Executive Order 5259—Authorizing the Appointment of Mrs. Mary Bernadine Partridge

Mrs. Mary Bernadine Partridge may be appointed to a clerical position in the Bureau of Prohibition without compliance with the Civil Service Rules.

This order is recommended by the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, who states that Mrs. Partridge is the wife of Mr. G.T. Partridge, who has rendered faithful,, loyal and satisfactory service in the Internal Revenue and Prohibition Bureaus from October 13, 1917, to September 19, 1929, when he became incapacitated due to a nervous breakdown, and the burden of supporting the family, including three young children, has devolved on Mrs. Partridge.

HERBERT HOOVER

The White House,
January 10, 1930.