Evening star., 1915-10-10
NAVY YARD.

At a recent meeting of Columbia
Lodge. No. i74, 1. A. of NJ. officers were
installed for the ensuing year by Past
President Harry LaClare. The officers
are President, Stuart G. McAlister;
vice president, F. A. DeGroot; record
ing secretary. William w. Keeler:
financial secretary, ]. T. Nussar; treas
gan; sentinel, Thomas E. Byers. The
following committees were appointed
by the president to serve for the ensu-
ing year:
Extension of order-John Roth. chair
man; Gait Bowen, B. L. Rinehart, Philip
Osthaus, J. o. Montague, V. H. Zepp, B.
H. Ladd.
Bylaw committees. F. Gilmore, J.
T. Donnelly. J. w. Schwenk:
Press committee-K. E. Krumke, ].
B. Byers, b. L. Rinehart.
Sick committee-F. A DeGroot. w.
Ford, e. L. Cleaver. J. w. Schwenk, A.
Sargent, J. B. Byers.
Legislative and wage committee-N.
F. A. DeGroot, J. f. Mcclure. s. G. Nc
Alister.
Auditing committee-Robert G. Dick.
chairman; V. H. Zepp, c. E. johnson.
T. C. Fisher. machinist, was trans
ferred from the secondard mount shop
to the west gun carriage shop during
the past week.
cartridge case shop, with Mrs. Thuel
son. have returned from a fourteen
months stay at his former home in
Denmark.
the tool shop, and Bertha Gregg were
married September 20.
Joseph Quigly, a machinist of the
west gun carriage shop, has been abb
sent for several days on account of III
ness.
George Hunter of the pumphouse had
his finger cut off while attending to the
machinery.
Charles Squier a toolmaker, has been
reported on the sick list. which has
days.
L. Fisher, J. Hartnett o. c. Orris and
William Mciee, machinists. were called
, to work in the secondary mount shop
during the past week.
William Bopp, a machinist of the sec
ondary mount shop, who has been on
the sick list for the past week, return
ed to work Monday.
Harry Richardson, machiniSt OF the
west gun carriage shop. has gone with
the District of Columbia National Guard
rifle team to Jacksonville, Fla.
c. L. Engle of the cartridge case shop
| has gone to Virginia on cunning rip.
Owing to the large amount of work
in the nisceHa neous shop third shirt
was put on Monday.
Frank Bassett, quarterman of the
| west gun carriage shop. has been alb
| sent for several days on a motor trip
i through Maryland.
The cartridge case makers OF the yai q
| plan to have meeting soon and per-
! feet an organization.
Phillip McCardell and Guy G. Bop3t,
/ blacksmiths, have been called to work
/ in the forge shop during the past week.
: e c. Lohr. machinist of the misct l.
laneous shop who has been ill for two
weeks, returned to work Monday.
| Cfvnnnoni Df
the National Guard and Charles Eller of
| the Naval Battalion took part in the
rifle contest at the National Guard
| range for j couple of days during the
| week
/ p. Welsh. u. J. Whalen, John Collins
! and William Taber. helpers. were
/ called to work in the forge shop last
! week
! in the navy yard, at present employed
| at the Frankfort arsenal, Phil ide iphia,
was a visitor at the yard last Saturday.
| E. F.. Lord, machinist of the west gun
carriage shop, is absent on several
| days leave.
| NJ G. Wallace of the cartridge case
| shop has returned to work after an
absence of three weeks on account of
! an injured toe.
| Lieut. Hedrick p. E. McKenney, chem
| list; w. Z. Hays. master mechanic of the
cartridge case shop, and w. l.. Blanken-
| ship, leading man of the forge shop,
went TO the naval proving grounds at
| Indian Head, Md, Tuesday, to witness
| the firing test of S-inch experimen al
shells
| George Walter. machinist of the west
| gun carriage shop, has been absent for
| several days on account of the death
| of his sister.
| II. Hunter of the cartridge case shop,
| who has been absent for two weeks on
account of an injured finger, has re-
! turned to work.
! John Tudor, machinist of the secondary
| mount shop, has been transferred to
| the west gun carriage shop.
The following machinists were called
| to work in the miscellaneous shop: f.
w. Kerby, w. f. Marsh, C. l.. McCurdy.
| j. f. Baird. T. l.. Beall, w. b. Robinson.
! G. p. Herring, J. II. kearney, H. Num-
! ford j. NJ Earnest II. Misch, e. Fl.
| Irwin, c. A. Lombardy and C. c. Carl
| son.