Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-14


three assistant secretaries. Byron r.
Newton, William P. Malburn and An
drew J. Peters; the members of the
federal reserve board. Gov. Charles s.
lano, Paul NJ. Warburg and H. P. G.
Harding.
The secretary to the Secretary. George
r. Cooksey. led the sectarial staff. This
consisted of private secretaries, conf
Dental stenographerS and clerks at
tached to the Office of the Secretary
and the Offices of the assistant secre-
taries.
From Chief Clerks Office.
Chief Clerk James l.. Wilmeth led the
$50 employees of his Office. A pennant,
blue field and white letters, carried
the legend, Chief Clerk" designating
the particular unit of the Treasury
Department Woman employees of the
chief clerks Office wore distinctive
white hats. All carried flags. and bore
tiny flags attached to them.
Throughout the division, all the
marcher carried a. flag, and each wore
a tiny flag. Each bureau Office or d.
vision carried at its head pennant,
blue field and white letters, bear
ing the name Of the bureau or division.
Nearly every bureau or division was
headed by its chief
Ten divisions and ofices-the ap-
pointment. bookkeeping and warrants,
customs. loans and currency. mail and
files. printing and stationery, public
moneys divisions. the secret service.
the Office of the disbursing clerk, and
the solicitors office-marching next,
aggregated about 200 men and women
in line. They were followed by a float,
bearing great golden key. typifying
the key of the Treasury. borne on the
seal Of the Treasury Department, and
the flag of the Secretary.
Next came fourteen employees Of the
Treasury Department contingency. The
controller of the currency, John Skel-
ton Williams. marched at the head of
125 employees of that bureau.
Another float came next This car
ried the great scales, also typifying the
scales on the seal of the Treasury De-
partment. The float was decorated
with the national colors.
United States Treasurer's Office.
Three hundred marchers represented
the ONCE of the treasurer of the United
States. With this contingent were 125
woman employees Of the redemption di-
vision. each clad in white with sashes
of red. white and blue. wearing white
hats banded with red, white and blue
ribbons
A band led the $40 employees of the
internal revenue bureau. In their
midst. carried fiat with marchers hold
ing it taut on every side, was borne
great flag. 3Ox4O feet
Nine marchers represented the Of
flee of the director of the mint. There
were twenty-eight in line employed in
the Office of the controller of the Treas
ury. More than 700 men and women
half of them from the Office of the au-
ditor for the Post Office Department
marched as representatives of the six
auditors offices.
There were about 300 in line repre-
senting the Office of the register of the
Treasury. the public health service. the
coast guard. the office of the super
vising architect and the bureau of war
risk insurance. This closed the divi-
sion.
Chief Clerk Wilmeth was division
marshal His aids were Capt. s. r.
Jacobs. disbursing officer; C. A. Stew
art. chief clerk. Office OF the controller
of the currency; Spencer Bliss. bureau
of internal revenue. and Maj Harry
Coope of the division of bookkeeping
and warrants. who is adjutant general
of the ID. G. y. G.