Evening star., 1916-09-17

week on an outing at chesapeake Beach
]. w. Schwenk. machinist. secondary
mount shop, has returned from Annap-
oils. where he was detailed for three
weeks on torpedo tubes on board ship.
E. W. Hollis. machinist. secondary
mount shop. has returned after spending
ten days at Atlantic>City.
In the navy yard columns OF last Sun
day. mention was made Of a casting
made in the foundry weighing 5000
pounds. 1t should have been 10000
pounds. It was poured in two hours and
forty-flve minutes.
e. v: Mccrossin. cartridge case shop.
spent fifteen days hunting IN Maryland
He reports squirrels plentiful.
fined to his home with injuries received
! while alighting from a street car.
Thomas Alder. William Collins and ].
Walker. helpers, were called to work in
the west gun carriage shop last week.
E. c. Lawrence. a pattern maker. died
Monday at his home. after a brief IN
ness. He had been employed in the local
yard for thirty years. The funeral was
in charge Of the Pattern Makers League
and the X. Of P. Lodge. OF which he was
! a member.
C. Collins. toolmaker. formerly Of
Rochester. N. z. was called to work in
the tool shop Thursday.
Dave Venable. west gun carriage shop.
was absent for several days on account
of the death of his brother.
James Kelley. forge shop. resumed his
duties after a weeks leave.
c. F. Garcia, formerly Of the planning
board. has been appointed leading man
in the joiners shop.
c. B. Edwards, helper, cartridge case
shop. has been promoted to cartridge case
maker.
Harry Gibson, former machinist. sight
shop, recently from Edgewater. N. T.,
was visitor at the yard Monday.
c. and F. Mergner. west gun carriage
shop. have been absent for several days
on account Of the death of their sister
A. Engle. helper. cartridge case shop.
has been promoted to metal roller.
Harold Shannon. Wilmer Studds and
Richard Lyons, machinists, breech mech
anism shop, motored to Benedict. Md. on
a fishing trip.
T. S. Barker, cartridge case shop
leaves Tuesday for two weeks at Atlantic
City.
President James F. Morgan. Navy Yard
Bowling League. has appointed J. E.
Fowler, George Auguste and George l.
Laizure a committee on prizes. They will
meet at 1890 o'clock this morning at 1864
South Carolina avenue southeast.
WILDER Dodge. machinist. cartridge
case shop. and his son returned from a
| twelve-day visit to their former home
In Vermont.
Dave Perdy. machinist. west gun car
riage shop. is on a fishing trip in the
lower Potomac.
J. F. Ray. machinist. primer shop, has
spent fifteen days touring through Della
ware.
case shop. spent couple Of days the
past week on a hunting trip.
]. H. Wyatt. machinist, west gun car
riage shop. is on leave.
Fred Cisne. cartridge case shop, has
returned to work after two weeks Ill
ness.
l.. Sparks, formerly machnist Of the
radio shop. late with the National Guard
on the border. has been recalled to the
yard.
At the last meeting of the joint re-
tirement committee of the naval gun
factory the following officers were
reelected: Chairman, r. H. Alcorn Of
International Molders, No. 215: vice
Lodge. No. 174. L A. Of NJ; secretary,
DIR. c. Eder Reed of Federal Employees
Union. No. 1882; treasurer, J. W. Nc
Connell. Leadingman and Quartermen's s
Association. The election followed a
meeting at which John J. Devins. Plate
Printers Union, spoke.
c. H. Clarence Kah, electrical ex-
pert aid. department C. & R.. has re-
signed to take a position at the Ro-
chester Technical Institute as profess
sor in electrical engineering
NJ. w. Abel, messenger boy, DEPART
ment c. & R., has received an appoint
ment in the ordnance department
J. E. Davis. machinist G. A. r., de-
partment c. & r., has received orders
to report on board the Wilkes in con-
| nection with the trials of that vessel.
George Thorne of the C. & R, draft
Ing force left yesterday for an extended
fishing trip on the Patuxent river.
c. e. James Of the C. q R. drafting
force left yesterday for a weeks va