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STATE.

Colonel Michael Visits His III Wife
at Atlantic City.
Col. William H Michael. chief clerk
Of the State Department, returned a
few days ago from Atlantic City. Col
oncl Michael's wife Is III at that re-
sort and the Colonel went IoT a short
visit 40 her bedside
Miss Mary Greer, of the State De
partment. left several days ago Tor
Portland. Greg. where she is 20 take
charge of the State Department exhfb-
ii at the exposition
Henry T. Crockcr. Of the library of
the State Department. is now spend
ing his vacation at oil Springs, On
tario. Canada.
J.. 4, Merritt Of tEs Bureau of Ac-
counts, of the State Department. Is
now visiting relatives up North
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Vacations Thin Ranks
OF Departmental Force
Many Empty Desks in the Big Buildings.
Owners at Mountains Or Seashore Get
ting Rest and Recreation

The Government employees Of the DIS
trict. from the lowest salaried clerk TO
the highest officials. are rapidly Ieay-
ing their departmental duties for
few weeks spent in the open.
All through the different departments
one may see unoceupied desks, whose
owners have gone to the mountains,
the seashore. or are quietly rusticating
in the country. far from the turmoil,
heat. and CRIME Of city.
4 great many younger employees are
loath to leave the city on account OF the
interest they take in the Departmental
baseball league. Some are players on
the different teams. All the older men
and women. however. are getting out
of the city as fast as Is possible.
The pay clerks say they have not
worked so hard since this time last
year. 1t is doubtful If they did even
then.
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COMMERCE AND LABOR.

Chief Clerk Bowen on Fc-tnight's
Visit to Wisconsin.
Frank II. Bowen, chief clerk Of the
department. will leave far Wisconsin on
Monday, To be gone for about two
weeks.
T. /. Weed will act az chief clerk in
the absence of MIR, Bowen
william Ruff. % the chief clerks office,
left on his vacation this week. lie Will
return by August Is.
u. J. Richardson OF the chief clerk
office, has wired his friends in The de-
partment from Canastoda. \. X. that
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visiting Old Point Comfort and Warren
ton. He will leave shortly for the
Adirondaclzs, where he VIII spend the
rest Of the summer.
W c. Kirbym. secretary to Senator
EanieI of Virginia, has just returned
from visit 10 his home in Warrenton,
James D. Preston, enarge d'anaires
OF the Senate press gallery, is spending
MS vacation at Roland Park, Baltimore.
NJ ". Blumenberg. of the official re-
Icrter's STAFF. has just returned from
UP 10 Nicaragua. and is now in New
York city.
James Crystal, postmaster Senate
postofhce, accompanied by his wife and
daughter, Mrs. Nicholson, has Just re-
turned from visit TO Buffalo. Niagara
Falls, and Toronto.
Alonzo Stewart, assistant sergeant-at-
arms of the Senate, is at present in
New York, where he will stay for some
little time.
John Welsh. of the superintendent's
office, will leave shortly for months
visit TO Hern3on, Va.
Peter Riley is. spending his vacation at
his old home at Blanco. Iowa.
w. T. Marsh. clerk to Senator Dick.
left with the Senator for Columbus,
Ohio on Wednesday.
Hawkins Taylor. clerk to Senator Pen
rose, who was recently in the city. is
now spending his vacation at Saratoga
Springs, n, y.
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WAR.
John B. Randolph Will Spend His
Holidays at Atlantic City.

