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SCHOOLS OUT AT NOON
BECAUSE OF THE HEAT

In anticipation of the afternoons tenn
persture being above 80 Superintendent
Graft dismissed all schools Friday noon.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-15

Join the Y. NJ. c. A. on the special
summer membership plan. Then use
It. $50
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ElkhOPns


Mrs. Chris Rhoades is quite Ill.
J, Charles Hssse was an Omaha visitor
Monday.
Chester Frye and family were callers
here Thursday.
II A. Nolte Is home from his ranch
alta Broadwate Neb.
Misses Hilda Meyer and Melinda
Komer tSad Mrs. Mabel Hofeldt were In
Omaha Thursday.
DR. and Mrs. r. B. Baldwin came from
Omaha Sunday to visit the doctors pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. b. 3. Baldwin.
Mrs. j. n. Wyatt and daughter went
70 Harrisburg Neb., to visit her parents
until their home is ready for occupancy
here.
Mrs. Amy Calvert returned from Lin
coin Thursday, where she spent the
week with Mrs. ]. d. Mickey and other
friends.
Charles witte went to Lincoln Monday
as delegate to the grand lodge OF knights
OF Fythias. Mrs j. A. Gibbons also went
as delegate to the Pythian sisters tenn
pie.
B. b. Baldwin and family will move
to their new home IN Omaha the tirst
~ the coming week. Charles Deerson
has purchased the Baldwin home and
will move as soon as vacated.
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Mrs Ralph Mailman OF South Omaha
spent the weekend with Miss Jane
Trent.
Mrs. Wilbur CockrelI entertained Mrs.
Frank Andrews OF Ralston last Saturday
and Sunday.
The intermediate Christion Endesvor
held an outdoor party last Friday evening
at Fowier's Hollow.
Mrs. Butler Hart and her two small
children of Edgar, Neb., visited Prof,s
and Mrs. Albert Snare from Friday until
Monday
Miss Edna Findley of Bellevue lectured
on Missionary Work In Alaska" at the
La Platte Presbyterian church last Fri
day evening.
w. N. Paxton led Senior Christian En-
deavor last Sunday evening. speaking on
the topic. why l Am Proud of My
Denomination" a
Miss Jane Trent entertained twelve
couples at a card party last Saturday
evening. Miss Jessie Jones won the first
prize, hand embroidered dolly.
Rev H. x. p. Cornish OF the Inter-
denoninational. church at Thirty-eighth
and Q streets, South Omaha. filled the
pulpit at the Presbyterian church last
Sunday morning during the absence Of
DIR. Phelps.
DR.. stephen Phelps. pastor OF the Pres
byterian church, went to Denver last
Saturday afternoon with Mrs Phelps in
answer to a telegram rsummoning them
TO the bedside Of Mrs. Phelps brother
Horatio NJ. Miller. 90. of Denver. who is
seriously i'll.
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valley.
Miss Francis whitmore spent the week
end at Lincoln.
Mrs. Kopp and Iris were shopping In
Omaha Tuesday.
Mrs. Gaines and Miss Myrtle OF Elk
city visited the Valley schools Friday
Mrs. N w Gaines OF Fremont tpent
saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Butts.
Manfred LilHefors came up from IAN
coin to spend the week end with his
mother.
Mrs. Kopp was called TO Fremont on
Thursday by the illness Of Mrs. DIT. J.
&c. Aver.
Mrs. Bronson, who has spent two weeks
with her daughter, Mrs. Smith. in Ben
son, returned to Valley Tuesday.
Miss Helen Kennedy gave a very en-
joyable party at her home Thursday eve
ming for the members of the eighth grade.
Miss Cook and the botany class Of the
high school spent Monday afternoon gath
ering specimens on the v. II. Thomas
island.
Mrs w. E. Weekly left Monday to
spend the week at Harrington in attend
ance upon the state convention OF the
Eastern Star.
Mrs w. $. Eddy gave a social for the
Junior Christian Endeavor society at her
home Friday evening. About forty chill
dren were in attendance.
Mrs. Cecil Moore, assisted by the mem
beers of the seventh grade, gave a party
at her home Wednesday evening for the
members CT the sixth grade,
The funeral OF Robert Baumgardner,
who died Saturday night after a llnger-
ing Illness, was held from the Presby-
terian church Monday at 1 o'clock. Rev.
a. Thurman conducted the services.
| The regular monthly meeting of the
Busy Bees was held at the Presbyterian
church Wednesday. Three new members
were added. Mrs. Gardiner. Mrs. Nc
DONALD and Mrs Kopn served lunch
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Mems 81 Negligee Shi

Smart patterns in percale,
negligee shirts. starched
cuffs. sizes IA TO II u,
Saturday at zoe.
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Mems ST. Union S

Porosknit Union Suits,
short sleeves, knee or
ankle length. Regular 81
value, Saturday. 60c.
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PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE.

