Evening star., 1916-06-25
TAKE UP EXTRA DUTY
BENEFIT Of OTHERS
Interior Department Employees
Volunteer to Aid the Men
Who Enlisted.
WILL PERFORM THE TASKS
DROPPED BY GUARDSMEN
Enthusiastically Inaorse Secretary
Lanes Suggestion to Prevent
Loss of Pay and Positions.

l. Loss of Pay and Positions.
\ new form of American patriotism
was shown by the employees of the De
partment of the Interior yesterday
afternoon, when they unanimously vol
unteered to take upon themselves any
extra work necessary in order that
their fellow clerks who had responded
to the Presidents call for troops might
receive their full pay and retain their
places during their absence at the
front A resolution to this effect was
not only adopted without a dissenting
voice, but with the utmost enthusiasm
and cheers by the $500 employees who
had gathered in the courtyard of the
patent Office for conference upon the
subject.
Secretary Lane, who had sent a circu-
lar notice Friday to the clerks ana
others in his department to meet with
him Saturday at 1890 o'clock, spoke to
the big gathering in the courtyard from
an improvised patform. After refer
ring to the fact that forty five clerks
of the department in Washington had
answered their country's call and that
q considerable number had volunteered
elsewhere throughout the country who
were connected with the work of the
Interior Department, he said his bureau
chiefs, after conference, had suggest
ed that he issue order requiring all
employees to work overtime to keep
up the work.
Question Up to the Clerks.
He disliked to do that. he said. but
the fact remained that the work had
to be done. and it had occurred to him
that perhaps the remaining employees
would be willing. for the sake of those
who had gone to the front. to take upon
themselves the extra work that the
places and the full pay of those who
were absent might be protected.
The bare suggestion met with roar
of Yes" Yes" Yes" that grew into
q veritable storm of enthusiastic as
sent. Whereupon a memorandum of
a proposed resolution was read. and
enthusiastically adopted. reciting that
"the employees of the Interior Depart
ment authorize the Secretary of the
INTERIOR to say to Congress that they
will undertake to work overtime so as
to do all of the work required of any
employe called by the government into
military service. and express the hope
that Congress will pass statute which
will permit the retention on the rolls
OF the department of such employees
In the military service, in order that
their salaries or a portion thereof may
be paid to those dependent upon them"
Will Notify Congress.
Secretary Lane. evidently much graft
fed and his face wreathed in a smile
of satisfaction. then promised to go to
Congress. representatives and senators
and tell them of the resolution and the
manner of its adoption and ask for statu-
nj IN ba
and pay the full salaries of those who
had volunteered in their country's cause
to their relatives and dependents with
the assurance that their work would be
fully and satisfactorily performed by their
willing comrades al home.
Following the formalty of the meeting
the Secretary held reception. each man
and woman present seemingly desiring
TO shake hands with him and give per-
sonal assurance that his or her part
would be fully and cheerfu1ly performed.
Men Who Responded to Call.
The total number of men in the de-
partment who have responded to the call
for military duty is forty-five. as stated
and includes the following:
From the Secretary's Office. two: John
p. Van Vie, assistant multigraph oper-
ator. and Robert II. Cheeks. laborer
General land Office. 9-Alvin d. Hath
away. law examiner: Francis j. Con-
nelly. clerk: Samuel @. Hamilton clerk:
Louis Lawych, copyist; Talmage Baker.
copyist: John l. Boone. skilled la aborer:
sapuel II. Merritt. skilled laborer: Jo-
seph Shafer. messenger boy: Joseph E.
Browne. messenger boy.
lnGian office Sc. G. Balwin. S +.
Bomar. r. z. Morehouse, Robert Queen.
- E..ta
Tension office, 10-James r. Eisen-
s,cin. messenger; George l.. Halter as
sistant messenger; Bennett Hammond.
clerk: ". Lawrence Hazard clerk;
F"warc. messenger; Thomas A. Reed
citrX: William l.. Watson. clerk; David
r. W.lensty. clerk; Edward L. Web
S,er. Clerk.
ratent Office. s-Jamcs F. Sturgis,
messenger boy; J. Ralph Fehr. third
assistant examiner: Ralph N. Horne.
frisssihed': Alfred w. Cook. copyist;
Thurston " Miller, copyist.
In Other Bureaus.
BureaI nf education. Alexander
Summers. statistician
Geologic! survey 4-E. 6. Moher,
assistant map printer; Albert L. Brooks
skilled laborer; Watson Salkeld. jr. mes
senge. boy Bernard Licarone. assistant
map printer.
Bureau Of mines. 2-George s Crurn-
baugn. under clerk, Robert e. Porter
Junior clerk.
Freedmen's Hospital. p Edward
Jones. laborer: Samuel Gordan. watch
man
Howard University. 3-Daniel Dixon
aborer; Norman Winemore labor: VIII
liam II. Johns, laborer
Government Hospital for Insane, i
Paul S.hilke. nurse