Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL-
TURE.

other things. too. occasionally The
latest thing in the Department of Agri-
| culture right now is the Interbureau
Base Ball League.
| Although the department has two
teams representing it in different leagues.
the need was felt for a small home af-
| fair, that should be for EMPLOYEES of the
who are responsible for the new league
| that there is nothing so conducive Of a
proper spirit for the Individual men of
a department and the department itself
| as a good base ball league.
With this idea in mind those interest
ed In the movement gathered one day
last week in the office of the fungicide
James c. SHIRLEY. executive officer of the
board. was elected president of the new
league, and W. o. Gordon of the bureau
of animal industry was elected secretary
treasurer.
AT a meeting Monday rules and regula-
drawn up. Games are scheduled for
every evening except Saturday. the sea-
son to last until the LIST Of September.
The following bureaus are represented:
The Secretary's office. bureau of plant
industry. bureau of animal industry,
chemistry. forest service, solicitors Of
flee. office of public roads and insecticide
and entomology, these last two combin-
ing their forces to put a team into the
field.
The schedule started yesterday with a
game between the solicitors office and
the bureau of plant industry. The inter-
est of the various members of the teams
promises keen rivalry before the season
Is over.
The league is wholly shirt sleeve
affair." for the personal benefit of the
men engaged. Mr.. SHIRLEY. the president.
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class he will be in danger OF being
expelled from the league.
Secretary David F. Houston spent the
week at Woods Hole, Mass. where he
took his family for the summer. The
Secretary will return to Washington to-
morrow. At the commencement exercises
of Harvard University. held Thursday.
the degree of doctor of laws was con-
ferred upon Secretary Houston.
Henry s. Graves, the forester. has just
returned from tour of the national for
ests in the west.
Miss Hettie Homberg of the bureau of
soils is to spend her vacation this year
in Europe. Miss Homberg sails June q
and will visit England, Germany, Swift
zerland. France. Belgium, Wales and
Holland. She will return to this country
Capt Almont Barnes of the bureau of
statistics returned to his desk this week
after a short illness.
The department has recently perfected
plans toward improving the government
crop reports, it is stated. These re-
ports are at present based upon the re-
ports of the travelling field agents. the
state statistical agents, together with the
reports of 10000 voluntary crop report
ers The position of travelling agent and
state agent Is to be combined July l, and
the territory of a travelling field agent.
which has heretofore embraced several
states, is to be reduced to a single state.
1t Is expected that the change will re-
suit in increased accuracy in the crop es-
Inmates of the Department of Agricul-
ture.
The base ball team of the bureau of
statistics held a benefit Tuesday night at
Washington theater. Those in charge
said it proved beneficial
L. NJ. Estabrook, chief of the bureau of
statistics, is spending the week end on his
farm in the Blue Ridge mountains, near
Frederick, Md.
bureau of statistics, is now on his annual
leave.
Miss Arab L. Mcconnell of North Yaki-
ma, Wash, recently appointed stenoS-
rapher in the Office of markets, was due
rived.
James G. Shibley, executive officer of
the insecticide and fungicide board, took
his family to Wildwood. n. j., yesterday,
where they will stay for the summer
Mr.. SHIRLEY will return to Washington
tomorrow.
The wedding of Ernest Virgins. an in
spector in the insecticide and fungicide
department. and Miss Nellie Josephine
Miller of Brookeville. Md, is announced.
Prof p H. Rolfes is visiting the de-
partment from Gainesville, Fla.
Miss Emily l. Kramer of sos Sd street
southeast, stenographer in the office of
markets. resigned her temporary posi-
ton Thursday. Her many friends in the
office express their regret at her depart
ure.
Chemist Clarence Fl. Walker recently
! returned from Philadelphia, where he
was called by the sudden death OF his
father.
Ivan Snider of Oklahoma has accepted
the position of stenographer in the Of
| tice of the executive officer of the in
secticide and fungicide board.
| C. l.. Snow, assistant chief clerk in the
office of markets. returned "Wednesday
| from Camden, N. y, after ten-day
vacation.
Miss W. NJ. Daish of the office of mar
kets will leave tonight for Lake Placid
| \. Y. Later she Is planning to visit rela-
tives in Cleveland, Ohio She will return
| to Washington after July 4.
Jason L. Merrill assistant chemist. is
on An extended trip through the west
studying processes of making special
grades of paper.
A. A. Ormsby. assistant chiei cierk,
| tho has his residence in Brook and, is
very much interested at present in the
| project of building the parish hall FOR
| the Church Of Our Savior IN Brooklano.
last week Rev w. ]. D. Thomas. rector
| of the church, called a vestry meeting, at
| which ARRANGEMENTS were completed Tor
erecting the hall, which is to be adjoining
| the church at 18th and Irving streets:
The building committee consists or MT.
| Ormsby, senior warden; J. r. I; reeves
| Of the Indian office. Junior warden. and
| p Green. The building is to cost
about 50, 500, and is to be frame, pebble
dashed.
II. II. Hoyt, clerk in the bureau OF an
imal industry, is absent on account OF
| sickness.
DR.. Albert Hassall OF the bureau Of
animal industry left this week for his
old home in Kent. England. to visit ms
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