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Evening star., 1915-06-20
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.

Commissioner General Caminetti OF
the bureau of immigration returned to
his desk after Il siX-Week trip of in
spection at immigration stations along
the Pacific and gulf coasts and the
southern border.
" W. Fowler of the mail and files
DIVISION. bureau of immIgra tion, has
returned from Boston. to which place
h+ was called on account of Illness in
| his family.
Gail T. Judd of the mail and files di-
VISION. bureau of inni grafton, " no is ::
member of the National Guard Of the
District of Columbia. WAS on leave of
absence for four days, during which
time he was on the rifle range, where
he qualified as expert rifemau.
Robert Pollock of the mail and files
division, bureau of immigration. who
was recently taken to the Georgetown
University Hospital. where he was
operated on for appendicitis, has left
the hospital
Irnni grant Inspector A A Seraphic
was at the bureau OF Immigration dur
ing the past week on official business
Immigrant Inspector fohn j. :
Rodgers. stationed at Philadelphia. was
at the bureau of immigration duriuts
the week just passed. Mr Rodgers has
just returned from a trip TO Detroit.
Mich.
Inspector ono ". Munster of III. i'm
migration service Was a visitor 1T tho
hureau Wednesday OF tn. past w.cL
Mr.. Munster u stationed at ON" Of rhr
Immigration ports ON tn" Mexican
border.
Arthur II p"Ihert. bur"s,u of labor
statistics. N l.p has been on an extended
western frIB IN connection " irh m. ad T.
inIulStratIou Of the government work
mems compensation act. has returned
10 Washington.
Royal Mecksr. commissioner of labor
statistics. has recovered from has re-
cent Illness and has resumed his duties
Elmer l.. Ncssncr. bureau of labor
statistics, no has been il! for about
ten days, has returned TO his desk
Francis g Gregory. bureau Of labor
statistics. Is back al ms desk after :,
.a"ation "f about three weeks spenr in
OK Ia homa.
Irving Wirslow. bureau Of labor sta
iis'ics. has left Washington on a
months vacation.
Robert NJ. Durham of the bureau of
Labor statistics. who has been away
from the bureau because of illness is
back at his desk
Charles r Osborn. bureau of labor
statistics. has left for New England to
spend t"o-"ceh vacation.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

Birthday cakes illumined with the
proper number of lighted candles are
in order. This week the cakemaker
honored r. A. CroXton. private secre-
tary to Assistant Secretary Malburn
and one of the Treasury Department 8
expert financiers. There We're thirty
two candles on the cake that adorned
his desk.
Miss Elizabeth NJ. Bartlett. after
forty years in the public service, and
at the age OF Seventy-three years. died
last week. Miss Bartlett had been an
employe since November I. 1879. of the
division of distilled spirits of the in
ternal revenue bureau. She had been
i'll and away from her duties since May
3. Miss Bartlett leaves a clean record
of faithful and diligent service.
NJ. II. Telsmann has been transferred
to the office of the supervising archi-
tect. He was formerly employed in
the internal revenue bureau.
Mrs Mary p Davis has resigned her
post as a temporary clerk in the in
come tax division of the internal rev
enue bureau.
After fifty years of service Sherman
Plati principal bookkeeper in the Of
flee of the treasurer Of the United
States. has resigned. He was vet
eran of the civil war serving three
years in the 2lst Wisconsin Infantry.
He entered the Treasury Department
the day he was mustered out of the
army in 1861.
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e NM9 GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ddn1THnIHla

