Evening star., 1915-02-21
NAVY YARD.

The Columbia Cooperative Assocla-
tion known as the machinist commits
sary declared dividend Of 5 per cent
on preferred stock recently. Within
the past month the directors have dis
posed of a large block of stock, with
| a view of increasing the supply and
adding new facilities.
James Herwig. machinist who was
recently employed in the miscellane-
Gus shop, has resigned and returned
to his former home in Frederick, Md.
Wilson Oblinger, a machinist of the
tool shop, returned to work Monday
after an absence of several days on
account of illness. only to find that
he was unable to work and again re-
turned to his home, where he received
medical attention.
W. c. Carter. machinist of the sec
| ondary mount shop, appeared before
large audience at Alexandra in char
acter sketches Friday and Saturday
nights. He scored a success.
]. NJ. Woods, machinist of the miscel-
laneous shop, who has been absent Tor
the past four weeks on account of an
| injured hand, has returned to work.
| Three checker boards are working at
high speed during the noon half hour
! in the tool shop, the championship
| thus far being conceded to Thomas
Donnelly.
| Harry Davis of the west gun car
riage shop has been promoted from
machinist at 1916 to machinist at
| s4.0S per diem.
Joseph Metzner and J. ]. Ford were
called to work in the secondary mount
| shop during the past week.
| Sanitary improvements have progressed
rapidly during the last month. The
plumbers have about completed the IN
stallation of drinking fountains, and are
| now busy engaged in installing sanitary
| washing facilities.
| c. B. Phelps of the buffing shop has
been absent for a week on account of
| illness.
George Cohill, machinist Of the breech
mechanism shop, gave card party at
his home Thursday evening.
Z. L. Fairall machinist in the west gun
carriage shop, is confined to his home with
| a sprained arm.
| A T. Gates, blacksmith of the forge
| shop has returned to work after an alb
sence of several days on account of ILL
| ness.
| J. S Simmons, machinist of the tool
shop, late of Muncie. Ind, has been alb
| sent for several days suffering with an
| attack of malaria fever.
| William H. Hunter, quarterman of the
foundry, who died at his home last Sun
day. was buried Tuesday in Alexandria
A large delegation from among the work.
men attended the funeral in body, Ella
borate floral contributions were made by
the molders and the patternmakers.
! Walter Daugerty, helper in the breech
| mechanism shop, was taken seriously i'll
Friday. He was removed to his home.
! Joseph Carroll of the tool shop was
promoted from machinist at S3.76 to ma
! chinist at 4.0S per diem.
! John Tolbert, machinist of the gun
shop, who has been absent for ten weeks,
| and underwent a successful operation, has
recovered sufficiently to return to work.
| Workmen have started the work pre-
paratory to the laying of the foundation
for the new storehouse which has been
| provided for in the 1915 naval appropri-
alton bill. They are engaged in driving
forty-foot piles.
F. f. Schoefield, apprentice of the tool
shop, has returned to work after an alb
sence of eight days suffering from an at
! tack of grip.
Harold Crawford and W. L. Tormey.
machinists of the breech mechanism
shop. returned to work Wednesday.
after an absence of four days. during
which time they accompanied the L. S.
| S. Sylvia to Norfolk, Va.
J. F. Tice, machinist of the west gun
carriage shop, is enjoying four days
leave.
Charles Rankin, former machinist
of the miscellaneous shop, late of Orb
sonia. was called to work Friday in his
former capacity.
The workmen at the navy yard who
live along the Laurel car line have Or
ganiZed a committee to try to obtain
better accommoda tions. 1t is the de-
sire of the committee to have cars
| switch from New York avenue to North
Capitol street, thence directly to the
navy yard, which would reduce the
time twenty minutes.
| Charles Smithson, master mechanic
of the east gun carriage shop. has
been in the hospital for the last week.
where he underwent serious opera
| ton.
| Walter T. Bright, machinist of the
breech mechanism. shop, returned to
work Monday, after short illness with
| lumbago.
| Walter Ferris. machnist of the sec