The Washington herald., 1915-12-29
purely personal

I'LL ~SsSS II
Clarence p. King. president Of the
warrington Railway and Electric and
Potomac Electric Power Companies, and
william F. Ham. vice president have
been appointed delegate and alternate
respectively. to represent the American
Electric Railway Association at the Pan.
American Scientific Congress which /.
now in session here
Henry Watson. Of the Bureau of En-.
craving and Printing. is spending the
week at his former home in williams
port. Pa.
Senator B. F. shivsly Of Indiana, who
has been seriously Ill for several weeks
Is reported a. Improving rapidly.
John p. schrodt. electrical inspector for
the Public Utilities Commission, IL or
leave OF absence during the holidays.
e. v. Fisher clerk in the ONCE OF the
Public Utilities Commission, will he gone
for several daya
P. J. Connolly. Of the navy ward
went to New York for the holidays.
Frad Jolie. OF tho telegraph division
Of the War Department, is visiting
in New Orleans.
Capt J. H. Parater. Confederate vet
eran. who served as captain of Company
q. First Virginia Regiment, and Mrs.
Parater last night celebrated at their
home. 500 B street southeast, the ffftfeth
anniversary of their marriage. A number
of children. grandchildren. great-srand-
children. and other relatives from Rich
mond. Newark. and this city were
present.
Second Lieut.. Joseph l. McMullen. who
was retired in 1906. has qualified for
restoration to the active list of the army
II the Secretary Of War approves the
findings of the examining board, Lieut..
McMullen VIII be restored to active
duty.
Miss Florence z. Meter. Of the Of
fee of the register. Treasury Depart
ment. is spending the week at her
former home in Denver. Pa.
Lawrence A. Gregg has been transfer
red from the Navy Department to labora-
tory assistant at 1900 a year In the Bu-
reau Of Standards.
Arthur M. Trogner has been tempor-
arily appointed radio craftsman at SIS
a day In the Bureau Of Standards.
John Lyon. son of Frank Lyon, of thi,
city and Lyonhurst. Va. has returned
from a stay OF six months in the war
zone. Young Lyon was in the newspaper
business in this city until May. when he
went to France. He offered his services
In the American Ambulance Hospital, a
volunteer organization
William NJ Steirnagle assistant in the
Coast and Geodetic Survey at a salary
OF $3.50 . year. has resigned.
These promotions have been announced
in the Coast and Geodetic Survey: Paul
NJ. Trueblood. assistant, to s, 500; Arthur
!oachims. assistant. to $500: George c.
Mattison. assistant. to H.4oo: Ernest W.
Eickeioers. from aid to assistant at
81 200: Mauritz o. Nelson. aid. to 81. 100
and Leonard H. Zeman, aid, to 81. .ooo
A. ]. Driscoll. president Of the Mid
City Citizens Association. is absent from
the city on business trip.
DR.. Edgar NJ Thompson. president Of
the North Capitol and lexington Citi-
zens' Association. who has been out of
the city for several months on bust
ness. spent Christmas in Washington.
Charles A. Stewart. chief clerk to the
Comptroller of tho Currency. is on
leave of absence during the HOLIDAYS.
G. F. Creswell. Of the Department Of
Agriculture. Is spending the holidays
with friends in the northern part Of
New York state. He Is expected to be
away for two weeks
Second Assistant Postma .ter General
Otto Praeger spent Christmas with rel
atives at his former home in San An
tonic. Tex.