| but was unable to stop the fleeing
porker when he overlook 1t.
Privates H. A Orrison and 4. j.
Greiner of the fire company went IN
pursuit of the pig. while Private H. w.
Fletcher stood on bridge spanning
the branch, and watched the game of
hide and seek played by the animal.
Dogs were employed in the game.
but the little pig PLAYED possum. ana ana
days. 1t finally was routed from its
hiding place by a bulldog. and re-
stored to its owner
Private f. Hollidge of No. engine
company was on four days leave dur
ing the past week
Private T. D. Lyon of No, engine
company was off from duty Wednes-
day.
Private F. Hellmuth was away from
the quarters of No. 9 engine company
four four days during the past week.
In order that he could do some work
about his home Capt. J. T. Rossiter Of
No. % engine company took four days
leave during the past week.
Private E. A. Cox of No. II engine
company went to his home in Maryland
last week He will be away from the
company quarters for ten days.
Private l.. NJ. Carroll of No II en-
gine company went to Baltimore We'd
nesday to visit friends.
Capt John Darlington of No IA en-
gine company. who spent fifteen days
vacation on his farm in Maryland, re-
turned to duty yesterday.
Private T. H. Doty of No Is engine
I company is spending ten days vaca-
i tion. He is remaining in the CITY, eX-
cept for short trips to nearby resorts.
Driver R. ]. Holmes OF No 10 truck
company has returned from trip to
Patchogue. L. L.. where he visited
friends.
Private H. A. Orrison Of No - en-
gine company is cultivating a garden
at his home al Hillbrook He has just
finished painting his house.
Henry kinsel1a. member of No.
truck company. has gone to Syracuse,
\. y, to spend his vacation of twenty
days.
James kelher. first battalion chief,
has gone to North Beach to spend his
annual vacation.
Capt. Charles +. Beers of No. truck
company took a short vacation last
week and went to the eastern shore of
Maryland.
Private o. A. Becker of No. 3 truck
company had one day holiday the past
week
Assistant Driver Thomas O'Brien of
No. truck company has returned from
visit to friends at Harpers Ferry.
Private F. NJ. Dyer of No. truck COM
pany has been granted thirteen DAYS
leave of absence. He is spending his
vacation at Colonial Beach
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

Nelson O'Shaughnessy, who as charge
| daffaires handled many delicate situa-
tionS arising in Mexico City between
, the withdrawal of Henry Lane Wilson
as American ambassador and the final
;t!.dication of Victorian Huerta, reach
eG New York last week from Vienna.
here he had been on the staff of
American Amba ssador Penfield for sew
cral months.
Cyrus T. Wicker. secretary of the
American legation at Managua. Mica
',SIa. has arrived in Washington on
leave OF absence. Mr.. Wicker made the
trip up the Pacific coast from CorintO
TO San Francisco and spent several days
in the latter place before coming to
Washington.
George T WeitzeL former American
minister to Nicaragua and for the last
few months a special agent of the
United States government in COnstan-
tinople. has returned to Washington.
Hallett johnson, third secretary of
EN- assy in Cunstantinople. on leave Of
absence in the United States. is visiting
relatives in Washington.
DR. Paul s. Reinsch United States
minister to China. is on his way t"
spend a three month leave of absence
in the United States He is due at Sc
attic July 3.
Ray Baker secretary to American
Amba ssador Marye. at Petrograd Rus
sia. who brought to this country a
communication from the Car of Rus
sia to President Wilson. left WASH
ington last week for San Francisco.
whence he will return to Russia via
Eladivostok.
The State Department has announced
that. beginning August 80. examina-
tions will be held for appointments to
the corps of consular assistants and
student interpreters. Applicants for
these posts will be examined on a va
riety of subjects, among them one
foreign language. resources OF the
United States, political economy. in
ternational, maritime and commercial
law. modern history of Europe, South
America and the far east.
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| Miss Elsie E. Frisbie was appointed
a special attendant at the asylum June
a.
| DR.. John P. H. Murphy. one OF the
| staff at the institution. is on leave Wis
| iting relatives at Stewart Draft. Va.
| Miss Minnie Buckler was promoted
| from the position of attendant to at
tendant in charge. June I.
| The game scheduled last week be-
! tween the asylum team and the Con-
Cress Heights nine in the Potomac
League was called off on account OF
| rain.
r. {. Speith. center fielder for the
asylum team, led his teammates in bat
ting last month with an average of
.579. n. c. Carrico. catcher of the ag-
gregation ran good second, hitting
for over the 800 mark.
Edward {. Harris, attendant, is TAX
ing a vacation extending from June II
to 20.
John ". Lochhart, charge nurse, went
on vacation June Is. He will remain
away from the asylum until the early
part of July.
Thomas Y. Harris. an attendant, is
taking fifteen days leave. He will re-
turn July /.
Peter Hasenstab. formerly of the
Drillery squad in the Potomac League,
has heen released by that team and has
Joined DR.. Carts boys at the hospital.
He viii cover the third corner. and is
expected to prove valuable asset
both in the field and at bat.
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DISTRICT BUILDING.

