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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-01-16
Able Social Service Worker,
= Educator and Poet
LEADER IN MANY MOVEMENTS
Conditions Which ImpeIIsd Well Edu.
Gated Young Matron to Devote Time
and Talent to Uplift Unfortunate Of
Her Race to Higher Plane-PopuIar
With the Masses.
NJ GEORGE r. KING.

Raleigh, N. C.-That some Of the
young women OF our race in this sec
tion of the south who have had the
advantage Of a liberal education seem
to be divinely inspired by the events
which have caused millions Of our peo-
pie In the south to fittingly observe
the first day Of January, generally
known as emancipation day, is strik-
ingly and most inspiringly evidenced
by Mrs. Alice Jackson Dunston Of this
city.
This remarkable woman is a deep
thinker and the possessor Of a versa
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-01-16
Pennsylvania Masons Are Thrifty.

PennsyIvania Masons Are Thrifty.
The Masonic fraternity In Pennsyl.
vania made steady gains in its mem
bership during the past year. The
lodges in the western part Of the state
are credited with having added over
200 to their membership. Crystal Park
lodge No. Ia, A. r. and A. NJ. Pitts
burg, recently Installed the following
officers: Lorenzo d. Fowler. W. M;
Jesse T. Gould. 8. W.: Henry Baker.
J w.: r. c. Quarles. secretary: Glenn
Geary. treasurer. The installing on
GERS were: 81. T. Broadus. q. NJ: @.
B Childs. grand marshal: r. j. letter.
p. M
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-01-16

Charles n. Watkins ss Business Man.
Charles 81. Watkins. young colored
man. is said to be one of the best sales
men employed by the Story & Clark
Piano company Of St Louis. His sales
for 1914 exceeded $4,000 and entitled
him to the annual bonus Of $50 offer
ed by the company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-29
DISTRICT BUILDING.

| Commissioner Newman, who is on va.
cation in the Catskil1 mountains, came
to Washington last Monday for meet.
ing of the public utilities commission
He returned the same day.
| Commissioners Kutz and Brownlow
and Corporation Counsel Syme conduct
ed the utilities Commission hearing into
the relations between the Washington
Railway and Electric and Potomac
Electric Power companies. The hearing
lasted all of Wednesday and half Of
Thursday and will. it is expected, re-
signed to increase the receipts from the
power company's sale of electric cur
rent to the railway company. This In
turn is expected to lead cheaper rates
for electric light paid by private con-
sumers.
DIR. William c. Woodward, health Off
Ger has left on an extended vacation
In the north. He expects to be away
two or three weeks.
! Melvin c. Hazen, District surveyor
spent Wednesday and Thursday at the
| Warrenton, Va, horse show.
| Jack Armstrong of the surveyors Of
| flee, surprised his associates several
days ago by informing the office over
days leave on account of having just
been married. Armstrong was the dean
of the bachelors division of the sur
veyor's Office and not even his closest
|
to relinquish this distinction. The
bride was Miss Helen Loretta Smith
daughter of the late James E. Smith
of Washington. Rev. James F. Mackin
performed the ceremony in the rectory
of St. Paul's Church Wednesday morn
! ing, August IS, after which the couple
was entertained at a wedding break
fast in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
c. Duke. They will reside at the Cav
| endish apartments.
| mi q
sioner Newman, spent last week on the
New Jersey coast.
The Rockville fair was attended by
numerous District building employees
office being especially large.
Among the tourists to Thousand Is
lands this summer is Miss K. v. Broad
head of the District building executive
! office.
| D. J. Donovan, secretary to the board
, of Commissioners, is enjoying brief
vacation. He expects to resume his
duties in the District building Wednes-
dav.
| Miss Emile Butler of the executive
Office is in Atlantic City.
| Inspector p d. Breen Of the electrical
! department, is on two weeks leave.
| Inspector H. c. Montague of the same
Office is cruising on the Potomac river
! Herbert Ramsdell of the executive Of
| flee and one of the crack players on the
/ District building tennis team is divid-
| ing his vacation between Harpers Ferry
| and Oakland. Md.
| George S. Kilgour. inspector of the
public utilities commission, has. re-
turned from a two weeks visit in
| Virginia.
! Among the sewer department en-
ployes who are now on vacation is F.
NJ Beck, chief clerk, who. with his
| family, is touring in Pennsylvania in
an automobile.
]. L. Ford of the sewer department
will leave early this week for a three
week visit near Boston.
| H r. Northup, clerk in the sewer de-
partment, is spending a month on the
great lakes.
J. Thornley, Laws, clerk in the public
utilities commission, Is back from a
| two-week visit at Front Royal, Va.
Theodore L. Ricketts, Of the utilities
office is spending the week end in Sill
yer Spring. Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-29
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Charles