Changes Of duties and stations OF
commissioned and other officers of the
public health service, for the sever
days ended August IS. are as follows
Assistant Surgeon General w. C
Rucker, to represent the service at q
joint conference on first aid. accident
ton. August 1924.
Assistant Surgeon General John W,
Trask, to represent the service at the
tics of the American Public Health
Association, Rochester, N. Y, Septem-
Der ITO.
Assistant Surgeon General H. r.
Carter, five days leave from August II.
Senior Surgeon D. A. Carmichael, to
conference relative to reports OF recent
inspections of stations Of the service.
Surgeon L. L. Lumsden. to believer
addresses on public health subjects at
and other points in that vicinity dur
ing the two weeks beginning Au-
gust 80.
Surgeon John F. Anderson. to repre-
sent the service at the meetings Of tho
laboratory section of the American
Public Health Association, Rochester,
N. Y. September 7-10.
Surgeon L. d. tricks, at request Of
Utah state board of health. to proceed
to Salt Lake city for conference and
investigation of disease supposed to be
caused by bite of insects.
Surgeon J. w. Enthusiastically, to
represent the service at the meetings
of the section on Industrial hygiene,
American Public Health Association,
Rochester, N. Y, Septer 7-10.
Surgeon Edward Francis. in order to
complete Investigations Of the trans
mission Of peliagra. to proceed to
for the collection Of materials and data.
Passed Assistant Surgeon =. A. Ash
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POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

Leaves Of absence were granted in the
department during the past week as
follows:
H. A. Cummins. division OF salaries
and allowances. August 20 to Septem-
Der 4; James N. Jolliffe, division OF
finance, August 81 to September 4: w
o. Fireoved. postal savings division
August IS to September 4: Howard
Lorcomb, rural malls division, August
% to September Z; Thomas l.. Degnan
Office of purchasing agent, August "a
to September 4; C. e. Mower. railway
adjustment division. August 23 to Sep
TENDER z; w. French, equipment divi-
sion, August % to September Z: Miss
Helen E. Fenton, postmaster appoint
ment division, August 20 to September
4; Miss Margaret A. Gilbert, rural mails
I. Travers, office of chief inspector. Au-
gust 20 to September 2; Mrs. l. Y. Boil
ton, rural mails division. August 20 to
September Q: w. r. Little, postal saw
ings division, August % to September
Z; e. F. Barber, postal savings division,
August % to September Z; Miss Clara
Luebkert. division of salaries and al
lowances. August 10 to September 8;
James H. Johnson, city delivery dfvi-
sion. August % to September g.; d. l..
to September II; Firman Houser,
finance division. August 81 to Septem-
Der IL; Thomas P. johnson. city deliv-
cry division, August II to-September 9;
1. P. Dawson, rural mails division, Au-
gust 25 to September II: 7. D. Barber,
TENDER II: Edward s. Hitchner, finance
division, August % to September II;
Albert W. Brand. postal savings diyi-
sion, August % to September IA; c. NJ.
Clark, postmaster appointments divi-
sion, August % to September Is: Roscoe
c. Moricle, postmaster appointments
division, August 81 to September 16:
Miss Addie E. Bourne. division of sup
plies. August 81 to September 10; Mrs.
division, August 20 to September %.
and Miss Ella B. McCord. dead letter
division, August % to September 81.
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ford. one months leave of absence from
August 90
Passed Assistant Surgeon A. J. LAMA.
10 deliver an address on health hazards
ana diseases peculiar to the mining in
dustry at the meeting Of the American
fuonc Health Association at Rochester
n Y, September 40
Passed Assistant Surgeon ] T. Leake.
1ourteen-day leave from August is.
Assistant Surgeon \. T.. sweeney re-
lieFed at the New Orleans quarantine
station. and proceed to the Galveston
Tex, quarantine station
Assistant Surgeon NJ V Stafford five
day leave from August Is
Assistant Surgeon L. -. Weldon, To
report to the Marine Hospital. SAN
francisco. Cal. for rotation OF duty at
mat station, as well as at the Panama
Pacific Exposition Hospital
Assistant Surgeon Don g sutton re-
lieved at Galveston. Tex and proceed
to New Orleans. La, for temporary
duty at the Marine Hospital.
Assistant Surgeon r. l. Allen. relieved
at the Marine Hospital, Stapleton. n Y.
and proceed to Spartanburg, $. C, for
duty in the Investigations of pellagra
Assistant Surgeon Gleason c. Lake.
continued at the hygienic laboratory.
this city.
Assistant Surgeon William s Bean.
tr.. to report at the Marine Hospital,
Chelsea. Mass. for duty.
Assistant Surgeon I. B. II. Anderson.
to report at the Marine Hospital. Chi
cago. ILL.,, for duty.
Assistant Surgeon Herbert a. Spencer,
TO report at New Orleans quarantine
station for duty.
Assistant Surgeon Henry V. wildman.
jr.. to report at the Marine Hospital,
Stapleton. n. Y. for duty.
Prof. Earle E. Phelps. to proceed to
Cincinnati, Ohio: Luray. Va, and
Noblesville, Ind, to supervise field in
vestigations of sewage and industrial
wastes.
Drs. Gleason c. Lake. William :.
Bean, jr.: Thomas Il. Fl. Anderson,
Herbert A. Spencer and Henry V. Wild
man, jr., commissioned as assistant
surgeons.
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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.