John B. Randolph Will Spend His
Holidays at Atlantic City
J. r. Smith. of the record division, is
spending his vacation in New Bedford.
Mass.
John B. Randolph. chief OF the record
division. viii leave shortly for his vaca-
ton. Mr., Randolph expects TO go first
10 Atlantic Cily and then to Boston,
Mrs NJ. R. Nichols has Just returned
from the White Mountains. where she
has been spending her vacation.
Stephen GambriH is in Maryland.
where he IS spending a ten days vaca-
ton.
John d. Dillon. chief Of the correspon-
dence division, will leave within few
weeks for his home in Saratoga Springs
Mr.. Dillon Will spend the best part OF
August at that place
n. B. Nolan. of the advertising divis-
ion. returned few days ago from Cali
fornia. He also spent part of his vaca-
ton in visiting the Yellowstone National
Park.
Miss Robinson. of the quarternaster
generals Office. is now spending her va
cation up In the White Mountains. Miss
Robinson will be away for the better
part of August.
Major John S. Mallory. 2f the General
Staff. left few days ago for South
BrOOkville, Me. where he viii stav
through August.
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POSTOFFICE.

POST0FFICE.
Correspondence Handlers Plan Vaca-
tions Near and Far.
Joseph Kondrup. Of the money order
division, will spend the month Of
August with his family in Bluemont,
Virginia.
Harry Clark has returned to his desk
after peasant two weeks at Colonial
Beach.
l. l. Korn left Thursday for two
weeks vacation at Atlantic City.
Mrs. NJ. A Constance Is on her vaca-
tion.
Miss NJ. Peabody was called to Yer
mont this week by the death Of her
sisters child.
j. G. Shreve has just returned from
q two weeks vacation. He was at his
old home in Dickerson, Va, for a week,
and then he went TO Atlantic City for
weeks stay.
Miss Juliet Ford goes today to At
lantic City for a weeks vacation.
Miss Clara Rogers and a party of
friends Will leave tomorrow morning
for an automobile trip to Atlantic City.
II. II. Nichols and family have just
left for two weeks outing at Blue
mont, Va.
Paul Freeman. of the First Assistant
Postmaster Generals office. has been
promoted from 81, 800 to 81 SOC
Charles r. Porter, Of the classification
division. who has been i'll at his home
in Lanedon. returned to his duties on
Thursday.
has been transferred to the classification
division.
J. G. Stewart. of the classification di-
vision has been transferred to the stamp
division.
George D. Fischer. of the first assis-
tants Office. is enjoying the heated sea
son on his 600-acre farm In Maryland on
the Chesapeake Beach road, Mr.. F'isch-
er has entertained number Of his
friends in the department at his place
Ira c. RiddeH, a popular letter car
rier has recently returned from a visit
to his home near Richmond. Va He
conterlplates a trip to Atlantic City.
-
Lewis Altman has gone TO Milwaukee.
Wis for fourteen days.
James r. Young. superintendent of the
dead letter office. has gone to the noun
tains Of Virginia for a month.
p. V. Keyser, a law clerk in the as
sistant attorney. generals Office. will re-
turn Monday from the Delaware shore.
r P HeartsiH. of the salary and al
lowance division. is now enjoying his
,acation in Arkansas.
T J. Booknight. of the Grief inspec-
tors Office. is spending a three-weeks'
vacation on the Eastern Shore of Mary
land
Sam Boss is spending two weeks in
Virginia fishing and squirrel hunting.
John ". johnson, of the chief inspec-
tors office. is on a three weeks trip
through the Adir0ndacks. He will also
go up the ST. Lawrence river.
r. A. Robbins. of the classified ton
division who has been to Wisconsin to
look after his farm, has returned after
a month s vacation
John O'Niel. of the classification divi-
sion, died this week from the effects OF
the heat. The clerks in his division
gave his wife a handsome purse instead
of sending flowers 10 the funeral.
William ". Greene, of the salary and
allowance division. is anticipating a
trip 10 the gdirondacks, TO begin Au-
gust ).
J. f. Dean is visiting in Harpers Fer
~, ". Va
Miss Gonzales, of the dead letter
office. will leave for White Mountains,
y H, this coming week
Hugh Waddeu. Of the money order
division will visit his brother. Alfred
Waddcll the mayor of Wilmington, y.
G. shortly.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

