Evening star., 1916-05-28
NAVY YARD.


Eder Reed of the accounting office. J.
W. E-Sonnell of the secondary mount
shop. A. o. ortley of the drafting room.
J. T. Evans of the boiler shop. ]. Ruck-
ert of the planning. board and William
W. Keller of the tool shop attended
the hearing on the Ashurst retire.
ment bill Tuesday, which was held be-
fore the Senate committee on civil
service and retrenchment, and, Judg~
ing from the sentiment expressed by
members of the committee. there are
bright prospects for a retirement bill
in the near future.
Scott B. Raiger, machinist, was trans-
ferred from the secondary mount shop
the past week.
J. NJ. Frazier, former toolmaker Of
the tool shop. recently employed at
Edgewater n. J.. has left the Ameri-
can Can Company and Is employed now
at Bridgeport with an arms company.
William BOSWELL. a machinist of the
west gun carriage shop. has returned
from a vacation of two weeks spent
in the city.
Columbia Lodge, No. 174, I. A. of NJ.
Wednesday evening appointed a large
committee to perfect plans for the dem-
onstration July in connection with
the dedication of the new A. F. OF L.
building. Columbia Lodge is expected
to turn out 1900 members. John B.
Byers of the miscellaneous shop is
chairman of the committee.
o. Little of the west gun carriage
shop has been promoted from leading
man to quarterman as the result of a
ed in the recent test.
John Mewshaw. machinist of the
cartridge case shop. has resigned to
accept similar employment with a com.
pany at Edgewater. y. J.
Edward Roland, a blacksmith of the
forge shop. has been absent for the
past two weeks on account of illness.
James W. Mcconnell and Joseph Cut
ner of the secondary mount shop were
promoted from leadingman to quarter
man on the 18th inst.
David Leeman, quarterman of the
west gun carriage shop, is enjoying
weeks annual leave.
Thomas E. Byers was absent sew.
funeral of his father-in-law. which
took place in Cumberland Md.
Harry Burton, a former tool maker
of the yard, now employed at Edge.
water. n. j.. was in the city during
Harry Bowles and S. r. Hammer.
machinists, were called to work in the
west gun carriage shop recently.
William Brodrick. cartridge case
maker. has returned from trip to
New York. where he We -4siting rel
atives.
Philip McCardelI blacksmith of the
forge shop. is confined to his homo
with an attack of grip.
Plans have been completed and work
will soon start on equippinR the new
lunchroom in the old pattern loft.
When completed it will have seating
capacity of 500.
William Phelps. a cartridge case
maker, is spending several days at his
home in Laurel. Nd.
NJ. o. Clark. machinist of the west
gun carriage shop. is absent. owing to
a severe injury to his knee.
Edward Walker of the cartridge case
shop has recovered sufficiently from an
illness which confined him to the hos
pital for six weeks to enable him to re-
port for work Monday.
The following machinists have been
called to work in the secondary mount
Charles Teitelbaum. n. H. Lockman.
Harold Adams. Frederick Carl. David
Ahern. G. A. Cowhig and John Nc
Carthy.
burg, A. F. Suit and William Smith. ap-
prentice machinists. were transferred
from the secondary mount shsop to the
west gun carriage shop the past week.
S. Simons, clerk in the cartridge case
shop. is spending his vacation in New
York city.
Thomas Bingley. machinist. of the
west gun carriage shop. who has been
i'll for everal weeks, has returned to
work.
A. Robinson. business agent in Chi
cago for the /. A. of NJ. was a visitor
and made an address at the meeting OF
Columbia Lodge. No. ia, /. A. of NJ.
May II.
William Bell, Earl Runyon and Will
liam Shugh of the west gun carriage
shop, are enjoying week of their an
nual leave.
William E. Hays. master mechanic Of
the cartridge case shop, is spending
some time in Connecticut visiting rela-
tives and friends.
William M. Snyder. machinist of the
west gun carriage shop. was promoted
from machinist at s3.76 to 81 per day
during the past week.