The Washington herald., 1916-02-12
purely personal

Andrew H. Ragan, member of the
Association OF Oldest Inhabitants, who
has been Ill at his residence, 1928
Eleventh street northwest. since Janu-
/ airy so, was yesterday reported better.
Frederick H. Signor. an unclassified
laborer at $3.50 a year in the office OF
the Secretary of Commerce, has been
promoted to a subclerical position in
the same Office by executive order of
President Wilson. civil service rules
having been waived.
| Miss Margaret S. Neate has been sp-
pointed printers assistant in the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing by
executive order of President Wilson,
civil service rules having been waivec.
Miss Neate's father. DR.. John S. Neate,
served for twenty-five years in the
army and rendered valuable service in
fighting yellow fever.
Charles Calvert Lancaster. president
| of the Northwest Suburban Citizens
Association. left last night for mort
hern Michigan, where he will remain
| about ten days.
George W. Lucas has resigned from
! the position of telegrapher in the Geo
| logical Survey. Department of AgrI-
| culture.
tom" DAILY. Philadelphia newspaper
| man and humorist, has returned to the
Quaker City after a brief stay in
Washington.
G. H. Hausen. OF the Postofice De-
partment, is expected to return to duty
within the next few days from two
| ~ leo nf haa
| ark, N. ].
Bland Edwards, former newspaper
| man, has accepted a position in the
Bureau of Publicat tions, Department of
Agriculture.
Corp. George E. Crumbaugh, Com
pany E. Third Infantry. District Ma
tional Guard, has been made a lieu
| tenant
Miss F Hermann, 1906 G street
| northwest, will leave tomorrow on a
visit to friends in New York and Bos-
| ton. She will be gone three weeks.
c. Van Dyne, scientist in the De-
partment of Agriculture, has left for
Columbia, S. c.. on a department as
signment.
Representative Crosser left yester-
day morning for New Orleans.
Miss Doris Stevens. chairman of the
Organization department OF the Woman S
Congressional Union. will leave at once
for Kansas. where she will Join Miss Ma
bel Vernon. national field secretary, to
help complete the organization in that
State to back up the Federal amend
ment.
Mrs. Clyde G. West returned to Wash
ington yesterday from Norfolk, Va.
Former Governor of Maryland Edwin
Warfeld is at the Willard.
Mrs. George Whitfield Evans left for
Palm Beach yesterday.
Mrs. Robert NJ Larner has gone to
LawrencevilIe, n. j., to visit her son
at the Lawrenceville School
Mrs. W. W. Bride, of Chevy Chase. is
visiting friends in Annapolis.
Miss Lillian Mallory and Mrs. Mallory
| are guests at the Cairo.
Col. and Mrs. F. E. Boothby left yes
| terday for Florida
Col. and Mrs. F. E. Boothby, of
Portland. Me. who have been visiting
| Capt and Mrs. David A. Hall, are ex-
pected to leave today for Florida.
Mrs. Robert NJ. Larner is visiting
her son, De Freest Larner, at Law
renceville, n. J.
J. n. Shanahan, former general man
| ager of the Baltimore, Washington
and Annapolis Railway. who has been
in Washington for the past several
| days, attending the sessions of the
United States Chamber of Commerce,
| returned yesterday to Newport News,
Va Mr.. Shannahan is now vice-presi-
dent and general manager of the New
port and Hampton Railway, Gas and
Electric Company.
vice-president Kingsbury, of the
American Bell Telephone and Tele-
graph Company who has been in
Washington for several days arrang-
| ing for the coast-to-coas telephone
demonstration given Thursday night
| at the United States Chamber of Com
merce banquet, returned to New York
yesterday.
Lieut.. Commander l. F. Lands, in
charge of the naval petroleum reserve
st San Francisco, is in Washington on
official business.