The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-29
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Grosyenor Dave left Washington Sat
urday night to attend the third annual
Conference on Marketing and Farm
Credits, which will be opened In Chicago
today II Is anticipated that several hum
dred Of the men throughout the United
States, who have become interested since
1872 IN the subject OF rural credits. will
be present, including former Ambassador
Myron T. Merrick and David Lubin-
Rexford L. Holmes. resident Of WASH
ington. has been invited by Henry. Ford
to accompany the peace ship which
Mr.. Ford has chartered for a visit to
Europe.
William Burlee. a student at the
Georgetown University. won first honors
In all subjects for last month. He Is a
member Of the class Of 1917.
Robert p. Skinner. Consul General for
the United States at London. who has
spent two weeks in the country on leave
Of absence. sailed yesterday for London
on the steamship Ryndam. after having
"Aeh oeakc 1cpdTlI1tnL OFFICIALS
on trade matters.
Edward 8. Moore. purchasing agent in
the Printing ONCE, attended the Army
and Navy football game in New York
Lieut.. W. W. CampanoIe. Sixth In
fantry, is in this city on leave of alb
sence. He Is stopping at the Army and
Navy Club.
Lieut. Col. Thomas W. Raymond, Medi-
cal Corps. has reported at the War De-
partment for duty.
District Surveyor Melvin c. Hazen
spent the weekend at his farm. Mount
WELLESLEY. near Nokesville, Va.
Henry CIews and Frederic coudert.
Of New York, reached Washington
yesterday and registered at the New
Richmond.
John Burke. treasurer of the United
States. is to speak before the Equity
Cooperative Exchange and Grain
Growers Convention. which will meet
in st. Paul, December 7. s and 9.
E. II. Jennison, superintendent of
the Treasury Building. has gone to
San Francisco to take charge OF the
work of dismantling and returning TO
the Treasury the exhibit Of the de-
partment at the Panama Pacific Ex-
position.
Leroy p. Raynor. of the Department
Of Commerce. who has spent the past
field season in one of the wire drag
parties, operating near Dixon en-
trance. on the coast of Alaska, re-
turned to Washington Tuesday.
c. F. Donaldson. chief Of the con-
sular division of the Department OF
Commerce. will be on leave OF absence
for the remainder of the year.
Robert E. Jeffrey. United States
Minister TO Uruguay. is on his way to
the United States on leave of absence
H. NJ Walcott. United States Con-
sui at Havana. who has been in this
country on leave OF absence. has re-
turned to his post in Cuba
HyIas T. Wheeler. manager of the St.
James Hotel. has returned from his old
home in New England. where he at
tended the celebration OF the hundredth
birthday OF his mother.
Arthur Dominy. 50. who has retired
from the Life Saving Service on Long
Island. is at the Ebbitt House on his
annual visit to Washington.
Julian Price. vice president of the JEFF
ferson Standard Life Insurance Com
pany. OF Greensboro. N. c.. Is visiting
relatives in the city.
Clifford NJ. Lewis. formerly proprietor
OF the Richmond Hotel in this city. has
been appointed manager of the Pantlind
Hotel. at Grand Rapids. Mich.
Robert Woods Bliss. secretary OF the
American Embassy at Paris. has arrived
In New York on leave OF absence. He
will come to this city from New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schleiber. Of
Trenton, n. J.. who are here on their
honeymoon trip. are staying at the Met
ropolitan Hotel
Miss Augusta Thompson. OF the divi-
sion OF publication OF the Agricultural
Department. will return TO her desk to-
day after a short vacation.
William r. Chiffon. of the Department
OF Commerce, Is spending his vacation
on a hunting trip in Virginia. He will
return to the Office December %.
F. d. Cheshire, consul general at Can
ton, China, is in Washington on business
connected with the State Department
NJ. F. Hobbs. Of the Department OF La
Dor. has returned to Washington. after
completing his field assignment.
Albert E. Conover. OF the Department
of Labor is confined TO his home on ac-
count of illness.
George Johannes. disbursinG clerk in
the Secretary's ONCE OF the Department
PROVE.