Evening star., 1914-08-08
NAVY YARD.

The extension Of the old dock is
nearly completed as the workmen are
now busy with the paving.
! Quarterman william Belts of the
4, gun shop, the veteran base ball um-
| pfre. with his wife. is visiting At
lantic City.
| Benjamin Gill. formerly of the mis-
cellaneous shop, who resigned to take
the position of ordnance inspector at
Bethlehem for the Grecian government.
has been appointed ordnance expert for
| that government in Greece.
| Theodore Byrne. leading man. and
p. J. Tierney of the tool shop are
spending their vacations In Atlantic
City.
| The naval launches Capt. w. II. will
| helm and w. .. Bratton are now lying
| at the dock.
| A. B. Suit, master mechanic of the
miscellaneous shop, returned to work
Monday after short vacation.
| Percy Fields Of the breech mechanism
/ shop packed his grip Monday and left
| for an extended trip. first visiting
Ocean View. Va.
| Work is progressing on the new
wireless station. The foundations for
the towers are down and the building
| for the apparatus Is nearing COM
pletion. Being of the latest model this
! station Will rank well with the one at
Arlington, Va.
II. Z. zimmerman OF the miscella-
neous shop returned to work Wednes-
day after Il three-week vacation In
Pennsylvania.
t;v,.r nj,
+, with his family. spends the week ends ut
his cottage in McGhiesport. Md.
! w. f. Dougherty left Friday for the
| Blue Ridge Mountains, where he Will
| enjoy ten-day vacation.
! J. c. O'Loughlin of the tool shop re-
turned to work Wednesday after his
trip to Atlantic City.
B. w. Mfsh OF the west gun car
riage shop has returned from Penn
f, sylvanta. where he visited relatives
and friends.
3. p. Donnelly. chief gunner. United
States Navy. who until Tuesday was sta
toned at the yard. has been assigned to
sea duty. r. 8. Bulger is now filling his
| position. During Mr. Donnellys service
Mt the yard he became very popular In
| this city. being a great worker for char
| ity. Hc was chairman OF the navy yard
and also a dil!gent worker IN the char
liable work OF the Masons.
| John Roth Of the west gun carriage
| shop left today for motor trip TO Shen-
andoah Junction, Va.
r. D. Watkins OF the miscellaneous
| shop returned to work Thursday from
| Buchanan. w. Va. where he attended
the funeral OF his brother.
George Gentner of the breech mech
anism shop left today for a one-week
vacation at Piney Point. Md.
! James Gahagan returned to work Tues
day after an illness of seven days.
! r. ]. Brown and J. f. Brown. two mu-
steal brothers. are spending their veca-
ton at Atlantic City,
! v. B. Mackey OF the primer shop mo-
i tored, with his family. to Stoney Point,
Md. last Sunday.
| Thomas Turley OF the erecting shop is
spending two weeks at his old home IN
MoberIy, Mo.
John Nell!ean. formerly employed In the
miscellaneous shop. paid visit, Nednes-
day, to his old shopmates.
William Rauchenstein. auarterman Of
| the breech mechanism snop, mas pat-
! chased an automobile
| Edward Walker of the primer shop and
family are spending the week end at
Ocean View, Va.
! s, L. Darling Of the breech mechanism
shop returned to work Tuesday after an
| absence of four weeks caused by Sc
yere injury to his right hand.
| ]. t. Donnelly of the primer shop has
as his guest at his home. 9J5 East CAPT
! tol street, Mrs. Harry Lanshorn, his
wife's sister. Of Roanoke. Va. who hao
| been visiting IN Canada and on her re-
| turn sropped over in Washington.
| John Sheehan a member of the enter
| tatnment committee OF the lnteffatoiiai
| Association of Machinsts is on a vaca-
/ ton of two weeks.