The Washington herald., 1915-04-09
purely personal

John H.. Sherman. superintendent OF
weights. measures, and markets for thn
District. has left Washington on a thr .
weeks tour Of inspection Of the markets
of the large cities Of the North and Mid
die West.
Prof. Leslie Cleveland McNemar. of the
department Of political science at the
George Washington University. who was
unable to meet his classes the first OF
the week because of sickness Is back at
his work.
Benjamin A. Harlan. chief clerk Of the
Public Utilities Commission, who was
kept away from the District Building
grip. Is back at his desk. During his
absence. DE Witt Z. Smith acted as chief
clerk.
Maj. Harry S. Bryan. of the American
colony at Mexico City, who has been in
the United States for the past two weeks
returned to Washington from a flying
trip to New York yesterday ,morning.
He is stopping at the Ebbitt.
W. Terry Field and Mary A. Gillis
have been appointed assistant engineer
and clerk. respectively, on the Public
Utilities Commission. The designations
of j. T. Shadwell. assistant engineer,
and William A. Bobb, electrical work.
man. have been accepted by the commits
sion. The appointees have been assign
ed to the engineering department of the
valuations bureau Of the commission.
[ Secretary and Mrs. Daniels journeyed
to the Washington Navy Yard yesterday
morning to inspect the hospital ship
Solace. They were shown over the ves-
sci by her commander, Medical Inspector
Robert NJ. Kennedy. and were enthusi-
astic in praising her condition.
William Lauer and Robert Perlstein
two well-known race track men hailing
from Brooklyn, N. Y. are at the Ma
tiOnal Hotel. They are taking a lively
interest in the racing at Bowie, Nd.
W. W. Reynolds. formerly assistant
engineer of bridges of the District of Co.
lumbia and for the last three years a
civil engineer in New York City, visited
the District Building last week.
Capt. Allen d. Raymond. U. s. A.. In
passing through Washington to change
station. called at the<bistrict Building
to renew acquaintanceship with the
members of the Engineer Department
with whom he worked before entering
the army. Capt: Raymond's father, Gen.
Robert Raymond. was Engineer Com
missioner Of the District some years ago.
Tom Dulin, veteran clerk Of the
Engineer Department. has been sick for
some time and has gone to his old home
in Philadelphia for treatment.
C. M. Funkhowser. engineering field
party assistant of the surface division,
is visiting his parents In Jersey City.
p. r. Moran. president OF the Chamber
Of Commerce. yesterday appointed DR..
Lewis ]. Battle and w. ]. Kehoe to act
as the chambers delegates to the Ma
tional Conference on Charities and Cor
rections in Baltimore. May Il to 10.
Albert Schulteis. vice president Of the
Chamber Of Commerce. is i'll at his honaA
F. NJ. Cornwell. Of police headquarters.
returned yesterday from New Jersey.
A bronze tablet bearing tho names Of
the men of No. Engine Company il to be
placed in the company's house, Seven
teenth and K streets northwest, and a
purse Of SIS Is to be presented to each
man by a committee Of the citizens Of
that neighborhood as a token Of apprecia-
ton Of the efforts of the company In win
ming the mcfarland trophy.
Maj Jared d. Terril. chief law clerk in
the office of the comptroller Of the Treas
urp. yesterday completed fifty years of
service in the Treasury Department. EN-
ployes of the comptroller's ONCE showered
congratulations upon him.