July 02, 1930
Mrs. Mildred E. Vincent may be appointed to the position of clerk in the Immigration Service without regard to the requirements of the civil service rules.
Mrs. Vincent is the widow of Harry E. Vincent, who died March 25, 1930, from injuries received when struck by an automobile while on duty as immigration patrol inspector. He left his widow without adequate means of support and with a 7-year-old daughter dependent upon her.
This order is recommended by the Acting Secretary of Labor.
HERBERT HOOVER
The White House,
July 2, 1930.
Herbert Hoover, Executive Order 5387—Appointment of Mrs. Mildred E. Vincent Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/373029