The weekend and Saturday half
holiday season for District government
employees will begin next Saturday
Already numerous outings are being
planned. hut the season will not have
its real opening until July s. The va
rious departments in the Municipal
building will close al noon Saturday,
.Iuif 3. and not reopen until O'Clock
tuesday morning, July s. Many out
oi-to"n trips are being arranged. hut
| there will be a big representation Of
the District building force in the city
t" witness the Fourth of July festivi-
ties.
Commissioner Newman was absent
from his Office one day last week on
account of illness.
With percentage of 800 the District
tennis team. which did not make
very auspicious beginning. has started
a winning streak which its friends
hope will land IL near the top of the
Departmental League. Tomorrow the
team is scheduled to play postponed
game with Smithsonian on the Bach
elors' court. In the game Saturday a
week ago with Post Office three of the
Districts five teams were victorious.
The members of the three winning
teams We're w. q. MacNulty and Paul
Ramsdell. team No. /: Dewitt c.
Smith and Donald Stewart team No
,. and David Hart and DIR. John l..
Norris. team No. s.
Jack Armstrong, of the surveyors
office. is spending Saturday and Sun
day in Baltimore. He expects to make
trip down the bay to Claiborne be-
fore returning.
r. J. Stein. draftsm in the cleo
trical department. has just completed
a map of the Districts streets The
map will be used when studies are
made of the city's street lighting needs.
surveyors office. who has been ill with
typhoid fever since June |. is reported
to be improving.
l.. q. Bouscaren, clerk in the sur
veyor's Office. was on leave Wednesday
and Thursday.
One of the prettiest rose gardens in
Washingtons suburbs is that belong
ing to 4. K Gilman of the surveyors
office, at Del Ray. Va. He has 300
plants under cultivation and practically
all of them are now in bloom.
Billy" Forsythe. field party assistant
of the surface division. has returned
from a short visit to Colonial Beach.
the surveyors office. has moved into his
summer home near Halpine. Md.
F. II. Warder has been appointed ste
nographer and clerk in the office of the
superintendent of trees and parkings.
to succeed J. Ross Cham mberlin. resign
ed Mr.. Warder was private secretary
TO Representative Hamil Of New Jef-
sey during the last session of Congress.
n. o. Whitford Of the surveyors Of
flee will leave in a few days for an ex-
tended visit to his farm near Lake
Ho nj fay i1u
there.
Cadet Aaron Bradshaw. L. S. Military
Academy. West Point. n. Y. is visiting
his brother. r. L. Bradshaw, secretary 10
assistant Engineer Commissioner An.
derson.
Arthur C. Israel of the public util-
tiles commission is in Bluemont, Va,
recuperating from a two weeks ILL
ness.
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WAR DEPARTMENT.