James II. MeGresl lor. 81 and Nellie B
Short. 3
Edward Granger 81, and Emma CaIon,
IS
Francis ] Morton ;2 and Florence
Thomas u
Charles r. Ellis, h. and Grace Larry
Miller, 19.
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NEW ANESTHETIC is
DISCOVERED BY GERMANS

Berlin. July q 1.-Two German scien-
t.sts announce thf discovery OF a new
anesthetic having all the virtues OF
cocaine, without She Iatter's secondary
II! effects
The new substance is called ally
pine" 1t deadensb pain and does not
contain poison.
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George NJ. Brett. F. NJ. Houghton. W.
H. Hoyt, and D. NJ. Wood. Geological
Survey. are making Investigations at
kineo, Moosehead lake. Me. Fine resort
with lots of outdoor sports, so they
combine business and pleasure.
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CAPITOL.
Chief Clerk of the Senate H. B. McDon-
aid Tears Himself Away From
New York Sensations.

aid Tears Himself Away From
New York Sensations.
r. 8. Nixson, financial c2ork Of the
Senate accompanied py his daughter,
has gone TO Niagara Falls and Toronto
Tor an extended visit.
H B. Mcdonald. chief clerk of the
Senate. has just returned from trip.
q New York
Charles K. Nixon, p.4yate secretary
t. the Secretary of al Senate viii
leave shortly for the White River coun-
Try. in Colorado MIR. Nixon VIII also
s.. TO the Coast, staying u while IN san
truncisco. whence he viii go 10 Port
land TO visit the exposition.
F. 4. Eckstein, Of the Senate post
office and his family %liI visit 4 New
y nrk summer resort during the month
oI August.
+ Y Murph.. Official reporter Of the
Senate, is spending MS summer in
canada with mis- family.
F.. G. MoXIey. of the Official reporters
staff, has just returned from several
weeks stay in Virginia. He has been
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Erwin Frickey, assistant chief clerk
o. the Department of Agriculture. is
visiting friends and relatives in New
York StaIe Mr.. Frickey will return
t. resume his duties in the chief clerk S
Office on August D.
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The June bug" was rather slow in
arriving at the Bureau of Pensions, but.
OF late several of the young ladies have
given up their positions for ones more
important in life. Several others of the
younger women employees are making
preparations for indefinite leaves of alb
sence.
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Capt. Horace NJ. Reeve. Third Infan-
try. military attache at the United
States embassy. City of Mexico. is Ill
with typhoid fever at the home of his
street. but his condition is not regarded
as serious.
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TREASURY.
Preparing Annual Report Keeps Clerks
at Their Desks


