Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05
DISTRICT BUILDING.

Labor day promises the usual exodus Of
District government employees for At
lantic seaboard and Potomac river points.
Numerous weekend parties have been
planned, with fishing cruises and motor
tours apparently the most favored.
The Surveyors Fishing Club. composed
Of a dozen members Of the surveyors
Office, will sail at 5 o'clock tomorrow
morning on the yacht Vixen for Aqua
creek. M. J. Hale. craftsman and COM
puter. will be In charge Of the party. II
the fishing Is good the anglers may not
return until Monday.
L. p. Robertson, computer and engineer
in the surface division, will give house
party at his summer home at Lanham,
Nd, over Labor day. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hurst Handy Of Washington will motor
out to join the party.
highways. win motor with his family to
Benedict, Nd, today, where he will re.
main several days fishing.
Bert 8. Michigan. for many years an
engineer In the surface division has been
appointed by Elliott Woods. superintend-
ent and architect. United States Capitol
buildings and grounds, as engineer In
charge of the repaving Of the roadways
and sidewalks in the Capitol grounds, for
priations. Danny Miller Of the engineer
Of bridges ONCE, has been selected by
Mr.. Nelligan rs one Of his assistants,
and II is known that other members Of
the District engineer force will be select
ed to assist Mr.. Nelligan.
Engineer Commissioner Chester Hard
ing has returned to the city from a
months vacation spent at MARTINS Vine
yard. Mass.
Jack Armstrong Of the surveyors office
is week-ending at Bay Shore and Home
stead. Md.
Robert Leech Bradshaw. secretary to
Assistant Engineer Commissioner Brooke,
and Mrs. Bradshaw are at Atlantic City
for a short stay.
Roland NJ Brennan. secretary to Capt.
r. G. Powell, assistant engineer commits
sioner. has returned to his desk. after q
ten-day visit to Niagara Falls and Roch-
ester. N. Y.
John Jarboe. craftsman in the survey
or's Office. leaves today for Atlantic CITY
to be gone for the remainder Of the
month.
Roger ]. whiteford. assistant corpora
! ton counsel. accompanied by Carl A.
Mapes. chief clerk In the corporation
counsels office. inspected the workhouse
| at Occoquan, Va. last week.
| Thomas H. Clafrery. secretary to Com
missioner Newman. visited the Home for
the Aged and Infirm. at Blue Plains. Va.
last Sunday.
Mrs. Florence Hickerson, stenographe,
In the office Of the corporation counsel
returned Monday from a two-week vaca-
| ton.
| J. W. Dare. senior assistant engineer
Of highways, left today for Atlantic CITY
W. J. Forsythe Of the surface division
win weekend at Norfolk. Va
| T. r. Senior Of the inspecting force Of
] the engineer department will leave to-
| day in an automobile for Rock Point
Nd, and from there will join q yachting
party in Chesapeake bay.
| Francis H. Stephens, assistant cor
poration counsel, and his family have
taken q cottage at North Chesapeake
Beach for a short vacation.
| Corporation Counsel Conrad n. Syme
| accompanied by Mrs. Syme and son
sam returned Monday from vacation
| spent in Boston.
| Miss Blanche Miller. stenographer fol-
| Corporation Counsel Syme. accompanied
| by her sister Eva, and cousin. Miss
| Mamie Miller. spent a day In winchester
Va. with relatives last week. With heI
parents and sister, Miss Miller will spend
the week end at Norfolk and Ocean View
Va.
A. 8. Fennall, assistant engineer. sur.
| face division. is visiting his family a
| Bluemont. Va
T. F. Dulin, one Of the veteran clerk,
| Of the surface division, lie spending q two
week vacation In Philadelphia, his ole
| home. He expects to take In Atlantic
City on his return trip.
Freeland c. Lyman Of the electrical de-
partment leaves today for Albany. N. T..
for a two-week visit with relatives. He
| will spend a couple OF days in New York
city and at Manhattan Beach before re-
turning home.
Edward Dawson. representative Of the
engineer department in the corporation
| counsefs ONCE. with his wife. will spend
the week end in Baltimore and remain
over for the Star Spangled Banner cen
tennial next week.
Everett Rae. clerk in the auditors Of
| nee. returned Tuesday from Q visit e
] relatives n Indiana.