Executive Order 706

Charles H. McLellan, captain in the U. S. Revenue-Cutter Service, retired, was for a number of years during his active service detailed to the Life-Saving Service, and since his retirement has been employed for a number of temporary periods, with the consent of the Civil Service Commission, in superintending the construction of self-righting and self-bailing lifeboats and other life-saving apparatus, in all of which he is an expert, and it being necessary in the best interest of the service to continue Captain McLellan in this position, his appointment is hereby authorized without compliance with the civil-service rules for such period as his services may be required, the rate of compensation to be fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury.

Theodore Roosevelt.

The White House,

October 30, 1907.