Ibert e. Sweeney of the Photographic
division of the bureau of American
ethnology Is spending his vacation at
Atlantic City.
r. L. Reed, in charge Of the carpenter
shops, is back from his annual leave.
Miss Florence NJ. Poast, who has been
visiting her family in Luke City, Neb..
since the middle of July, returned to her
desk Thursday.
After leave Of absence for a week,
James G. Taylor of the Secretary's Of
flee has returned to work.
Miss Narcissus Smith of the museum
has returned from two weeks leave of
absence, which was spent at Green
Spring Valley, near Baltimore. visit
ing friends.
J. T. saylor, foreman in the museum,
left the Office yesterday for an automo-
bile trip to Atlantic City.
Miss Adelaide c. Quisenberry, cata-
loguer in the museum, will leave the
office for two weeks vacation tomor-
row.
office returned to the museum last We'd
nesday, after a few days vacation at
Atlantic City.
Paul c. Stanley and H. c. Bollman,
employees of the Smithsonian Institu-
lions, are in New York state for q
month.
DR.. Frank Baker, superintendent of
the National Geological Park, has gone
north for a short vacation.
Fl. F. Carl of the Geological Park Of
fee, having recently returned from a
fishing trip at River Springs, Md, has
left to Join his family at Ocean Grove,
N. ].
D. L. Du Pre- of the same off1ce has
Just returned from South Carolina.
Miss Gertrude R. Brigham Of the Sec
retary's office has returned from New
York, where she spent her vacation.
T. W. Reese Of the watch force has
been granted three weeks leave.
B. L. Chambers of the watch force
will spend three-week vacation at his
home near Harpers Ferry.
J. 8. Mitchell of the watch force has
been granted a months leave.
Miss q. D. Tabler. clerk in the Of
flee of the registrar. has been granted
a months leave.
Arthur J. Poole of the division of
mammals left Wednesday for three
weeks vacation at his home in Vine
land, N. J.
G. e. M,rguet has left for a VISIT Of
two weeks at his homo in Rochester,
N. Y.
c. W. Gilmore, assistant curator of
paleontology. has been granted ten
days leave. which he will spend at his
home in this city.
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DISTRICT BUILDING.

