The Washington herald., 1916-02-09
purely personal

Capt. Matthew Kersey, of Alexan-
dria, dean Of Potomac River steam
| boat men, on Sunday celebrated the
sixtieth anniversary of his becoming
a licensed steamboat pilot on the Po-
| tomac.
Merritt o. Chance, Postmaster of
Washington. received a deluge of call
ers, flowers and congratulatory mes
sages yesterday in connection with
his confirmation by the Senate on
Monday.
Charles Knecht. of st. James. Mo.
an inmate of the Federal Soldiers
Home at that place, has applied for a
| pension, stating that he is SO and
that he enlisted when years old and
feet inches in height.
Franklin p. Roosevelt. Assistant
| Secretary of the Navy, is i'll at his
| home. 1888 street northwest, with a
| severe attack of grip. He has been
compelled TO cancel number of lee
| ture dates in the South
John Lorch has been elected dele
gate from the Central Labor Union to
the convention of the Maryland State
and District Of Columbia Federation
of Labor, to be held at Annapolis
| March Is to 90.
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Col. r. p simms yesterday received
| many congratulations upon his cleo
| tion to the presidency OF the newly
| organized District Military Legion.
James r. Gore is in New York on .
business trip.
Walter NJ Berry has been appoint
ed an assistant gas engineer in the
Bureau of Standards.
John S. Barbour has been elected TO
! membership in the Washington Board
| OF Trade.
F. L. Thurston. superintendent Of
| public schools. is expected to return
| today from a business trip through
| Pennsylvania and New York.
Albert L. Mills is receiving con-
! gratulations for his recollection as
president of the Washington Riding
and Hunt Club.
George L. Foss. former governor Of
Massachusetts, is registered at the
! Willard.
| william L. Browning has returned
| to the city after visit to his son,
Robert. at the Tome School. Port De-
posit, Md
Mrs. Charles Haight is spending a
| few days at Atlantic City.
| Miss Margaret Bispham has return
ed to Philadelphia after visit to her
grandmother. Mrs. Silas Casey.
| Daingerfield b. Spencer is registered
at the Hotel MCAlpin. in New York.
Miss Emily Tuckerman is spending
several days at Stockbridge. Mass.
Miss Georgia SchoneId returned to
Washington yesterday after a visit OF
| several days at Annapolis
Col. Charles c. Walcott. jr.. u. s. A.,
assistant chief Of the Bureau of Insu-
lar Affairs. is spending his annual
leave visiting friends in Ohio.
Surg. L. u. Fricks Is representing
the Public Health Service at the con-
| ference of Western health officials
now in session at Salt Lake City, TO
| consider ways and means of check
| ing disease prevalent in that part of
the country. DR.. William c. Wood
ward, District health officer. is also
attending the conference.
Assistant Secretary Of Labor Louis
F. Post and Anthony Caminetti. Com
missioner of immigration, are touring
| the middle Western States. comforting
on the problem of distribution.
| Mrs. Louise X. Locke. of the Bureau
of Crop Estimates. Department of
| Agriculture, returned to work yester-
day from annual leave of absence.
James +. Pierce. florist, has recov-
cred from an attack of grip.
| William II. Mcdonald, former Wash
| ington newspaperman. arrived in the
! city yesterday for short stay.
| Commissioner Louis Brownlow is ex-
pected back at his desk tomorrow
| from nearby Virginia, where he was
called Monday.
r. G. Wall, manager of the Sheldo,
| School, entertained a number OF stu
dents at lunch at the New Ebbitt yes
| terday.
| ]. n. Shsnnahan. formerly general
| manager of the Washington, Balti-
more and Annapolis Railroad. now
vice president and general manager of
| the Newport News Railway. Gas and
| Electric Company. arrived in Wash
| ington last night to attend the ses-
sion of the United States Chamber of
| Commerce.
W. W. Kincaid delegate from Penn