Rear Admiral and Mrs. Charles J.
Badger are at Atlantic City.
Capt. NJ Johnston, commandant OF
the naval station at New Orleans,
passed through this city last week on
his way north to spend his vacation.
Lieut.. Commander Sinclair Cannon.
on duty at the Naval Academy. paid
visit to the Navy Department last
week.
Capt. C. B. Britain, assistant chief
of the bureau of navigation, has re-
turned here from a brief visit to Ohio.
Louis McH. Howe, private secretary
to Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, who
spent his vacation in Massachusetts,
has returned to this city.
Capt. Edward L. Beach, chief of staff
of Rear Admiral Caperton, command
ing the naval forces now occupying
Port au Prince and other important
Haitian towns. was in Washington las
week and conferred with Secretary
Lansing and Navy Department officials.
Capt. Beach commanded the landing
force at Port au Prince. He was called
home by the illness of his wife. and
he has gone to Boston to see her.
officers for appointment as ensigns in
the navy will be held in September.
The following have been authorized to
take the examinations: Gunners Albert
Osenger. navy yard. Puget Sound.
wash. and Richard S. Bulger. navy
yard, Washington, D. c.; Chief Ma
chinists w. D. Sullivan, navy yard.
Puget Sound. Wash. A. ]. Merkt, U.
s. S. Kentucky, and Horace q. Burks.
U. s. s. Alert, and Machinists Eugene
King, navy yard, Puget Sound. Wash,
and j. P. Knecht. U. S. S. New Hamp-
shire Others may be designated later
to take the examinations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-29
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.

Miss Adelaide c. Quisenberry. cata-
loguer in the museum, left the Office
last Monday for a two-week vacation
C. E. Mirguet will return this week
from two weeks leave of absence,
spent at his home in Rochester. N. Y.
Frederick W. Hodge. ethnologist in
charge Of the bureau of American eth
nology, will return Monday from
Helen. Ga, where he supervised the
excavation of the Nacoochee mound,
occupied by the Cherokee Indians as
century
Miss r. A. Palmer Of the interna-
tional catalogue of scientific litera-
ture recently returned from month
vacation.
Herman F. Carl of the Office Of the
superintendent of the National Zoolog-
ical Park and family are spending a
few weeks at Ocean Grove. N. J.
David L. Du Pre- Of the same office has
just returned from three-week visit
to friends in Greenville. N. c., and a
weeks camping trip in the mountains
near Brevard. N. c..
H. A. Parker of the international ex-
change service has returned from
months visit % East Orange. N. J.
Thomas F. Clark, jr.. has returned
from a few days visit to Philadelphia.
J. S. Goldsmith, superintendent of the
museum. has been granted three weeks
leave, commencing September 1.
Eugene F. Clements of the division OF
history will spend the month of Sep
TENDER at his home in Philadelphia.
Miss Margaret W. Woodsey, employ
ed in the department of geology, left
the office last Friday for an automo-
bile trip to Atlantic City and Pitts
burgh.
w A. Knowles. property clerk. left
Wednesday evening for a three-week
trip to Virginia Beach and the Caro-
lima coast.
Miss Helen l. Stuart of the museum
is spending the week with relatives at
Colonial Beach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-29
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.

Ethelhert Stewart. chief clerk, bu-
reau of. labor statistics. has returned
from San Francisco, where he has been
on official business
Robert S. Billups of the statistical
division. bureau of labor statistics, is
away from his desk on one weeks
leave.
Mabel G. Darcy has terminated her
services as temporary clerk in the bu-
reau of labor statistics. in order to ac-
cept a probationary appointment in the
Department of Agriculture.
Philip Bookstaber, who has been
away from the bureau of labor sta
fistics for some time while pursuing
course of study at Columbia Uni
versity, has returned to his desk
Moses ID. Null, who has been en-
gagged for some time in field work, has
resumed his office duties in the bureau
of labor statistics.
Mary 7. Waggaman, bureau of la
Dor statistics, has returned from Nam
tucket, Mass, where she reports bay-
ing spent a very pleasant three-week
vacation.
Augustus F. Norton of the law diyi-
sion, bureau of labor statistics, is away
from his desk on two weeks leave.
Arthur III. Deibert. assistant chief
clerk. bureau of labor statistics, has
left for Atlantic City to spend a vaca-
tion that will last over Labor day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-29

