Evening star., 1915-01-03
AGRICULTURE DEPT.

| -AASAs oSPoi 1hieittS, TIE department OF
Agriculture. during the last week OF
the year 1914, presented a rather de-
serted appearance. Most of the bu-
reaus were run on a minimum force,
| usually Just about as many employees
being present to run things convent
emily. The reason for this deserted
village" look was that all who had
leave OF absence coming to them took
It, One visitor, on opening the door of
one bureau which occupies small
building all to itself. was greeted with
the following cry from one of the
three employees in the whole building:
Nobody at homer
. Assistant Secretary vrooman was in
Pniiadelphia Wednesday. where he
made an address before the American
Association for the Advancement of
Science. Many employees Of the depart
ment attended the convention. From
the bureau Of chemistry DIR. Arno Vie
hoover, Carleton Bates and F. C. Cook
were the representatives at the asso-
citation meeting
II. Fl. Walters, chief clerk of the cen
tral district. with headquarters at Chi
the holidays. Mr.. Walters was trans
ferred from the Office here to Chicago
about Il year ago.
George W. Hoover, chief of the Chi
cago food and drug inspection labo-
ratory, is spending the holidays in this
city.
the bureau of chemistry and now prac-
tfctng law in Chicago, visited friends
In the bureau during the week.
food and drug inspection district, with
headquarters in Washington, spent the
holidays with his mother at Richmond,
Va.
Miss Anna v. Birthright, a clerk in
the bureau of chemistry, who has been
spending her vacation in Nashville.
Tenn. has been detained there by the
serious Illness Of her mother.
Miss F. e. White, clerk in the bu-
reau of chemistry, went to Philadel-
phta over New Year day.
J. A. Arnold, chief and editor OF the
division of publications. ate Christmas
dinner with his son in New York. Mr..
Arnold returned to his office Thursday
morning.
Frank wollard, food and drug in
spector at Philadelphia, is in Wash
ington for a few days on official busi-
ness.
w. W. Skinner, chemist in charge of
the water laboratory Of the bureau Of
chemistry, was on leave of absence
during the week. He will return to the
department tomorrow.
Charles NJ. Daugherty, statistical
scientist of the bureau Of crop esti
mates, was on leave of absence several
days during the middle part of the
week.
Miss Gertrude Fisher of the bureau of
crop estimates left Wednesday to spend
the New Year holiday in Baltimore.
Herbert w. Rutledge of the bureau
sence the two days preceding New
Year.
George & Holmes of the bureau Of
crop estimates was on leave Wednes-
day.
Edward Crane, assistant chief of the
division of crop reports of the bureau
of crop estimates, began his vacation
Wednesday to last through the year
now gone.
George r. Ferguson of the bureau of
crop estimates was on leave Thursday.
MISS Flora Schmidt was on leave or
absence Wednesday.
]. r. Covert is still on the sick list.
He has been Ill since November q. He
is at his farm, in King George county,
Va.
Miss NJ. L. Wood of the bureau of
crop estimates has been or the sick
list for several weeks.
Irred r creene nuItipranh oner,tor
In the bureau of crop estimates, re-
turned to his desk Tuesday after five
days leave.