Evening star., 1915-03-28
DISTRICT BUILDING.

commissioner Oliver p. Newman was
confined to his residence with grip dur
ing the greater part of the week Many
District officials and employees have
peen forced to remain away from their
duties during the last few weeks on
account of contracting this disease
me epidemic has particularly affected
tne nre department, more than seven
nve members of the department be-
ing reported on the sick list last
month.
george II. Bailey. senior assistant en-
sineer of the surface division and The
uiaest us member of the engineer depart
ment. celebrated Friday the sixtietb
anniversary of his wedding. Mr. snI
Mrs. Bailey are both in good heaItb
ano received many visits from their
80, me men of the surface diyi-
SION presented them with a basket or
movers Mr.. Bailey entered the Ms
trlct service in 1878 as comnutar o.
slheer and served for several wears as
engineer of bridges ae
Thomas Claffey, w, G. n,cN,,t,
Honart Ramsdell. composing The cnn
sl.eee 70 arrange for the .representa
mental League. held a meetins ,par.- ,rh's
uay r afternoon. Candidates for the tsa,,
WIN oe given an opportunity ~ t.,.
tnelr skill in preliminaries. whicb Vii,
forty candidates ABOUT
amos Steele. secretary to Commits
OF .s nrownlow: was i'll the first pnrt
Hobart RamsdelI. 'i'eo os
Daniel j. Donovan. assistant aud;,o-
davs iast im. @ from his duties several
' week on account of illness
~ I'M hilam >. Donovan. clerk in the ono.
Gay Ga 'i'e assessor Ts since 1884. died Tues
Claude E. Clayton, a ner d,a seiected
pioye of the assessors of,,ca en- m,
tho vacancy. '' 10 NIL
John Edward, jr.. has been annoin,ea
OF the engineer department rnti, so" @
Gently MIR. Edwards was with tha 81.
est service. He also served as .n 81
queer Sn,et IN the field department OF the
ana ONO Railroad Company.
! IN tne augmentation of the field on.
slneerins service of the highway de-
partment several new men have been
snpioseo IN the engineer department.
Is a prominent civil engineer enea~sd
IN business in Washington.
A COCK of the clerical force of the
surface department is still conanea
W. J. Forsythe has been appointed
senior field assistant in the highway
bureau.
Hobart Ramsdell, stenograpber IN tbe
board of Commissioners. will snend
today with friends in Montsomery
county.
Miss Ida Bailey of the assessors Of.
flee has been confined to her home by
illness for several days.
G. V. Rector. assistant engineer In
the highway Office, missed several days
from work last week on account of ILL
ness.
w r. Laphani, formerly in charge of
the repair department of the surface
in the south, is visiting friends in
Washington.
Louis Mothershead, in charge of the
fire alarm switch board. has been pre-
vented from attending to his duties
for several days on account of ILL
ness.
Capt. Charles Lanham. son of the
superintendent of trees and parkings.
is temporarily stationed in Washing
ton, and last week visited members of
the engineer department, with whom
he worked prior to being commissioned
in the army.
J. F. Schrodt. inspector of meters for
the public utilities commission. re
turned from business trip to New
York during the early part of last
week.
Edward J. Rogan has been appointed
a clerk in the accounting department
of the valuation bureau of the public
utilities commission. John AleAandef
Anderson was promoted to be assistant
accountant
II. Beckett. chief Inspector of valves
in the water department, returned TO
work Thursday after n weeks Illness
l.. &. oliver, clerk In the auditors
office. was i'll several days last week,