Evening star., 1915-02-14
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

James L. Wilmeth, chief clerk; H. P.
Huddleson, assistant chief of the di-
vision of public moneys; Miss Cora C.
Willward, stenographer in that divi-
sion. and William Foley, plate printer
| In the bureau of engraving and print
ing, constitute the present force con-
nected with the Treasury Department
| exhibit at the Panama-Pacific exposi-
| tion. Mr.. Huddleson. who is chief spe-
| cfal agent in charge, and Miss Mill
| ward. who is to be stenographer for
the force, are now in San Francisco.
Mr.. Wilmeth. who has general direc-
tion OF the exhibit, and Nr. Foley who
will operate the plate printing press on
! display. are now on their way west.
Mr.. Huddleson will be superseded later
| by E. H. Jemison, superintendent Of the
Treasury building, who will then serve
will return to Washington shortly after
the opening. Mr.. Foley will remain
throughout the life of the exposition.
retaries Malburn and Peters were all
| out of town during the week, leaving
| Assistant Secretary Newton as acting
secretary. Mr.. Newton Is by priority
the designated acting secretary in the
absence of the Secretary. Secretary
McAdoo spoke in New York on the
shipping bill before the Economic Club.
| NalDurn attenOeQ TO some OfnClal
business in New York city and then
was present in Philadelphia when the
| annual assay commission began It's la
bors at the mint of testing the weight
and f1neness of the gold coinage of the
| United States. Mr. Peters was concern
ed with customs affairs. which also
took him to New York city.
An Argentine mechanical engineer of
| prominence, Prof. Roth. of the Univer-
sity of La Plata, and also connected
with the Argentina department of pub
| lie works. was visitor at the Treas
ury Department this week He is in
terested officially in the operations of
administrative activities in the United
States and took particular interest in
| the Office of the supervising architect
and the bureau OF engraving and print
ing. both of which he inspected. He
had previously looked over the Post
| Office Department and observed Its
processes. He expects to apply the re-
suits of his observations to Argentine
| administration.
Miss NJ. Alice Yeatman. clerk in the
| Office of the controller of the Treas
| week on sick leave. Miss Yeatman has
recovered and is again at work.
Satisfactory progress is being made
! in organizing the administration of the
coast guard. The business and Office
force of the former revenue cutter and
| fffe-saving services are rapidly becom-
| ing amalgamated. The board prepar-
| ing a revision of the regulations gov
| erning the two former services, to COW
er coast guard activities Is holding fire.
quent meetings. Its labors will not be
| concluded, however. for some time.
| Mrs. II. NJ. Kelly. clerk in the coast
| guard Office, after an absence OF sew
| eral days, due to illness, Is back at her
desk r. v. Mcintosh, also clerk in the
coast guard Office. is at his home on
| sick leave.
| Charles C. Bockey. reinstated in the
| service and reappointed clerk in the
| Internal revenue bureau, took the oath
Of office February 1 at San Francisco.
| He is expected to report for duty Feb
ruary Is and will be assigned to the
| opium division.
| Six temporary appointments, taking
| effect February 8, are announced by the
internal revenue bureau. All are for a
period not longer than three months.
| Those appointed are: Francis J. Stoe-
| gerer. assigned to the opium rolls; Mrs.
Josepha B. Godson. assigned to the
claims division; Mrs. Lou H. Cadarr. as
| signed to the law division. and Mrs.
Mary p Davis. Mrs. Aldwilda NJ. B.
! Peake and Miss Frances +. Ges~hickte~
all assigned 10 the income tax divi7ion.