at Their Desks.
Few employees Of the Treasury De-
partment are taking their vacations as
Yet. This is not from choice, but as Il
matter OF necessity.
The department Is getting out its VOL
luminous report, and. therefore, has to
keep nearly all employees on duty, in or
der to get 1t to press in seasonable time
A great many clerks and under Off
cials think it unfair that they should be
compelled 10 work along during the
heated period while the employees of the
other departments are away at the sea-
shore or mountains.
When the work was first started an
order was issued that no employees en-
gagged in the work of getting out the re-
ports should take his or her vacation
until after August i5. This rule has
not been rigidly enforced. Several per
sons have gone away. are now away
and are going away.
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E, Rasis, of the Western division. is
suffering with a severe attack of indiges-
tlnn and has taken short trip to the
shore with the hope that the ocean
breezes win straighten him for the hard
work n his depa rtment.
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he has assumed the role. of benedict
Mr.. Richardson left Ii short While ago
for his vacation trip.
o. P. Austin, chief Of the Bureau of
Statistics, having completed his investi-
cations in several European countries, as
we'll as Egypt, is now on his way to
Bombay via SueZ canal. From Bombay
he viii go TO Manila, from where he will
sail for the United States the latter part
of this month.
Wilber w Fowles. chief of the supply
division, expects to leave the city
shortly for a visit to the Delaware
Breakwater. He will be gone about a
month.
Assistant Secretary Lawrence o. Muir
ray is spending his vacation at Addison
c. c. Weideman. time clerk. is spend
ing his vacation at Atlantic City, where
he IS very popular. having spent his
vacation at this resort for many years
Fast
Edward Libbey. of the telegraph
fcrce. is at the home of his sister in
Newport News. Va. Mr.. Libbey viii be
gone about a month.
Commissioner General Sargent. of the
Immigration Bureau, arrived at San
Francisco from Honolulu last week, and
viii arrive in Washington shortly
Frank H. Larned, chief clerk of the
Bureau of Immigration, who is acting
commissioner general of the bureau in
the absence of Mr.. Sargent. is one of
the busiest men in Washington.
William l. Soleman, dIsburstns clerk,
has recovered from a severe attack OF
stomach trouble and has returned to his
desk.
c. D. Evans, of the chief clerks Of
fee, has returned from his home in
Chilllcothe. Ohio, where he spent
month.
John H. Anderson. of the chief clerk, $
Office, will visit Savannah, Ca, shortly
and spend a months .4<--sion with his
sister.
The annual report of che Secretary of
Commerce and Labor, recently issued,
proves an interesting document It is
TO be commended for its brevity as
compared with the usual run of such
documents.
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A. 7 PorLze is on three months visit
70 the old sod TO renew some old ac-
auaintances ard refresh his memory
with the pleasant surroundings of the
place of his birth.
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INTERIOR.

Vacations Take Clerks to Tennessee,
Kansas, Colorado, wyoming, and
Elsewhere.
J. II. keener expects to &c shortly to
his home in Tennessee.
Calvin s. Brown, of the General Land
Office, left Washington Wednesday with
his two daughters, Sarah and Edith. FOR
an extended trip in the West visiting
Kansas, Colorado, and Wyoming.
W, c. Braly, Of the Land Office de-
parted Monday for FuyettsvilIe. Ark.
which Will be the future home Of Mr..
BrAly and his family.
Mr. Braiy had to leave Washington
owing 10 bad health.
w Scott Smith confdcatal clerk to
the Secretary Of tine Interior left a few
days a6o fer Boston, where he will con-
fer with Secretary Hitchcock on the de-
partment business that demands the Sec
retnrT'S personal attention. MIR Smith
has been i'll for several DAYS past. and
returned TO his desk day before yester-
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DR.. Samuel Huston has just returned
from trip out West During DR.. Hus-
tons absence his place was filed by his
ana bic assistant DR.. - T. whitney
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MISCELLANEOUS.

Prof. Otis T. Mason. head curator OF
the department of anthropology in the
National Museum. left several days ago
on his summer vacation, which he will
spend with his daughter. Mrs. Talbot,
at Frankfort, KY. Prof. Paul BeckWith.
assistant curator of anthropology, will
act as head curator till Prof. Mason :
retuTT.
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PENSION BUREAU.
Annual Outing to Rockville, Nd, of
Force of Chief Clerks Office.


