The Washington times., 1908-08-09
DIR. R. J.. STAFFORD
WEEDS IN NEW YORK
Takes as His Bride Miss
Ora Skinner, of
Herkimer.

Cards have been received by friends
/ in the Department of Agriculture from
| Mr.. and Mrs John w. Skinner, at Her
kimer, \. Y. announcing the marriage
on Wednesd day evening, in that city. OF
their daughter, Miss Ora Skinner. to
| DR.. Rosslyn J. Stafford. Of the pathO-
! Logical division OF the Bureau of Animal
| Industry,
MI and Mrs. Stafford are now spend
| ing their honeymoon in the hills Of
| Berkshire county, Mass, and other
points Of interest IN New England
| They VIII be at home to their frien Is
after September 20 at 2719 Fourteenth
| street northwest
The department has invited bids for
the erection of a building To be used
| for stables. carriage house, and storage
quarters. for which Congress al the last
| session appropriated S25, 600 The bids
are TO be opened on August Is.
Edward Il Bowie local weather for
/ caster at St. Louis, Mo, has reported
at the Weather Bureau for duty for a
period Of a month, during which time
| he will make a study Of the system.
employed at the main ONCE for pre-
dieting weather changes. II is the pol
! icy of Prof. Moore 10 afford his field
officers who have made good records an
opportunity 10 further improve their
Talents by study and observation at the
! bureau, and IL 8 for this reason that
he has called Mr.. Bowie to Washington
Dr. A. D. Melvin, chief OF the Bureau
Of Animal Industry. left Friday for a
stay Of one week at BellaiTe, Ia.
Miss Ann l. Murray OF the division
| OF publications, returned Monday from
vacation trip Of four weeks TO Mad
ison, Wis. her old home, and other
points of interest in that section.
Mrs. S. G. Adams. OF the Bureau Of
Statistics, is spending a vacation or
| two weeks at the Allendale Farm, at
| Shelby lille. Ky.
DR.. George p. Morse. OF the Bureau
Of Animal Industry, left Friday for
| Niagara Falls, y. Z, where he will at
tend the meeting OF the American Poul-
| try Association, which will be in session
Monday. Tuesday. and Wednesday, He
will then 20 to Toronto, Guelph. and
othe. points IN Canada 10 investigate
! poultry diseases.
Dr.. E G. Schro eder. superintendent OF
/ the experimental station OF the Bureau
/ of Animal Industry located al Bethesda
I Md, will 90 TO Sea Grit \. J., TO spend
| the week with his family, who are
| spending the summer there.
DIT. Harvey W. wiley. chief Of the
Bureau OF Chemistry, who has been
/ at Mackinac Island. Mich. for the past
! week. is expected to return to his desk
3 tomorrow.
Or. Morris Wooden. acting chief Of
/ the inspection division, Bureau of AMI
nal Industry, is spending the weekend
Ocean City. Md, with his family
/ NO are spending the summer there.
c. c. Carroll, who has Just been pro-
NOTED to the position OF chief clerk IN
I the Bureau or Animal Industry. has
/ been connected with the Government
! service fOf the past eight years, all OF
the time IN the same bureau. Before
coming to Washington he was engaged
| in the newspaper business as the pub
| Usher of country weekly at 81. Glars
/ Vile Ohio.
| Nj. Carroll is president OF the Mems
/ Club OF W9uKh Methodist Episcopal
/ Church on Capitol Hill, and is taking
an active interest in the efforts Of the
! church club house for the young men
/ Of the neighborhoOd, the purpose being
| to establish what is known as a seven
/ day church, one that is open at all
/
people.
NJ. Z. Fagen, cashier and chief clerk
/ in the disbuTsing Office, is taking his
vacation, and is spending the time with
/ his tamil, at LeOnardtOWn, Nd
The following employees Of the Bureau
! Of Chemistry returned the past week
| from their annual vacations; +. r. La
/ Grange, J. W. Williams, q. H. Steph-
! eusOn. Miss Kate @. Barber, Miss Eff
| ie A Read. NJ. A. Gerard, Miss Mary
F. Hartman, George &. Schmidt, L
| II. Bailey, Sherman LeaYitt. F. G,
/ Lucas, Lyle 3. Burnet. Q. F. Sammet,
J. b. Riegsr, and Miss Annie Brodle.
James W. Moore. OF the Bureau OF
| Chemistry. left Monday for q vacation
| of two weeks.
Miss Agnes NJ NOrdman, Of the Bu-
reau OF Chemistry, will leave to-
morrow for q vacation stay Of two
weeks at Atlantic City.
Charles E. Goodrich Of the Bureau
Of Chemistry, leaves tomorrow for a
vacation of three weeks.
Miss Caroline B. Sherman, Of the
/ Bureau of Animal Industry, who is on