Evening star., 1916-01-09

! to s3.1G per diem. NJ. T. Mitchell, {. L.
Fairall. E. E. Collins and +. G. Bohanan
from apprentice at S1.29 to 81. .16 per diem
NJ. NJ. Deakins; from apprentice at S1.2s
, to sl.92 per diem. ]. NJ. Earnest; from
apprentice at IS cents to S1.2S per diem
NJ. Goodman. II. Z. Duerst and j. r. Pow
ers.
Frank Love, tool maker. and Mrs
Love spent the holiday season with Mrs
Loves parents at Norfolk, Va.
| John T. Wagner. a machinist, OF thu
breech mechanism shop. resigned las
Monday to accept similar position a
| Baltimore.
George Hays of the cartridge case shol
has returned from ten-day trip to hi:
former home at Hartford. Conn.
Henry Fischer of the miscellaneou:
! shop has resigned to accept similar po
| sition with the National Electric Com
pany.
+! E. w Hollis, machnist of the torpedo
| test shop, is confined to the hospital
where he underwent an operation for op
1 pendicitis.
James Reed of the cartridge case shoI
has returned TO work after brief Visl,
| to his former home in New York.
George c. Cohill, machinist of the
breech mechanism shop. is confined to hi:
home by illness.
J. F. Mewshaw. a machinist of the wes
gun carriage shop. has resigned and has
| accepted employment elsewhere at in
creased wages.
George Hooper. helper of the too
shop. has returned to work after severa
days illness.
Clarence Steele. helper of the COP
persmith shop. was promoted from 81 6
Ito $40 per diem.
Malcolm Horton. tool maker. took an
orchestra to Cupeper, Va. where it
played for New Year ball.
3. l.. Rinenart. machinist of the sec
ondary mount shop. has returned from
absence "
time he was called TO Onion Bridge. Md,
On account of the death of his mother.
George Hyson of the coppersmith shop
and ". L. Mathews of the cartridge case
shop. entertained large number of
friends at q card party Monday evening
at the home Of the former
he following promotions were made in
the breech mechanism shop January ! +:
From 81 to s4.a5 per diem. Frank Boil
linger. J. Cnicca. e. II. Roland. Earl
Southern. George E Gentner. p. j. CON
nelly. Charles Berger. Henry Adlung. NJ.
+. Compton, II. l.. Cra wford. w. H. Dali
kins w. f. Malone and William Camp
hell From 1915 to 81. H. D. Shannon,
Steiner and +. O. Galloway. From s3.J2
to $3.7'. W. Rodgers and John Rani.
From apprentice at s:.16 to lnachinist at
s3.2S. h. Richter and Y. G. Young. From
apprentice at s1.eS to sl.92. e. A. Gicker,
r. NJ. Bohanan and w. B. Arlington.
l.
George. J. c. Cook. b. F. Downham and
II. |. Blum.
w. F. Powers and W. Coughln of
Brooklyn, y. Y. were visitors at the
meeting of Columbia Lodge. No. 174, |.
A. of NJ. Wednesday evening, and de-
livered addresses.
Benjamin McNally. toolmaker, and
Mrs. McNally, spent the holiday season
with relatives in southern Virginia
w. w. Bates. machinist OF the cartridge
case shop, is confined to his home with
q severe attack of lumbago
John Bennett, machinist of the miscel-
laneous shop. has resigned.
The following promotions were made in
the tool shop January /: Toolmaker, at
s3-2S to S3.I6 per diem. James Mehlfelt
and WILDER Dorsey. Apprentices, from
s. cents to s1.2S per diem Arthur c.
Ryon, L. S Robertson, Herbert A. Lewis,
Edgar NJ. Pletzer. William f. Franks and
Samuel -. Herreil
Edward Foble. leading man of the cart
ridge case shop. has been absent for sew
eraf days on account of the death Of his
father.
H. L. Thompson, machinist of the breech
mechanism shop. has returned from a
weeks vacation
j. -. Dyer, a tcolmaser returned from
several days sojourn at Charlottesville, Va
john kearney. machinist of the mscel-
laneous shop. has left the yard to accept
employment in Newl York.