Evening star., 1915-03-07
NAVY YARD.


of Roi1ermakers and Iron Ship Builders
and Helpers of America on its hhth
Anniversary at Northeast Masonic
Temnle. Friday evening, February 20
was a success from every point OF
view The menu was prepared by the
| wives of some of the members. j. j.
Nolan. national vice president, was
toastmaster, and introduced the SPEAK
ers. Representative Edward keating
of Colorado admonished the labor Or
c.,;zations to interest themselves in
| the matter of education. which Is
potent factor in establishing ciose'
| relation between employer and. EN-.
ploye. Frank Morrison, secretary OF
the American Federation of Labor. con
demned the present tendency ol. en-
ployers, both government ana pflNaesI;
to work the workmen at hlgh spesa &c y
without regard to the strain on tne
body. Chief Gunner J. Donnelly or .he
United States Navy spoke OF tne
necessity of high-grade WORK oeIiis
done on the ordnance parts OF lne
navy. Other addresses were na.Aue ee+.1 D
Frank Berries, secretary OF the metal
trades department of the American
Federation of Labor; Charles F. cay
ton, clerk of the committee on lanor
of the House; rsprssenhtiat;,xts ea" ahin;sts ,n one
from the local League of Pattern
makers and several employers.
The committee in charge of the analr
consisted of w. Weber, CHAIRMAN, n
Laurin. NJ. ". kimmerhng, "A, ohe,, ~,
speakers was J. kimmerling. chaar-
man; J. Meade and ]. d. Evans. Inc
officers of the local are: President, A.
w. Sherrier; vice president. M. w
Kimmerling; recording secretary;
p Kilroy; financial secretary. u. +.
smith: treasurer, J. D. Evans: m
spector. James Wade: guard. h. =.
Fernwalt; trustees, S. s. kitchner, M.
W. Kimmerling and A. w. Sherner.
]. c. Simmons, who was recen.,s sn1, en-
has resigned and returned to his former
home at Muncie. Ind.
Stuart c. McAlister, F. A. DeGroot ana ana
1ohn Donneily. members Of the legislative
committee of Columbia Lodge, NO. 49,
/. A. of NJ, were absent Monday on busi-
ness for their committee.
The workmen of the yard are pleased
over the liberal naval appropriation Dill
passed by Congress. as it indicates STEADY
work for the present force for several
years.
Y. f. Bieber. machinist apprentice, was
transferred from the primer shop to the
tool shop during the past week
H. T. LaClare, manager of the ma ma
chinists' base ball team, is busy selecting
uniforms for the players He is plan.
ming to have fifteen men in uniform at all
the games.
Walter Goznell, machinist OF the sea-
man funners' shop, and Miss Laura VIII
liams of Savage, Nd, were married at the
home of the bride Saturday, FEBRUARY
90 For the present they will reside at
Savage.
Arthur Wrighter, machinist OF the
b1 eech mechanism shop. returned to work
Monday after an illness of several weeks
William Rarney. a former machinist Of
the tool shop, paid visit to the yard
Monday.
Charles Duffy, a machinist of the breech
his home for the past month, returned to
work Tuesday.
G.. A. Picking, machinist Of the erecting
shop, is absent, suffering from injuries
received in a street car accident.
Joseph Metzner, a former machinist Of
the secondary mount shop. has been re-
employed in his former capacity.
F. Mcclure, maehinist of the tool
shop. has been called to his former
home. at Marshalltown, Iowa, on ac-
count of the serious illness of his
father.
G. f. Gentner, machinist of the
breech mechanism shop. entertained
the members of the Raecar Canoe Club
at his home Saturday evening
Webster Lindsay. quarterman of the
secondary mount shop. who was absent
for several days on account of illness.
has returned to his duties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Schwenk of Seat
Pleasant, Md. celebrated their third
wedding anniversary at their nome
| Friday evening. Those. present were
Misses Elsie Cooksie. Ruth Armstead,
Carrie Schwenk, Ollie Davis, Jennie
Richa ardson, Bessie Schwenk, Margaret
Schwenk, Lurue McKnew, Maggie
Bond, Eva Gray. Margaret Young. Jen-
ME Harbin, Ruth Jones. Mamie Ken
nedy and Messrs. William Dulin, Ed
ward Schwenk. Nick Carter, BUZZ aar-
bin. Beans Dueterman. Wilmer Harb1n.
| e. Schwenk, Earl Jarboe. William
Kershaw. William Cash. Jake Rodis-
key, Jimmy Randolph. Harry Redding,
George Redding. Raymond Schwenk,
Alvin Kennedy, Walter Crawford
Aaron Schwenk, George Lincoius,
George Fey and William Fey.
r. w. swain, machinist Of the breech
| mechanism shop, who has been absent
for the past month, SOheli iiB i'op q
! phy sical breakdown, has recovered SUI
| ticieutly to return to work
Stanley Reiley. former machlnist OF
J the tool shop, paid visit 70 the !aro
Tuesday in order to register for posi-
| ton as tool maker.
II Doueherty, crane follower of the
: breech mechanism shop, returned to
! work Tuesday after an absence OF
three weeks on account OF illness.
! Prepa ration is being made to send
| detail of machinists from the erecting
| sbon to Indian Head, Nd, to prepare
| for the testing of several large guns
! Georee Coxen of the breech mechan-
| ism shop is absent on several days
| leave.
| .r Thomson. Il machinist, was
\ tr.usferred from the secondary mount
i shou to the breech mechanism shop
during the past week.
| The following machinists We're called
| to work in the breech mechanism shop
dnrine the mast week: A. F. Zeller and
! c. D. Hayden.
The following list Of injuries, re-
/ ceiyed at the navy YARD, nave oeen
given out: ,,, o,,
fused wound right middle finger; L. T.
H.gemann. slight abrasion right
thumb; =. c. Lohr. slight confusion
| left thumb: II. Rustin. electric burns
left wrist and fingers. and =, y. Naupei'
Eebruary a6-J. r. Bolger, slight con
fusion right thumb; Z. ~ Collins
slight incised wound right middle
fnaer; NJ. w Kimmerling. slight