The Washington times., 1905-06-11

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yard. and work will be commenced as
! early as practicable.
| Commodore Somerville Nicoison, u S
| N, retired. died at his home In Wash
| ington, May l. AS a mark of 1csoect
| to his memory the flags at the navy
yar1 were displayed at half- or
| May q, and eleven-nlinufe guns were
/ fired at noon.
/, To fill the vacancy of second clerk
| to the commandant. F. H. Miller has
been promoted from telegraph operator
1 and copyist to that position, vice Ii II
Brogden. deceased.
II. F. Dolan has been transferred from
the general storekeeper's department
and appointed telegraph operator and
| copyist, commandant.s office, at 81 .nH
/ per annum.
| E. o. Damon has been transferred
from the construction and repair .Ie-
partment and appointed seconl-cIas s.
ship craftsman at the Office of the su-
perintending constructor, Fore River
shipbaildtng Company, Quincy, Mass.
{. w. S. Heath has been transferred
equipment department navy yard, as
first-class structural steelwork drafts
man.
A. v. Curtis. ffrst-class ships drafts
| man, department Of construction and re-
pair, was ordered to proceed to Prov
1ncetown. Mass, on the 24th inst, for
special temporary duty.
| a. G. Plant, jr, has been appointed
temporary tbird-cIaSs architectural
craftsman. yards and docks.
(! ID. Cox has been appointed temporarily
| as ffrst-class structural steelwork drafts
| man, yards and docks.
j. 7. Byrne, department Of yards and
docks, has been transferred to the bu-
| reau Of yards and docks, as clerk, at
$1,000 per annum.
| The resignation of n. p. Dram, SUBJ
| inspector Of buildings, has been accept
| ed frosu June 1.
Wicker Transferred.
| A. o. Wicker. hospital steward. on
duty at the Museum OF Hygiene, was
| transferred to the Hartford on May D.
| Chief Machinist's Mate Meade, for
merly attached to the commandments
barge at the navy yard, but now on
duty on board the Colorado. visited here
recently while home on leave.
Hospital Apprentice S. NJ. Boynton
has been transferred from tho Naval
Hospital to the naval training station for
duty.
Private w. w. Heckathrom, L. s. M.
c.. has been transferred from the bar
racks to the New York navy yard
The medical officers report shows the
following recent happenings:
James O'Malley. helper, breech mech
anism shop. was injured and sent to the
Providence Hospital.
Il. Beason, coxswain, was admitted to
the hospital for treatment
A medical survey has been requested
upon r. II. Robinson. musician. second
class. and A E. Perkins, private, U. S.
NJ. c.
J.. Shaffer, private, U. S. NJ. c..
kendrick. quartermaster. first class. and
F. Hill. seaman, were under the care of
the doctor during the week as a. result
OF vaccination, but all are reported re-
covered.
Mr.. Ellis, OF e street, who for some
time assisted IN the choir of the Metro
pohtan Baptist Church. has resigned
and accepted a position in the choir OF
the Temple Baptist Church.
Miss Mamie j. Martin left Tuesday for
St Mafys county. Maryland. where she
Will be the guest of Miss Lucy w. Will
burn, of Mt. Olive.
General and Mrs. Parker, who have
been patients in the Providence Hos
pital for some time, have returned to
their apartments at the Mendoza
Mr.. Blair. member Of st. Marks Pro-
testant Episcopal Church, Third and A
streets. gave a delightful picnic to
Great Falls on Saturday TO the young
ladies Of st. GATHERINGS Guild and their
friends. The party left Georgetown on
the packer Louise at a. m, and fol-
lowing the canal. reached Great Falls at
IL o'clock. A dinner was served at the
hotel there, the remainder of the day
being spent in dancing games and other
sports The party reached Georgetown
on their returIs about $50 D. m Among
those who went were Misses Robert a
Grant. Lucy Grant, Isabel Burch, Bert,e
Waller, Mildred Huntington, Lucy
Grant. Bessie Burlough, Minnie Burch.
Susie Burch. May Figambaugh, Bent
ly, A Hallam. May Hersey, Matte Mar
tin, and Messrs. Karl Black. George
Emmens NJ Barber, Raymond Fisher.
Reed. Burlough, George BurIough. J.
Cain, Blair, Bently. and several others.