
Executive Order 7710—Authorizing the Appointment of Dr. Winfred Overholse as Superintendent of St. Elizabeths Hospital Without Regard to Civil Service Rules
By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the provisions of paragraph Eighth of subdivision SECOND of section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), it is hereby ordered that Dr. Winfred Overholser may be appointed Superintendent of St. Elizabeths Hospital, Department of the Interior, without compliance with the requirements of the Civil Service Rules.
This order is recommended by the Secretary of the Interior.
FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT
The White House,
September 17, 1937.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Executive Order 7710—Authorizing the Appointment of Dr. Winfred Overholse as Superintendent of St. Elizabeths Hospital Without Regard to Civil Service Rules Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/210296