Commissioner Newman. who is spend
ing months vacation in the Catskill
mountains. is expected in~Washington
tomorrow to attend conference of the
public utilities commission.
Thomas H. Claffey. secretary to Com
missioner Newman, is spending the
| week end in New Jersey.
Commissioner Brownlow and Maj.
Pullman. superintendent of police.
visited the District workhouse at Oc-
coquan Thursday.
District government officials are COM
pleting their annual reports for the
last fiscal year Estimates of the vari-
Gus departments have been prepared
and will be inspected. by the Commits
sioners next month when they begin
preparation Of the Districts annual
budget.
The Occoquan tennis team, composed
of Ralph Whitaker and Frederick
Allen, was defeated Tuesday by a Dis
trfct building team, the members OF
which were Thomas H. Claffey and
John Martin. The match was played
on the municipal bathing beach court.
the score by sets being GO, 6-1, 81
and 6-3.
Asa E. Phillips. superintendent of tho
sewer department, is back in Washing
ton dIter an EXTENDED vacation spent
in Gloucester, Mass.
Sidney Roche, deputy auditor. and B.
A. Robinson, John Dore and Everett
Rea, clerks in the auditors office, are
on vacation in Atlantic City.
D. A Connor Of the sewer department
visited Chesapeake Beach Wednesday
and Thursday.
L. L. Kemp of the auditors Office left
last week for his annual vacation.
p. A. Grant, craftsman in the water
department, Is spending the summers
week ends at Chesapeake Beach, where
he maintains a camp.
C.. r. Marks, rodman in the sewer de-
partment, has been confined to his home
by illness for more than a week
F. B. Proctor, craftsman in the water
department. was on leave several days
last week.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

Paul s. Reinsch, United States
minister to China, who was IN Wash
ington this week in conference with
the President and officials Of the State
Department, will sail from San Fran
cisco August 25 for his post at Peking.
Dr. Van Dyck. United States minister
to The Hague. is away on leave of abb
sence for two weeks.
U. Grant-Smith. secretary Of embassy
at Vienna, has returned to that city
after a months vacation.
J. Robert Lee Of the appointment d.
vision, State Department, is spending
his vacation at his old home in Cam
den. Ark.
Thomas Hinckley. recently trans
ferred from Vienna to Madrid, has
reached his new post.
Garrett Droppers, minister to Greece,
who has been in Switzerland for a
months vacation, returned to Athens
this week.
Cyrus F. Wicker. secretary of lega-
ton at Managua, was married Wednes-
day to Miss Grace Whiting of Burling-
ton. VT. They expect to reach Nicara-
qua early next month.
Arthur Schoenfeld. secretary of 1e-
cation at Montevideo and the son of
Prof. and Mrs. Schoenfeld Of Cleveland
Park, Is to be married at Montevideo
September % to Aida Marion, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Reid of
Montevideo.
Ben G. Davis. chief clerk of the State
Department, has returned to this city
from a months visit to the Panama
Pacific exposition at San Francisco.
He caught cold in one of his eyes dur
ing an automobile ride In one of the
western cities. and is having some
trouble with his vision.
Mrs. Walter D. Blandford, who has
been in San Francisco and vicinity for
several months has resumed her duties
in the office of the chief clerk.
Clinton r. Whitney of the chief
clerks office has gone to San Francisco
to take charge of the State Depart
ment exhibit, and will not return here
until January 1 next.
John e. Kehl of Ohio, United States
consul at Saloniki. Greece. was here
last week on leave of absence, and ex-
poets to make visit to New York be-
fore he returns to his post.
Louis q. Dreyfus, jr.. formerly vice
consul at Berlin. Germany. has been
Transferred to duty ut Budapest. Hun
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until August % at the Appalachian
Club at Elkmont, Tenn.

until August % at the Appalachian
Club at Elkmont, Tenn.
Mrs. Ellen H. Painter is on leave of
'absence, having left August IA. She
I, will be gone through August %.
Herbert w. Rutledge of the bureau
Of crop estimates is away with the
National Guard at Colonial Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred B. Greene and
their four children are at Colonial
Beach for the month of August.
Miss HELEN Hyatt of the bureau Of
crop estimates is visiting friends at
Lynn, Mass.
Miss I. ]: Gal1enne Of the bureau of
crop estimates spent the week at
Woodstock, Va.
II. Fl. Radson, a veterinarian of the
bureau of animal industry, and Ignacio
Tribe of the same bureau have just
returned from Colombia, South Amer
diseases in relation to the admittance
Of meat into the United States. Mr..
Tribe is a native of Colombia.
G. A. Menge Of the bureau of animal
industry has gone to Grove City. Pa.
! to install milk condensery at the de-
partment's experimental creamery
there.
James D. Debout of the bureau Of
animal industry is on trip to Lowell,
Mass. attending the field day of the
Massachusetts Swine Breeders Asso-
citation. The meeting is being held on
the farm Of the Hood estate.
Irving Frickey of the bio-chemic divi-
sion of the bureau of animal industry
and Mrs. Frickey are spending annual
leave at Long Island.
s. L. Scher OF the division of publica-
tions returned to the office recently
from two-week leave of absence.
r. ]. Cleary, chief of the document
section Of the division Of publications,
returned to the department Monday
after leave of absence.
Edward Cissel and Richard Downs,
both of the division of publications.
are with the National Guard at Co
lonial Beach.
Mrs. Ella Moore Of the division Of
publications is on the sick list
Miss Elsie carraway of the division
Of publications is away from the office
on a two-week leave Of absence.
James Munro of the division of pub
locations was on the sick list during
the week.
Mrs. M. C. stoddard Of the division of
publications Is on leave of absence for
a couple Of weeks in New York
Miss c. B. Wilson and Miss Charlotte
Wilson, both Of the division OF publ
cations, are on leave Of absence.
John Winner of the division OF pub
locations is spending his two-week va
cation between his home in Philadel-
phia and Atlantic City.
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home in the upper part of New York

