Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
DISTRICT BUILDING.

Opening of Washingtons annual horse
show week was witnessed yesterday
by many District officials and employees
The horse has many admirers in the
municipal building and they turn out
every year to do him homage. The
manager of the horse show is a Dis
trict official. Melvin C. Hazen. sur
veyor. Mr.. Hazen has a stock farm
at Nokesville, Va. and not only man.
ages the local show every year, but
enters a number of his own horses in
1t and rides them himself. This year
his equestrian representatives are
Richmond. Virginia Boy, Estelle H and
Virginia Dare, all hunters.
ing. Is arranging for the annual meet
ing of the Washington veterans of the
Sd Regiment of Engineers. which served
in the Spanish war. The meeting,
which is to be held May II. will mark
the sixteenth anniversary of the mus
tering out of the regiment. Mr.. Nc
CONCEAL is secretary of the local or
ganization.
w. w. Curtis, assistant engineer of
the surface division. and crack bowler
of the District team, has received a
snug sum Of prize money as q result
of being high man in the recent
bowling tournament in which c. B.
Barton. inspector of the surface di-
vision; J. s. Brosnan, storekeeper, and
others participated.
A. Cock. clerk of the surface division,
who recently returned to duty after
q severe illness. 10 visiting in Hampton.
Va.
The following changes have been an
nounced in tho personnel of the public
utilities commission: designations.
William Tolson and c. r. Williams;
appointment, j. B. Newman. electrical
workman; all of the valuation bureau.
Arthur C. Israel. of the public utili-
ties commission. who was confined to
his home several days by illness, re-
sumed his duties last week.
Clifford Lanham, assistant superin-
tendent of trees and parkings, has re-
turned from a successful fishing trip
down the river. He made the trip in
his launch.
Among those who are making week
end trips il H. H. Ramsdell. stenog-
rapher to the Commissioners, who 10
visiting friends in Germantown, Md.
After a luncheon party at the Ebbitt
House, yesterday, L. P. Robertson, W.
w. Curtiss, Freeland Lyman and Robert
L. Bradshaw, all of the engineer de-
partment,s visited the horse show.
Commissioner Brownlow left Friday
for Boston, New Haven and New York
and will not return before the middle
Of the week. He IL accompanied by
Mrs. Brownlow.
The District government is represent
ed on the booster trip Of the Retail
Merchants Association by Commissioner
Oliver P. Newman. He expects to be
at his desk tomorrow.
George S. Wilson. secretary of the
board of charities, will represent the
District at the national conference on
charities and corrections, which begins
in Baltimore Wednesday. He will be
in charge OF one Of the sections OF the
side during a part of the conference.
The demonstration Of tests and equip
ment given at the bureau of standards
last Tuesday for the benefit OF members
of the Washington Society of En-
gineers and the Washington branch of
the American Institute of Electrical
Engineers was witnessed by Engineer
Commissioners kutz and several men,
bers OF the public utilities commission,
including H: c: Eddy, engineer; BEN
jamin W. Harlin, chief clerk; ]. P.
Schrodt. inspector OF meters. and J. H.
Mills. inspector Of equipment.
DR.. William c. woodward was in New
York Thursday. Friday and Saturday
attending q meeting Of the national
New York milk committee.