Evening star., 1916-09-24
NAVY YARD.

otOlHcEHOou VI bldChSInltnS, COnSlSl-
| ing of blacksmiths and forgers of the
navy yard, held annual election of Of
| ficers Monday evening at the hall. $50
| Pennsylvania avenue southeast. The fol-
| lowing were elected: President, A. E.
| Gates; vice president. F. Bailey; recording
secretary, C. Chism: financial secretary,
F. Koch: treasurer, M. Bolger; conductor,
John Guethler, and guard, H. Gregory.
R. w. Barker, quarterman Of the tool
| shop, left Thursday on an auto trip to
| Atlantic City.
mechanism shop and family has as
guest his sister-in-law.. Mrs. A. Dam
ielson of Milwaukee. wis.
H. LeLaurin, quarterman of the
boiler shop, has been promoted to quar-
terman in charge, at a rating of $3.50
per diem.
Isaac Upton. a toolmaker. has been
transferred from the toolshop to the
planning board
j. w. Edwards. leadingman of the
erecting shop. has recovered sufficient
ly to return to work.
At the next regular meeting Of Co
lumbia Lodge. No. 174. I. A. of NJ. We'd
nesday the ladies' auxiliary will be
present at the installation Of officers.
Roland Steiner. a toolmaker. has been
absent for several days, owing to the
r. Wagner Of the boiler shop is con-
fined to his home with a sprained
ankle.
Two new milling machines have been
installed in the breech mechanism shop
during the past week.
1vor Williams, a toolmaker. has been
absent for the greater part Of the past
week owing to illness.
Frank Miles, rlachinist Of the west
gun carriage shop. has resigned to ac-
cept position in Baltimore.
J. T. Donnelly. machinist of the car
fridge case shop, is spending two
tains.
Charles Tucker of the construction
and repair shop is suffering from a
bruised hand, which necessitates his
being absent from work
r. L. Walters. machinist of the breech
mechanism shop. Is spending two
weeks leave at his former home in
North Carolina.
Harry Eberle, machinist of the erect
| ing shop. returned Thursday after eight
days leave.
| Norman Eaton. machinist of the
breech mechanism shop, has been con-
fined to his home by illness.
Earl schwenk. toolmaker. has
moved to his new home at Larham,
Md.
]. H. Hardy and S. K. Gates have been
appointed leading men of the forge
shop during the past week.
J. Yahras OF the boiler shop is spend
ing several days visiting friends at his
former home at Easton. Pa
w Fl. NeWcomb. machinist of the
erecting shop, is confined to his home
y r. Perry; Perry. helper of the boiler shop.
suffered painful injury to his foot.
which will conf1ne him to his home for
several weeks.
! ming board, was appointed leading man
in the primer shop during the week.
John Empey, a blacksmith OF the
forge shop, is out sick.
John ]. Laggan Of the cartridge case
shop attended the Oxon Hill tourna-
ment Tuesday
Max Fischer. formerly Of the planning
board, has been appointed leading man
! Of the cartridge case shop.
John Riggles, former machinisr of
the secondary mount shop, has been
called to work in the ives. gun car
riage shop.
George A. cahill. a machinist of the
breech mechanism shop, was in Bal1i-
more during the week attending the fu-
neral Of an aunt.
C. Chism was transferred from the
forge shop to the planning board dur
ing the week.
J. l.. Hardesty, machinist of the
breech mechanism shop. is on his an
nual leave.
E. c. Walker, machinist of the
primer shop, gave a buffet luncheon at
his home to friends from the navy
yard Saturday. William Daley was
POSTMASTER.
Henry Rock, machinist of the breech
mechanism shop. motored to Baltimore
during the week.
j. g. Klein. machinist of the sec
ondary mount shop. who has been ab-
sent for five weeks on account of an
injury, has recovered sufficiently to re-
turn to work.
Victor Zepp. machinist of the
breech mechanism shop, is spending
several days visiting his former home
in Northern, Md.
Five machinists were called to work
in the erecting shop last week. Among
them were former employees of the
same shop.
W. H. Fleichman. machinist of the
breech mechanism shop. motored to
Wilmington. Del.
John Wickam, a former leadingman
of the breech mechanism shop. has re-
signed to accept position with a
Baltimore munition factory.
NJ. C. Brown. q machinist, has been
called to work in the breech mechan-
ism shop.
p. v. Mcdonald. machinist Of the
breech mechanism shop. motored to
Renedict Md on a fishing trim