Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-24

4 tall. erect man, with broad shoulders
and a quick step. walked briskly but UNI
noticed into the District building shortly
before 10 o'clock this morning and in
qured about the location of the office of
the Engineer Commissioner of the Dis
trict Following the instructions given
he took the elevator to the fifth floor and
walked to the southeast corner of the
building.
At the door he was met by Lewis
Moore. veteran messenger to the Engineer
Commissioner.
as Capt. Kelly here?" asked the visitor.
He hasn't come down yet this morn
ing" replied Lewis. I'VE expect him any
minute
rs there any mail for me-" the visitor
asked. II am Maj. Judson." he added.
f. c. Lee. private secretary to the
Engineer Commissioner, overheard the
conversation and at once presented
Maj Judson. the new Engineer Com
missioner, with a large bundle of mail
and then escorted the visitor into the
large private Office of the Engineer
Commissioner. The visitor removed his
hat and coat, sat down at the large
desk in the middle of the room. light
ed a cigar and then began asking ques-
tions of his private secretary, Mr.. Lee.
Meets Associate Commissioners.
Shortly after his arrival at his office
Engineer Commissioner Judson instruct
ed Secretary Lee to find out if the other
District Commissioners were in their
offices SO that he could call and intro
duce himself. Commissioner West did
not wait, however. for the call, but
went Immediately to Maj. Judson's Of
flee and the two were engaged In a
conference for fifteen minutes. Maj
Judson called on Commissioner Mac
farland. the president of the board of
Commissioners, shortly after.
Maj. Judson was not expected untIi
about April I, and so he surprised Dis
trict officials by walking in this morn
ing unannounced.
Commissioner mcfarland remarked
after meeting the new Commissioner: 81
was very glad to welcome Commissioner
Judson and to give him my congratula
tons upon his appointment. / think the
District of Columbia is also to be con
graduated, because l am sure that he
will have a successful administration as
engineer Commissioner.
My relations with the engineer officer:
connected with the District government
said Commissioner West, "have been sc
uniformly agreeable that it is a pleasure
to find in Maj Judson an officer witt
whom my association promises to b;
equally pleasant. He is a man of the
right sort. and the citizens of the Dis
trict of Columbia will profit by his de-
tail here He is not stranger to- Wash
ington and will be actively identified will
every project which has for it's object
the development of the National capital
Daniel f. Garges, chief clerk of the en-
gineer department of the District govern
ment was one of the first to greet the
new Commissioner. and he spent some
time with Maj Judson explaining the or
ganization of the department in particu-
lar, and of the District government In
general. Capt. William Kelly also reached
the building short time after Maj. Jud-
son arrived and spent some time with
him. Capt. Kelly has been acting Engi-
neer Commissioner since the transfer OF
Mai Spencer Cosby to the position of
superintendent of public buildings and
grounds
After Maj. Judson had called upon Com
missioner Mcfarland. the heads of de-
partments i'm the District government and
all the employees of the engineer depart
ment were summoned to the office of the
Engineer Commissioner and presented to
the new official. For each one Maj. Jud-
son had a personal word of greeting, and
he made a most favorable impression on
all who met him.