Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-06-06
DISTRICT BUILDING.

Commissioner Newman is preparing
to organize the joint citizens commit
tee which annually arranges for Wash
ineton's observance of the Fourth of
July. The committee. as in previous
years, will be composed Of representa-
tives of the Chamber of Commerce,
Board of Trade and Retail Merchants
Association. 1t is expected that novel
program will be arranged for this
years celebration.
District officials are interested in the
special meeting of the Monday Evening
Club to be held tomorrow night. at
which delegates to the recent confer
in Baltimore, will present their views
of questions discussed at the confer
ence There were ninety-flve local dele
gates registered at the conference.
among them George S. Wilson, secre-
tary Of the board of charities of the
The public utilities commission has
announced the appointment of D. K.
Creighton as assistant engineer In the
valuation bureau, and the promotion Of
A. O. Smith, computer, to become as
sistant engineer in the same bureau.
Engineer Commissioner Kutz. As
and T. NJ. Robinson. superintendent of
machinery of the fire department, Wis
tied the suburbs of Baltimore Thurs
day to inspect motor driven fire ap-
paratus.
John P. Schrodt, inspector of electric
meters in the public utilities commits
sion, returned last week from visit
to New York.
II r. Eddy. engineer of the public
utilities commission, was absent from
Saturday until last Wednesday.
G. Virgil Rector, assistant engineer
in the highway department., has been
absent from his duties for several days
or account of the illness of his wife.
Alfred A. Cock. veteran timekeeper
in the Office of the engineer Of high
ways, has been reinstated after an
absence of several months on account
Of serious illness. Mr.. Cock has been
recuperating at Newport News, Va.
Danny" Miller, formerly an engi-
neer in the highway department of the
District and recently Il, in .S charge n,+ Of
grounds, visited the District building
in the interest of the Warner-Quinlan
Asphalt Company of Syracuse. N. Y.
the low bidders on the asphalt work
Of the city for the next fiscal year.
Capt. W. d. A. Anderson, assistant
to the Engineer Commissioner. and c.
B. Hunt. engineer OF highways, mo.
tored to Baltimore, Nd, Wednesday of
last week. and spent the day inspecting
recent asphalt pavement construction
in that city.
W. A. Draper, assistant engineer in
the bridge department, and W. Seller
Simpson, assistant, have moved to the
wharf location at 10th street south
west and the river, to take charge OF
the construction Of the fish wharves.
District employees will participate ex-
tensively in the commencement week
festivities Of George Washington and
Georgetown universities. Among those
who are enrolled in Georgetown Law
School are Thomas Claffey. secretary to
Commissioner Newman: Edward Hart,
secretary of the excise board; NJ. E.
Horne of the detective office, Robert
McCathren of the sewer department
and Everett Rea. ]. Calvin Yeatter. W.
auditors office.
Miss Marion Ferguson, stenographer
to Corporation Counsel Conrad H. Syme,
is participating in the gayeties of COM
mencement week at George Washing
ton University. Other District en-
ployes enrolled In this institution are
j. F. Moore, secretary to Assistant En-
SlneeT commissioner SCHlcy, L. "A
Connor Of the sewer department. Leroy
B. Foster of the health department,
Paul Ramsdell. photographer to the
Commissioners: Hattie E. Goodrich of
the public utilities commission and Lee
H. Brown Of the surveyors Office
Lewis B. B. Oliver of the office of the
auditor and Miss Daisy Watkins of
Fairfax, Va. were married Wednesday
and are spending their honeymoon in
Richmond. Va. They expect to return
June Is and will make their home in
Fairfax.
S. McKimmie of the auditors office
returned to work Wednesday after an
absence of three weeks on account Of
Illness
William Woodville. clerk in the audi
tors office, was sick several days last
week.
Benjamin A. Harlan, chief clerk of the
public utilities commission, who is an
officers of the BUSINESS High School
Alumni Association, attended the as
sociation's outing to Marshall Hall
Friday.
G. L. Haines. craftsman in the water
was on leave last week.