Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-08
CITY POST OFFICE.

with a bowling league and a tennis
tournament now in progress for dew
otees OF these sports, pool and billiard
tables. and library. where the best
of current magazine literature is avail
able for members and their guests. the
club of the City Post Office EMPLOYEES
has its winter activities in full swing
Members are enthusiastic In their sup
port of the club, and its affairs are
discussed with a great deal of interest.
The room. where the club is now es-
tablished was originally intended for
boiler room, but when arrangements
were made to heat the building from
the government printing office it was
not found useful for other purposes and
Postmaster Chance conceived the idea
of establishing the club. 1t has result
ed in great deal of good to members, of
fering opportunities for healthful ex-
ercise and amusement
The club officers are NJ. o. Chance,
president: George L. TAFT, vice presi-
dent: William T. Sherwood, secretary,
and John H. Collier, treasurer. The
board of directors consists of s. s.
Madison, F. c. Burrows, D. H Brown.
]. H. Simmons. W. W. Day, G. S. Goet-
Finger. A. E. Dean, George Ellis, J. ].
Lyons, P. Gerard and O. H. Smith.
Plans for a pocket billiard tourna-
ment in the near future are now under
consideration and it is hoped that a
sufficient degree of enthusiasm NAV be
aroused in this to enable the club to
oner prizes. The four tables in the
clubroom are of regulation size and
type and of the best grade obtainable.
in ia tap mi
tournament have resulted as follows:
Robinson defeated Chance. GA and rs;
S1llers defeated Little, SO and SO; Rob-
erts defeated Collier, Ga and 81; War
rem defeated Bursley. rs and 81. and
Graves defeated McCurdy, Ga and Ga.
The bowling league started on its
third week Monday night. Postal Saw
ings took all three games from Super
visory in their match Monday night,
getting a total of l ,402. Parker of the
winners rolled the highest set for a
total of 29o. The highest game was
rolled by Pearson, also of Postal Saw
ings, his score being los.
Rural mails won two of its games
with Delivery Tuesday night. Its total
for the evening was l,4o2. E. Spies of
Delivery rolled the highest set for a
total of 307 W. Spies of Rural Mails
had the highest game, 126.
Two matches were played Wednesday
night. Postmasters hooked up with
Supplies and won two of the three
gaines, getting lotdi VI collier
of Postmasters rolled the highest set
for a total of 2s6, while the highest
game was rolled by Book also of
Postmasters, los. The match between
Postal Savings and Station B resulted
in tie, each winning one game and
tying the other. In the extra game
that was rolled, Postal Savings came
out victorious Neff of the winners
rolled the highest set, getting a total
of 1928. He also rolled the highest
game, 119.
r. S. Ashford. carrier section, has
been granted leave for one week,
which he intends to use visiting friends
in New York state.
The following musicians of the car
rier section are playing at the Fred
ericksburg fair: Henry c. Nails, John
r. Drummond. John G. Muenzer and
William F. Yates.
Michael J. Hennessey, carrier sec
ton, left the city on a fishing trip
which will last several days.
j. B. Baker, carrier section has been
absent during the week on account of
illness in his family.
David Murphy, Leonard F. Bischoff |
and Milton J. Ernest, carrier section |
are on sick leave. |
L. A. Dohoney, carrier section, has |
returned to duty after a vacation in |
New York state.
BENJAMIN F. Martin, carrier section |
is reported as slowly improving from |
injuries received several months ago |
while on duty.
William B. Dent, carrier section, in |
charge of the parcel post section, Is |
spending his vacation at Columbus, ]
Ohio.