Evening star., 1915-11-21
NAVY YARD.

i r. j. Jones, toolmaker Of the tool
shop. went to Middlegranville, N. Y.
| where last Tuesday he married Emily
Thomas. After the ceremony they left
| for New York city. They will be at
home at 64s A street southeast.
Paul c. Robinson, William H Daley
ana John s. Houseman, machinists,
were called to work IN the breech
mechanism shop during the past week.
Robert G. Dick, toolmaker of the tool
shop, and Mrs. Dick had as their guests
during the past week Mr.. and Mrs.
Granville Kendzie of New Market, Md.
T. Brown. machinist of the. west gun
carriage shop, Is on weeks leave,
which time he is spending on a hunt
ing trip through northern Virginia.
Harry Jones. apprentice of the breech
mechanism shop, is absent on account
of illness.
w. c. Coulter of the boiler shop and
MRS. Coulter celebrated their flftieth
wedding anniversary last Wednesday,
They were each presented with a pair
OF gold-rimmed glasses by Mr.. Coult-
er's shopmates.
David Angle, machinist of the west
gun carriage shop, has returned to
work after an absence of two months
due to illness.
James Powers of the cartridge case
shop has just returned from cunning
trip in the Blue Ridge mountains He
reports game very plentiful
j. W. Kimmerling of the boiler shop
| is confined to his home with a severe
attack of throat trouble.
Harry Anderson. A. Harrison, w. F.
Fisher. w. Chadwick, D. w. Nagle, O..
r. Tilly, J. M. Gromley, S. P. Lewis.
G. r. Miller and J. E. Hillery. ma
chtnists, were called to work in the
miscellaneous shop last week.
Benny Shields. machinist of the west
gun carriage shop. reports plenty Of
game left In and around Lyons creek,
where he spent several days hunting.
mechanism shop. is at the Providence
Hospital. where he underwent a serious
operation.
D. ]. Boody and E. Grannon, boiler
E. H. Durnbaugh Of the foundry, who
was confined to his home for the past
two weeks on account of illness, has
recovered and returned to work.
Joseph Weightman Of the cartridge
case shop has gone to his former home
in Virginia for a ten-day vacation,
which time he intends to spend hunt
ing.
E. P. Bachofner. machinist OF the
miscellaneous shop. Is absent on ac-
j. B. Bridges, machinist Of the breech
mechanism shop, spent several days in
Baltimore last week.
L. E. Darling. C. R. Martin and Frank
carriage shop, are reported i'll.
John Rody, a toolmaker of the tool
shop. received a serious injury Thurs
day while operating his lathe. He was
caught in the chuck. receiving a bad
seventeen stitches to close.
During the past three weeks Colum-
bia Lodge. No. 174. I. A. of NJ, through
initiation and reinstatement, has ad-
mitted thirty-fve new members and
through transfer twenty members,
bringing the membership up to 1,7O6,
the largest membership in the history
of the organization.
E. NJ O'Neal, machinist Of the tor
pedo shop, has returned to work after
an illness Of several weeks.
Frank Jenkins, machinist of the
breech mechanism shop. was cut while
working on a f1ve-inch gun. He will
James Merser, Albert Smith and Fred
Walburn have been employed in the
west gun carriage shop as helpers dur
ing the past week.
shop has returned to work after an
absence of three weeks on account Of
an injury to his finger.
James Carroll of the foundry has re-
turned from successful hunting trip
through St. Marys county, Md.
A. Vickers, leading man Of the boiler
shop, has been absent for several days
on account of illness.
b. c. Marshall, molder, formerly OF
Chester. Pa, has been called to work
in the foundry.
w. B. Garner and D. D. Davis of the
coppersmith shop took a cunning trip
Saturday to Toney Harbor. Md. They
were successful in bagging twelve
birds, three rabbits and one large
hawk
S. Harding of the foundry has re-
turned from ten days vacation which
he spent with friends in Maryland.
James Beardmore, machinist of the
west gun carriage shop. Is absent on
account of illness.
Robert Barber. leading man of the
west gun carriage shop. and Oscar
Simpson of the same shop are on an ex-
tensive cunning trip.
Word was received of the death of
A. w. Martin, a former machinist of
the erecting shop. who died of tuber-
culosis at his home in Charles Town, W.
Va. Thursday morning.
o. ]. Niederhofer, a machinist. was
transferred from the torpedo shop into
the west gun carriage shop during the
past week.
James Gordon of the foundry re-
turned to work Saturday after an ILL
ness of about year.
Horace Darling, Quarterman of the
west gun carriage shop, spent several
days in Maryland last week hunting.