The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-06
NOTABLE RECORD
OF EFFICIENCY
Former BrattIebOrO Woman
in Government Employ
"a Years
MISS ELIZA HYDE
RESIGNS POSITION
Letter from Secretary McAdoo Appre-
ciative of Her Ability and Fidelity
Gave Portion of Her Annual Leave
to Government.

Gave Portion of Her Annual Leave
to Government.
The Reformer recently referred to
the remarkable term Of service rendered
to the government at Washington by
Miss Eliza r. Hyde, a former Brattle-
horo woman, for which she was com
mcndcd by Secretary MeAdoo on the
occasion of her resignation. The New
York Sunday World magazine devoted
ono page to the story of Miss Hyde 5
service, which was as follows:
At a desk in the United States treas
ury building in Washington quiet
little gray-haircd woman wrote her
resignation one morning last Septem-
her. She was only one of 1900 en-
plovcs, and she had never been known
outside of her own office in the issue
division of the comptroller OF currency
But Secrctare McAdoo. one of the
busiest men in tho whole world. stopped
first TO ponder over the page Of clear
seript, and later to write a letter to
Miss Eliza X. HYDE, who told him IN
copybook handwriting that she had
had the privilege Of service since
Dee. 30. 1864.
For fiftv-four wears Miss Hyde had
passed the doorkcepcr at the employees
entrance of the great stone building at
eyactv $50 every morning, seldom
dcyiating a minute. For forty years
She had never been absent without
paw For thirty-fvc years she had moi
been absent a day on account OF III
ness. For thirteen years she had CIV
EN- the government a portion OF her an
nual leave. This was the record as I
appcarcd in the files of the treasury
a record that could be studied with al
vantage bv the 10000 government en-
pIoves now doing war work in Wash
ington.
Secretary MeAdoo wrote:
Dear Miss Hyde:
Allow me to acknowledge receipt o
your letter of the 18th instant, offerIn'
rour resignation from the position
which Won have held so long and -
faithfully i'm the treasury department
cannot let this occasion pass with
out expressing to YOU my very high az
probation of the ability and tdelit
with which YOU have performed til
duties Of your position throughout tn
entire period of more than half eel
tuiv, during which YOU have been
valued emuloye of this department.
Your duties have always been di,
charged with exemplary care and accu
racv, and your fidelity and punctualit
are also worthy of the highest conmeI
datiou. Your last promotion, we
earned, had the pleasure Of apProyiu
! ia February of last year
The records SHOW that in the pas
/. forty wears, cf since 1879. YOU hay
. never for single day been abscr
without pay from your post of duty
The books of the treasury also sho
{ that for the past thirteen c0nSccutiN
: years or since 1903, YOU have not Jos
. single day from sickness, but hav
IN fact, i'm these years given 10 II
+ government n portion of the anuui
leave to which YOU were entitled. +,
4 thirty five wears Of service YOU we
, not absent day on account of sicl
s ness aud. what is more unusual aud i
deed trulv extraordinary, the rccor,
. filiii'hit lllht Nhll I'iNF HiNNi bNtll 1t
/; in arriving at tn" treasury ON
! throughout the past half century. SIN,
Z unprecedented promptucss is eXccr
% inglv ercdtablc to- YOU, and Won haV
SET an example which is worthy
!: emulation by ALL
] earnestly hope that YOU may Spcr
n, the remainder of your long aud usef
- life in comfortable and happy rcpo,
: and that Won may I've 80 witness Il
triumph of our armies in the great WI
d which is nov. waging, and the csta
ishment Of permanent peace on cart
k, Again offering vou my cordial be
: wishes, in which | am sure all of vo
I'd co-laborers in the treasury departing
: VIII heartily Join, ! remain,
Sincerely yours,
7 (Signed) w. G. McAdoo
n In the treasury building the assoc
in ates of Miss Hyde have much TO s.
concerning her efficiency her metho,
u cal habits and her retiring nature.