The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-22
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has returned to his home In Washing
ton.
Miss NJ. l. Potter has been named as
an assistant instructor in domestic sci
ence in the public schools.
oliver ]. Sands. prominent banker of
Richmond. was in Washington yesterday
on business.
Benjamin f. Phipps has received an
appointment in the Bureau of Standards.
Miss NJ. e. ogden has been appointed
to teach the first grade of the Hilton
Public School
f. b. Benson, a teacher in the Pierce
Public School, has been transferred to
the Webb School -
First Battalion Chief James Keliher, of
the fire department today will assume
temporary charge of the battalion of
Deputy Chief Andrew ]. Sullivan. who
is still off duty with an injury to his
legs. Capt. Charles F. Beers, of No.
truck. will assume charge of Chief Keli-
hers battalion.
II. S. Drake, inspector in the District
health department. has been Ill at his
home in Leesburg. Va, for several
weeks.
w. L. Dorsey, field party man in the
District surveyors office, Is visiting
friends at Annapolis, Md. He will return
to work the latter part of the week.
Almus b. Speare. inspector In the Dis
trict water department has rendered his
resignation, to take effect March l.
Miss Blanche Miller. stenographer in
| the District corporation counsels ONCE
is said to be rapidly recovering from an
operation for appendicitis. She has been
taken home from Sibley Hospital.
Walter T. Colquitt, a lawyer of Atlanta
| Ga, arrived in the city yesterday morn
| ing. He has business with officials of the
Internal Revenue Bureau. He Is at the
| New willard.
J Chester Harvey, of Fairview, Ca, is al
the Hotel Raleigh during a pleasure triI
to this city.
Representative William schley Howard
of Georgia. will leave Washington tomor
row afternoon for Atlanta, where on Feb
ruary Is he will speak on national ant
State preparedness.
Henry Fry, secretary to Senator w. E
Chiffon, of West Virginia, and Lieut.
Thomas L. kinney, of the Capitol polio
force, left for Richmond yesterday
where they will spend few days Vaca
ton.
Robert A. HarIand. chief clerk of tn
Public Utilities Commission, has been q
for several days.
Miss Alice swart. 17F U street north
west, is recovering from an attack o
grip.
Mrs. Henry r. Cover has been calle
to Brookline. Mass, by the death of he
father. Francis Hastings.
Former Assistant Secretary of tn
Navy and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop, c
| New York, were among the guests regis
] tering at the Shoreham yesterday.
John ]. Noonan and daughter. Mis-
Louise Noonan, have left for Atlant
| City, where they will spend several day!
| From Atlantic City they will go to Ne
| York.
| w. T. s Doyle, former chief Of II
| IatIn-American Bureau OF the state ID
: partm emit. now the representative in Ver
: ezueIa Of a company which holds Q
concessions in that country. Is visitin
his wife and children in Washington
Mr.. Doyle plans to return to Caracas
a few weeks.
8. NJ. McMurran. assistant PATHOLOGY
in fruit disease Investigations. In II
Bureau of Plant Industry. Is investiga
ing the nut trees Of Florida and Georgia
]. w. Barrows, chief clerk in the offiC
of the Third Assistant Postmaster Gel
eral has returned to his duties after a
illness from bronchitis.
E. NJ. Holstead, chief of the custom
divisions of the Treasury Department
will return the latter part of this wee
from New York, where he is visitin
relatives.
DR.. Charles E. o'Connor. OF the Pei
sion Bureau, Interior Department, h'
been detailed to look after the health ar
sanitation of the various bureaus of thi
department.
Miss Mary A. Connolly, employed
the monotype keyboard section Of Il
Government Printing Office, has gone
Randolph, Va, to attend family r
union.
Edward Anderson, a former real esta
and newspaper man of this city, who hi
been in the government service in Il
West for the past three years has r
turned to Washington and will becon
associated with the local branch of 4
Ford Automobile Company on March
Charles L. Leudtke has been appoint
an expert clerk in the Bureau of Forelt
Z: and Domestic Commerce, Department
!: Commerce, at a salary of $1,000 a year