The Washington herald., 1916-01-14
purelY personal

Herbert Parsons, foymer Representa-
tive from New York; and William P.
Sheffield, of New York, arrived in Wash
/ ington yesterday, and are registered at
the Willard.
Mr.. st. George Barber, Of Annapolis,
Is at the Willard for short stay.
Miss Susan Radford Preston. of Roa-
noke, Va, is the guest OF Miss Mary
Radford, at her home in Georgetown.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles e. Foster haye
left Washington for Florida for the
winter.
William f. Montayon. of Ohio, has
been appointed commercial attache of
the Department of Commerce, and de-
tailed TO Lima. to take the place of
A. L. Harrington. resigned.
Miss Leona Burch has returned to this
city from Hartford. Conn, where she
was visiting Mrs John Mcintyre.
Miss Viola Measer, who was married
on December q to Mr.. Henry George.
chemistry teacher of George washington
University. has returned from New York
and resumed her teaching and studies.
She will present number of her schoi-
srs in recital the latter part OF January.
Edward H. Bowie. chief weather fore
caster, is III at his home.
Stephen K. Booth, clerk in the Bu-
reau of Census, has been transferred TO
the Postoffice Department.
e. L. Thurston. superintendent of
schools, who was III in his home for sew
eral days, returned to his office yes
terday.
Charles A. Clark, a clerk In the De-
partment of Commerce, has resigned
from his position.
Samuel @. Meyer, who has held a clerk
ship in the Department OF Commerce
for some time. has been transferred TO
the Bureau OF Navigation, with offices
In New Orleans.
Phillip B Kennedy. instructor in
New York University. has been named
to succeed william C. Downs as COM
mercial attache of the Department of
Commerce at Melbourne. Mr.. Downs
will go to Rio de Janeiro to succeed
Lincoln Hutchison, who soon will quit
the service.
John ]. Crows. assistant physicist in
the Bureau of Standards, has been trans
ferred to the Navy Department.
Senator Shively, OF Indiana, who has
been taking radiIm treatment, is rap
Idly improving and hopes to be able to
participate in Senate affairs IN three or
four weeks.
Clark Griffith, manager OF the Wash
lngton baseball club, will be the guest of
honor at the annual banquet of the Car
dinal Athletic Club. of Alexandria, at the
Rammel Hotel, Alexandria next Thurs
day evening.
John @. wooley, at one time a candi-
date for President of the United States
on the Prohibition ticket, and well known
in this city, will talk on prohibition in
the First Baptist Church in Alexandria
Monday night.
Representative David J. Lewis ad-
dressed the student Grange Of the Mary
land Agricultural College last Tuesday
night on Constructive Grange Legisls-
tion."
Maj. n. W. Sickle. who last August
took charge of the United States engi-
neer office at Baltimore, has retired
from the army. his resignation having
gone into effect on Tuesday He auto
maticslly becomes a lieutenant colonel
in rank.
Mrs. William Grosvenor, Of Providence,
r. J.. Is staying at the Richmond Hotel
Other Rhode Island guests there are
Mrs. George Hubbell and her daughter,
Mrs. Hubbell Rowland, of Newport.
Richard II. Stokes, formerly Of Wash
ington, has been reelected a director of
the Montgomery County National Bank,
| Of Rockville.
Darby C. White, travelling representa-
tive of the Nickel Plate Railroad, is
calling on railroad officials In Wash
| ington.
Senator Brady. OF Idaho, who is sufr-
ering from heart affection, will leave for
an indefinite visit to the South as soon
as he has been sworn into office.
william Linden, Of this city, has been
appointed a clerk In the United States
consular service, and will leave Sunday
Tor Madrid, Spain.
Cornelius o'Donnell, a student at
Georgetown Lay School. has returned
from Phoenixvnle, Pa, where he spent
the holidays with relatives.
D. J. Sullivan, of the District water de-
partment, has been on leave of absence
for several days.
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| Owen B. Myers q, Of Edinbura Va, and Gene
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