Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-29
AGRICULTURAL DEPT.

DIR T. T. Mohler, assistant CHER or
rho bureau of animal industry, and DR.
,dolph Eichhorn. chief of the patho-
logical division of the bureau, nave
yone TO San Francisco, where they
will attend the annual convention Oh
,be American Veterinary Medical As
socia ton.
Friends in the department fear that
Dr, Henry Burke of the bureau OF am
NAL industry has been lost during the
recent great storms of the Gulf OF
Mexico. DR. Burke was sent to Guate-
rnala short time ago to investigate
for the department the cattle diseases
of that country as they refer to the
importation of animals into the United
States He sailed from Belise. Hon
durns, on a steamer now ten days over
due at New Orleans, and 1t is the rear
of friends that the steamer is lost. .
Mrs. Esther Noah of the bureau OF
,rop estimates was on leave of absence
Wednesday.
Fl B. Cramer of the bureau of crop
estimates was on leave during the
week.
Israel w Stone of the bureau of crop
estimates was on leave of absence
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Perry Elliott of the bureau of crop
estimates was on leave OF absence Au-
gust 10 to August 26.
r w Shoemaker of the bureau of
crop estimates took annual leave OF
absence the last five DAYS of the week
Mrs. Mary s Bowie of the bureau of
crop estimates will return to the office
tomorrow after leave OF absence when
began Monday.
L. Napoleon of the bureau of crop
estimates has left WASHINGTON for
trip to San Francisco. He will be
gone until the middle of September.
Mrs. Jennie B. Withers of the bureau
of crop estimates has just returned to
the department from an extended visit
to the Panama-Pacific exposition.
Miss Winifred L. Stockton OF the
bureau of crop estimates is taking a
vacation extending from August %
through tomorrow.
Miss r. NJ Dodson of the bureau of
crop estimates is on leave until Sep
temher is.
Fred B. Greene of the bureau of crop
estimates and his family have returned
from Colonial Beach. where they spent
several weeks.
John Wharton of the bureau Of
crop estimates is on the sick list. H
NJ. Sherline of the bureau has been i'll
since August 9. and Mrs. Jeanette Cav
anagh of the same bureau has been
ill since AUGUST IL Joseph w. Mast
and Mrs. Metric Phillips also are i'll.
Enos r. Smith was with the District
of Columbia National Guard. which has
just returned from the annual two
week encampment, held this year at
'O'Onldi bedCh
Miss Mary Sullivan. a clerk in the
meat inspection division of the bureau
of animal industry. has left the city on
n leave of absence of one month. She
will visit her brother in Oklahoma
and will take in the Panama Pacific
exposition before her return to Wash
fneton.
F. E Meloy. property clerk of the bu-
reau of plant industry, is away canoe
ing in Canada.
Otis H. Gates. one of the attorneys
In the solicitors office. is awav on
canoeing trim in the north of Canada
A I. Mudd. chief clerk of the di-
vision of publications. has returned to
his desk from a trim to Atlantic CITY
Henry Sinclair of the division of pub
LEGATIONS is taking fishing trip Of two
weeks or the lower Potomac
Mrs Ella Nelson of the division Of
publications is on the sick list.
Mrs. l. D. LAWYER of the division Of
publications is on leave for a couple
of weeks.
Mrs. Emily Aberhardt and Miss Ger
trude Parkinson. both of the division
OF publications. are on extended vaca-
tions.
Mrs Nellie Rice of the division of
publications is spending two weeks in
Wisconsin.
T. N. Terrence of the division of pub
LEGATIONS was called to New York dur
ing the week on account of the death
of his father.