Evening star., 1915-03-14

.'nilan Schley. assistant engineer conn,
missioner and executive officer of the
engineer commissioner Cant Sch,ey
represented the engineer Department
AT the semi-weekiy board session OF
the Commissioners Thursday.
fhe Commissioners have recefyed 1.
great many letters from citizens in
dorsinE their selection of RAYMOND W
ruilfnan as successor to Maj Richard
SstTesleF. superintendent of police Mr.
fuilman already is being sought as a
public speaker and has accepted al,
invitation to address the Park View
IitlZens ASsociat tion at its next meet
ing He attended the reception given
by the Policemen's Association Thurs
day evening.
Many members of the fire department
recently have been forced to apply for
sick leave on account OF having con
tracted the grip Seventy-fire mem
bers were sick last month the ms
1oritS or whom We're reported to bs
afflicted with this ailment
George W. Bell, in charge of nay;r,
repairs. has been granted permfssio,,
10y the engineer department to 20 10
cincinnati. ohio. to testify as an ey
pert witness for the city in a payine
suit.
several members of the surveyors Of
nee enjoyed brief vacations last week
Among them were NJ J. Hale y
Latimer. Jack Hurley and Wager
Brown.
oommIssioners Brownlow and kutz
niied spea King engagements during til.
week: the former. in addition to ad-
pressing the Policemen's Association,
IN fythian Temple Thursday night. also
spoke before the mems club Of Mour.
vernon race NJ h. Church Wednesda,
his".' COMMISSIONER kutz Monday
at :td'rossen the Mi.l-City Citizens
Association.
r. ; Martin. supervisor Of play
grounds. and Prof. f.. a. Mckenzie ot
ohio State University who has been
engaged several weeks in conductinc
Il survey of Washington's recreational
facilities. addressed the Unitarian Clun
OF Washington at All Souls ChurcI.
"wednesday night.
W. VI. Whitaker, superintendent, al
the District workhouse at Occoou3n
Va. Is preparing for Pittsburgh Off
cials a report on 4 survey of Pitts
made last week. Monday night Mr.
" hittaker gave an illustrated lectur.,
on the workhouse at meeting of the
OHIO Society at Rauscher's
Alonzo Tweedale. auditor for the Dis
trlet. was called to New York wednes-
day by the death Of his mother. Mrs
Chs rlotte Tweedale. Mrs Tweedale
formerly lived in Washington
Chris. Armat. assistant engineer in
the surface division of the engineer de-
partment. Is on leave of absence
A Cock, veteran clerk in the o,,ics
OF the engineer of highways, has been
absent from the office about two weeks
on ACCOUNT of illness.
J. w. Dare. senior assistant engineer
I OF highways. is confined to his home
with grip.
W. A Mcfarland, superintendent OF
the water department of the District
VINO mas been critically I'll of pneu-
monla at his home in Chevy Chase is
reported to be improved
How. When and Why to Buy was
the subject of lecture delivered be-
1 fore the Mothers Club of tha WaI,,c,
| School Monday afternoon by John n
! sherman. superintendent of weights.
! measures and markets Of the District
Another speaker before this club at
! It's meeting Monday was DR.. William
+ G. woodward, District health officer
! whose subject was "Tonsils and Ade-
! noids.''
! Among events of the week i'll tho
] d
contest between employees, which was
held iii the Y. N. G. A. pool Monday
night The race was over a Seward
course and was won by team con-
! rup and W. A. Lesher The losers were
r. f Doleman. J. ID. Simpson and n A.
Howard. H. T. Whitman officiated as
referee.
Sewer department employees are or
fr,iT
try-outs have been held and several
good scores made.
Word has been received by H. C. Nc
Lsan. chief clerk of the health de-
paItment, that his son, Wallace Donald
Mclean of New York. who has been Sc
riously ill. is now on the road to re-
covery. and is convalescing in Atlantic
City. Mr. Mclean, formerly of WASH
ington. and one of the founders of the
University Club, recently has been
made general manager of the Morris
Plan Banking Company of New York.
II. r. Haar, craftsman. and H. d.
Dollins, rodman. of the water depart
,en:, are taking special course in
highway construction at Maryland
Agricultural College.
j. c. Hurnig, inspector for the pubic
utilities commission. and Fl. Star
becker. sanitary inspector in the health
, department, were absent from their
duties several days last week on ac-
count Of illness.
&. T. Williams and IL. &. Gilbert have
been appointed electrical workmen Oh
the valuation board OF the pubic utill-
ties commission, to fill vacancies caused
by the resignation OF Z. 5. Harding
and sam owens
r. v Roberts. rodnan IN ine se~el
aletta ".ad-
nesday and Thursday of last week
taking an examination for Junior topoG-
grapher in the federal service.
u. A. Connor. clerk in the sewer ue-
pa rtnent, returned to Work during ths
week after IL brief Illness
COURTHOUSE.