Evening star., 1915-01-24
NAVY YARD. .


Clare was elected manager and 5. J.
| Martin secretary and treasurer. 1t
| was not definitely decided what league
1t will enter, but indications are that
the Potomac will be chosen. 1t also
! was decided to give a ball at the navy
yard February for the benefit of
| the team.
| w. NJ. Smith, who recently was en-
ployed as machinist in the tool shop.
has been transferred to the secondary
| mount shop.
| Charles Bailey, a 1nolder of the foun-
dry, who has been absent for the past
| year on account of an injured hand,
| has returned and has been placed In
charge of the metal saw shop.
James Ward. heavy forger of the
| forge shop, who has been absent for a
| week on account of a surgical opera
| ton, has returned to work.
| c. Topper, who was recently employed
| as a machinist in the tool shop has
moved his family from Frederick, Md,
! to this city.
The following machinists of the
/ boiler maker shop have received pro-
motions since January 1: Fred Herman,
from machinist. s3.52, to machinist.
$3.76: w. l.. Torney, H. D. Shannon and
| Arthur Wrighter. from machinist-
| 1928, to machinist, 1852, and H. Adams
! from apprentice, $2.0S, to machinist,
! 1928.
At the regular meeting Of the mold
| ers' union, mostly employees of the
| navy yard, held January s. the follow
! ing officers were installed for the en-
| suing year: President, r. A. Alcorn;
vice president, Frank Diven: financial
secretary, w. H. White; corresponding
| secretary. c. w. McCaffery; doorkeeper.
! James Pier: inductor, Charles Bailey;
| trustees. w. H. Smith, John Simpson
and William Miller: legislative commit
tee. c. w. McCaffery and H. A Alcorn.
and shop committee, Ernest Dunbar,
w. A. Cooper, a machinist of the west
gun carriage shop, is absent on ac-
count of illness.
William F. Bateman. machinist of the
boiler maker shop, was absent on leave
the greater part of last week.
Charles Mortimer Zimmerman of the
| forge shop. who had his leg crushed
| two months ago. paid a visit to the
shop Tuesday. He is much improved,
but has not as yet been able to discard
his crutches.
G. N. Hausenfluck and G. L. Gicker
apprentices, have been transferred
from the cartridge case shop to the
boiler maker shop.
Harry Reynolds, machinist, of the
west gun carriage shop, has been alb
sent for several days, owing to illness
in his family.
NJ. Mckenzie, a blacksmith, of the
forge shop, who was injured by being
hit by an automobile, is reported to be
| improving.
| w. 7. Baldwin of the west gun car
| riage shop is on several days leave,
! which he will spend at his home in
Laurel, Nd.
| George Campell Zimmerman of the
| forge shop was called this week to the
bedside Of his mother, who is i'll at
Ruckerton, Va.
! L. L. Buddington, Zimmerman. of the
| forge shop, who is also engaged in
poultry raising. won six of the lead
ing prizes at the Arcade poultry show
\ last week.
Following is the list of employees who
sustained injuries during the past
week: W. Arthur, palm right hand.
finger, slight wound; G. Estep, right
index finger. slight wound; T. F. Flood,
right middle finger. laceration; N. Cir
| ardi. slight confusion over right eye:
]. L. Mack. slight injury to right eye;
jury; r. b: B. Cogan. confusion right
foot; w. E.. Doherty, confusion left
, foot; Edward Gordon, left ring finger,
slight injury; W R, Mcclotchy. slight
slight stroke of paralysis; J. T. Bell,
slight sprain. muscles Of back; A. b.
! Collins, slight injury right index fin
ger; A. Cox, slight lacerated wound
| p iDh mid 0l.n Int, <>f
right little finger; w. r. McClachy,
slight injury to right little finger; NJ.
A Mccormick. wound, left hand; J. L.
Miles, slight laceration, right side of
| face; w. c. Kicks, fracture of bone in
left hand, fell from motor cycle while
on way to work: o. Ruefy. slight con-
fusion left great toe; NJ. j. Sullivan,
confusion lower lip. teeth broken and
jury of left eye; r. II. Campbell, slight
injury right thumb; c. S. Evans. slight
injury right index finger; NJ. Il. Frazier.
wound palm left hand; T.. Manglitz,
| confusion left middle and ring fingers;
P. p. Quill iaceration right cheek; II.
hand: W, E. Doherty. wound back of
left middle finger; NJ. L. Hammer,
thumb; j. Fuchs. slight wound, base
right index finger; J. w. Holland, lace
! rated wounds back right hand; II. IL.
finger; w. G. Peake. slight confusion
right great toe; r. f. Smith, abrasion
right middle finger.
/ Business amounting to $4,000 was
done last year by Columbia Co-opera-
tive Association, known as the Una :
,chinist's commissary," as shown by the
Ireport of the board of directors pre-
sented at the stockholders meeting last
Monday evening. The following were
elected directors of the association: G.
T. Berkley. A. W. Cummings, II. S.
Fenner. J. W. Hartman. G. S. Hid.
q. A. Joynes, J. M. S. Kaufman. B. G.
Ladd. N. L. Leech. J. w. Richman, W.
E. Shively. l.. $. Springer, J. G. Will
liams, Il. Woodwork. V. II. Zepp At
the organization meeting Of the new
board, held Immediately after the
lstockholders' meeting. the following
officers were chosen: President, George
IT. Berkley: vice president. B. G. Ladd
secretary -trasurer, A. W. Cummings,
assistant secretary-t treasurer, E. Wood
worth; auditing committee, v. H. Zepp,
H. S. Fenner. N. E. Leech; advisory
committee. A. L. Holder. J. S. Hutchin-
1son, Charles +. Pierce and Herbert
ISmith.