The Washington times., 1907-01-20


terror team. Following is the result or
Wednesdays match;
Agriculture Roberts, o; Hitchcock. al
Parks. o; Cross, o. Rutter, /; Pew. J.
Total. g.
Nav -War-Tibbets /; Smell, o, Web
ster /; MoilSow. /. 2 games forfeited.
Total. g.
The paper read By Miss Josephine A.
Clark, Librarian Of the department, Ge-
fore the Washington Library Associe-
tion al its meeting last week. contained
some very interesting information con
corning the growth and development Of
the department library. The present
library was founded In 1899 in the agri-
cultural division of the patent office.
then under the Jurisdiction OF the De
partmenJ OF State. and the irst lib
rarian. j. b. Russell. was appointed IN
1871. In 1919 the agricultural work was
transferred 10 ire Department OF the
Interior. and in lS62 the library was
transferred 10 the new building erected
for the Department OF As -iculture, and
al the present time this library Is said
10 be- the largest collection OF books and
pamphlets on agriculture Ia the world
nected with the law Office Of the For
est Service. has resigned tc engage In
the practice Of law al Spokane. Wash.
Mr.. Scott was appointed as clerk
from the Firth Congressional lis
trict OF Missouri in the Bureau Of AMI
mai Industry. During MS service In
the bureau ne took up the study o.
law al the George Washington univer-
sity. and after graduating was trans-
terred 10 the law once or the Forest
Service During Mr.. Scott's connection
with the department ne made host
OF friends, who wish him much success
iu his new Ield OF labor.
Prof h. W. Wiley CHEZ OF the Eu-
reeu Of Chemistry, gave a very inter
esting lecture on Monday evening AZ
the Vermont Avenue Christian Church,
under the auspices of the Mems Club
OF that congregation. Prof. Wiley
talked on what the pure food laws Will
do for the public.
Roy A. Cave. Of the Iowa State Col
Iege, Ames IoWa, has been appointed
herdbook assistant in the animal hus-
bandry office Of the Bureau OF Animal
Industry.
The friends in the department OF Capt.
John T. Lyle. secretary OF the Texas
Cattle Raisers' Association. were panied
TO learn Of his death, which occurred
al San Antonio. Tex, last week
clifford Pinchot chief Of the Forest
Service. left the past week for an ex-
tended Western trip.
b. Il. Ransom, chief of the geological
division OF the Bureau OF Animal In
! dustry. is on a short trip TO South Da-
kota.
/ Richard r. Wallach. OF the Bureau
OF Plant Industry, is absent on a few
days annual leave.
Miss susanna Flanagan. of the Forest
/ Service, is spending a few days annual
leave.
! Mcpherson Reynolds, OF the dairy di-
vision Of the Bureau OF Animal Indus
/ Try. was absent a few days the past
week on account OF illness.
S. b. Gregory. of the Weather Blu
/ reau. is absent on a few days annual
/ leave.
/ H. H. Walters, time clerk OF the de-
partment, has been transferred to the
/ Bureau Of Chemistry. Mr.. Walters will
have charge of the files and records I'm
his new position, and intends installing
a new system for the keeping of records
and correspondence Of the bureau.
! c. l. Faucet. Of the Bureau OF Plant
Industry. has returned to duty after a
couple days annual leave.
/ Charles A Scott, OF the Forest Ser
vice. left the past week for a few days
leave, which Will be spent in Nebraska.
/ A. A. Girault. special field agent in
the Bureau of Entomology, is absent
on a few days leave.
! c. r. Corey, OF the Bureau OF Animal
! Industry. returned to duty the past
week after three days annual leave.
| The remains OF Mrs Charlotte Thorn
as, clerk In the pOmology division Of the
| Bureau OF Plant Industry, who died at
her apartments. 226 Fifth street south
! east, last week. We're taken TO her old
1 home at Corning. n. Y. for burial Mrs.
! Thomas. who was one of the Oldest
| clerks in the department. was seventy
nine years of age. and had been in the
/ service OF the department for about ff-
| teen years, and her sudden death came
as a great shock 10 her friends.
] W. W Husson, of the Weather Blu
| reau, hf been absent on q few days
annual leave. and returned to duty the
past week.
] F. b. Headley, of the Bureau of Plant
| Industry, is absent on a few days leave
| F. r. French, of the Bureau OF AMI
mai Industry. is taking a few days an
nual leave.
W. W Jefferson, of the Weather Blu
reau, has returned to duty after a cou-
! pie days leave.