Evening star., 1925-03-25

manently to officials and divisions re-
| curing continuous service. This d.
| vision will have charge of the shops
and all work therein. except such as
may be essential for economical oper-
alton of the building maintenance
division.
White House maintenance and well
fare dfvision-Respons for main
tenance and upkeep of White House
and it's grounds and for the admin
istration of the welfare service.
The numerous commissions which
heretofore were charged with va.
rious projects in the Capital, and Of
which Col. Sheriff. was executive
officer, will have their work assign ed
| under the proper division desig-
mated to handle it economically.
Transfers to BE Made.
Details for the transfer of en-
ployes from the various commissions
and offices to the new divisions,
which is matter of paper work,
will be made as soon as practicable,
and Col Sheriff. has issued an order
| to all employees which says: 1.-The
| full and loyal cooperation of all
| employees of the office is requested in
order that the newly organized office
| may function economically and ef-
| fectively.
| The office when newly established
will be another independent estab-
| lishment of the Government, whereas
| heretofore its various duties, those
charged directly to Col. Sheriff., were
| under authority of various commits
sons appointed from time to time by
| Congress.
Some of the separate and distinct
duties which Col. Sheriff. was re-
Quired to perform under the old
| order. and which will be consolidated
under the new Office, with consequent
economy of operation and increased
efficiency, are:
Military aide to the President and
his personal escort on formal official
| functions; in charge of arrangements
| for all diplomatic, social and military
| functions at the White House; repre-
| sents the President in formal courtesies
| to diplomatic and other foreign off,
| cialS.
In charge of the Improvement main
| tenance and operation of the parks of
| Washington, including the administra-
ton Of all activities therein, such as
recreationaf demonstrating beach,
golf courses, tennis courts, base ball
| fields and so on. This involves execu-
| tive responsibility for all work in
volved in an expenditure of approx
mately $1.000,o00 a year.
In charge of the maintenance and
| OPcEdllOl Ol the PUBLIC HleiIOTldtS. SuCn
| as the Lincoln Memorial and the
Washington Monument
Has Charge of white House.
In charge of the maintenance and
| operation of the White House, the
| executive Offices and the White House
| grounds, including the disbursements
| of funds for the White House police
| force.
Executive officer and In charge of
| the construction and administration
| of the details of business for the
| following commissions: Arlington
| Memorial Bridge Commission, Lin
| coin Memorial Commission, Grant
Memorial Commission, the Meade
| Mem orial Commission, the Rock
| Creek and Potomac Parkway Com
mission, the Ericsson Memorial Com
| mission and National Capital Park
/ Commission.
! Member and executive officer Of
! which is charged with the duty of
| assignment of all office space to the
| departments and establishments in
Washington. This commission has
| during the past year, by detailed
study committed to the officer in
| cargo of public buildings and grounds
| over 100000 saved in rentals.
| Members of the Zoning Commission,
which is charged with the adminis-
| tration of the laws prescribing the
| character of use, height and area of
occupancy of all buildings in Wash
| ington. The work of this commission
| is exacting and demands great tact in
dealing with questions of greatest
| Importance to residents of Washing
| ton.
| Responsible for Buildings
| S. Superintendent of the State. War
/ Naxrty h,,f1d
| the operation, maintenance, repairs,
and cleaning and general upkeep of the
| following g-mentioned Office buildings:
| State, War and Navy Department.; In
| terstate Commerce Commission Build
| ing, Coast and Geodetic Survey Build
| ing, Department of Commerce Build
| ing, Civil Service Commission Build
| ing, Old General Land Office Building,
| Department of Justice Building, De-
| partment of Labor Building, Interior
Department Building, Pension Office
| Building, Patent Office Building, Navy
| Building, Munitions Building, 1900 Z
| street northwest; Mall Building c,
Mall Building D. Mall Building E,
Mall Building F. Mall Cafeteria
Building, Mall Mechanics Building,
| Bureau of Fisheries Building, Mall
| Administrative Building, Lemon
Building, Temporary No. 1 Building,
| Temporary No. Building, Temporary
| No. Building, Temporary No.
| Building, Temporary No. 5 Building,
| Temporary No 6 Building, Temporary
| No. Z Building, Walker-Johnson Build
| ing, Bureau of Standards buildings.
| These buildings have a floor space
of approximately 6,500,Q0o square feet,
| and involve the expenditure of ap-
proximately S2,4OO,00o per year and
| the direction of 1000 employees