| Maj Gen William {. Gorgas. sur
| eeon general of the army. returned this
week from a stay of several days in
Wadesboro, y c. Gen. Gorgas received
| the degree of doctor of laws. honoris
| causa. at the annual commencement eA-
: ercises of Georgetown University.
Secretary Garrison, who. after attend
ing the commencement exercises at the
Military Academy, West Point. opened MS
summer place at SeabriSht, y. j., re-
turned to Washington Wednesday. Mrs
Garrison will remain at Seabright for the
summer. and the Secretary plans to ma ke
weekend trips to the Jersey coast. as
has been his custum for severa! seasons
Tuesday Mr.. Garrison received the non
orary degree of doctor of laws at the
149th commencement of Rutgers College.
New Brunswick, \. J.
Cen Kingman, chief of engineers. and
Col Jadwin. Corps Of Engineers. have
returned to this city from visit to the
West Point Military Academy
Brig. Gen. c. s Roberts. retired. is
on visit to this city He is at the Army
and Navy Club.
Henry NJ Statz of the supply division
is taking a short vacation.
George Graves of the mail and record
division was on leave of absence last
week.
Changes in the classified and unclassi-
fed service of the office of the superin-
tendent of the State. War and Navy
building are announced as follows
CLASSIFIED: Probationary appointment
Prince \: Barlow, elevator con-
ductor. at SI2O.
Permanent meu-Frederick c.
Seilnacht, New York. May S, elevator
conductor. at $t20.
Transfer-Harry A Sill. District of
Columbia. watchman. at SEQ to same
position and same salary in the De-
partment of Agriculture.
Separation-Clayton f. Boles. Kansas,
watchman. at S720. dropped for inef-
ficiency due to old age: Ross G. Miller
Indiana watchman. at s72O, resigned:
Coryin Y. shaw. Michigan. watchman,
AT s72O. resigned.
Unclassified: Promotion-katie Nc
Nulty. District of Columbia. charwom-
an, at s24o. to forewoman, $500.
enarations-Nannie c. Barnes, Dis
trict of Columbia, charwoman. at s24O,
discharged for INSTRUMENTATION; Re-
becca davenport. District Of Column
bia, charwoman. at $24o. resigned.
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of the illness of his wife. He will be
away from police duties until Tuesday.
Mounted Policeman Smith of the ninth
precinct was off duty Thursday.
Private Levi Mckinney of the eighth
precinct was on vacation of two days
the past week.
Sergt. Bean of the eighth precinct
has been on sick leave since June L..
Private O. f. Davis of the ninth pre-
cinct is absent in Virginia on vacation
of four days.
Mounted Serst Mccormick and Bi-
cycle Policeman Edward sutton of the
ninth precinct are confined to their
homes, each on account of illness.
Private jeremiah Mccarthy of the
fifth precinct was off duty Sunday and
Monday.
Private W. F. owens of the fifth pre-
cinct, who was on vacation or thfee
days, beginning Sunday. has returned to
duty.
Private !. D East of the seventh pre-
cinct was off duty Wednesday ana
Thursday. He devoted the time to ms
garden.
Private H. McDermott. wagonman at
the seventh precinct. was off duty We'd
nesday.
Private s. l. Young of the seventh
precinct left Wednesday for a vacation
of four days.
Private J. J. Burke of the seventh
precinct took a vacation of one day
the past week.
Private J. l.. Walters went OF duty
at the fifth precinct Tuesday for ten
DAYS He has gone to Virginia to at
tend the funeral of his mother-in-laW.
Private A. C. Belt and Mounted Po-
liceman j. G. Hardy We're on short
leave the past week.
Private c. f. Garvey of the tenth
precinct is at Atlantic City enjoying
vacation of ten days.
Privates Alexander Mckie and Maui
rice Collins of the tenth precinct are
on sick leave.
Private F. NJ Howard of the tenth
precinct took FIVE days of leave the
past week. He remained at his home
in Brightwood Park.
Sergt Preston of the harhor precinct
was off duty Wednesday.
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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.

