Evening star., 1926-03-22
WARWICK TO HEAD
PERSONNEL BOARD
First President of Group Is
Renamed After Three
Year Absence.

a change of far-reaching importance
70 United States Government person
mel. not only in Washington. but
throughout the world. took place to
day in the ppointment of Walter
W. Warwick of this city, who was the
first chairman of the Personnel Classi
fication Board, to his old position to
succeed Frederick W. Bailey, who has
served in the interim. He will repre-
sent the director of the Bureau o. the
: Budget on the board, and serve as
chairman.
Judge Warwick, who was former
controller of the Treasury and ar
official of the Bureau of the Budget
resigned as chairman of the classihca
ton board on June 30, 1923, 10 be
come fiscal agent of the Government
of the Republic of Panama. where he
served throughout his term i'm the
Isthmus.
The change was effected. il was an
nounced, since Mir. Bailey will be fully
occupied with his duties as budget
officer in charge of District of Co
lumbia and Department of the In
terror.
Served Since 1923.
The Personnel Classification Board.
which under the law mas charge of
personnel affairs for most of the Gov
ernment's civil employees except the
Postal Service, now consists of Judge
Warwick. chairman; Guy Moffett. rep.
reSentative of the Civil Service Com.
mission. and W. II. McReynolds, rep
fesentative of the Bureau of Efficiency.
Mr.. Bailey served as chairman of
the board from June 80. 1928, until
the present change will become effec.
tive. which is expected TO be within
a few days. For a short time, how
ever. during Mr. Bailey's absence on
trip through the Western States for
the Bureau of the Budget on affairs
concerning the Department of Inte-
rior. the post of chairman of the Per-
sonnel Classification Board was occu.
pied by Guy F. Allen, executive assist.
ant to the director, Bureau of the
Budget. Judge Warwick was chair
man of the Personnel Classification
Board from its orga nization. in March
Z, 1923. to June 80, 1923.
Served Under Taft.
Judge Warwick has had a long ex.
perience in efficiency work as well
as in law practice. He also has served
III many official governmental posts
receiving appointments from Presi
dents Taft and Wilson.
He was born In Ohio in 1868 and at
tended the public schools of Gin.
cinnati. later taking law degree
from the Cincinnati Law School and
a masters degree from George Wash.
lngton University here in 1892. He
was private secretary to Chief Justice
Iaft, when he was a circuit Judge
and became private secretary to
Robert Bowles, controller of the
Treasury, in 1898. Other posts he
held In the Treasury were law clerk
and chief law clerk.
Judge Warwick then returned to
Cincinnati in 1898 to enter private
law practice, which he continued until
1908, when he was made auditor Of
the Panama Canal Commission, sery
ing three years under Gen. Goethals
with the canal operations.
IN 1911 MIR. Taft. then President
commissioned Mr.. Warwick an asso.
ciate justice of the Supreme Court
of the Panama Canal Zone, but he
fore he took up his duties there he
was appointed by President Taft to
be Government economy and eff.
cheney commissioner. He rose in 1915
to be controller of ths Treasury. re.
ceiving appointment from President
Wilson.