Evening star., 1915-09-12
NAVY YARD.

Unofficial reports indicate that Fred
Hewitt has been elected editor of the
Machinist Monthly Journal of the In
ternatiopal Association of Machinists,
by a majority of about 1000 votes. Mr..
Hewitt has many friends in the Wash
ington navy yard.
J. NJ. Corbett of the tool shop, with
Mrs. Corbett and friends, spent Labor
day at Luray Cavern, Va.
G. H. Roland of the breech mechan-
ism shop and Mabel Horan of this city
were married September 4. Immediate
ly after the ceremony they left on a
bridal tour to Atlantic City.
W. M. Horton, toolmaker. has re-
turned from a visit to La Plata, Va,
where he spent Labor day.
M. Bolger of the forge shop returned
i to work Thursday. after weeks vaca-
tion at Atlantic City.
J. Jacobs. M. Goodman, ]. Rodinsky
and H. Rosenbaum of the west gun car
riage shop are absent for three days.
Louis Thompson of the breech
mechanism shop, while hunting on the
Eastern branch, was shot in his stom-
Hospital, where it was found that the
wound was not serious, and he is on
the road to recovery.
Frank Love of the tool shop, with
Mrs. Love. is spending week at Nor
folk, Va, visiting Mrs. Loves parents. =
w. N. Huttel of the miscellaneous
shop has been absent for a week visit
ing his parents at Bethlehem, Pa.
William o. Gray of the west gun car
riage shop has returned to Washington
from southern Maryland.
A. Owen, blacksmith of the forge shop,
spent last Sunday and Monday visiting
friends at Fredericksburg, Va.
John I. White of the breech mechan-
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after spending week visiting relatives
at Piedmont. w. Va.
w. F. Scott, who has been absent for
six weeks and who underwent an
operation for appendicitis, returned to
work last Thursday.
Stuart G. McAlister of the miscellan-
eous shop, with his family, spent sew
eral days visiting relatives at his for
mer home at Union Bridge, Md.
F. w. Meyer. toolmaker. with Mrs.
at Baltimore. Md.
Ralph Bates, toolmaker, left yes
terday for Gordonville, Va, where next
Wednesday he will be married to
Katherine HUFF at the home of the
bride. After the ceremony they will
leave for a trip to Atlantic City and
New York. Upon their return they will
live at $50 South Carolina avenue south
east.
Charles senner of the tool shop spent
Fred Whitacre of the west gun car
riage shop Is absent on two weeks
leave, visiting his former home at Rich
mond. Ind.
H. C. Rauch of the breech mechanism
shop has been absent for three weeks
on account of illness
u. J. Dugan was officially notified Of
his promotion to leading man of the
cartridge case shop, beginning Sep
tember /.
Charles Riston of the west gun car
riage shop spent the week end, ac-
companied by his family, visiting
friends in Baltimore, Md.
E. NJ. Powell, a former machinist Of
pointed foreman of the machine shop
at the Latrobe Tool Works of Latrobe,
Pa
Archie Grist, a patternmaker, had as
his guest over Labor day his brother
and his brothers family, who motored
here from York, Pa.
The west gun carriage shop was rep
resented on the Boardwalk at Atlantic
City last Monday by William NJ. Will
liams, r. Jameson, E. Morrison, G. Sol
| back, c. Gwynn, w. Hoeffer and A.
| Clegg.
During the last four months ,Colum-
bia Lodge. No. ia, I. A. of NJ, has
taken in 130 new members. bringing
the membership up to 1884, the largest
In the association.
NJ F. Peyton of the breech mech
anism shop is spending a week of his
annual leave visiting at Danville. Va.
S. J. Montague. a helper, recently en-
ployed in the tool shop. resigned last
Sparrows point as steamf1tter.
Jim" Woodward of the west gun
carriage shop has returned from a trip
to the eastern shore.
W. E. Moody of the breech mech
anism shop. with his family. motored
to Glennrock. Pa, where they visited
rela tives for several days.
! Dan Glover of the west gun carriage
shop is absent on several days leave
fishing in the neighborhood of Alex
andria, Va.
Frank H. Arendes and William N.
Stowel1. machinists. were called to
work in the breech mechanism shop
during last week.
Thomas Bresnahan of the west gun
carriage shop, who motored to Atlantic
| City Saturday, went Monday to New
York, where he will spend couple of
i days.
work in the secondary mount shop
Wednesday.
William w Keeler and Mrs. Keeler
have as their guests Mrs. keeler's
| brother and sister, Walter and May
! Diehl of Johnstown. Pa.
W. E. Carter. Fred Williams and John
| Hammill, machinists of the secondary
mount shop, have been promoted from
ma achiniStS at 81 TO macnlnlSlS Spe-
cial at $4.24 per diem.
Harry Anderson. formerly of the mis-
cellaneous shop. and at present en-
ployed as a musician at Colonial Beach,
was visitor at the yard Tuesday.
J. F. Mcclure, S. J. Martin and F. A.
De Groot of the wage committee of
Columbia Lodge, No. 174. International
! Association Of Machinists. left here
Thursday to investigate wages and
secure data for the adjustment of
| wages at the Washington navy yard
as ordered by. the Secretary of the
Navy. They will visit all the ordnance
plants in the east. and expect to be
\ absent for ten days.
| A considerable sum has been sub
scribed to decorate the different shops
! for the c. A R. encampment.
\ n. L. Sheldrake of the east gun car
riage shop, who has been ill for the
last two months, has recovered and re-
turned to work.
r. A. Alcorn of the foundry is absent
from the city securing data for the
molders for the wage adjustment or
dered by the Secretary of the Navy.
| Beno Bausch of the tool shop has re-
| turned from Boston. Mass, where he
! went to attend the funeral of his
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