Evening star., 1914-10-10
s. lNMo GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS Ifiila xk

will be concluded not later than
thursday. Then the inspectors will
look after places where gasoline, kero-
sene and dynamite are stored.
wen Robinson went to Baltimore Nom
day and purchased horses for the de-.
ps pao.ment The chief and veterinarian
ahie eesoed zoe IN finding Ave animals suit
ssary requtsition for them and arranged
ior their shipment to this city. The
price Tor the animals was s3I2.5o each,
Capt Jacob stulz of the rirenehter.
omen omen * n: Moxiey Of Chief wasners
OF @ss the rUrss %os. and r. v Browneii. three
department.. had Nick AitrocS n a. sns
guest on a fishing trip Monday.
were on the river early ana
f;sh.d ssta sha one OF the enthusiasts. and
bridge. Luck was not with ma hoI
ever and we only caught seven Gsh
and one eel" nsh
capt. W. A. Dixon Of No. tn,cr
company has returned from an outsn~
M Memhs-. nhe vicinity as of Indian Head. Nd.
Know he had luck, as thew rec.tuey
part OF his catch. e~
Private T. J. Hoy of No. truck .n,,-
pany was of duty this week Hov :.
an enthusiastic Waltonite. and Nom.
| oers OF his company are expecting TO
receive shipment of fish
Capt. c. E. Schrom of No. tryc,r
company is visiting relatives In Ear.
risburg and York. Pa. He took a week
on to pay the visits.
Private Charles B. Mcintosh OF No.
engine company took his annual leave
this week and went to his farm near
Laurel. Mo. He took his wife with
| him. and his companions say, he is
supervising the gathering OF fall crops.
Private H. R. Carr OF No. 3 truck
week. He spent his holiday in the
city.
James Keliher first battalion chief.
was on duty two days this week be-
| cause OF sickness in his family.
No. 4 truck has been returned to its
quarters after a thorough overhauling
The apparatus has been in service
| since about 1896. and 1t has been re-
paired very little.
Private Charles Rice of No. truck
! company has taken his annual vacn-
| tion. He is visiting his sister at Bal
ley's Cross Roads. Va
H. L. Clark. member of No. truck
company, has taken fourteen days
| leave of absence. Clark is an enthus-
iastic fan. his companions say. and II
| is more than probable that he will be
| in evidence in the scoreboard crowds
Capt J. P. Sullivan Of No. 8 truck
and No. 81 engine company took a few
days leave this week. He did not leave
word with his company where he could
be found.
Private w. G. Canter Of No. engine
company is spending ten days at homo
with his family.
Charles Wells of No. 10 engine oon-
| pany has been granted a leave OF alb
sence for ten days. He ts spending
his vacation at home.
W. J. seitz. captain Of No. II truck
company and No. 70 engine company.
went fishing Monday morning. 1t was
the captains day of and he felt as II
he wanted to get few fresh f1sh 70
eat.
And the captain got some" said .
member of his company. He caught
two fish. but I didn't hear how large
they were"
Private C. G. Birch Of No 20 engine
company Is ENJOYING sixteen days leave.
He is spending part Of his vacation at
the home of his mother in AlexandriS
county. Va.
| J. H. Marti. private Of No. 1 engine
| lCO"p6uys LOOK u uOlluAy 1uuEDu6y o1l4
went to the vicinity of Great Fails. Va.
on cunning trip. He will spend part
Of the month of November in Loudoun
county shooting rabbits and quail.
Engineer George Davenport Of No.
engine company is spending ten days
with relatives in North Carolina.
| Capt H c. Corder of No. engine
company and Albert Martin. telephone
operator at fire alarm headquarters.
have gone to Virginia to enjoy three
weeks of vacation,
Private Clarence Phillips OF No.
engine company has gone to Colonial
Beach for several days. He expects To
catch a string OF big trout while at the
| resort.
Engineer W. J. McEIwee of No. 6
engine company was OFF duty part OF
| the week. He remained at home.
Engineer ]. H. Newton of No. en-
gine company has returned from
fishing trip. He went to Occoquan, Va.
| with Policeman Forrest H. Purks OF
the White House squad and caught a
string Of bass.
Private c. c. Mckay of No. z engine
company has taken his family on
trip to New York and Philadelphia.
| two weeks.
F. H. Weaver, private OF NO. engine
company, is spending a week at home.
Driver Julian Glasscock Of No. 10
engine company was on leave four
DAYS this week. He enjoyed his holi-
day on trips in his automobile.
Private John Martin of No. 10 engine
company has been temporarily de-
tailed at No. Is engine company, be-
cause of sickness in the latter COM
pany.
Assistant Driver ]. A. Fought Of No.
IL engine company Is a patient In Sfb-
ley Hospital He underwent an opera
ton there about q week ago.
A trip to New York is being enjoyed
by Private George w. Cecil Of No. -
engine company.
Assistant Driver Thomas Green Of
No. IA engine company has been grant,
ed fifteen days leave.
Private F. W. Traband of No. 15 en-
gine company has taken his family to
the vicinity Of Chesapeake Beach. Md.
for a vacation Of twenty days.
Capt. J. H. virnstein OF No. 1s engine
company is spending few days at
Colonial Beach.
Private John Mooney of No. l6 en-
eine company has taken his annual