Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-07
NAVY YARD.

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retirement of the Washington navy
yard held it's first meeting Friday
evening, October 29. and elected the
following officers: r. A Alcorn. chair
man; r. NJ Carnahan, vice chairman !;
DR.. c. Elder Reed. secretary. and J. w.
McConnells treasurer. The committee
represents all the organized crafts in
the navy yard, and has for it's sole OBJ
ject the urging of legislation in favor
Of old age civil pensions for govern
ment employees.
| Harry Stewart, toolmaker of the tool
shop, has been absent for the past
week, suffering from an old injury to
one of his limbs.
Archie Grist. a patternmaker. went
| E. H. Dumbaugh of the foundry is on
| the sick list
J. Meade Of the boiler shop. who has
resided at his country home during
the summer. has moved to the city for
the winter.
John ]. F1aherty and Thomas McMa-
hon, machinists. have been called to
work in the breech mechanism shop.
V. J. Brown, Edward B. Dunn. R, c.
transferred from the secondary mount
shop to the west gun carriage shop
| J. NJ. Kimerling Of the boiler shop
spent the week end with friends at
Master Mechanic Howard and Lead
| ing Man J. G. Graham of the foundry
are on a hunting trip through Vir-
ginia.
James Beardmore. machinist of the
west gun carriage shop. is confined to
the Garfield Hospital, where he UNDER
went an operation.
]. E. Roland of the foundry and a
party of friends have returned from a.
successful hunting trip through Lou
doun county, Va
Edward T. Amer. machinist. recently
was transferred from the sight shop
to the breech mechanism shop.
. ]. c. Eller, apprentice toolmaker. has
been granted fifteen days of leave,
which time he is spending in the city.
The following toolmakers Of the tool
shop voted Tuesday; W: ": Smith;
Helper William Prender. In Virginia;
E. E. Penfield. at Lanham. Md; William
Kershaw, Albert Herbert and Earl
Schwenk, at Seat Pleasant, Md: George
Barney and Marion Allen, at Brent
CLANCY. at Laurel and College Park.
Md, respectively. and Daniel Dugan
and Ed Roe. at Baltimore.
J. ]. Coffey of the foundry. who has
been absent for several days, returned
to work Friday
G. R. Wolff of the boiler shop has
taken a week off and has gone on hunt
ing trip in Virginia.
I6OFSe II. ddTQHeF, IndCIlnlSt OF lne
erecting shop, returned Wednesday from
his former home at York Springs. York
county, Pa, where he cast his ballot and
paid a visit to his relatives and friends.
w. E. Doherty. machinist of the west
gun carriage shop is on ten days leave
and is baggng game in lower Virginia.
Peter Diehl, machinist, formerly of the
east gun carriage shop. died at the Gov
eminent Hospital for the Insane Friday.
T. F. Davis of the east gun carriage shop
a rC1vr mani a1 fhe 0dy n l1a
N. Y. where interment took place. Mr..
Diehl was employed in the navy yard for
many years.
Charles Williams of the foundry is on
the sick list
Joseph Quigley, mactinist- Of the west
gun carriage shop, who has been absent
the past month, returned to work Monday.
John J. Fitzgerald. machinist of the
west gun carriage shop. has resigned to
accept similar employment in Baltimore.
James Mehlfelt of the foundry is absent
from the shop suffering from an attack
Of lead poison.
w. H. Dorell, machinist. of the west
gun carriage shop, is visiting at his
former home at Camden, N. J..
Harry Gardner. machinist. was trans
ferred from the gun shop to the east
gun carriage shop the past week
William Lineman. a former machinist
trtct engineering department, paid a visit
to the yard Wednesday.
Leadingman rockingham of the foundry
has returned to work after visit of
several days with friends in Maryland.
A. b. White, machinist Of the east gun
carriage shop, Is reported to be ILL.,
The helpers of the navy yard held a
meeting Sunday afternoon, at which time
they perfected a permanent organization
and affiliated with the American Fedora
ton Of Labor. They were successful in
enrolling 95 per cent Of all the helpers
in the yard.
]. A. Hollinger, leadingnan Of the
breech mechanism shop. was absent for
several days enjoying a portion of his
annual leave.
The regular meeting Of Columbia Lodge,
No. ia. international Association Of Ma
chnists, will be held Sunday at pm,
postponed from Wednesday evening OF
last week