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Show The Spinner Memorial association will soon havo ready for unveiling tho bronze statuo of General Francis E. Spinner to stand in tho national capital. Tha story cannot bo too often told: "In the year 18G2 General Spinner brought about tho appointment of Eeven women as clerks in tho treasury department of the United States, and so much did the opening of those doors benefit woman in giving her an opportunity of securing an independent livelihood that in vS75 800 women wero employed in that department de-partment of tho gov? rnment, and at tha present time thonaihesof 1,770 women, residents of Washington city, are borne upon its pay rolls, while in different departments of government they num-Kar num-Kar Q-aar 1 000 " Washington Lnttor |