountains of Vir
Sinia-
Charles SaXtOn, clerk in the division
or foreign mails. bureau Of the secOn,
assistant. died at his home at Mt. Ran
Ter Tuesday night in the thirty-fiftl
year Of his age. He was appointed [,
position in the department In August
1903, from Pennsylvania He was il
for about three weeks with typhoi
fever. His wife survives him.
r. +. Conner, who was recently trans
ferred from the registry division of tn