The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-09-19
CUPID R0BS UNCLE
sam OF EMPLOYEE
Miss kelIy's Career.
Native Of Massachusetts.

Native Of Massachusetts.
Age?
In government service fifteen
years.
Appointed Assistant Director of
the mint by President Tart ian
1911, AT $4,000 year, at thar
tinlc the highest salary ever
drawn by woman government
cmplOye.
Engagement announced To Mn
yor Robert Callan, Coast Artillery
Corps.
WASHINGTON, ID. C., Special.
Dan Cupid, man on the world.
mas robbed UnCic sam OF one OF
! ms most valued employees. Miss
NiarSarct Valentine Kelly, Assist
ant Director OF tine Mint, who has
the distinction OF being the high
est saiarlcu woman cmptDye in
thc government ScFN ice. itar one.
inc engagement of Miss Kelly
10 Major Robert Callan. Coast Ar
tIlicry Corps, stationed at Fort
hamilton, Mass, has been an
Hounccd by her brother. John W.
ncIiy, u prominent attorney OF
portsmouth. y. ~.
Miss Kelly gained fame more
than year ago, when She was
apDOintC., - Stssant Director OF
the Mint by President Taft. at a
salary oil $1,000 a year. the high
est salary ever paid to Il woman
cnpiOyc in the classified service.
a Sine il in a position where she
SuperViSCS in large measure the
coinage Cf the United States. and
during the absence OF Director of
the Mint George r.. Roberts, is
acting director.
Miss Kelly is "a native Of Mass
aCbuSettS. and was educated in
schools and colleges OF the Bay
STATE. Coming TO Washington fif-
teen years ago without any po-
btical pull whatever. she passed
the civil service examination and
was appointed TO the Treasury
Department. Since that time her
rise has hcCn rapid. She has been
a close student of the coinage of
money and il am expert OH that
subject.
Her position i'm official life il
unique. IT for any reason the
Secretary OF the Treasury should
DC absent from the city, and Mr..
Roberts should be engaged i'm his
official duties elsewhere. Miss
Kelly would be Acting Sccrc-
tary Of the Treasury" and would
lave full charge of the work i'm
Uncle Sani'S big bank.
Miss Kelly has been noted for
her dislike OF publicity. She has
devoted herself strictly to her
work. and seldom has appeared at
social functions. She refuses To
have her photograph taken. and
viii not give interviews to- news
paper reporters.
Only one picture OF Miss Kelly
has been taken since hcr aDpoint-
mcnt ny President Taft. and that
was a snapshot taken by pho
to@raphCr for "A New York news
paper. taken from the end of a
car while Miss Kelly was Waikin.
down l. Street. She refuses TO
discuss her work. and when seen
last night would have nothing TO
say about her coming marriage.
except to- verify the engagement
announcement.
WEDDING BEFORE CHRIST
MAS.
The wedding. il is believed. will
take place sometime before Christ
mas. Owing To the civil service
regulations. She will be forced 10
resign her position i'm the Govern
ment service. just when she will
submit her resignation she would
not say.
IL has been popularity reported
OF Miss Kelly that She runs the
roost" in the Treasury Depart
ncnt. There's no use" said Di-
rector OF the Mint Roberts. upon
one occasion when asked TO in
tcrCcdc with Miss Kelly i'm the in
tcreSts of Il reporter who wanted
an interview about her work.
'Shc simply won't talk. She at
tends To her duties and thinks that
il enough
Miss Kelly returned To the city
several days ago from her Vaca-
ton on the North Shore. She has
an apartment in the fashionable
ROchambCau.
No decision has been reached rs
ITO whom will succeed Miss KaIIy
upon her retirement Treasury
Officials last night refused TO dis
cuSS the matter, stating that no
action would he taken until Miss
kcllN'S resignation was in the
hands of the secretary.
Tie only woman employee of the
United States Government who
receives a higher salary than Miss
Kelly j. Miss Julia Lathrop, dircc-
tor of the newly organized Chill
drcn's Bureau.