Paul BrocketE assistant librarian at
the Smithsonian. will leave in the near
future for Maine. where he will take
his family for the summer. MIR. Brock
EFT will only remain away from the
city few days.
James W. Gidley left the office June
II for Indiana. where he will collect
bones fthe mastodon skeletons a;
Winemac until June 40
Thomas F. Clark of the same office
has recently returned from trip to
Philadelphia.
Miss Eliza beth l.. Mallinson of the Ii
hrary is now in New York city. visiting
friends. after spending a week at West
Point.
Miss NJ. NJ. White of the library was
married to c. f. James of the navy yard
May "a.
clerks office has returned to the office
after week end spent with friends in
Baltimore.
DR.. Walter Hough. curator of the di-
vision of ethnology of the National
Museum. is now located in San Fran
cisco. where he is in charge of the eX-
position exhibits of the Smithsonian n
and National Museum.
Dr. J. N Rose and Paul G. Russell of
the national herbarium are with the
Hiram Bingham Peruvian expedition in
South America.
DR. Paul Bartsch. assistant curator Of
mollusks. has left for field work in the
Florida keys.
George De S. Canavarro has been
he IN
the National Museum where he will
have charge of a new section for the
study of woods in the division of tex
tiles.
Louis Conway of the division of
graphic arts left the city some time
ago for San Francisco where he will
remain during the summer
Chester 6. Gilbert. curator of the di-
vision of mineral technology. has been
on leave during the past week.
Miss Viola Tasker of Pennsylvania
has been proba tionally appointed
stenographer and typewriter in the
museum and assigned to duty in the
division of plants.
Clarence r. Shoemaker. aid in the
division of marine invertebrates. lef;
Monday for the Wesu Indies, where he
will make a collection of specimens
Institution
w J. Wilckens of the office of cor
reSpondence and documents is on
leave in Jersey City Heights. \. J.
c. 4. w Aschemeier of the division
of mammals is visiting in St Paul,
Mich.
c. q. Abbot F. f. Fowle and L. g.
Aldrich of the observatory have just
issued a pamphlet in the Smithsonian
miscellaneous collections on new evil
dence on the intensity of solar radia-
ton outside the atmosphere
The marriage of Fred r. Darlington
of the observatory was recently an
nounced.
DR.. Truman Nicholson of the bureau
of ethnology is conducting inveStiga-
tions among the Indians in Tama, Iowa.
Mrs. NJ. c. Stevenson resigned re-
Gently
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FIRE DEPARTMENT.

assistant Engineer R. f. Oden. No 20
engine, and No. II truck companv.
o"eh X. MoXley. member of ,,bief
"aeners office staff and pr;v.ts
george COX. No. II engine comnanv.
49,, from the meeting of the
''n" state Firemen's Association.
Homecoming. with the informa-
'i 'h't the Maryland organization
"'' assist IN obtaining an ADEQUATE
pension and retirement law for the
Washington fire fighters.
me three members of the comu;ttea
representing the local organization
We're gwen hearty reception bv their
MARYLAND neighbors Their bill 10 he
presented at the next session of Con-
sleSS was given a hearty approval. and
'ht MafNlanderS appointed a commit
Tee to work for the passage of RI. h;Il
IL is the intention of the COMMITTEES
70 get III touch with the two United
''a''s s senators from Maryland and in
'trest them in the bill. The associa-
, ION also voted to have each of its mem
n'fS communicate with the member of
ohsress from his particular district
III an effort to get his support
me Mary ianderS did more than We
asked. said a member of the commit
zee, zee, and If the Maryland delegation in
iespoh"s as readily as the
association | have no doubt about the
fate of the bill
Several members of No. - engine
company participated in a pig chase
one afternoon last week. The animal
haa neen purchased in the city by "A
neIshbor of the f1remen, and when its
owner reached home the bottom drop
ped from the box. letting the pig drop
to the ground
Not taking fancy to its prospective
ne" nome, the pig took to the road,
running to point near the engine
hous" and disappearing in the under
grow th along branch a coIored
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port of the sanitary section during the

Ma gnus T. Young of the engineers
section has been enjoying part of his
annual leave the past week.
Evening star., 1915-06-20

