The Washington times., 1907-10-27
SKATING PLAYERS.
FOR BALL TEAM
Fad Takes New Hold and
Promises Much
Sport.

The roller skating craze has struck
the Department Of Commerce and La
Dor. and Write not so extensive at this
time as the movement at the PostOffice
Department, it promises to grow rapid
ly. A number Of the clerks are already
making use II roller skates for the trips
20 the department.
John H Anderson. manager OF the de-
partments baseball team, was one Of
the first 10 form the roller skate habit
/ IN the depa Ttment. Mr.. Anderson met
with a rather painful accident on his
way TO office Friday morning. the result
OF his skates getting Somewhat too fast
for him.
Notwithstanding this mishap, how
ever. Mr.. Andersen Is boosting the
skating movemeD. He is already busy
with plans - equip his baseball team
with skates to- the coming season.
With this accomplished, he says tina
there will not be a team in the De-
partmental League that can get within
! hailing distance Of Commerce and Labor.
The proposition to put the baseball
/ team on rollers is meeting with the IN
I qualified approval Of the employees of
| the department. and ii would seem that
nothing can head them next time up.
Herbert Knox smith Commissioner OF
| Corporations, who is spending his an
nual vacation at his home at Farming
| ton, Conn, was one of the principal
| speakers at the meeting Of the National
Civic Federation. held in Chicago last
week.
Dr. George W. Leadley, chief OF the
| appointment division, spent last week
ar the jamestown Exposition and other
points Of Interest in that vicinity.
Charles s. Moore, Of the Bureau of
Corporations. returned last week from
( field duty, having been at work in
! Michigan, Wisconsin. Ohio. and other
| points in the middle West. He has been
| granted leave Of absence for about three
! weeks. which he viii spend in and about
/ the city.
Walter Van Enron, Of the Bureau OF
Corporations, who recently won the ten
mis- championship Of the bureau. is work
I ing hard in the try-OutfOr the Georgetown
, football team, with bright prospects OF
landing on the team He has recently
made some exceptionally fine plays that
/ have attracted attention 10 his work.
z. Walter Libbey. of the chief clerk s
division. is spending some time at the
jamestown Exposition.
Charles +. King, for many years a
national bank examiner, has been trans
ferred from the Treasury Department TO
( the Bureau Of Navigation of the De
/ partment Of Commerce and Labor, and
made shipping commissioner at San
I Francisco. Cal. with compensation in
! fees not exceeding 1890 per annum.
/ The Office of shipping commissioner at
San Francisco is the second largest in
/ the country. being second only TO the one
/ at New York
! Edward Courtney. Gustave A White
/ head, and COLLISION L Warwick. mates,
| employed IN he Coast and Geodetic
/ Survey, have been granted increases IN
/ salary from Sll0 10 s125 per month.
/ Fred 3. Shekell. chief engineer. at
$40 per month, in the Coast and GeOdetic
| Survey, has resigned his position.
| Peter Morrill,. Of Massachusetts. has
/ been appointed mate IN the lighthouse
! service at 5000 per annUm-
4 William T. billiard. OF the Bureau of
| Corporations, has been promoted from
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