Evening star., 1914-11-14
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.


Andrew P. Peters. in charge of the
customs service: Frank NJ. Halstead.
chief of the customs division. and Hor-
ace NJ. Gilman. secretary to Mr.. Peters.
paid a visit at the Baltimore custom
house this week and were received by
Collector Stone. The Treasury officials
were shown through the building and
subsequently were guests of Mr.. Stone
at luncheon at the Rennert. Later
they were taken in the revenue cutter
Apache for survey Of the harbor.
Changes of duties and stations of
public health service for the seven
days ended November II are as fol-
lows:
Assistant Surgeon General ]. W. Kerr,
directed to stop in Chicago. Ill. en-
route to Topeka, Kan. for conference
with the commissioner of health of
that city.
Surgeon J. H White, relieved from
charge of the Marine Hospital at New
Orleans.
the request of the governor and state
board of health of West Virginia, to
make investigation OF sanitary ad-
ministration in that state.
Surgeon S. B. Grubbs, directed. on
the request of the efficiency and econ
omy committee of the state Of Illi-
nois. to make investigation of sanitary
administration in that state.
Passed Assistant Surgeon L. R.
Thompson. relieved from Investigations
ceed to Washington and report to the
hygienic laboratory for temporary
duty.
Assistant Surgeon A. R. Sweeney,
leave of absence for one month from
November s.
Assistant C,,rooor IJo1roa. Cr.{%b
jr., leave of absence for twenty-on.
days from November IA.
Assistant Surgeon E. w. Scott, re-
lieved from Ellis Island, N. Y. and
directed to proceed to Wilmington,
N. c., and assume temporary charge of
the service at that port.
Assistant Surgeon ]. B. Laughlin, on
completion of field studies Of rural
sanitation In Dorchester county, Md,
directed to proceed to this city and
report to the hygienic laboratory foc
temporary duty.
Assistant Surgeon J. G. Townsend,
relieved from the immigration station.
Ellis Island, N. Y. and directed to pro-
coed to Louisville, KY, and report
to the Marine Hospital for duty and
assignment to quarters. Granted one
day leave of absence en- route to this
city.
Assistant Surgeon D. c. Sutton, di-
rected to proceed to Galveston, Tex,
and report to the service at that port
for duty. Granted a five-day leave of
absence en- route.
Assistant Surgeon G. A. Wheeler, re-
lieved from field studies of rural sani-
tation in Dorchester county, Md, and
directed to proceed to this city and re-
port to the hygienic laboratory for
duty.
Assistant Surgeon T. F. Keating, on
completion of field studies of rural
sanitation in Lawrence county, Ind, di-
rected to proceed to the immigration
station. Angel Island, Cal, for duty and
assignment to quarters
Assistant Surgeon H. c. Yarbrough,
on completion of field studies of rural
sanitation in Union county. Miss, di-
rected to proceed to Washington and
report to the hygienic laboratory for
duty.
Assistant Surgeon R. E. Wynne. on
completion of field studies Of rural
sanitation in Lawrence county, Ind, di-
rected to proceed to Chicago and re-
port to the Marine Hospital for duty
and assignment to quarters.
Pharmacist c. c. Cannon. relieved
from further duty at Fort Stanton,
N. NJ. and directed to proceed to Staple
ton, n. Y, and report to the Marine
Hospital for duty and assignment to
quarters.
Pharmacist John Y Breckenridge, jr..
directed to proceed to Boston, Mass,
and report to the Marine Hospital for
duty and assignment to quarters.
Epidemiologist F. E. Harrington, on
completion of field studies of rural
sanitation in Union county. Miss. d.
rected to proceed to Washington for
temporary duty under Surgeon L. L.
Lumeden in connection with prepara-
ton of reports of Investigations of
rural sanitation.
Technical Assistant D. NJ. Molloy,
granted seven days leave of absence
from November 9. with permission to
attend meeting Of the Southern
Medical Association at Richmond, Va.
Pharmacist c. c. Cannon, promoted to
the grade of pharmacist of the second
class effective September IA.
John Y. Breckenri<de. jr.. appointed
a pharmacist of the third class in the
public health service, effective from
date of oath.