By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by the provisions of the last sentence of the eighth paragraph of subdivision second of section 2 of the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883 (ch. 27, 22 Stat. 403, 404), it is hereby ordered that Mrs. Helen K. Stebbins may be appointed to the position of senior stenographer, CAF-3, $1,620 per annum base pay, in the Navy Yard, New York, N.Y., without compliance with the requirements of the civil-service rules.
Mrs. Stebbins is the widow of Thomas C. Stebbins, chief pharmacist's mate, United States Navy, who met his death in line of duty at the Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., on October 4, 1934, and is represented as being qualified to perform the duties of the position designated.
This order is recommended by the Secretary of the Navy.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
The White House,
Nov. 1, 1934
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Executive Order 6894—Authorization to Appoint Mrs. Helen K. Stebbins Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/373433