Evening star., 1915-12-26
COMMERCE..
secretary's ONCE.

Alfred r. Wild Is spending a week 8
annual leave in this city.
John C. Cribbs is spending the
Christmas holidays in this city.
Francis M. Shore. chief, division OF
supplies, has returned to duty after a
| brief vacation.
e. e. Bartlett. assistant chief, d.
vision Of supplies, is spending the
Christmas holidays with relatives In
Walter g. Gilchrist. assistant chief,
appointment division. is on leave Tor
the balance Of the year.
Miss Myrtle N. Halterman Of the ap-
pointment division is spending the
holidays in New York city.
Census Bureau.
Mrs. Lottie r. Smith Of North Caro-
lima has been transferred from the
Elisabeth City IN. c. post office to
the position of clerk at $500 and as
signed to duty in the division Of man
ufactures.
nordon r Gilmore Of Alabama, for
mer clerk in the division OF manu-
factures. has resigned to accept ap
nointment to a clerkship in the Eliza
beth City IN. c.) post once.
Miss Lillian A. Dill of Missoura sna and ma
assigned to duty in the geosrapner
Emmon. X. Ellsworth Of the chief
clerks division returned not long PM hsS hsS
charge Of a special census Of that city;
Frank r. Tracy, also Or the chiel
clerks division. assisted Mr.. Ellswortn'
Horace Cole Of the division OF manu-
factutes is at present in Bethel. Conn.
where he was called not long ago by
the Illness Of his mother.
Leroy Thomas Of the division OF sta
tistics of cities. is taking annual leave
| until the first Of the year
manufactures has recently returned
from Tennessee. where he spent
months vacation at his old home.
w. Harry Olcott OF the division OF
statistics Of cities is spending the re-
mainder Of his annual leave at his
country place in Virginia.
John M. Brady of the division OF
manufactures returned not long ago
from Iowa, where he spent month
| vacation with relatives:
The friends of Lemuel Carruthers OF
the division of statistics of cities are
extending him their sympathy because
of the illness Of Mrs. Carruthers. who
is recovering from the effects Of an
operation at sibley Hospital.
Bureau Of Lighthouses.
Lyman r. w. Cushing is spending
two weeks of annual leave at his home
in this city.
Thomas J. Ahern Is spending two
! weeks OF annual leave in Hartford,
Conn.
Bureau Of Foreign :and Domestic
Commerce.
Burt A. Grist returned to duty De-
| cember 20, after a long siege Of illness.
Herman G. Brock returned to the
New York branch Office to take up the
duties OF tariff assistant.
The following special agents have
idan. D. M. Barclay. F. B. Meador.
ley D. Widerman.
DR.. E.. E. Pratt. chief Of bureau. de-
livered Tuesday evening very inter-
esting and instructive talk to the en-
ployes OF the department on different
phases of banking and finance. He
also made a short visit to Charleston,
S. c., during the week, for the purpose
of comforting with southern business
men relative to the coal and cotton
trade Of that section with South Amer
| lea.
The Department of Commerce. an
nounced the following changes in its
personnel:
Regina A. Fitx simons has been tenn
porarily appointed as expert (clerk) at
5000 in the bureau Of foreign and do
mestic commerce.
Harold z. Cleaves, assistant chemist
at $1,400 in the bureau OF standards,
has resigned.