The Washington times., 1902-06-15
Officials and Employees
Planning Pleasant
Trips.
COL. BIDDLE NOW ABROAD
After Coronation He VIII Travel in
England and Scotlard-Mr. Ross Goes
to Illinois in July, and Mr. Macfar-
land VIII Take His Leave in August.

The warm weather of the past few
days has set the employees OF the Dis
trict Government to thinking Of their
vacations. and all are now studying
railroad guides and steamboat prospec-
fuses with a view 20 suiting the length
OF the summer journey to the amount
OF savings to their credit in the bank.
With the exception OF the per diem en-
ployes ali have thirty days leave. and
the majority of those who feed at the
municipal crib go away from Washing
ION for time to seek such recreation
and rest as may be had in that period.
Summer is the dull season at the Dis
trict Building, and after July l matters
are arranged SO that the heads of de
partnents and their clerks may have
their vacation time without interference
with such public business rs requires
attention.
Col. John BiGdle. the Engineer Com
missioner. is on leave this month. and
is spending the time in England attend
ing the coronation ceremonies of King
Edward VII as the personal aide OF
General Wilson. one of the representa-
tives OF the United States Govern
ment. After the coronation Colonel
Biddle and General Wilson will spend
little time in England and Scot
land, returning to the United States in
time for Colonel Biddle to take up his
duties again on July ).
viii Visit Mothar
Commissioner Ross Will take his va
cation in July He will pay a visit to
his aged mother in Illineis, dividing the |
time between Lewiston. his native |
place and places nearby where he has |
friends. \ portion OF his leave will be
yet decided upon.
Commissioner Macfarland's vacation |
will he reserved for the month OF Au- |
gust, and he stated yesterday that he
had been so busy with public and pri- |
vate business that he had not given |
serious attention to the place where he
would go. His desire is for some quiet |
corner of tie land where he cannot hear |
from Washington more than once day, !
and where there can be real and COM
iorting rest.
Capt. H C. Newcomer, Acting Engi-
neer Commissioner, will take his yaca
tion in July, soon after the return OF
Colonel Biddle from Europe. He will
spend about two weeks in Sandy Springs,
Md, with his family, returning to the
city one day in each week to look after
some construction work that will be go
ing on. lie will then spend two weeks |
with friends in northern Ohio.
Capt. Chester Harding, assistant to
the Engineer Commissioner does not yet |
know where he will spend his portion of |
the public money. as he expressed it
yesterday He VIII not be able to take
his leave until August, and he will then,
he thinks. find some quiet way to spend |
the month with his family away from
work
Trip by Water.
Conway B. Hunt, the Computing En-
gineer, is row away on Two weeks
leave on a trip by water from Balti-
more to Boston. Though not a sailor.
Mr. Hunt takes to the water from
choice. and when he reaches Boston sew
eral days will be spent on short trips
by water TO Interesting points on the
ocean coasts. Later he will spend a
fortnight breathing the breezes at At
lantic City
W. p. Richards, engineer in charge of
streets. will take his leave at such time
as he car be best spared He will visit
his parents near Milford. Del. and will
repose beneath The trees and brave the
waves Of the Chesapeake and the At
lantic, amid the scenes Of his hoyhood
The lower peninsula is the place to
which MIR Richards turns annually for
respite from the problems of street ex-
tension and the woTriment of giving
proper names 10 new streets and the
of houses in the new subdi-
visions, so that the friends of prospec-
tive brides and debutantes can find the
way to the scenes of social pleasure.
Nye Follows the Bass.
Francis Nye. Commissioner Ross prI-
yate secretary. will take his outing
while the boss is away" He has sew
erh short trips in view. one of which
is week at Ocean City
Noncure Burke, who keeps the cor
resPondence Of the Engineer Commits
sioner in ship shape, will try to cntice
the Potomac bass TO his hook for one
week Of his leave. He Will spend an
other week down in Virginia amid the
scenes Of his early days, and the re-
two weeks will be devoted to
such recreation as can be found at AS
bury Park.
Waldo Hibbs, as usual. longs for At
lantic City. and he expects after two
weeks spent at his cottage north of
Chevy Chase to take breath of salt
air from the board walk and at the end
of one of the long piers, where he says
every man ought 10 go for his vacation.
DR.. William Tindall. secretary TO the
Board of Commissioners, does NOT now
know where his leave will be spent, but
he intimated yesterday that there were
great possibilities on board the fastest
sailboat on the Potomac with two of
his boys aboard 20 assist in sailing the {
craft. The genial doctor may also ven
ture out on the broad rolling Chesa
peake before he returns TO the anchor
age in the Tidal Reservoir.
Rest and Work. {
Clifford Howard. assistant secretary
TO the Board, says that his cottage one
mile north Of Chevy Chase, with his
daughter will be good