| Show QUIT THE TURKEY BUSINESS greed of bindery girls soured secretary 4 of the navy whitney 4 the story of how a few impatient women destroyed a mighty good reso 4 4 lution says the new york tribune was recently told by the chief clerk of S the navy department in 1888 secretary whitney was delayed in getting out his report and finally had to push I 1 it through with a rush so well was the work done says mr air peters and so pleased wis was the t secretary that two days before thanksgiving he sent for me and said f mr peters I 1 wish you would go to vi the market and buy a turkey tor for every A employed of the government printing office but mr air secretary I 1 replied it would require 3 turkeys to fili fill that order it makes no difference it 5 would mould be needed buy them it IV Is impossible I 1 said there are not 3 unsold turkeys to be had in irk washington to day then said he ascertain the names of the men who had bad the principal part in getting out the report get a turkey tor for each today and order the necessary number 3 or 5 and see that they are delivered in time for christmas under these instructions nine turkeys were sent to the printing office that day the next morning the secretary received ten letters nine were notes of thanks and the other was a letter from fifty five girls in the bindery who demanded a turkey each because of the part they had bad taken in getting gettin out the report As soon as he read that letter the secretary of the navy said bald mr air peters I 1 have gone out of the turkey business nothing further I 1 was necessary the christmas dist distri A aution was not made and all on account of the haste of fifty five women to get recognition for their services |
