Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-07
.T0PLAN FORT
REVISION CLERICAL
SERVICE HEARINGS
Organization Meetings Will
Be Held Twice Daily, Start
ing November II.

Prearations for hearings of the
nineteen clerical services in the gov
eminent here before the joint con-
gressional commission on reclassif1-
cation of salaries in the District was
begun today with the issuance OF in
vitations to administrative and en-
ploye members of the central COM
mittees to meet for organization.
Announcement Of the date of organ
ization meetings for each OF the
strictly clerical services. The sum OF
which includes CO., federal workers.
or more than half of all who come
under the jurisdiction of the reclassi-
fcation commission, was made by
Miss Cornelia Lyme of the bureau OF
markets, who is chairman Of the cleri-
cal groups special hearing committee.
Organization meetings will be held
every morning and afternoon. Novem-
Der IL, 10, IA, Is and II. at the audi
torium of the Interior Department,
18th and F streets northwest.
Organization Meetings Listed.
Organization meetings are an
November administrative. SUI
pervisory, clerical and business serv-
ice. am; filing service, IL am;
governmental, bookkeeping. account
ing and auditing. l pm; mechanical
November 13-Messenger service. 9
am; office appliance operating serv-
ice, II am; statistical clerical serv-
ice, pm; tipping. stenographic. cor
respondence and secretaral service
3 pm.
November 14-Supply and equipment
service, 9 am; examiner service IL
am; personal service. Pm: re-
corder service, 3 Pm ..,.
clerks Of courts, 7 am: mail service.
IL an; counters, / pm. Us eA5.3e
November 17-Assessor and ap-
praiser service. 9 am: dead letter Of
Zee, 10 Am: comparers. yerifers and
e ensiesl service. : pm.
you are urged to handle this matter
as expeditiousiy as possible. because the
hearings for some Of the services VIII
be held very shortly" the special cier-
ical services committee, az appointed by
the Redistribution commission, an
nounces.
1--WE wish to emphasize the impor-
lance Of giving careful attention to the
personal qualifications Of those selected
to serve on these committees. Persons
Of experience and ability to present
desired in all cases"
In addition to Miss Lyme, chairman.
other members Of the committee in
charge Of the organization are John
SchQfield, War Department; William
NJ. Stewart, census bureau; Clyde Reed,
Navy Department Charles E. Bald
win, Department of Labor; Addie S.
Hess. war risk insurance; William A.
Countryman, census bureau; c. w.
Piozet. Navy Department; Nv. Mar
bury, War Department. and L. w. Cas-
well, Federal Trade Commission.
Views of All Desired.
1T is desirable that the administra-
tive officials and the employees should
present their views, both orally and
written, through chosen representa-
tives," declared the letter Of invita-
ton. 1T is planned to have repre-
sentatives for each service meet as a
general committee to discuss all prob
lens relating to that service, and, at
the same time. to select spokesman
who will represent them before the
commission, and also submit, in the
form of a brief, their recomm enda-
lions concerning salary ranges"
No dates for further hearings have
been set as yet by the reclassification
commission. but it is probable that
announcement will be made early next
week of further hearings. 1t is prob
able that policemen. firemen and
watchmen may be heard next