Walter J. Baldwin of the press divi-
sion and Mrs Baldwin entertained a
number of friends at their home the
first of the week, the occasion being
the celebration of Mr.. Baldwins sixty
fifth birthday anniversary.
Evening star., 1915-06-20

Joseph f. Cotton of the editorial force
of the proofroom has made application
for a months leave of absence and will
leave about the last of the month for a
visit at his former home in New Or
leans La.
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Mrs Bynum wife of T. A. Bynum of
the proofroom, has had as guests the
past week Mr. and Mrs James Ash
man and Mrs Janette Henderson of
Macdona ldton. Pa. and Mrs. Mary La
ney of Boswell Pa. The party were
visitors to the printing office while in
the. city.
Evening star., 1915-06-20

James s. Briggs of the foundry rep
resented the local stereotypers' union
delegate at the sessions of the In
ternational Stereotypers and Electro
typers Union convention held in this
city the past week.
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Reports received by friends in the
office state that Levi H. Patterson of
the proofroom, who was stricken Will
paralysis last February and has been
confined to his home much of the time
since. shows marked improvement in
health.
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A. r. Nathan of the proofroom has
made application for leave of absence
and will leave about the first of the
month for San Francisco, Cal
Evening star., 1915-06-20

Miss JAMIE Etheridge has recantlH re-
turned to her desk in the bureau of the
census after four weeks vacation. u con
siderable part of which WAS spent in
Bcssemer. Ala Prior to taking her va
cation Miss Etheridge had been en-
pioved in the Cincinnati headquarters
of the division Of manufactures.
Evening star., 1915-06-20

Harvey Best. a former employe in the
old fifth division was in the city part
of the week. in charge of the tnStalla-
tion of two monotype keyboard ma
chimes In the government printing Of
flee. Mr.. Best made A tour of the Of
fee renewing acquaintance with his
former fe1low-cra ftSmen.
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GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL.

Miss Elsie E. Frsbie was appointed
a special attendant at the asylum June
"a
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J. NJ Walsh of the engraving division
mas been absent for several weeks on
account of an injury to his eye. re-
ceived during the course of his work
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Fred l.. Ma bee has completed the col
lection Of Statisti les of ruantifa ctureS in
his territory and has been transferred
to the division of statistics of cities, for
which he has just begun work in ST.
Paul. MINI.
Evening star., 1915-06-20

Cha c. Cawson has been acting in
charge of section in the press division
the past week
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The following employees of the en-
sra wing division are enjoying their
annual leave: +. NJ. Hall. J. G.. New
man. W. II. Snyder. w. w. Fox, w. r.
Spring and a. j. KuntZ.
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Joseph A. Scannell, who has been on
detail in the documents office for sew
eral weeks. received an appointment
Wednesday as off1ceman in the super
intendent of documents office, with a
salary of S1.S00. Mr.. Scannell, who
was a member of the proofroom chap
el. was formerly employed in the limo
type section
Evening star., 1915-06-20

E. f. Gessler, public printer of the
bureau of printing, Manila. T. l., and
Mrs. GesSler have arrived in this city
for a visit with friends. Mr.. Gessler,
who was formerly employed In the
proofroom of the government printing
office s reader, made a visit to the
office Thursday, renewing acquaintances
among his former associates.
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William Langley has completed his
field assignment for the division of man
ufactures, bureau of the census. and
has been transferred to the division OF
statistics of cities. He will begin the
collection Of data relating to municipal
finance in Erie, Pa, without returning
10 Wa shngton.
Evening star., 1915-06-20

Thomas Manchester of the watch
force left Tuesday on two-month
vacation He will go to Canada and
the Pacific coast, making the return
trip through the southern states.
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James L Mccormick. chief of the
stock section. Office of the superin-
tendent of documents. has taken his
family to North Beach, Md, where
they have taken cottage for the
summer Mr. Mccormick will make
uaek and visits
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Garfield I.arkinS has been absent
from duty in the sanitary section the
past week account of Illness