home in the upper part of New York
state.
E. H. Helmuth and Horace L. Rich
ardSon Of the engraving division have
returned from their vacation, spent at
Potomac Beach.
Clair Huston. designer in the en-
craving division. is back from two
weeks annual leave.
Those taking leave in section l of
the printing division are Misses jim
mic" Bowler Alice Brewer and Ollie
Rawlings.
Julian Gray and Edward Tucker.
employed in the engineering and ma
chine division, are away from the bu-
reau on leave.
hand presses are enjoying part of
their annual vacation: T. q. HeaneY,
r. NJ. Lynch. Mrs. Mary f. Hutton.
Miss Kate Mccoy and Miss Josephine To-
bias.
Edward F. Lawson, foreman OF sec
ton Z, hand presses. completed fifty
two years service under the Treasury
Department last Monday, and in honor
of the occasion the employees of sec
tions 6. and s of wing A. fourth
floor. presented him with basket of
fruit and a large bunch of American
Beauty roses.
I. F. Harvey of the engineering and
machine division, broke his wrist while
working in the carpenter shop of the
bureau recently and as a result is con-
fined to his home.
Frank Sherwood of the engineering
and machine division office is spending
part of his vacation at Chesapeake
Beach.
Jacob Beck. foreman of laborers.
leaves Wednesday for Il trip in his
motor boat on the Potomac and Chesa-
peake bay.
Mrs. Ella KEaus of the examining
division has just returned from a two
month trip to the coast, visiting rela-
tives in the middle west, thence to the
Panama exposition, returning by way
of the Canadian Rockies.
Misses Katharine Cooper, Sophia
Lauder and Louisa Danforth Of the ex-
aiming division. with party of
friends, leave tomorrow for Boston, re-
turning by way of New York.
Miss Annie c. Hussey. assistant chief
of the examining division, left Thurs
day for a few days visit in the noun
tains of Virginia, after which she will
go from Baltimore to Boston by sea,
returning about September 10.
Charles Stewart, assistant foreman
of the drying room, is away from the
office on account of illness.
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AGRICULTURAL DEPT.

A I. Mudd, chief clerk of the division
of publications, Is spending a couple OF
weeks at Atlantic City. He took his
camera with him, and will undoubtedly
take many pictures. Mr.. Mudd Is still
pursuing the elusive pictures of Harry
Hawk ct al. Of the cast of Our Ameri-
can Cousin" given at the old Ford's
Theater the night Lincoln was assas-
sinated. Mr.. Mudd is writing a mon
egraph on the old theater. and has
go along with his article, but has not
Hawk. Friends in the bureau hope
that he will be able to find what he
wants at Atlantic City.
S. II. Ray of the bureau of animal
industry returned last Monday to the
department from Guatemala, where he
had been for the past three months
for the bureau on matters Of live stock,
with particular reference to animal dis
eases.
Mr.. Ray came from Springfield, Mass,
to Washington by motor cycle. maxim
the trip in less than tWenty-four hours,
it is said.
Miss Ida W. Gillingham of the bu-
reau of crop estimates was on annual
leave OF absence extending from Au-
gust II through August 20.
George Frick Of the bureau of crop
estimates was on leave of absence
Tuesday.
Miss Sara Skinner was on leave of alb
sence during the week.
Miss J. ]. Shake Of tho bureau of
crop estimates was on leave of absence
from Tuesday for the rest of the week
Mrs. Nettie Phillips Of the bureau of
crop estimates Is spending several
days at Atlantic City, her leave Of alb
sence extending from August 10
through August %.
Dr.. NJ. NJ. Michaels Of the bureau of
crop estimates Is spending q vacation