Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-02

Well, the time clock system for the
registra ton for the arrival at and de-
parture from the State House OF the
State officials and employees was duly
launched Monday morning, being chris
tened with flowers and smiles. Cover
nor Carl Z. Milliken, whose number
is so, was the first Of the State Of
ficials to arrive and register at 800 A.
NJ. He rang out at $40, going home to
breakfast and returned to resume the
days work at 7.31 a. NJ. Miss Dorrice
c. Brann, his stenographer. registered
at 7.22. Superintendent Charles S.
Brown rang in at SIS A. M and he had
to leave his downy couch at Lake Cob
hosseecontee at some early hour to
accomplish that feat. Day Foreman
c. W. Kicker was there at 5.41 A. NJ.
The members Of the o'clock crew OF
Supt. Browns force registered as fol-
lows Ralph Redman. 4.5S; D. n.
Lynch. ASS: ]. E. Druery.. 459; Fred
+. Bragg, $50.
The other members Of the State
House family were nearly all IN early
appearance. but few being late and
some absent This was occasioned large
w if not wholly by the new and to
some inconvenient electric car schedule,
the trains and being out Of town, some
away for over Sunday and others on
Ta1-
i, was a very successful Launching"
and not kick was audibly register
ed whatever the feelings might have
been.
II was an interesting scene, TINS
carly morning period of Monday at
tho state House, north wing, hrst
eoor north corridor The clocks are
laroa anourh TO serve as lighthouses on
Cobbo.seecontee, yet fe" walked os
and had to inquire where they "eie
to ring in. One or two puncheo the
wrong number, although that was
eesiIv rernedied. There was no cohlu-
sion as to the crowd, but a gooo-ha-
,ured waiting for the girls to have the
frst chance at the Punching board,
though 20 one was disposed 70 wal.
nnrnosely long enough to be registered
IN rcd" which would indicate belns
late.
The regular early birds Of the family
did not change their time OF aIfl'".
very much, but began soon after
o'clock to appear. The arrivals hesal
10 increase after 7.3o and from ~,
70 3 o'clock it was steady stream vi
the bows and girls. so much SO tna'
nra ct,callv all registered IN green 'lic
official "on time" color
Some Of the girls were a little Aii9
at the big clock face and long arm
with which the number is found anu
the punching done, but Supt. Bowl
CAPTAIN Charles Kicker and Enployee
Millett were at their elbows Win 49,
.r,c+ions and the deed was soon oone.
Some of the male members OF 'te
household we're inclined to use the
register as a veritable punching Hl'-
chine. indeed, but soon found that Il
slow. steady pressure DID the business
and scored a bullseye. while the ma
chine objected to the body blows styie
and refused to register Oh, we'll all
catch on, in time.
II is in no way of reflection that
hers of the family who have not al
ways been the first to arrive at li'c
Capitol were seen among the ear!
birds on Monday morning the TACT
is that all hands have enough 70 10
and do it in the course OF the DAY anu
II is the rule rather than the eA-
ception to find someone at his oeSh
at almost any hour of the day or nlsht.
Another thing that should be noted
is that many Of the States ofnclaiS
have duties which take them away
from tho Capitol and all over and out
Of the State. They can't very Wen
he in two places at the same umc'
ca their misunderstanding to the
cIock-will not always mean that tHeS
are not at work. That will be taken
care of by a supplementary report
made weekly by each depart
ment and fled with the Executive de-
partment. showing the whereabouts or
each absent member of the force ana
on what business That will ensure
proper credit being given every per-
son in TIE record Of his or her work,
Tho registration is simply this: Ar
rivals between 30 and A. NJ. will ne
registered in green ink. showing on
time" Departures before y o'clock
noon will STOW in red. indicating leav-
ing before the hour, the regular noon
ing being from - to 2 o'clock, The
same rod system or registering applies
to both morning and afternoon arrivals
and departures. the clock automatical-
" changing the colors. Three arrivals
ard departures each may be register
cd nv ono person in one day.
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