Evening star., 1915-05-30

book and coin division. was away from
the office for three days on leave last
week.
! Quite a number Of the employees of the
engraving division will take advantage
| of the legal holiday. May 80, and are
now planning weekend trips Among
those who will leave the city are G. F. c.
Smillie. c. A. Huston, C. NJ. Sharpe and
j. Eissler
The sympathy Of the employees of the
surface division is extended to Philip F.
Milton. whose mother died in Philadel-
phia recently.
Miss Margaret Columbus of the stamp
ana com division has been away from
the bureau on account of ILLNESS but
it is expected that she will have suf-
fciently regained her health to enable
her to return to work by the first of
the month.
j. V. Heany of the engineering and
machine division has been transferred
to the engraving division during the
past week.
P. H. Stanley. one of the ma chinists
in the engineering and machine divi-
sion, will leave the city on or about
July for an extended trip to Iowa.
Samuel Elder, a machinist in the
same division, is on leave.
The Bu~oau base ball team lost it's
last gar the Marines by the score
of T. It Manager Williams is
optinl; declares that when the
secon" arts which will be June
s, his be in condition to make
the fa frequent the games in
the De! tai League sit up and
take motto
Roach, who is covering third base for
the Bureau ball team, is displaying
great form af1eld. He is also well up
in the batting averages.
DR.. Conrad Hoffman of the surface
division returned to the Office last We'd
nesday. after enjoying several days
vacation. He was the guest Of the
Columbia Fishing Club at its club
house on Chesapeake bay.
Miss Mary l. Scott Of the stamp and
coin division has sent in her resigna-
ton, which will take effect June 1.
c. NJ. Chambers of the engraving divi-
sion is enjoying a weeks vacation at
Asbury Park.
Albert Sanity. machinist in the en-
gineering and machine division, was on
leave last week, and visited his old
shopmates in the navy yard, where he
was formerly employed.
Thomas Linnane of tho surface divi-
sion is spending part Of his annual
leave with relatives at Colesville,. Md.
Miss Fannie Avery and Miss Alice
Lehman of the surface division are TAX
ing a portion of their leave.
]. B. Dehart, the newly elected vice
president Of the United States Civil
Service Retirement Association and sec
.'etary Of the bureau of engraving and
printing branch, has returned to the Of
fee of chief clerk after being absent q
week Mr.. Dehart was elected vice presi-
dent to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation on account Of i'll health Of
Or w. ]. Manning. government printing
office, at the sixteenth annual convention
held in G. A r. Hall May 20. Mr. Dehart
was honored by the convention because
Of his work in behalf of a retirement
system and his organization of the bu-
reau Of engraving and printing branch,
one of the largest In the country. Mr..
Dehart has also organized several new
branches tho last week Mr.. Dehart is
Columbia Of the United States Civil
Service Retirement Association.
D.. w Beach. president of the bureau Of
engraving and printing branch Of tho
United States Civil Service Retirement
Association. has returned to his official
duties in tho chief clerks office Mr.
Beach said that the cause of the old age
and disabled government workers was
advanced by the action taken by the an
nual convention Of the United States Civil
Service Retirement Association. Mr.
Beach was one Of the delegates who
represented the bureau. The other dele
gates from the bureau who attended the
convention were P. G. Stella. examination
division: Miss Gertrude McNally, ex-
animation division: c. Harwood, surface
division ]. II. Sullivan. surface division,
end J. c. Swiggart. printing division