The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-01-27


pointees have had to wait for weeks
for confirmation. The first three hon.
ored this year with senate approval
OF their appointments are Cassius r.
Benton. of Worthwhile, as member OF
the state tax commission; Addison A.
Keiser, OF Ludington, as member OF
the state railroad commission; and
Phelps Ferris. of Big Rapids. son OF
former Governor Ferris, as a member
OF the Mackinac Island Park commits
sion.
One of the new senators Is having
a good joke told at his expense by fell
low members. The new senator Ia
described as having very brusqus
mannerism and as being anxious to
get everything located to his satisfac-
ton right after his arrival. He APP
preached one of the veteran senators
who happened to be standing at the
clerks desk, with a pencil back Of
his ear and rummaging in waste
basket for some misplaced papers.
II want to get all you fellows placed.
What's your job?" asked the new sena-
tor In an authoritative voice.
"Oh, I'm the third assistant janitor,"
said the old senator testify, continu-
ing his search of the waste basket.
well, you're one more I've got
placed" remarked the new senator.
But he was observed to wear star
tied look later on when the told sena-
tor answered roll call from his desk
at the opening of the days session.
In the final organization of the
house forces a number of lucky aspir-
ants drew appointments from the
clerk and speaker as follows:
Clerks appointees: Journal clerk,
Myles F. Gray, Lansing; Reading
clerk, John A. Preston, Grand Rapids;
Bill clerk, Frank d. Fitzgerald, Grand
Ledge; Financial clerk, Pearl Gilbert,
Flint; Proof readers, Benjamin f.
Reed, Saginaw; Flora Currie, Midland;
Julia l.. Gaylord, Detroit. Clerks Ste
nographer, Isabelle Van Fleet, Flint;
Journal clerks assistant, Grace l..
Chamberlain, Wayland; Bill clerks
assistant, Lucille M. Lewis, Bangor;
Clerks messenger, Earl w. Hoffman.
Shelby; Proof room messenger, Theo-
dore Burdick, Lansing.
Speakers appointees: Law clerk,
George l.. Brown, Port Huron;
Speakers clerk, Grace B. Murray,
White Cloud; Committee clerks: Sam
B. Mullen, lansing; Alta Greenber.
ger Harbor Springs; Margaret Parent,
Iron Mountain; Minnie Ostrander,
Traverse City; Lottlie Finkbeiner. Her.
sey; Ruth G. Russell, Bay City; Leota
M. Schurger, White Cloud; Blanche
Frye, Lansing; Charlotte Marshall,
Fremont; Norma Loewe, Belding.
Document room keeper, George w.
Barbour, Fenton. Assistant document
room keeper, ]. Ray Fisher, Jackson.
Assistants to Sergeant-at-arms, A. A.
Bush, Detroit; George w. Cook, Ben.
nington; Hugo A. Dahlman, Benton
Harbor; Peter ]. Sinclair, Alto; Ray
mond c. Reed, Spring Arbor. Chief
janitor, James Anderson, Coral. JAM
tors, Michael Cronin, Charlotte; VIII
liam Sober Lansing; Ora Yerty, Hast
ings; Perry Backus, Leslie; Bret Fl.
Cockett, Decatur. Cloak room keeper,
Walter G. Collins, Lansing. Assistant
cloak room keeper, Frank w. Morgan,
Ann Arbor. Gallery Janitress, Mrs.
Fl. G. Wade, Culver. Speakers mes
senger, Jesse r. Griggs, Pontiac. Ser
geant-at-arms' messenger, John Croll.
Beaverton. Press Messenger, Arthur
Moss, Lansing. Document room mes
senger, Frank Gettel, Sebawaing
Floor messengers, Tom McGill, De-
troit; Marion Smith, Luther; Johnnie
Harms, Morence; Leonard L. Case.
Benzonia; Lionel Leighton, Sault Ste.
Marie; Harris McCauley, Wilson:
Fred Clark, Iron River; Albert Peder-
stron, Ironwood.