Evening star., 1915-10-24
NAVY YARD.

Charles Bailey Of the foundry. who
Is at the Walter Reed Hospital, due
to a serious operation. is reported to
be recovering.
At a meeting of the Quarterman and
Leadingman Association. held October
IA, the movement for free text books
for high school pupils was Endorsed.
Walter Sargent. a former mach.nist
of the breech mechanism shop, has
been re-employsd in his previous ca
pacity.
Harvey Mckee, a toolmaker, has re-
turned to work after an absence Of
several days. on account of the death
of his father.
Andrew Houlahan and Frank League,
machinists Of the west gun carriage
shop, have been promoted from ma
chinists at 1924 to $4.4S per diem, re-
spectively.
j. J. Fletcher of the foundry is con-
| fined to his home on account Of ILL
ness
H. Rankin. W. Latchford. H. SIM
mons, D. J. Nagls; H. Barringer. o.
! were employed in the miscellaneous
shop during the past week
F. E. Schoeheld, an apprentice. serv-
ing under instruction in the drafting
room. met with an accident Saturday
head.
Jack Klein. a machinist of the Sec
ondary mount shop, left last night for
Pottstown to visit his father, who is
! w. W. Keller. a toolmaker of the
/ tool shop, and Mrs. Keeler have as
their guests Mr.. Keeler's sister and
brother-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ L.
, Rankin Of Johnstown, Pa
| J. J. Coffey of the foundry, who is
confined to his home with a fractured
| toe. is reported to be improved
J. J. Kelley. o. r. Orris. A Spregel-
] blatt. G. Kramer and Tom Fisher, ma
! chinists. were transferred from the Sec
| ondary mount shop to the west gun
| carriage shop during the past week
! E. Pichard of the foundry. who has
, been absent for several days on ac-
| count of the death of his mother, has
| returned to work.
| Thomas Brown and J. Rodisky. ma
| chinists OF the west gun carriage shop,
! have returned to work after a month 8
absence on account of injuries.
, to work in the breech mechanism shop
, during the past week: Richard Cole
man. g. N. Waterbury, jr.; George S.
| Mudd and Albert J. schrame.
ton George Boyd and william W.
from toolmaker at s432 to s4.5s per
diem during the past week.
| A. A Gorsuth. quarterman Of the
breech mechanism shop. is absent.
spending a week of his annual leave.
: F. w. Wolfs, a machin!st Of the west
: gun carriage shop, Is spending week
/ visiting friends at Martinsburg. W. Va.
/ S. B. Rager. G. B. Run. George Hays.
G. W. Halls, Joseph Helsch. c. C.
Fisher. T. e Grandstan and George
! Hunter have been employed in the sec
! ondary moant shop during the past
week.
, Arthur Fairan, mach!nist OF the
breech mechanism shop. who has been
! absent for the past week on account
/ of illness, has recovered sufficiently
/ to return to work Monday.
/, Harry n. James. machinist OF the
west gun carriage shop. is absent on
| at his home at Foxall Heights. Md
! Harry Warheld. machinist Of the
west gun carriage shop. Is spending
several days visiting in Baltimore.
w E. Knaub. Edward James. II. e.
Harrison. W; D, GSrm,ey , me ,raach anc W, .cS N
/ an SIN shop. haze been promoted .r,m
machinist at s4.24 to s4.4s per diem.
, William and Charles Fornwald. c. M
McCanery Of the foundry and party
took a weekend hshing trip to Gun
James Boyce. a machinist OF the west
gun carriage shop, who has been i'll for
a year. died Thursday morning.
, Gilbert Lee. a machinist OF the breech
mechanism shop. who has been absent
health, has recovered sufficiently to re-
turn to work.
NJ j. Gordon Of the foundry. who has
been Ill for over year. was at the
ya.d Wednesday preparatory to maxi
ing arrangements to return to work.
4 number Of employees OF tho navy
| yard accompa nieo by their wives and
friends. enjoyed q straw ride Thurs.