Correspondence regarding complaints of Ella G. Hill, Laundry Manager, against William A. Mercer and Mrs. Saxon, the head matron of the small boys quarters in addition to her transfer at a reduced salary to a Western School.
School Employees - Laundry
Ella G. Hill declines her transfer due to the decrease in salary and requests information regarding the reason for her demotion. William A. Mercer forwards Hill's letter to the Office of Indian Affairs along with noting that Kate S. Bowersox accepted her transfer to the Haskell Institute as principal teacher. Mercer further discusses his desire…
These materials include correspondence regarding the appointment of permanent employees for two open Assistant Laundress positions and one open Assistant Carpenter position.
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he would not prefer to have Mary R. Miller appointed as an assistant laundress at the Carlisle Indian School. C. F. Larrabee responds that Mercer's statements will be followed.
Civil Service Commissioner Henry F. Greene asks the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to provide the date for when Assistant Laundress Minerva Shultz started working at Carlisle. Acting Commissioner C. F. Larrabee informs Greene that Shultz is a temporary Assistant Laundress making $360 a year and that she started July 8, 1907.
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent W. A. Mercer requests to give Laundress Ella Albert a raise to $600 per year. Mercer reasons that her predecessor, Ella G. Hill, made $660, and he promised Albert a raise if she succeeded, and she has done an excellent job.
Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee declines Mercer's…
Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee appoints Alice Quinsenburry as Assistant Laundress at the Carlisle Indian School with a salary of $360 per year.
Supervisor in Charge Charles H. Dickson informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that appointed Assistant Laundress Alice Quinsenburry has not reported for duty.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee appointments Nannie J. Forcey as Assistant Laundress at the Carlisle Indian School with a salary of $360 per year.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee appointments Nora Harold as Assistant Laundress at Carlisle Indian School with a salary of $360.
Supervisor in Charge Charles H. Dickson informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Nannie Forcey has declined to accept her appointment at the Carlisle Indian School.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee appoints Minerva Shultz as Assistant Laundress at the Carlisle Indian School with a salary of $360 per year.
As Jennie Wolf cannot stay "in the position indefinitely on a temporary appointment," the Chief Clerk requests information regarding whether Wolf is eligible for a permanent position and if she has applied to the Civil Service Commission.