| transferred from the secondary mount
shop to the sight shop during the past
week.
John HUM. machinist of the miscela
I took a motor trip to Atlantic City last
Saturday.
Mrs. La Clair and Harry. jr.. wife and
son Of Harry La Clair, leading man of
the erecting shop, have returned from
| a weeks visit to relatives at Braddock
Heights and Frederick, Nd.
r. ]. Jones, toolmaker of the tool
shop, and son have returned from sara
| toea Springs. N. Y. and Rutland. VT.
Joseph W. Hartman, machinist of the
Admiral George Dewey Camp. Spanish
War Veterans, left yesterday with his
family for Scranton, Pa, to attend the
encampment Of that organization.
Mrs. John B. Simmering. wife of a
| tool maker of the tool shop, with her
daughter. has returned from visit to
| relatives and friends at Bridgewater,
Va.
James Dunn, a machinist of Newark.
Ohio. was called to work in the erect
ing shop Tuesday.
Thomas Prather. a helper. was trans
ferred from the tool shop to the brown
| ing room last Monday:
Commander Tomb. inspector OF the
yard, who has been out OF the city Tor
| a week, has returned.
John Taylor of the west gun carriage
shop Is spending a week visiting IN
lower Maryland.
John B. Byers. machinist of the mis-
cellaneous shop. with his family. is
spending the week visiting relatives
and friends in lower Maryland.
Philip Beaver of the tool shop has
| been officially notified of his appoint
ment as leading man.
John ODonnell. Thomas Bresnahan,
William Noonan, H. I. Williams, George
Rovor ona n Herherf Spent several
days last week visiting their friends
the District National Guard encamp-
ment at Colonial Beach. Va.
Fred Entwistle. a toolmaker of the
| tool shop, has returned from week S
visit to Atlantic City and Chester. Pa,
| where he visited his parents.
William Soper of the power house has
returned from a weeks outing at
Chesapeake Beach. Most of the time
was spent in grabbing and fishing.
tool shop, left yesterday on a motor
tour through northern New York to
visit relatives and friends.
John Tracy, .machinist of the west
gun carriage shop, spent several days
visiting friends in Baltimore.
Thomas Gleason, leading man of the
miscellaneous shop. spent week on a
fishing trip on Chesapeake bay.
Charles Peckham. machinist of the
| west gun carriage shop, was on fish
ing Trip TO L-ttle river, va, idst Weeh.
John Donnelly. machinist of the car
rage case shop, has jus. returned from
visit to relatives and friends in the
Shenandoah valley, Virginia.
John Luhrs of the west gun carriage
shop has been promoted from machin-
list at 1882 to $3.76 day.
Mrs. Huddel. wife of w. N. Huddel.
ma chinist of the miscellaneous shop. Is
visiting relatives at Richmond. Va.
Frank Bassett. quarterman of the
west gun carriage shop, is enjoying the
week end motoring through western
Maryland.
W. W. Keller. toolmaker of the tool
shop, enjoyed several days leave last
week, which he spent in the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-29
GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL.

DR.. Harper and DR.. Harrison will
leave early in September for several
weeks trip to the New England states
and Canada. DR.. Harrison will enter
the Naval Medical School in this city on
his return.
DR.. Click returned last week. after a
two-week stay at Ocean City, Md, with
his family. His family will remain at
the resort until fall.
r. c. Truman. clerk in the store
keepers office. will report for work to-
morrow, after having spent weeks
leave of absence at his home in West
Paul G. Werner, bookkeeper, and
George Ritchie. civil service clerk.
fishing at Chesapeake Beach recently.
Daniel ]. Sullivan. chef, is due to-
morrow from a three-week vacation.
He visited Salisbury Beach, Mass. dur
ing the greater portion of his absence
Miss Mary OLeary, assistant chef
will leave early in September for three
weeks vacation.
Grover T. Thrift, attendant. is on an
nual leave until September l.
Harry S. Johnson. charge nurse IN
the west side receiving service, has re-
signed.
Miss Alice Vaughn of Midvale, Ca,
took charge of the training school for
! nurses last Wednesday, hlling the
vacancy created by the resignation OF
Miss Cornelia Allen.
DIR. Joseph Garriss is expected to re-
turn some time this week from New
Jersey, where he has been visiting rela-
tives in his home town for two weeks.
Edward L. Hines. attendant, is on
leave from August Is to August 81.
Allison D Hicks, attendant, is taking
leave of absence until the last of this
month.
Others taking portion of their an
nual leave from the hospital are:
Charge Nurses Mrs. Rosie ID. Hicks,
Miss Nellie N. Edwards. Miss Jessie
Terral, Charles E. Yeatman. De Sales
Moran, Mrs. Ida Moran and Mrs. Lucye
NJ Johnson,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-29
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
AND PRINTING.

