The Washington times., 1908-10-04

A Cs-rrier pigeon paid an aII-day call
10 IN. employees OF the division OF saIa-
rles and allowances on THURSDAY. The
pigeon was served a good dinner from
ne l4leH boxes or lAe clerks, siven a
god drink and later sent on lis way
II wore a brass and a silver band, one
OF which contained the number sass
]. s. Woodruff. OF the division Of post
ONCE inspectors, VINO has been on
leave OF absence for the past I'VE weeks
has been unable 20 resume his work al
The department the past week owing 10
Illness.
c. A NcGonagle, deputy auditor, has
gone 70 his home al NuuCle. Ind. 10
spend his vacation with relatives and
friends, and 20 remain until after the
election
W H. Allen. private secretary 10
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
DeGraw, has returned 70 his desk, after
taxing vacation for about two weeks.
William R Spilman. superintendent
OF the rural delivery division. LETT
7nursaay 20 attend the coayention OF
Iowa posrmasters at Des MOInes. and
the convention OF the National Rural
Letter Carriers Association ar Omaha
Neb-, both OF which are 10 be held this
week First Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral GrandfieId IS also attending the
Denver and Des Moines conventions,
and Purchasing Agent William E COch-
ran is attending the Denver convention
First Assistant Postmaster General
DeGTaw, who IS spending some time in
Atlantic City with Mrs DeGraw, who
has not been well this summer. writes
that her condition shows a very grati1--
ing Improvement
Robert r. Cannon. who secured a
transfer from the Greenville. Tex post
q. %
duty Thursday, and was assigned 10 the
division Of dead letters
Capt w. s. BeIden, Of the recordIuE
division. is taking leave for a few days
TO show the city 10 some friends who
are visiting the city during the TUber-
culOsis Congress
c. E. Matthews. Of the recording d.
vision. has been granted leave Of alb
sence for fourteen DAYS, and viii spend
the time on a visit 10 relatives IN New
Jersey, accompanied By his wife.
J. S. Ball Of the recording division. is
spending few days in Richmond, Va,
attending the fair.
George NJ. Manning. Of the division OF
salaries and allowances. has been trans
ferTed to the office OF the Postmaster
General and promoted from $500 20 Sl.05e
Per annum-
- " EdlQNlu. OF Itlc DIVISION or post
once Inspectors. returned 10 duty
2 thursday after spending three weeks o.
his annual leave at his home in Aiassa-
chUsetts.
Harry T. TansIH. Of the division Of
salaries and allowances. has resigned
a clerksEip paying Sl,6oG per annIm.
and left Washington Thursday night for
West Virginia where he re-cnrerS the
service Of coal company at an attrac-
tive salary.
Joseph T. Tuuis. Of Ohio. has been
selected for appointment 70 a position
as clerk at $500 per annum IN the Bureau
Of the Fourth Assistant
Miss 4. x. Eckert. OF the Office Of the
appointment clerk. has returned from a
vacation spent in Chicago
Q N Waters. Superintendent of the
division Of salaries and allowances. left
Thursday for Denver. Col. where he
will iOin his family and be or a vaca-|
ton until after the election Mr. Waters
left with the expectation OF thoroughly
enjoying his annual leave. as he has
been compelled 10 use up his time for
the past Few years while on the sick list.
Miss I. Cox. Of the division Of sal
aries and allowances, returned on Mon
DAY from 4 vacation of a month spent
on a trip to points OF interest III Canada.
A. H. Baldwin. CT the division OF. sal
aries and allowances. has returned from
a vacation of two weeks
Miss May w Dulir. Of the recording
division. Office Of tho auditor was able
Nd, the past week. Miss Dulin Is re-