Evening star., 1915-06-13
NAVY YARD.

NAVY YARD.
Admiral George Dewey Naval Camp,
No. Z. United Spanish War Veterans,
composed largely of navy yard en-
ployes. held its annual entertainment
and dance Thursday evening at North
east Masonic Temple.
Walter Guest, machinist. of the tool
shop. with his family, spent six days
visiting relatives and friends at Rich
mond, Old Point Comfort. Norfolk and
| other Virginia cities.
The chief gunner has converted sew
eral dirt heaps into very attractive
! flower beds and thereby beautified many
park spaces in the yard.
| George Mckenney, machinist of the
| west gun carriage shop, who was abb
sent on vacation of ten days, has re-
turned to work.
| Joseph W. Williams and ]. W. Tru-
sheim, machinfsts of the erecting shop,
are spending several days at Niagara
Falls.
| An examination for apprentices was
| held during the past week. These
| aminations determine the fitness for
promotion to machinist, which will be
| made July l.
Lieut. Joseph Giovannoni. Corp. Willard
| King and Privates Russell Belts, Ber-
I nard Costello and Roland Crothers Of
| the District National Guard spent three
days at the rifle range at practice dur
ing the past week.
E. E. Pennifeld, helper of the tool
| shop. spent four days on leave at his
home in I.anham. Md. the past week.
Ernest Echinger. machinist of the
| miscellaneous shop. was under the ne
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Providence Hospital. where she under
| went serious operation.
Several machinists of the erecting
shop, who were detailed to special
| work at Indian Head. have completed
| their job and returned to the shop. The
| detail consisted of H. Mccall. C. H.
Mathis, J. N. Jardine. F. w. Cald-
| Fey, Charles Miller and J. W. Tru-
| sheim.
Irwin Williams. machinist of the west
gun carriage shop, spent the week end
| at Colonial Beach
George Harr, machinist of the tool
| shop. is enjoying six days Of leave.
| The Machinists continue to hold tho
| lead in the Potomac Base Ball League,
| having lost but one game. John Morriss
and George Tucker Of the erecting
| shop were signed by Manager La Glare
during the past week, Mr.. Morriss as
| a substitute catcher and Mr.. Tucker
as substitute outfielder.
Columbia Lodge, No. 174, I. A. of NJ,
has started its summer schedule of two
meetings month, the first and third
Wednesdays. to continue until Septem-
Der, when the regular weekly meeting
will be resumed
| Owing to the additional amount of
work in the cartridge case shop. a IL
o'clock to s o'clock shift was put on,
with Leading Man Charles Fobel in
charge.
George Holt, A. campfield, Charles
Weaver, NJ. o. Clark, ]. Crown and J.
Tracy, privates In the District National
Guard and machinists of the west gun
carriage shop, are spending several
days at rifle practice.
Notices have been posted in the diff
ferent shops calling for an examina-
tion for Quarterman and leading man to
be held June %. 1t is a special exami
nation, as the regular one is held in
January of each year.
The regulations for Saturday half
holidays during the summer months
have been posted.
The annual subscription for Camp
Good Will was taken during the past
week; the contributions were liberal
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John wickam Of the planning board
was appointed leading man in the
breech mechanism shop and put In
charge Of the night shift.
The rating of toolmaker has been es-
tablished in the yard, beginning June
l. A large number of machinists of the
tool shop have been transferred to that
rating. In private shops a toolmaker
is considered mechanic of the highest
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heretofore been given them at the
yard, as the pay for toolmakers is the
same as that of machinists.
The following list of injuries has
been announced by the yard dispensary:
June Wv. f. Anderson, incised
wound, back Of left hand; ]. Rodisky.
laceration, back of right hand; F. Ross.
head; NJ A. Walther, slight laceration.
cornea Of right eye; w. H: Werden.
slight laceration and abrasion. right
middle finger.
June S-J. L. Bassett. confusion. left
thumb; r. L. Bernard. slight superficial
wound, scalp; w. H Dawson, confusion.
right loin; M. NJ. Hubscher. slight lac
Grated wound. left index finger: A. l..
Rank, abrasion, left middle finger; F. A
Reilly, slight abrasion. left index fin
ger; w. NJ. Thomas, sprain, right ring
finger: R. A. White, punctured wound.
June al Allen, slight sprain, left
knee; J. R. Emery. slight decorations.
back Of right hand; R. N. Gass. incised
wound. left index finger; D. Haffer.
slight incised wound, palmar surface
right hand; w. o. Kennedy, lacerated
wound. right index finger.
June 81. Brown. slight abrasion.
right index finger; B. ]. Case. lacera-
tion, back Of left hand; NJ E. Dougherty.
sprain of left ankle; w. N. Henneman.
abrasion. tip left middle finger; D. NJ.
Reidy. slight lacerated wounds, left in
dex and middle fingers; G. w. Robin
son. nephrolithiasis. removed to Cas-
June IF. w. Gaylord, abrasion.
right middle finger; c. o. Heinse. in
cised wound, left middle finger; J. B.
confusion, right foot; F. Sill.
slight laceration. right middle finger.
June 81. T. Ayers, slight confusion
and laceration. right index finger; w.
Hurley, confusion. top of head; e. X
Merubert, irritation right eye; r. Rfcks.
punctured wound. right thumb.