Evening star., 1909-07-01

Postmaster General Hitchcock today an
nounced the appointment of George W.
Reik of Baltimore. Md, as his private
secretary at an annual salary of 5000
Mr. Reik has been in the government
service about ten years. He was origi-
nally appointed a temporary employe at
the headquarters of the department OF
Cuba at Havana in August, 1899. but was
compelled to resign on account of illness
in February. 1900.
He was appointed to a clerkship in the
War Department in August, 1900. and
resigned to accept a position at $1,4oO In
the Post Office Department December L,
1905. He steadily rose in rank through
the various grades to be the assistant
chief clerk of the Post Office Department.
post from which he was promoted to
be private secretary to the postmaster
General.
Mr. Reik was born in Delaware, but
was appointed from Baltimore. Prior to
his appointment to the Cuban service ne
was in a law Office and later with the
Standard Oil Company at Baltimore. He
was educated in the public schools at
Frederica, Del, and at Delaware College.
Newark. Del.
Mr. Reik attracted the attention of Mr..
postmaster general. 1t was at his re-
quest that Mr.. Reik was transferred from
the War Department.
The other changes announced by Post
master General Hitchcock to take effect
today are as follows:
In the Office of the second assistant
postmaster general: George E. Bandel
of Maryland. from clerk class (s1,60O)
to clerk class (s1,S0o). and Walter L.
Barnum of Vermont. from clerk class
(s1, 400 TO clerk class 3 (s1,600).
In the office OF the fourth assistant
postmaster general: Clerks from $1,000
to $1,000 per annum-Herbert F. Gem.
bell of Iowa, Miss Matte c. Duck Of
gan. Miss Sara B. Angle of Maryland.
Miss Katherine E. Schwartz of Ohio,
Mrs. Elizabeth F. Melville of New York.
| Courtenay B. Bray of Georgia, johnston
Clerks from 5000 TO $1,000 per annum
George E. Heisley of the District of
Columbia. George f. Card of Callfor-
mia. Charles w. Barker Of California.
Henry Hammelman of New YORK, Miss
Estella H. Meada of Alabama.
John H. Robinson of Rhode Island,
skilled craftsman. from $1,000 to s1,soo
per annum.
John L. Miller Of the District Of Colum-
| bia skilled craftsman, from $1,4oo to
| 81. 500 per annum.
Cadwalader Woodville of the District OF
| Columbia, skilled craftsman, from $1,2OO
to $1,000 per annum
| Gustave A. Johnson of Illinois. from
L
man ($1.200).
| Mrs. Georgia c. Merrick of Ohio. from
| copyist of maps Gl,oGO to skilled drafts
man Isl 200.
Porter L. Mattox of Ohio. copyist Of
mans, from $3.50 to 81 900 per annum.
Charles F. Boss, jr., of the District OF
Columbia, copyist OF maps. from $500 to
| 81 600 per annum
Miss Mary F. Smith of West Virginia,
copyist Of maps. from $500 TO $1,000 per
annum.
Also the following designations: Au-
brey D. Lawrence of Idaho, clerk at
81 600 per annum in the office OF the
fourth assistant postmaster general, ef.
fective June 30. 1909; John B. Burg OF
Pennsylvania a clerk at $1,000 per annum
in the Office of the second assistant post
master general, effective June 30. 1909
And the following appointments: Elmer
W. Loving of Virginia, appointed page
at $500 per annum in the office OF the
Postmaster General Warren II. Wagner.
app ointed clerk at $1.400 per annum in
the office of the second assistant postmas-
ter general by transfer from the inter-
state commerce commission,