Evening star., 1914-08-08
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

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Secretary Redfield returned to the city
Wednesday. after having gotten as far
as Pittsfleld. Mass, on his way to Maine.
where he has his summer home. The
Secretary will now remain in the city in
definitely, pending European war develop
ments.
Miss Agathe Olsen, confidential secre-
tary to the Secretary, is visiting her
parents at Fort Richmond, Staten Island.
Dr. Havenner, chief clerk, is on his
vacation
No fewer than five employees OF the cen
sus bureau are now in Europe and some
soicitude is felt regarding their welfare
by friends in the department.
Mrs. Edith NJ. Macdonald has recently
returned having left England in time to
escape being marooned
Those still abroad are NJ w. Steuart,
chief statistician for manufactures: Miss
Mary Griffin of the division of revision
and results: Miss Katharine Ronsaville
division. and Miss Veronica Tegethoff of
the division Of manufactures.
Mr.. Steuart landed i'll southampton July
% and was met there by Mrs. Steuart,
who had preceded him to England. 1t is
thought they are still in England.
Miss Griffin. who is with a sister.
reached Italy July 81. and her where
abouts in Europe is not known. She eN-
pected to be away ahort six weeks
Miss Ronsaville and Miss Gibson we're
intending to be in brussels at this time.
but have probably been detained in Ger
many.
Miss TegethoT and her mother sailed.
August L. via the French line for Naples.
expecting to visit Italy Switzerland and
Germany. and TO return to America IN
about two months.
The following is partial list of changes
made in the personnel of the department
this week:
In the coast and geodet;c survey the
following clerks have been promoted:
Harlan c. Allen to S1,S&o. Calvin ".
Jones to S1.G.n Joseph. ". Davis TO 81 40'
Frank P Brown to Sf.e"n. Harley |. Mo
lingo to $1,000 and Russell W. Cullen to
$500
Miss Fanny P I.amson. Miss Rena Ko-
senberg Miss Matte II. Madduy and Miss
Alice W. Holcombe. clerks at Sl,lD each
in the bureau of the census. have beea
transferred to the Department of Labor.
Miss Myra c. Hole clerk at $500 In
the bureau Of foreign and domestic COM
merce, has resigned.
John E. McAuliffe. assistant messenger
AT 500 in the office OF the Secretary, has
resigned.
Henry Rawdon, assistant physicist in
the bureau OF standards, has been pro
NOTED to 81 500.
George f. Rommel has been temporarily
appointed as clerk at 500 in the bureau
of navigation.
David Hammer, scientific assistant at
$500 in the office of the inspector. third
district lighthouse service. has resigned.
hot o1
" appointed as assistant messenger at
S72O in the office OF the Secretary.
In the bureau Of standards the follow
ing have been promoted: Lawrence r..
Rover. George F. Post and Philip v.
Wel1s W. Is. asststant physicists. to 1,soy 81 900
and 81, 100 respectively; Aaron lsaacs and
Robert NJ. Wilhelm, laboratory assistants.
to 300 each. and William Parry and
Charles A. Schultz. clerks, to $1,000 and
81 200, respectively.
Miss Magdalen II. Burger. clerk in the
bureau of the census, has been promoted
to s1.400.
Percy II. Bettison. assistant at $1,000 in
the coast and geodetc survey, has re-
signed.
Changes in personnel of the depart
ment We're announced today as follows:
Charles w Olvey PROBATIONARY ap-
pointed as assistant messenger at $40
In the office of the Secretary.
In the bureau OF standards the fol-
lowing have been promoted: -aWfence
II. Boyer George E. Post aud Philip
~. Wells, assistant physicists. to $500.
Il 500 and S1.40O. respectively. Aaron
Isaacs and Robert NJ. Wilhelm, labora-
tory assistants, to $1,000 each. and vii
liam Parry and Charles A. Schultz,
clerks. TO 1000 and $1,000. respectively.
Miss Magdalen II. Burger. clerk IN
the bureau of the census has been
promoted to si.4OO.
Percy H. Bettison. assistant at $1,000
in the coast and geodeuc survey has
resigned.
} In the bureau Of navigation. Alfred
C. Pickells. radio inspector at s1,74o
has resigned. and Bliss Snyder has been
temporarily appointed as inspector at
$3.50 a day at Cleveland, Ohio.
In the bureau of fisheries, probation
airy appointments have been given to
Edward P. Rankin as general assistant
at $1,000 on the steamer Albatross, and
to Harold w. Nightingale and Harden
F. Taylor as assistants at $500 each.