| P. J. o'Niel and J. ]. Bonner Of the
printing division. in company with K
| L. Mulhall Of the examining division,
have gone to Enfield. Md. for a ten
day fishing trip.
Miss Mae Bukmyer of the assignment
and reviews division has gone to At
| lantic City.
| Miss Nellie D. Reed of the division of
assignment and reviews left Saturday
| for Ojo. Col. to spend six weeks visit
| ing relatives.
| Misses Kicks. Colvin, King. Egan.
! Hough. Harris. Burke and Sargent Of
| the stamp perforating division nave
| been granted leave Of absence over
Labor day.
Mrs. Fenwick and Miss Elizabeth
| Spalding of the stamp perforating dl-
vision have been granted two weeks
| leave and are on a trip to Boston by
water.
the printing division has resigned to
| enter the Georgetown University
| Training School for Nurses.
| Miss Helen Bergman of section 2.
at Wades-Place-on-th McDan-
Miss Jessie Deck of section of the
printing division has resigned and gone
| to Illinois. where she will make her
home with her aunt.
| Miss Bessie Thomas of the chief
clerks Office has gone to Richmond.
Va, to visit her sister. Mrs. Charles
Jones.
George c. DAILY of the engineering
and machine division will return to-
morrow morning from a four-day visit
! to Baltimore.
| Miss Nettie NJ. Nicholson Is on a va
| cation in New York city and Boston.
| Miss Flora Trainor is spending ten
! days of her leave at Braddock Heights.
James L. Ward has returned after an
| extended western trip. visiting the
Panarna-Paciflc exposition.
| Miss Virginia Shepherd is spending a
| week at her home in Accotink. Va.
| Miss Vivien Hanks is in New York
| city for a stay of three weeks.
| Miss Susie B. Shaner left Friday for
| Boston by sea- She will also VISIT in
! New York city ana Albany.
Miss Mary 81. Wise 10 absent on doc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-29
NAVY YARD.

, Frank Brown of the east gun Car
riage ship is spending a week at Old
Point Comfort and vicinity on a fishing
trip.
Walter r. Clark, a former machinist
of the east gun carriage shop, has been
called to work in the miscellaneous
shop.
Edgar Van Horn, a machinist of the
sight shop, is absent for week on a
fishing trip on the lower Potomac.
Charles w. Gwynne of the west gun
carriage shop, who will be absent on
two weeks leave, will attend the Span
ish-American War Veterans convention
at Scranton, Pa. from August 80 to
September 2. as delegate from Harden
Camp of Washington, d. c., after which
he will motor to Atlantic City for a
brief stay.
Thomas (Dad) Egan. machtnist of the
miscellaneous shop, who has been absent
for the past three months, returned to
work Monday
Jack Cummings, machinist of the
sight shop, is absent nursing an injur-
ed hand.
Walter Johns, machinist Of the erect
ing shop, spent some time at Atlantic
City during the past week.
Frank Hicks, machfnist of the west
gun carriage shop. is enjoying two
weeks leave of absence visiting his
parents at Pittsburgh.
George Worth, a machlnist, was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-29
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Changes approved by Secretary La

