Evening star., 1914-11-21
81 IN @3 GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS l1f1hEH

November 1s returned from eleven
days vacation.
| Lloyd Prather, clerk, Secretary's Of
J fee, returned November 16 from a
| twelve days vacation.
! Frank P. Hamilton. land Office, re-
| turned today from eleven days leave.
Joseph C. Robey. Secretary's Office.
! during the week started a vacation
| which Is to last until December 9.
| Mrs. J. Barry. pension Office. will be
on vacation until Monday, Novem-
ber 80.
Thomas w. Goucher, Secretary's Of
flee, has been away on a six-day vaca-
tion.
Mrs Frances E Siddall, pension Of
fee, Is away on a ten-day vacation.
office. ended q short leave of absence
today.
Mrs. Bessie I. Koehl, Secretary's office,
returned Monday from a two-week va
cation. She visited her parents at In
dianapolis, Ind.
Charles NJ. Burrier, pension office. was
away on vacation during the week.
Miss Eleanor A. Swaine, Secretary's
Office. returned Monday after a three
day vacation.
Mrs. Julia Branzell, pension Office. re-
after
tion.
Otto Miller, watchman, Secretary's
office. is away on twelve-day leave.
Hammer d. Weaver, watchman. PEN
sion Office. is away on nine-day leave
of absence, scheduled to end next
Wednesday.
George W. Elder, watchman, Secre-
tary's Office. ended a f1ve-day leave of
absence today.
Israel H. Moredick. watchman. pen
sion office, will be away on vacation
until next Wednesday.
Philip J. Martin, land Office. returned
Monday after a weeks vacation.
George B. Gardner, assistant at
torney. returned from a vacation last
Thursday.
John l. Cusack. Secretary's Office. ends
a short vacation today.
The, following changes in the per
sonnel of the Department of Interior
We're made during the week:
Pr Probationary aasn zap appo1ntments: general
copyist. $500; Alfred Dresser, Mime
sofa, copyist, 5000: Miss Anna Wexler.
New York. copyist, S720 Geological sur
vey-Miss Agnes L. Plaskett, Virginia,
ysnAe u,
+. Tiffany. Pennsylvania, junior ex-
plosives engineer, 1,500. duty in Pitts
burgh. Pa.
Transfer to Department OF Commerce:
Geological survey--James G. Helm.
District Of Columbia. messenger boy.
$3.50. to classified laborer, $3.50, Office
of Secretary.
designations: General land office
William Q. Owen. Wyoming. United
States surveyor. s16o per month PEN
sion office-William W Fraction, tr,
District of Columbia. messenger boy,
$400. Geological survey-Raymond A.
Barnett, Virginia. assistant map print
er. IS cents per day while actually en-
ployed. Bureau of mines-David ].
Price. Pennsylvania, foreman miner,
$1,000; Miss Isabel NJ Henderson, Penn
sylvania. stenographer. $3.50 per day
while actually employed.
Geological Survey.
between the Hoppers and the Drafters
the youngsters beat the ''bald-heads" two
between the Hoppers and the Drafters
and Bauer Of the Hoppers were the high
rollers of the evening. The Hoppers are
now bidding for entry in the Topographic
League.
Miss Mary H. Corbett returned Thur
day morning from an extended visit to
New Orleans, Havana and New York
Harry L Bean Of the messenger force
was assigned to temporary field duty
Thursday.
DR.. J. Erwin Latimer of the library
STAN is busily engaged on his new books
Miss Fanny F. Adams left Friday for a
Thanksgiving visit to Boston.
Wallace Lee, who has been engaged in
geologic work in Illinois during the past
season. has returned to Washington.
William c. Alden, who has been study
ing glacial deposits in Iowa, has returned
to Washington for the winter.
Duncan Hannegan arrived in Washing
ton Tuesday from Saint Albans, vt,
where he has been in charge Of a party
making topographic survey Of the Saint
Adams quadrangle.
Glenn S. Smith has returned from north
ern New York, where he has been maxi
ing a topographic map of the Malone
quadrangle during the past season.
]. l.. Lewis has returned to Washing
ton from the west During the past sum-
mer Mr. Lewis has been making topo-
graphic surveys in southeastern Idaho
and along the Oregon Short Line and
Northern Pacific railroads.
c. II. Birdseye has finished his seasons
field work and returned to Washington
for the winter. During the summer and
fail Mr.. Birdseye made topographic map
of the Reedville quadrangle In Oregon
and also made surveys along the Union
Pacific railroad between Ogden, Utah, and
Cheyenne. Wyo.
Reuben A. Kiger has finished his work
in Maine and Pennsylvania and returned
to the Washington Office for the winter.
Albert Pike has returned from Ore
he In,