The clerical force Of the chief clerks
Office in the Pension Bureau held its
annual outing at Rockville, Nd, on
last Thursday evening.
The outing was In the form of
trolley party, for which a special train
OF trolley cars was engaged, and
banquet at the Montgomery House at
the suburban resort.
The festivities began at o'clock,
when the party boarded the special
cars at the Pension Office, and at :
o'clock those friends of the veteran
soldiers. sailors. and marines sat down
TO enjoy the bounteous repast Colonel
Chase. chairman of the outing commit
tee, had arranged for them. Dancing,
music. and a general good time com
pleted the program of the evening
Among those who availed them
selves ef this annual opportunity to
mingle with each other on social
equality were Mrs II. J. Devine. Mrs.
{. T. Lewis. Miss c. De LeVyne.
Charles. II. Worden and wire Miss J.
II. Dwight Miss Georgia Cole. Miss
a. B. Nesbett. ]. ]. Frieland, Robert
). Eatetnan, J. K Heuch. r. 3. Harlow
and wife, r NJ. Calhoun and wife, Mrs.
Cora L smith-Penolpe. Mrs. Arabel
w; Todd, DIR. J. r, Hayes, s. Studer-
baker and wife. 3. r. Chase, L. p, Will
Iiams and wife. Mrs J. T Thompson,
" a. Raymond and wife, Sarah A.
spraEue, s. ". McElderry, Abraham ham
Myers and wife, John Grimsliad and
wife. I. b. Thatcher and wife, ]. B.
Rose and wife. Hester A. Wyman. l..
4. Miller and Mrs. Miller, z. c. John
ston. z. d. Tracy and Mrs. Tracy, Z s.
Tracy, Ethyl Wynne Tracy, Cora Pru-
Keller and Mrs. Keller. B. T. Graham
aud Mrs. Graham, and Lola Keller.
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2 a Warfield. chief of the bureau,
has just returned from ten days sick
leave. and his friends are glad to no
face again
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Montana, Mr. Ittig expects to spend q
portion OF his vacation on the sheep
ranch Of his brother. the remainder to
be spent in visiting friends in Nebras ska
and illinois on his honaeward Journey,
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Harry F. Morton, of the chief clerks
ofiiee, is spending his annual leave" at
Atlantic City and Cape MAY.
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Edward F. Atkins. the trusty messen-
ger of the secretary Office. Is enjoying
3 two-Weeks' soJourn on the Eastern
coast. Mr.. Atkins has the distinction
of being one Of the pioneers of the Navy
Department.
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day for the first time since the first
OF the week. He will be gone a week
or ten days.
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Wilber w. Fowles, chief of the supply
division, expects to leave the city
shortly for a visit to the Delaware
Brealkwater He will be gone about
month.
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Assistant Secretary Lawrence o. Muir
ray. is spending his vacation at Addison
Hill, y. Y.
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Capt. William F. Reed. one of the
pioneers Of the Navy Department, left
curing the week for visit to friends
at Harpers Ferry, Va.
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G. r. c. Phillips has gone West on
short leave of absence
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z. B. Hanna. solicitor IN the judge ad-
vocate generals Office, is enjoying
months outing amcng his friends az
Ocean Grove. Md. He viii return 10 his
desk In the department about the mid
de of August.
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J. A. Graham has just begun a month s
visit through the mountains OF West
Virginia and Tennessee.
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AGRICULTURAL.
Chief Inspector harrington Spending
Leave in New England.

DR.. A. II. harrington chief of the
inspectors division of the Bureau of
Animal Industry. is spending his an
nual leave at Brewer, Me, and Aller-
ton, Mass
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Grace D. Hays is enjoying a short visit
with her parents at Monmouth, III
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F. ]. McGraw is down AT Colonial
Beach with his family for thirty days.
Lucky Frank.
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Mrs. NJ. E. Boggs has taken her an
nuaI leave, which she is spending alb
sorbing the beautiful scenery abounding
at Buena Vista, Va.
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Capt, r. Mills is sojour1ling along the
Eastern coast on a months leave.
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c. c. Weideman, time clerk. is spend
ing his vacation at Atlantic City, where
he is very popular. having spent his
vacation al this resort for many years
Fast,
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Bernard H Smith, of the Bureau of
Chemistry, has gone to Boston to open
and take charge OF the pure food labor
atOry at that port. The instalIinE of the
fixtures OF the laboratory will be com
lleted by August /, when Mr Smith
viii take charge of the station as chief
of that station.
DR.. W. NJ Berkeley. supervising
chemist Of the board of health at Porto
Rico. has resigned t. accept a posi-
ton in the Bureau OF Chemistry. Dr.
Berkeley expects to be transferred to
Philadelphia in the near future to take.
charge of the pure food station AT
that port.
Joseph \ Arncld. assistant chief. di-
vision OF publication, has just returned
from short visit 10 Atlantic City N J.
B. .. StalIings. of the division of pub
HCations Is At Atlantic City, y. }.
". F. Harding, division of publica-
tons, has Just returned from a vacation
al his home in Indianapolis, Ind.
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B. springstead Is at ST. Louis, Mo,
renewing old acquaintances and re-
cuperating from the effects OF a hard
year s steady toll
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c. NJ. Reich is .sojourning among
friends of his childhood at Springfield
Mo. Mr.. Reich is a firm believer OF the
show me" policy.
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A. NJ. Payton is enjoying a couple of
weeks taking in the sights at Atlantic
City.
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NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Roy H. Moses Escapes Departmental
Confdences bY Trip 70 His Home.