Changes approved by Secretary Lane
among employees in the department
during the week are as follows:
Probationary appointments-Gene
land ofice-Mason B. Leming. Arkan-
sas, copyist at 5000, and Jules A.
ellis, Pennsylvania, copyist at 1920
Geological survey-william P. strana-
han, New York, copperplate map en-
graver. Reclamation service-Miss
Ruth A. Skinner. Oregon, under clerk
at $780, Bureau of mines-Ernest L.
Tarof. New York, junior explosive en-
Pal.
Permanent appointment-Geolog
survey-William H. Nelson. District of
Columbia. laborer at $35 per month.
by civil service commission-Genera
land office-Miss Emma 1. Windridge.
Virginia. copyist at s720. Patent Office
Miss Gertrude C. Condron, District of
Columbia, copyist at $500.
Reinstatement-Geol survey
clerk at $3.50.
Promotions-General land office
Henry /. Goldman. New York, copyist
at 72O to copyist at $500. Patent office
William E. Gaines. Virginia, copyist
at $500 to clerk at $1,000; Joseph P
Haas. Pennsylvania. copyist at s72o to
copyist at 5000.
Transfers-within the department
Indian ofice--Gilbert L. Hall. Mime
sofa, clerk at $1,000. from Warm
Springs Indian School. Oregon; Paul
NJ. DeHart. Pennsylvania, clerk at 5000
from patent office. Pension office-Miss
Helen N. Seifert. Wisconsin, clerk a,
$1,000, from geological survey. From
War Department.: General land Office
William N. Mcfarland. Ohio. clerk at
$1,000. Patent office-Francis w
Sheridan, New York. copyist at 1920.
Observation-Disclosures office-Myers P
Rasmussen, District of Columbia clerk
at $1,000; H. J. Schlueter, District OF
Columbia. clerk at $1,000. Pension Of
fce-Miss Emma H. Bushnell, Tennes-
see, clerk at $1,000; Lindsay S. Perkins
Georgia. clerk at $1,000; BENJAMIN F,
Chavers, Virginia, messenger boy al
$500. Patent ofice-Solon ]. Boughton
Colorado; third assistant e examiner e; at
clerk at $1,000. Geological survey
James B. stewart; Pennsylsania, junior
william P. Marine. Arizona, senior
clerk at $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-29

Of the census of manufactures in De-
troit, Mich, has completed his work
and returned to Washington.
Miss Edith Eaton. who has been
Chicago, Ill, has returned to Washing
ton.
Edwin Carlson. who has been collect
ing statistics for the census of manu-
features in New York state, has re-
Gently returned to Washington.
Edward w. Koch, who had charge OF
the census of manufactures in Mime
apolis and st. Paul, Mimi. has COM
pleted his work and returned to this
city.
James F. Anderson has completed the
collection of financial statistics for
Fitchburg. Mass, and is now working
Lynn, Mass.
John NJ Brinton has completed the
collection of financial statistics in Oma-
ha., Neb., and is now working in Dee
Moines, Iowa.
Bowen Crandall has finished collect
ing financial statistics in Davenport.
states in Springfield. Ill.
Sherman e. Danforth has returned to
this city, having completed the collec-
ton of financial statistics in Auburn,
Jacque J. Elias has completed the COL
lection of financial statistics. in Ho-
boken. n. j., and Is now working in
Paterson, N. J.
Walter H. Hildreth has finished the
collection of statistics Of cities in Bos-
ton. and is now collecting statistics of
states for Massachusetts.
Fred l.. Mabee has completed the COL
lection of financial statistics in Du-
buque, Iowa, and is now working Kan
sas City, Mo.
William Ranger has completed the
financial statistics of Lowell, Mass.
and Is taking his annual leave
August H. o. Role has completed the
collection Of financial statistics in NAL
den. Mass, and is now working Salem.
Mass.
Frederick B. Squyer is now working
on the financial statistics of Minne-
apolis. Mimi, having finished Duluth.
MINI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-29
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,

Mr.. o'Rear. United States minister to
Bolivia, who has been spending a few
days in this city. has gone to his home
IN Missouri on leave Of absence.
Hallett johnson. recently appointed
secretary of legation at Santiago,
Chile. has reported his arrival at his
post.
Henry +. Fletcher. United States am
bassauor TO Chile, who recently visited
the United States on leave of absence.
has returned to his post of duty
Miss Ada Nixon of the diplomatic bu-
reau has gone to Arkansas to suend
her vacation.
Duane G. Washburn of the chief
clerks office has gone to Ohio on his
way to San Francisco to visit the
Panama Pacific exposition.
Dwight W. Fisher of the assistant
secretary's office has gone to Chicago
on leave of absence.
Mason Mitchell, United States consul
at Apia. Chosen. was in Washington
last week on his way to New York on
leave of absence.
Charles W. Martin. United States con-
sui at Barbados. who was here on
leave of absence, has gone to his home
at Indian River. Mich.
Herbert C. Hengstler, chief of the
consular bureau, is recuperating from
several months hard work by playing
golf whenever the weather permits.