Evening star., 1915-07-04
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

Mrs Helen G. Prince, formerly clerk
in the office of the controller of the
Treasury and one of those who went
from the marrying desk" In the room
Of the chief clerk into the state of
matrimony, was a visitor during the
week. She looked at the old desk
where she had sat long enough to prove
its efficacy as an agent of Dan Cupid
and warned her successor, Mr.. Justice.
that he was in peril of his liberty.
Miss Hatty G. Brown OF Havana. Cuba.
sister of Mrs. Prince, accompanied her
and suggested that she might apply for
the desk as soon as Mr.. Justice had
proven it's merits and would vacate.
Assistant Secretary Malburn is the
only member of the Official family of
the Treasury Department on the JOB,
and Is acting Secretary. Secretary Nc
Adoo is at his summer home at North
Haven, Mass. Assistant Secretary New
ton Is on an antiquarian trip into near
by Maryland and Virginia, Assistant
Secretary Peters. a summer neighbor
in North Haven. Mass. Private Secre-
tary George R. Cooksey is also helping
to hold down the lid.
tary to Assistant Secretary Peters. has
found it a good time to take her leave.
She has gone 20 Massachusetts, and will
spend the entire month of July at her
home, near Boston.
Captain of Engineers Henry L. Boyd.
coast guard. in charge of headquarters
of the northern district of the service,
quarters in the Treasury Department
building during the week. He is taxi
ing his vacation
k.nsS>r ,nost a,,,rd oes..r In, Ua ab.
tngton is Second Lieut.. LIE Roy Rein
burg, who was appointed to the service
from Washington Lieut. Reinburz 9
has been stationed on the coast guard
which is soon to be retired from serv-
lee and has already been advertised
for sale. He is in Washington to undergo
examination for promotion to the next
ter Ossipee proceeds from Baltimore.
probably around July Is, to take the
place Of the Woodbury.. Lieut.. Reinburg
expects to be aboard and make the
trip in her.
James NJ Brown of the coast guard is
. bridegroom. and is absent on his
honeymoon. p. v. Dolan recently sus-
Georgetown Hospital Henry T. Thor
son Is on leave and will be absent for
several weeks.
Kendall j. Minot and Henry L. Goslin
of the coast guard drew service honors
with the coming of the new fiscal year.
Both received promotions to be as
sistant chiefs of division. That the
promotions are popular was attested
by flowers presented to them by their
associates in the service.
Frank NJ. Halstead. chief of the Gus
toms division. goes tomorrow to New
York city. His business Is official and
will keep him away a couple Of days.
B. L. Steele. law clerk, Is now in New
York on Official business as head of the
customs officials committee to confer
with manufacturers OF seals to be used
in sealing packages going through the
customs ports.
Miss Rose Browning of the customs
division contemplates an interesting
vacation trip. BY automobile she pro-
poses to travel fro mthis city to Buf-
falo. thence by boat to Detroit, over
the great lakes.
Mrs. Alice D. Swanson, stenographer
in the customs division. is spending a
two-week vacation at Delaware Water
Gap. R. N. Petty, typewriter examiner,
IS on a months fishing trip in New
York state. r. b. Warwick. law clerk
has taken his leave. Blue Ridge Sum-
NIT is the resort chosen by H. A. Hay
ward for an outing OF two weeks or
longer.
Mrs. G. c. McCutchins Of the treas
urer's ONCE will leave shortly for New
York.