Roy r. Moses. confidential clerk 10
Secretary Bonaparte, Is visiting his old
home In the mountain regions or Massa-
chusetts. and is considered fortunate by
his friends in the department in having
escaped the sweIferiag rays Of 'old Sol"
during the past week.
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A. 2. Albert. Western division. is ab-
sent on sick leave.
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William Henry Harrison Smith. chief
clerk in the Department of Steam En-
gineering is enjoying a ten days trip
in the beautiful scenery ahoundinS
around Lake George, N Y
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r j Wolcott left yesterday for a
twenty-five days tour Of the South and
a visit to his old home at Charleston
S. c.
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l. L. Korn left Thursday for two
weeks vacation at Atlantic City.
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Henry Ittig. the judge advocate gen
erals Office. left during the week for
his old home among the Rockies I'm
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Mrs. E. S. McCook is enjoying the
cool breezes and, incidentally, causing
war on mosquitoes. at Point Pleasant.
n. 7.
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Miss NJ. Peabody was called to Yer
mont this week by the death of her
sisters child.
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A F. Mcmahon is recuperating from
a severe Illness at his old home In The
Hub town. Mr.. McMahon informs his
be back at the old stand on the 18th.
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b. y. Jansen, a lraughtsman in the
Department of Steam Engineering, left
during the early part of the week on
two months visit to his birthplace
near Stockholm, Sweden 1t cannot be
Sainsald that Mr., Jansen's trip will
pc the most enjoyable, as this is his
hrst visit 10 his mother country for
good many years
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George Bowman. Western division, i
on a pTotracted visit 10 his old home.
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{. A. Atkins is spending a couple of
weeks visiting his old home up New
York way.
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Harry Clark has returned to his desk
after a peasant two weeks at Colonial
Reach
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j. 6. Shreve has just returned from
a two weeks vacation. He was at his
old home in Dickerson, Va, for q week,
a weeks stay.
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Mrs A A Emery, Western division
is on sick leave.
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James D, Preston, enarge d'afaires
OF the Senate press gallery, is spending
MS vacation at Roland Park, Baltimore
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Edward Iibbey. of the telegraph
fierce. is at the home of his sister In
Newport News. va. Mr.. Libbey will be
gone about a month
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Mrs NJ. r. Nichols has just returned
from the White Mountains. where she
has been spending her vacation.
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]. ". Davis. Western division. is of
annual leave.
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J. s Eriy is laid up with a severe at
tack OF stomach trouble
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f, Henkel, of the Bureau Of Naviga-
ton, left last Wednesday for a month $
tour through New Brunswick and other
1anadlan provinces. Mr.. Henkel has
always had desire to study Canadians
on their own stamping ground and has
aFaled himself of this opportunity to
satisfy, in part, his hearts desire
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II b. Mcdonald. chief clerk of the
Senate, has just returned from a trip.
Il New York.
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Mrs NJ A Constance is on her vaca-
tion.
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Miss Juliet Ford goes today to At
lantic City for u weeks vacation