Evening star., 1920-02-27
uAsS|F|ERS CUT
|t@ TITLES FROM
federal POSITIONS
1851 Listed, Director FIem.
ing Tells Staff Members at
Dinner-Dance.

Reduction of 25s titles in future
Oaited States books of estimates Is
foreseen as the result Of the work
Of the joint congressional commits
sion on reclassiAcation Of salaries In
the District.
TAas big reduction in the classes OF
federal employees here was pointeo
ont by Herbert Fleming. director OF
The reclassification commission, at the
daAper-dance given by the Federa.
HAclessification Society. composed o.
stnr members OF the commission a.
sIn fhe latest book Of estimates.
Oootaining appropriations asked ior
tho fiscal year ending June 80 !9Il.
thar is a grand total OF I.oz0 tities
sf positions listed" Mr: ,s Fleming nnn
vuointed out Classification will con.
iaan but 1.7s1 titles. or classes. a ret
reduction Of 259."
This material reduction utterly re-
fU4es, it is held. arguments mace
tSaf the classification has been TOO
6ne, spun" Not only will future
Sitiee. but each title will stand Tor
deSnite Job and definite duties and
Qualifications. instead of being some
what nebulous. as at present
Three Omeials speak.
Although the evening was given
ever to mirth largely. during which
q burlesque sitting OF the proposeu
aeouef of appeal which is TO oe
Commfssioner Edward Heating spoke.
SfocEherger, president of the Fed
sral Reconsideration Society. The so
cisty has been formed to oner its
sSeyfce TO the Civil Service Commits
siop, when the latter body shall un-
Ieftske to carry out reclassification.
Commissioner Keating declared the
feclassificAtton commission mas nov
paSsed from the hands OF the mead
quarters staff of the commisslon' .nT J,
classification stan, the research STAN
and the statistical staff. and is In the
hands Of the six commissioners them :
a6lves. who are hard at work on the
AAa1 decisions.
M. Keating praised all the varl
aas workers on reclaSsification. ana
said that as a result of their work and
that Of the commission he believed a
progressive civil service will result 10
the National Capital.
Dr. Stockbercer. who is now back
at his desk in the Department OF AZ
Piculture, after his service on the com
misai0n,, declared that never in the
kistory of the government has such
0tpdy of duties, employment condi :
ttOnS, etc, been made. and he felt that
aiUady tremendous good had come to
yD0<- service tnIOuSn lHc SOucsiOt
which the work has brought about.
SseCssr& ~. Aps>ais'' sits.
At . mock sitting OF the future
-court Of ssppeels." aith r. C. Tracy
- Judge" and Chief Clerk Almond
Of the commits Sion as clerk OF the
court. = S64fore this "tribunaf' appear
"a three members Of the stan. NJ ;.
0ilda haynes, 8. b. Fowler and Fred
Euebke1nS1n the roles II clerks.
ThaH three in theis ASSUMED roles.
AppeSle6 their aiiocst ton under re-
olo0tncation. One declared that he was
- the Theological service. and yet had
ben assigned to the fire service. The
0Durt ruled that his ALLEGATION was just
A report was read 70 the effect that
an except one Of the .000 federal en-
Dooyes .1od peoeestsd their alloeation.
what hzppened TO that ons2' asked
e'Your honof.s Was TIE reply. that ono
Was . charwomap. who died from JOY
when sha ,hAapd hef. salary had been
ruised from $500 a.year to $1,360.'
JON 3. DexoA, Dr.. j. Fraf.klin Meyer
ana r. o. Beckman made short ad-
dresses. WI. Swanton was in charge
of yl1je sefrpngesmerstb- for the dinner.
yeIJ1WinG the dinner the 100 members
6 the soosty present dAnosd until mid
At business meeting OF. the Federal
Rsclalfnsatipp Society to be held soon
q b hoped that a proposition suggested
~ Mr.. Swanton for the preparation Of
. "9ook 'of the Government Of the
tfnitod StafeSss win 7he, tonaff3ered