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August 19, 1885
The Washington Critic
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Commissioner Webb spends much of his time reading heartrending applications for scarce District office positions and explaining their futility to numerous applicants, likening the situation to the miracle of loaves and fishes.
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Rush for District Offices.
Much of the time of Commissioner Webb is employed in reading heartrending applications for office and in trying to explain to innumerable applicants the utter futility of the requests. There are, perhaps, no more than a half dozen vacancies a year in the District service, while there are enough applicants to fill all the postoffices in the country. Commissioner Webb gives patient and sympathetic attention to all such cases, but said to-day that the feeling of a multitude with a few loaves and fishes had only been accomplished once in history, and that if he were expected to rival that achievement, somebody will be disappointed.
Much of the time of Commissioner Webb is employed in reading heartrending applications for office and in trying to explain to innumerable applicants the utter futility of the requests. There are, perhaps, no more than a half dozen vacancies a year in the District service, while there are enough applicants to fill all the postoffices in the country. Commissioner Webb gives patient and sympathetic attention to all such cases, but said to-day that the feeling of a multitude with a few loaves and fishes had only been accomplished once in history, and that if he were expected to rival that achievement, somebody will be disappointed.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
District Offices
Job Applications
Commissioner Webb
Futility
Vacancies
What entities or persons were involved?
Commissioner Webb
Where did it happen?
District
Story Details
Key Persons
Commissioner Webb
Location
District
Story Details
Commissioner Webb handles numerous heartrending applications for rare vacancies in the District service, patiently explaining their futility to applicants, and compares the situation to the biblical miracle of loaves and fishes.