Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-06
SHOW Time Savers
Manufacturers Give Exhibit
for Uncle Sans Benefit.
is INTENDED FOR CLERKS
On Only Two Days Will General
Public Be Admitted.
SHOW AN EXTENSIVE ONE
Comprises ALI Manner Of Office De-
vices Designed to Save
Time and Money.
SHOW AN EXTENSIVE ONE

Under the direction Of the Presidents
| commission on economy and efficiency
the first exhibition Of labor-saving Office
appliances ever held by the United States
government was opened at the Union
building, 621 G street northwest, this
| morning at 10 o'clock.
The exhibit is to be an educational
event to which the thousands Of govern
ment employees in Washington are invit-
ed. 1t is simply a forerunner of cam
paign, which will continue long after
the exhibition has come to a close, look
ing to the installation of better devices
than are now in use in government de-
partments.
More than 80 corporations and manu-
facturers have booths at the exposition,
and experts have been sent from other
cities to instruct federal employees in
appliances invented to save time and
money.
Admission by Card Only.
The exhibit will close July Is Admis-
sion will be by card only. and these have
been issued to the chief clerks of the
various bureaus for distribution among
the clerks. Saturday July s, and Thurs
day, July IL. the public will be admitted
to view the display. The hours during
which the public will be admitted have
been fixed as follows: From 10 o'clock
in the morning. until o'clock in the aft
ernOon and in the evening from o'clock
until $50 o'clock
While every person in the employ of the
United States government in this city is
expected to view the exhibit, special COM
mittees OF two have been appointed in
majority Of the departments These men
will probably attend the show every day,
and at its conclusion they will submit re-
ports to their secretaries containing rec
concentrations and suggestions whereby
time time and money may be saved for Uncle
Sam.
the list OF committees already appoint
cd follows: State Department, H R.
Barnes and W. A. McCathran; Navy De-
partment. William NJ. Smith and r. H.
vfles and Nicholas Eckhart; Interior, E.
3. Fox and L. F. Schmeckebier; War
Department. Capt. NJ. r. Thorpe and j.
G; KEEPER; Post Office Department, w. c.
r1culture. c. c. Clark and Joseph Abel
The Secretary of the Treasury and the
Attorney General have not yet appointed
representatives to inspect the exhibits.
Mr.. Chance in Charge.
Merritt o. Chance. who is in direct
charge Of the show. will preside at the
ioTHdi opening OF the exposition tomOr-
row morning He informally conferred
with the departmental delegates this
morning and also talked with the ex-
hibitors. Mr.. Chance is Of the opinion
that the exhibition is the greatest OF it's
kind ever held in the history of the gov
eminent
He urged that a policy of co-opera-
ton be pursued by the special depart
mental committees and the manufac-
turers to decide upon methods to save
time and labor in the transaction of
the public business.
In order that the quickest and most
efficient results may be accomplished it
Is necessary to bring two elements to-
gether, said Mr.. Chance this morn
ing. We undoubtedly have, on the
one hand, many situations in the exec
utive departments where the installa-
ton OF modern Office appliances would
accomplish a very material improve
ment In the conduct of the business
On the other hand. here is an exhibit
ton designed to show just what the
Office appliances themselves can do.
THE problem Is how to bring these
two elements together to fit the Office de-
vice to the particular situation. In pur-
suing the problem every government off,
cial and clerk can be Of great benefit TO
the Presidents commission on economy
and efficiency"