The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-10
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a number OF the employees Of the de-
partment from the Hoosier State at
tended the entertainment and old
fashion dance Of the Wisconsin Asso-
citation of the District % Columbia, held
at the Pythian Temple on Wednesday
evening.
Prof ElwoQd Mead, chief of irrigation
and drainage Investigations. and Prof
G. G. Elliott I'm charge of drainage in
( designations. of tnc office OF expert
ment stations. addressed the members
tof the house OF representatives Of the
| South Carolina Legislature at Column
bia. s. c., on Tuesday last on the sub
/ jet of drainage.
A A Glrault, OF the Bureau OF Ento-
/ mology who has been absent on few
days annual leave, returns to duty this
week
G. Arthur Bell OF the Bureau OF Ami
NAL Industry. returned last week from
la Western trip. during which time me
attended the short course I'm stock iudg-
( ing at the Iowa Agricultural College,
Ames Iowa.
/ Prof l. i. Kebler. OF the Bureau of
I Chemistry. gave an interesting talk on
/ the puFe focd law. at the meeting OF
the Flagg Council. United Commercial
Travellers Of America, held last Satu--
dag evening at the Pythian Temple. or
Ninth street
Horace ". Moulding, OF the Edward
Evans Missionary Home, Shanghai
China. visited the department the past
week Mr. Houlding is very much in
terested in angora and mich goats. also
the Introduction OF pure bred live stock
into that country.
3. H. RawI. Of the dairy division Of
tho Bureau OF Animal Industry. at
tended the meeting OF the South Caro-
lima Live Stock Association, of which
he is the secretary, at Columbia, ). T.
last week
The Civil Service Commission has an
npunccd an examination TO be held ON
April and 10 secure eliEibies TO nm
the vacancies of eight civil engineer
students for the department
j. W. Pew. of the Bureau OF Animal
Industry and W. j. Nevius of the of
nee OF accounts and disbursen!. .nts.
arc contestants in The whist tourna-
ment which opened at the washington
Chess and Checker Club on WedIi.sdav
evening This tournament is eoruDoScd
OF some OF the star players OF the Ma
uonal Whist Congress.
Mrs George B. Loring. widow ~ q
former Commissioner Of Agriculture, Is .
making short visit iu washington /
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ID w r. Wiley, chief or The Bu- |
teau OF Chemistry. gave a short talk al /
the annua. reunion OF the Harvard Club B
OF Washington. held al the Raleigh /
Hotel last Tuesday evening.
G. C. Carroll OF the Bureau Of Ant I
mai Industry, has returned 10 duty. 4
after few days absence. caused by
an attack Of grip.
Dr. L. O. Howard. chief of the R,r.s,,
OF entomology. acted as toastmaster. at
the annual banquet Of the Cornell Alum
nj Association of the District Of Column
bia. held at the Cairo on Friday even
ing. A large delegation OF Cornell grad
yates from the department were pres-
ont among them being the following
Df A NJ Harrington, assistant chief
Bureau Of Animal Industry. +. J. Glas-
son. Office Of Experiment Stations; q. j
Arthur Bell and Rob r Slocum. Blu L
re2u Of Animal Industry: Fred Johnson
and Miss L. Mitchell, Bureau Of Ento-
mology; f. Fl. Clapp and Hector Won
Bayer, Forest Service, W. +. Fletcher
Bureau OF Plant Industry. and r ( !
Albee and G. a Perry. IA
Charles A Scott, OF the Forest Sery-
ice. returned the past week from a few
days annual leave. spent in Kansas
+. y. Headley. of the Bureau Of Plant 1
Industry. who has been absent on q
few days annual leave IS expected TO !
return to duty this week.
Rob r. Slocum, Of the Bureau OF AMI
NAL Industry, attended the poultry show