The Washington herald., 1916-02-25
purely Personal

Juicy StSOItot
Walter C. Allen, head OF the District
electrical department, is busy completing
the organization of the proposed orches-
ira of District employees.
B. A. Harlsnd. chief clerk of the Public
Utilities Commission, who suffered a
slight cold early in the week, is back at
his desk.
John l.. York. of the manufacturers d.
vision, Department of Commerce. has re-
turned to his office after a short illness.
Surgeon G. w. Mccoy, OF the Public
Health Service, was in Chicago over
Washingtons Birthday. He went there
last week to address the council on phar-
macy and chemistry of the American
Medical Association.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Frank
lin d. Roosevelt, who has been i'll of
grip for several days. is expected to re-
sumo active work next week.
Representative Robert Crosser. is ex-
pected to return to Washington soon
from New Orleans, where he went to COL
the House committees.
Commissioner Oliver p Newman still
Is confined to his home by grip.
A. c. Putnam. inspector In the Public
Utilities Commission, is on leave this
week, having been summoned to serve on
a jury in the Circuit Court of Alexan-
dria County, Va.
Mrs Ellen Spencer Mussey has return
ed to the city after spending several
weeks at Atlantic City. While there she
had as her guest for the weekend her
daughter, Miss Della Mussey, of New
York
Representative Sutherland. of West
Virginia, has been called to his home
by pressing personal business.
Senator Gor, of West Virginia, is
confined to his apartment at the Port
ner by illness.
Representative Cooper. of West vIr-
ginia, is at home on leave of absence.
Representative Crosser. of Illinois,
has been called to Cleveland, Ohio, on
personal business.
David Perlman, a graduate of Cen
trail High School, has been awarded
a scholarship in Cornell University.
He is the son of Isaac Perlman, sos
Louisiana avenue.
Col. Charles NJ. Truitt, Second Infantry,
L. S. A, has been placed on the retired
list at his own request
DIR. Ales Hrdlicka. curator of the
Smithsonian Institution. will be allowed
leave of absence from three to six
months to aid the Department of JUS
tice in connection with suits involving
titles to lands in the White Earth In
dian Reservation.
w. H. H. Hoover, food inspector in
the Health Department, has returned to
| his office after an absence of nearly a
month, due to Illness.
Ernest L. Thurston. superintendent of
| public schools, is expected to return
| Monday from Detroit. where he is at
! tending a national convention OF educa-
| tors
Thomas Grant secretary of the Wash
| ington Chamber of Commerce. will go to
Richmond on Saturday on business in
| connection with a national bowling
tournament, soon to be held in Washing
! ton.
P. A. Cham berlain, a food inspector
in the Health Department, will return on
Monday from a ten days trip.
Roy Haynes, secretary of the District
| Board of Condemnation of Insanitary
Buildings. formerly attached to the mu-
nicipal architects Office, has been moved
into the office of the building inspector.
L. G. HUNT, assistant inspector of
buildings, is i'll at his home.
c. NJ. Towers, assistant District tax
| collector will return to work probably
today after an absence of several days
because of illness.
Frederick X. Fish, jr., of New York,
is in Washington at the Raleigh, on bust
ness, for few days.
Ross P. Andrews. president of the Re-
| tail Merchants Association is expected
to return within the next few days from
Norfolk, Va.
Commissioner Louis Brownlow was kept
at home yesterday with cold. He prob
ably will be back at his office today.
Right Rev. N. s. Thomas, Episcopal
Bishop of Wyoming, is visiting in Wash
ington as the guest of Senator and Mrs.
Warren at the Connecticut
M'COMBS WON'T LEAD FIGHT.
New York, Feb. 4.-William F. Nc
Combs, chairman of the National Demo-
cratic Committee, has notified President
Wilson that he will bot be a candidate
for reelection at the convention in St