Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-19
NAVY YARD.

cember 5. the following officers were
elected: Trustee for eighteen months,
Thomas B. Delcher; Grand Lodge 'au-
ditors. John B. Byers and George e.
Gardner; local lodge auditors. r. G..
Dick, V. H. Zepp and Charles E. John
son; delegates to the Central Labor
Union. f. E. Tucker, N P Atlas, W.
w. Keeler, c. K. Kreichbaum and
W. N. Huttel. Mp. Dick has the dis
Itinction of having served the lodge
longer than any other member, having
been an auditor continuously. since
1900
A. j. Cox. machinist, of the gun shop
who has been absent for the past four
weeks. has returned to work.
Richard Novel;. machinist, Of the
Iweek. =
Harry Cox. oiler. of the tool shop
took trip to northern Maryland.
Thursday to visit his brother, who is
seriously Ill.
| The semi-annual examinations for
apprentices were held December 9. 10.
| II and IL. The ratings made on these
examinations will determine their fit-
ness for promotion January I. 1915.
James Beardnire, machinist, of the
| to work after a five-week illness.
Andrew Stone of the gun shop died
Monday at his home in this city. He
| was buried Wednesday.
William Loff'er. leading man Of the
west gun carriage shop. recently spent
several days cunning in Montgomery
county, Md.
! Jack williams. machinist of the west
gun carriage shop has been promoted
| from n1achinist. at -. to $4.o4 a day.
C. w. Kicker. former machinist of
the east gun carriage shop, is seriously
| i'll.
til 80 Aat
e,In carriage shop. has been promoted
from ma chinist at sa7s to 81 per day.
The boiler shop relief hald it's annual
| meeting last Sunday. The following
president: W. Weber. vice president: G.
Rodgers. secretary: A. Jannett. treas
urer; board Of control, G. Smith, H.
Fnrnwa't and 7. Wade.
Beny Kreighton and Al Smith OF the
! west gun carriage shop were last week
rated as machinist helpers at $40 a
day.
A. Symonoski. timer, was employed
in the copnersmith shop last week
Arthur Quigley. .toolmaker. has re-
turned from a cunning trip in southern
Maryland.
II. r. Thomas Of the forge shop has
been absent for several DAYS attending
the funeral Of his brother-in
Thomas F.. Carroll. a former machinist
of the east gun carriage shop. a gen
eral organizer for the International AS
ISOLATION of Machnists. spent several
d. VS. in the city last week.
The Progressive Union Relief Asso-
citation of the tool shop held it's annual
meeting Monday evening. The follow
ing officers were elected: President. !.
F. Mcclure: vice president. George Hill:
secretary -trea smrer Roland Steiner: ex-
ncntive committee. F. w. Meyer. Charles
Schultz. Percy Bradhurn. Nicolos Feni-
more and o. H. Easterday.
C. N. Michael. a toolmaker. left last
for n
a family reunion. He will return the
first of next year.
Frank Forney. machinist Of the
west gun carriage shop. resigned last
week.
Ordnance Lodge. No. 55s. of the In
ternationa1 Association of Machinists.
last snndav elected the following off,
GERS: President. Charles c. Lewis: vice
president, Charles e Engle: recording
secretary, Henry H. Hunter: financial
secretary. James NJ. Powers: treasurer.
William H. Cooper; conductor Joseph
trustees. George James. James Booze
and Martin Curtin; shop steward, Will
liam Brodrick.
hreech mechanism shop resigned last
Monday to accent n position as fore
man at the Columbia iron works of
Columbia. Ga.
John p. F. White master mechanic of
the tool shop. is at his home, suffering
from an attack Of grip.
w. ]. Doolan. leading nan of the tor
nedo shop. has been called to the Nor
tubes on the L. S. s. Toupanna. He
will be absent several DAYS.
The Naval Gun Factory Band held its
evening. John o. Montague was chair
man of the committee.
D. w. Kershaw. machfnist OF the
construction and repair shop. died last
avenue southeast. He was buried in
Congressional cemetery Friday. The
Dallbearers were members of Column
bia Lodge. No. ia. I. A. of NJ. of which
he WAS member.
!. D. Dyer. an apprentice. has return
ed to the tool shop. after having been
under instructions in the drafting
The Forge Shop Relief Association
met Monday evening at Naval Lodge
Hall. A dividend was declared. An
to the ne TO
was adopted. and the following officers
we're elected President. s.. R. Gates:
vice president: e; Chism: secretary.
governors, J. A. Evans, F. Rock and NJ.
J. Bolger
James r Fox. machinist of the west
gun carriaee shop. Is on the sick list.
| Hayden Rowes, machinist of the
| breech mechanism shop. who has been
absent for several weeks on account
of illness. is expected to return to
| o. J. Neiderhofer. machinist Of the
| west gun carriage shop. has been abb
sent for the past week, owing to Ill
| ness in his family.
The Columbia Relief Association of
| the miscellaneous shop met last Fri
dsv evening and elected the following
I officers: President. T. L. Davis: vice
president, r. M. Carnsahan; secretary
| treasurer. G. w. Bowen. -@r
| George Boyer. machinist. Of the west
gun carriage shop Is i'll at his home,
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