Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-18
NAVY YARD.

| The third annual banquet of Local
No. 4IO. Roilermakers and Iron Snip
! builders. will be held tomorrow even
ing at the new Narnum Hotel. All
the employers of union boilermakers
in Washington have been invited to at
tend as have many prominent men in
the labor movement. The speakers of
the evening are to be International
President Franklin. International Vice
President Nolan of the boilermakers.
A. J. Berries of the 4. f. of L.. Repre-
sentative Heating of Colorado and
, Representative Farr of Pennsylvania
c. W. Tucker. machinist of the aero
nautical laboratory, has returned from
| New York, where he attended the aero
! exposition.
| Hugh Samuel and William Birchmire.
| machnists. were employed in the west
gun carriage shop last week.
James Harbin. a toollnaker. spent
several days of his annual leave on an
! automobile trip last week.
! Richard Eiggels, machinist, of the
west gun carriage shop. has been con-
| fined to his home for several days with
an attack of grin.
| At the last regular meeting of Co.
lumbia Lodge. No. IA. /. A of NJ. We'd
| nesday evening, addresses were de-
livered by general executive board
mem DelS w AFTER AlleS w iiIlhli HAN
non, J. J. keppler. ]. G. Nicholson and
Thomas Savage, international Presi-
| dent William II. Johnston and others.
The financial secretary reported a
| membership of ..o69. At the next
meeting, February Il, the members
| will hear an address by Mother Jones.
W. E. Peake apprentice lnachinist,
was transferred from the drawing
room to the west gun carriage shop
| last week.
,1a lTr1a -
signed to accept similar employment
| in Baltimore.
Archie Cox, machinist of the west
| gun carriage shop. has returned from
| several days leave.
| William Boyle of the boiler shop has
| resigned.
! Federal Local, No. eli, Internatiora
| Association OF Blacksmiths, employee
| in the navy yard, met Monday evening
| when several new members Were ad-
| mitted and Important business was
transacted. President A. E. Gates pre-
| sided.
| H Cook of the west gun carriagt
shop has been absent several days due
| to a death in his family.
! John NJ. Guethler, a heavy forger OF
! the forge shop, has been absent severa
! days suffering from lacerated hand
! and broken finger.
| been absent for several days due &c
illness, has recovered sufficiently to re-
turn to work.
J. c. Burrows. a toolmaker. resigned
Tuesday to accept employment III
/ Canada.
Alfred Fairan. quafterman of the west
I gun carriage shop, has been absent fol-
several days. due to illness.
/ The following promotions nave peer
made in the forge shop recently: Mi
/ chael Noonan. from helper at S2.56 to
! HaIlmermau at $3.50 dav: John NJ
/ Futrell from helper at S2.56 to ham,
norman at $3.50 a day: John a. Evans
| from Zimmerman at S3.04 to black
smith at s3.2S a day, and Fred J. Koch
from Zimmerman at SS.o4 to BLACKSMITH
! at s3.oS a day.
Henry Duehring. machinist of the
west gun carria &c shop. has returned
from weeks leave of absence.
| Leslie Cox, machinist was employed
| in the west gun carriage shop during
| the past week.
| John Egau. machinist of the miscel-
| laneous shop, has retired from the
| trade owing to his advanced age He
remained at his wise until he attained
| the age of eighty-siX years AS mark
OF respect for him his shopmates gath
cred at Naval Lodge Hall Wednesday
evening and w n Huttel presented
him with an emblem of the Information
| al Association of Machinists, a meer-
| schaum pipe and a purse Mr.. Egan re-
! sponded. expressing his regret that he
was no longer a Die to associate with MS
many friends in the shop.
| Walter Edgar. machinlst OF the west
gun carriage shop. returned to work
| Monday. after an absence OF several
| DAYS due to illness
r. H Alcorn. F.. W. Lee. ]. u. Evans
! William F. Ruckert. c. E. Cross, 7. o.
king and c. Eder Reed, members of the
LEGISLATIVE committee of the joint re-
tirer7ent committee OF the naval gun
! factory, have been actively engaged
| during the past week advocating the
| massage of the Goodwin joint resolu-
| ION providing for the appointment OF
| io;nt committee of both houses of Con-
gress to consider the subject of civil
| service retirement.