Evening star., 1916-03-26
DISTRICT BUILDING.

Miss Blanche Miller, secretary to Cor
poration Counsel Conrad H Syme. who
recently was operated upon for appen-
dicitis. is thinking of organizing Dis
trict Building Club to which only those
who have appendices will be eligible
for membership. There is such club in
New York and she sees no reason why
Washington shouldn't be up-to-date. Last
Tuesday Miss Miller spent her birthday
by visiting a friend. Mrs. &. Walter
Scherer, who, like herself, stricken
suddenly with appendicitis, and is now
recuperating at Sibley Hospital.
Jack Armstrong OF the surveyors Office
took nap on the street car when home
ward bound the other evening and did
not wake up until after the car had
passed Park road, several blocks be-
yond his stopping place. Instead Of
pressing the signal button he made
Wild grab for the rope that registers
fares and rang up - cents before realiz-
ing his mistake. After settling with the
astonished conductor he was released AT
the next stop.
a few days ago DIR. William Tindall Of
the executive office was walking across
Pennsylvania avenue at 18th street with
his five year-old grandson. whose atten-
tion was attracted to the semaphore used
there by the crossing policemen and
bearing the cabalistc symbol. "Gogo."
which led the youngster TO eXclaim: 80
Doc. what is a Gogo;" The doctor re-
Piled that many years ago there
south-seai bird called the 'dodo." which
used to stand on the seashore and watch
and wait and think that he was directing
the passing ships how to go; but that the
last Of them had died. and the Commits
sioners felt it their duty to fill the gap
thus left in natural history by creating
'he 't:oso policeman" who. to watch
and wait and keep things straight. is the
real thing.
Dr. Hamlin f, CogsweII, director of
music for the public schools of the
District, viii coach the District build
ing orchestra. which will hold it's next
rehearsal Tuesday night in the Thorn
son School. 18th and l. streets north
west. Jr. togswell not only rendered
his services as conductor but offered
the use Of his extensive library of
orchestral music. fie has had wide ex-
perlence as conductor. having direct
ed such organizations as the Pittsburgh
symphony Orchestra, Boston Festival
orchestra and Syracuse Symphony Or
ches'ra. besides numerous amateur
organizations.
Albert r Miller, father of Miss
Blanche Miller. secretary to Corpora
RlOn 'OuIStI sustained broke II
arm in d fall last Wednesday afternoon
and vas treated at Emergency Hospital. |.
W. W. turtiss. captain of the District
of Columbia bowling team in the De
partmental League. and W. NJ. Barton
OF the highway office have been engag-
ing in much practice on the alleys pre-
paratory to their entrance as two
man team i'll the A &. Il. A. tourna ment
70 be held in Washington in April.
This will be one OF the largest gather
ings Of bowlers ever held in Washing
| ton. g. b. Hunt. engineer of highways.
and w. y. Brosnan compose another
two-man team which will represent the
District building.
cupid Meyers. inspector, repair de-
partment. has received a substantial
promotion.
J. W. Williams of the highway cleri-
cal force is confined to his home with
grip.
Dr. &. W. camslier, for many years
connected with the engineer depart
nlent as clerk in the street cleaning
department and acting secretary to
the assistant engineer commissioner.
has been promoted to the position of
official stenographer to the board of
Commissioners.