New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-21

ference July between the Civil Service
Commissioner and our Second Deputy COM
missioner. under which 10 was agreed iha'
these appointments would De allowed under
Mr Cumbersome was appointed July and
~csfgvod ON Che 18Th + did not get an eNpe-
rionce paper from him. hu, as ne was only
employed four or FIVE days j trust that YOU
SSH. approve ~ IFS appointment Tor those
few days without an experience paper
Experience sheets for these experts
and 'snecialists' who were foisted on TO
the city payroll without regard 20 the
Civil Service regulations do not appear
70 have been any more important than
were the regulations themselves SAID
DR.. Wolf, "but 10 psraphrase the words
Of an eminent statesmen, What is the
Civil Service between friends"
"Tbe mere fact that for six weeks
these examiners, or Investigators, or
SPECIALISTS. were on the city payroll IN
defiance of the law, and the additional
fact that before their places were eX-
empted and thus made secure TO them
the personnel Of the list was submitted
10 Commissioner MoskoWItz is slgnln-
cant.
If the administration Of these two
departments were in the hands Of Tam
many Hall. il would be said that the
entire scheme savored Of deal but
with such spirits of the moral upllft
as Kingsbury and Moskowitz at the
helm. what is a befuddled public 70 be-
lieve?"
Dr.. Wolf then exhibited the entire
list OF experience papers submitted
by appointees 70 the positions IN cues
ton. A few Of these are illustrative.
Lucie A. Holloway submits her eH-
perience as that Of special investlga-
tor for the Association for Improving
the Condition Of the Poor, Of which
Commissioner Kingsbury was formerly
superintendent.
Elizabeth Mccain refers 10 Deputy
Commissioner Doherty, Of the Depart
ment of Charities. for her experience
obtained in "follow-up work for the
Hospital Admission Bureau, Children's
Preventorium."
Amy Townshend O'Grady received her
training as & student at the New York
School of Philanthropy and from lect-
ures under Deputy Commissioner Do
herty.
Mrs. Matilda Reamer also refers 20
Deputy Commissioner Doherty for ex-
perience and ability, while Ida VI. Rob-
ms refers TO Henry c. Wright, third
deputy commissioner, as well as 20 Mr..
Doherty.
Eva ". Rorty was a stenographer and
secretary at the New York School of
Philanthropy, which Miss Bernardine
Kielty Scherman attended as a student
of charitable work. Gertrude Z. Smith
was formerly employed by the Society
for Improving the Condition OF the
Poor and also did newspaper work for
the School News Company"
Mrs. Mary jolly Van Hook formerly
worked under Commissioner Kingsbury
for the Association for Improving the
Condition Of the Poor. Anna Z. Wal
lace was a confidential secretary OF a
committee on inquiry into the depart
ments Of Health, Charities and Bellevue
and Allied Hospitals.
Arthur Gundersdorf was an emer-
gency clerk and hospital helper in
the Department of Public Charities
George Lundy's chief asset in expert
ence is given as Secretary TO DR.. Henry
Moskowitz in social. political and in
dustrial work" First on his list Of
references also appears the name of
Dr. Moskowitz.
Abraham W Litvak is qualified as a
highly trained specialist" because Of
his experience as an investigator for
the Board Of Arbitration in the Cloak
and Suit Industry according to his
own claims on his experience sheet,
while Michael Gordin was an "investi-
gator for the dress and waist indus
try" Preston 3. Chapman was a sales
man and mine worker in the State Of
Washington and in Alaska.