Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-03

area and thorough electrical communica-
ton rendering it possible to bring an ex-.
tensive system under one administrative
head. The service is the result Of an
evolution, it being necessary to adopt new
methods with each advancing step and to
devise and invent appliances for putting
into effect ideas that were unique 1t has
also required the application of discipline
of military exactness in order to co-ordi-
nate into an efficiently working machine
900 full meteorological offices with more
than 900 auxiliary stations and to produce
an efficiently working unit that shall
twice daily gather meteorological data
from such large area and place the de-
auctions from the data before those who
make the most use of them
The latest edition Of tine Congressional
Directory gives the following list of Off
Gals here those in charge of seven other
forecast division headquarters besides
Washington, and the principal members
Of the research staff at Mount Weather
and though this list says nothing of those
in charge. of the forty-seven local sta
tonS. men with great local fame as
weather prophets, and those in charge of
the many observation stations. it con-
tains so many distinguished meteOrOlo-
gistS that a complete record of their
labors would give complete history OF
the weather bureau and of the advance OF
meteorological science in the past half
century:
Chief. Willis l.. Moore: assistant chier.
Henry Z. Williams chief clerk, Daniel j.
Carroll; editor of Monthly Weather Re
view, Prof. Cleveland Able; professors of
meteorology in charge of Genealogical
division. Frank II. Bigelow: instrument
division, Charles F. Marvin. forecast d.
vision. Edward B. Garriott: river and
flood service. Harry c. Frankenfield in
oh Of L Tol,
chiefs OF divisions Distributing. James
Berry; publications, John P. Church:
telegraph, Jesse Fl. Robinson: marine
meteoroogy. Henry l.. Heiskell: supplies.
Robert Seyboth librarian. Charles f. Tai
man: in charge of forecast districts
Henry j. Cox. Chicago, H.; Alexander G.
McAde San Francisco: district forecast
ers. John w. Smith. Boston. Mass; Ed
ward A. Beals. Portland. Ore; Isaac NJ.
Cline, New Orleans. La: Frederick II.
Brandenburg. Denver. Col; Ferdinand j.
WalZ. Louisville Ky: inspectors-Nornan
b. Conger. Detroit. Mich; Henry B. HER
sey. Milwaukee, Wis; research staff at
Mount Weather. Na.-EXecutive officer in
charge, Prof Alfred J. Henry; in charge
OF physical laboratory. William j. Hum
phreys: solar radiation work. Herbert n.
kimball; upper air research. William r.
Blair: magnetic research Eric r. Miller,
Several notable changes have been
made in the list within the past few
months Prof. Alfred Judson Henry
formerly in charge of research work here
and also attached to the forecast division
has assumed the executive management
of the Mount Weather observatory Her
bert ii. kimball, formerly librarian at
the central station, has been placed in
charge of solar radiation investigation at
Mount Weather and been succeeded as
librarian by his former assistant, Charles
r. Talman. Frank H. Bigelow, who had
charge of the meteorological records d.
vision is now in charge of the climatolog-
ical division. and Prof. William Jackson
Humphreys has been relieved of executive
duties at Mount Weather and nows gives
his entire time to the supervision of the
new physical laboratory.
All Of the men involved In these changes