Evening star., 1915-01-10
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

James D. Vernay, watchman, Secre-
tary's Office. was on leave during the
week.
George E. wagaman, watchman. Sec
| retary's office, has been on leave for
seven days.
Charles H. White, watchman, secre-
tary's Office, also has been on leave OF
absence for seven days.
Franklin p White, watchman. secre-
tarys office. returned from short vaca-
| tion Wednesday.
Chester r. Smith. pension Office, re-
turned from a vacation during the
week.
Edward NJ Williams. watchman. pen
sion Office. ended brief vacation
Wednesday.
Harry Wynn. watchman. reclamation
service. also ended a short vacation
Wednesday.
George W. Mcclure. lieutenant Of the
watch, geological survey. was on vaca-
tion from January to Z.
James Enwright, pension office, was
on leave from January to 3.
Mrs. Catharina Wellington, pension
to 9.
William Bitter. land Office, has re-
turned from short vacation.
Halsey w. Bardwell, clerk, Secretarys S
Office, returned Monday after q ten
day visit with his parents at Battle
boro, Vt.
The following changes in personnel
were announced during the week:
Probationary appointments: Geologi-
cal survey-Victor Ziegler. South
while actually employed. Bureau OF
mines-Walter F. Rittman, New York.
chemical engineer, $4,000 pittsburgh,
Pal, and Raymond l. Bashford, New
York, Junior chemist, 81, 200 (Urbana, ILL.,
Reinstatements: Patent of1ce-Blynn
Welden. Michigan. laborer classified, },
$500. Reclamation service-Judson B.
Bond, Idaho, engineer. $4,000.
Temporary appointments: Patent Of
fice-Mrs. Abby R. Townsend. District
mines-.J- Montgomery Conner. Penn
sylvania, Photographic aid, $3.50.
Promotions: Patent office-Howard c.
Crew, Maryland, clerk. $1,000 to $1,S00;
Charles H. Gray. Nebraska. clerk. 81, 400
York. clerk, 1920 to ST, 400: Rhesa NJ.
Norris, Pennsylvania, clerk, $1,000 to
$1,000: Arthur L. Rohrman, New York,
clerk, $1,000 to $1,000; Grover c. Emer-
son, MARYLAND, copyist $500, to clerk,
$1,000; Wilbur G. Welden. Michigan.
copyist, $500, to clerk, $1,000; Miss
Mary A. Young. District Of Columbia,
copyist, 5000, to clerk, $1,000; George
NJ. Abbott. New York. copyist, 1920 to
5000: John Brockwell, North Carolina,
copyist, $720 to $500; Leslie Weaver.
Texas. copyist, $720 to 5000, and Edwin
M. Mess. Pennsylvania, laborer (classi-
fied), $500, to copyist, $720. Bureau of
education-Jasper L. McBrien, Ne
braska, specialist in rural education,
$2.500. to school extension agent, $2.760.
and Will c. Ryan, jr, New Jersey.
clerk. $1,000, to editor, $1,000. Geologi-
cal survey-Robert H. Wood, Okla
homa, associate geologist, $1.620 to
sl,s00, and Claude o. Brown. Massa-
chusetts, Junior engineer, $3.50, to as
ststant engineer, $3.50.
Transfers (within the department)
Reclamation service-William n. Sick
els, Oklahoma Junior clerk, $1,000.
from Indian field service. Bureau of
mines-Charies A. Davis, Michigan, geol-
ogist. $4,000, from geological survey. To
and from other departments: Indian office
Arthur P. Fenton, Oklahoma, clerk,
$1.400. from Post Office Department.
Pension office-Alvin L. Belleman, Ohio,
clerk, $1,000, to division of customs,
Treasury Department. Patent Office
John J. Alderman, New York, clerk.
$1,000, to forest service, Department of
Agriculture.