Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-08
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.

Frank E. Gass of the international
exchange service of the Smithsonian
Institution has returned to the city
with his wife and son from brie1
visit to Colonial Beach.
Harry N. Weigandt of the division of
fishes has returned to the office after
a short vacation.
DR.. Walter Hough, curator of eth
nology of the National Museum, who
has represented the Smithsonian and
the museum at the Panama -Pacinc ex-
position, returned to his Office Monday.
Walter P True, editorial assistant of
the Smithsonian Institution. leaves the
city on the 18th for North Brooklin,
Me-, where he will spend the summer
with his mother and sister.
Carl H. Butman. editorial assistant
and press representative of the lnsti-
tuition, will leave for San Francisco
convention of the Delta Tau Delta Fra
ternity, which meets there August
1921, and of which he is a division
president. He will then be detailed to
represent the institution in connection
with the exhibits at the Pacific
exposition for the month of September.
Albert E. Sweeney of the Photographic
division of the bureau of American
ethnology leaves next week for his
vacation in Atlantic City.
Edward L. Springer of the chief
clerks Office of the Smithsonian left
last Saturday for Willoughby Beach,
where he will spend the month Of Au-
gust with his family.
Carl w. Mitman, acting curator of the
division of mineral technology, return
ed to the city last Saturday from Ding
mans Ferry, Pa, where he has been
taking his leave with his sister and
brqther-in-law, Chester G. Gilbert.
Carlyle G.. Whiting of the chief
clerks Office, Smithsonian, returned last
Monday after a vacation In Annapolis
during the past month.
Theodore T. Belote, assistant curator
Of the division of history, National
Museum, has been on leave during the
past week.
William F. Goldsborough has re-
Gently left the museum, having fin
ished the special work upon which he
was engaged.
William Crossingham of the superin-
tendent's office is spending his vaca-
ton on his launch on the Potomac
river.
George B. Turner. chief taxidermist
of the Museum, left yesterday for his
vacation, which he will spend in Long
meadow, western New York.
R. L. Reed. iii charge of the, Smith
sonian carpenter shops, Is on leave un-
til August 81.
Miss c. B. Flynn of the Museum SUI
perintendents office left Wednesday for
her vacation at Ocean View.
Miss Lima Carnahan of the Museum
library. left Thursday for three weeks
vacation.
T. A. Bowie of the library force leaves
Tuesday for Chesapeake Beach, where
he will remain for a week.
H. A. Dwyer of the section of rep
tiles is on leave.
Dr. Walter Hough, curator of eth
nology at the National Museum. re-
turned to this city Monday from Cali
fornia, where he was sent January 1
lections sent by the Smithsonian In
stitution to the national exhibit at the
Panama-Pacff1c exposition.
DR., Hough made an address on avi-
atom day at the exposition, in which
he praised the contribution made by
other work done by him was thes Sc
curing of specimens for the Smith
sonian Institution, examining the
museums of the Pacific coast ands ex-
ploring the shell mounds of San Fran
cisco bay. His wife and family. who
accompanied him on the trip. will re-
main at Long Beach, near Los Angeles,