Evening star., 1914-07-11

L. Grant Smith, private secretary to
Secretary Redfield, is this week rejoicing
over the return of one of his daughters
to the family fold. and sorrowins over
the departure of another. Miss Gladys
NJ. Smith returned the early part o.
the week after months sojourn with
friends at Sabin Rock, Conn. Miss
Thelma Smith left yesterday for va
cation of a few weeks at New Lon
don, Conn.
Mr. Clancy. private secretary to the
assistant secretary, returned to the de-
partment Tuesday after a stay of a
month in Michigan.
Miss l.. Dessez of the office of the dis
bursting clerk sent cards from Gibraltar
recently to all the members Of the Of
flee. Miss Dessez is spending her annual
leave abroad. principally in Switzerland.
Daniel c. Vaughan. chief of the division
of publications. left this week on leave of
a month. which he will spend in Ireland,
England. France and Germany.
Thomas F. Mckeon is acting chief of
the division of publications during Mr..
Vaughan's absence.
Eugene F. Hartley. assistant chief of
the bureau of the census, has returned
to his desk after brief absence.
The bureau of foreign and domestic COM
mercial agents. Ralph NJ. Odell, an ex-
pert on cotton textile matters. to the ori-
ent, India. Java. French 1ndo-China.
Australia and New Zealand. to study
to promoting the interests of that in
dustry. Mr.. Odel is expecting to sail
in about three weeks.
of Washington. as commercial agent. will
study the utilization of by-products Of
the lumber industry abroad. Prof. Ben
son is to sail for Europe at an early
date.
Branch offices of the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce have been au-
thorized by Secretary Redfeld at Boston,
mercial agents who have had long train
ing in the work. 1t is stated. F. L. Rob-
erts is to direct the work at Boston and
William B. Henderson will supervise the
office at Seattle.
The following is partial list of the
changes in the personnel of the depart
ment for this week:
In the bureau of the census. temporary
appointments extended: Elmer F.. Evans,
G. Albert Eckhardt, George c. r. Lowry
and Homer A. Dougall as machinists. at
s1.2ho each; Carl 6. Lines as electrician,
at s1.2g: James F.. Ludlow, Oscar S.
McChesney. Thomas H. Parker and Jo-
seph A Walker as watchmen. at s72O each.
and Abner Moore and Arthur Moss as
firemen. at s72O each.
In the bureau of fisheries, temporary
appointments of Thomas Ryan. J. f..
$500 each at Puget Sound. Wash. Cold
Springs. Ca, and Bozeman. Mont. re-
spectively. have been terminated; Edgar
R. Wdmyer has been promoted to car
messenger at $1,000; Richard ], McMullen
has been promoted to assistant car mes
senger at $500 and William J. Cox has
been temporarily appointed as car laborer
at S72O.
The temporary appointment of Louis
Cohen as stenographer at 5000 in the
bureau of navigation at New York city
has been terminated.
Harold D. Campbell of Philadelphia.
Pa. has been PROBATIONARY appointed
assistant inspector of hulls In the steam
boat inspection service at Baltimore. Md.
Lndley Davis has been temp orarily ap-
pointed as mate in the coast and geodetic
survey.
In the bureau Of the census. temporary
appointments Of Henry Saunders. Glar-
ence E Fogle. Robert Williams and Ben
jamin W. Sharp. as aborers at s720 each
have been extended, and Pauline +. Bar
field, clerk, has been promoted to $1.9D.
In the bureau of navigation. Franz G.
Ryan, clerk. has resigned. and David
F. Crosland and Daniel n. Armiger.
clerks, have been promoted to $l,2O ard
$1,000, respectively.
In the lighthouse service. Archibald S.
Lynch. first assistant keeper of Harbor
of Refuge light station, Del, has re-
signed: probationary appointments have
been given to William Pefau as second
assistant keeper of Southwest Reef light
station. La: Hardy Crawford as assis.-
ant keeper of Horn Island light station.
Miss. and Ernest Lebahn as mate of
Poe Reef light vessel. No. 80. Mica. and
Archie De Craw has been temporarily ap-
pointed as second assistant engineer Of
Tho tepder Glover