Evening star., 1917-10-14
NAVY YARD.

Association of Machinists met october
and held the annual installation OF
officers. The installing officer was
Harry T La Clair and the following
officers were installed: President. Will
liam W. Keeler; vice president, A W.
Bailey; recording secretary. William ~
Huttel: financial secretary. b L. Zine
, hart: treasurer. George s Hid; con-
ductor. j. +. Morgan; sentinel, George
Wirth At the conclusion of the cere-
monies President Keeler announced
the standing coninittcSs for the ensuing
year as follows:
Legislative and wage committee
ViIIia1n NJ Keller. J. T. DoHneily, = J.
Martin. E q. Mctiregor, Frank Lee,
W W Steiner. y. +. Alias and = K
Williams.
Laizure. G. ". Price. Ernest Wood
worth. T l.. Evans and Charles Jacobs
By-laws-E- L. Tucker, NJ F. Locke
man and +. Brust.
Entertainments. w. schwenk. J. 7.
Nussear W. NJ Horton. a. N. Whit
worth and ]. +. Waterboro.
- Press-George Wirth, +. Licarione
and Stanley Snodgrass
Philip Beaver. leaGmeman OF tine tool
shop. spent the later part of the week
attending the Hasersto~n fair.
W c. Garter. lesajHgnIu Of the %
pedo shoo. who suffered 4 fractured
limb in an automobile accident re
Gently. is reported to he improving,
VI. Z. Lockeman. q toolnaker- has
returned from a weeks visit to reia-
tives and friends n York, Pa.
W. r. puvall of the cartridge case shop
has been confined to his home for some
time by illness
Bernard Rtnehart. machinist of the tor
pedo shop, recently left the service to
take up his duties as financial secretary
(r-- T|SNIYt hi Y al Nn
s. ]. Martin. a toolmaker, has been alb
sent for the past three weeks on business
In connection with the wages for the
navy yards and arsenals.
J. l.. sullivan. general helper, was
transferred from Indian Head proving
grounds TO the cartridge case shop dur
ing. the past week,
J. F. Graney toolnaker. has heen
visiting relatives in Piedmont, w. Va,
during the past two weeks
Beno. Bausch, die sinker has left for
the state of Washington on business He
will be gone a month
Bernard Ladd. machinist of the sight
shop, who has been stationed at the Nor
folk navy yard, doing special work on
sights for the past two months. was in
the city Wednesday. He left Thursday
for the Portsmouth. " H, navy yard.
where he will be engaged in similar work
E X Trone. a toolmaker, with his
family is spending month visiting rela-
tives and friends at Oil City. Pa.
J. C. Brightwell and John Butler, ma
chinists of the miscellaneous shop re-
signed last Saturday to accept employ
ment at their former home at Hinton,
W. Va.
Wilson Stein. a toolmaker, who has
been i'll for the past two years, died at
the home of his son in Philadelphia. Pa.
October l. His son Howard, who is also
a toolnlaker in the local yard. attended
the funeral in Philadelphia. AS a token
of respect. his shopmates of the tool
shop contributed a magnificent floral
piece
The local wage board held several ses-
eions during the past week to consider
wage increases for the clerical and tech
nical force, and indications are that ia
vorable recorhmendation will be made
TO the Navy Department in regard
thereto.
The following are the delegates COM
posing the joint retirement committee
of the naval gun factory for the ensu-
ing year:
Columbia Lodge No ia. International
Association of Machinists-J. W. Nc
Connell, II. T. La Clair. W. H Smoot. r.
NJ. Carnahan. Chas II. Savage, JOS C.
Brannan and A. B. Snavely.
Ordnance Lodge. No. 55S. International
Association of Machinists-Wm Brod-
erick. Clarence G. Engle and Fredk. W.
Rider
Washington Association Pattern Max
ers' League of North America-Thos
o. King, J. Edw. Carr, f. P. Maynard.
E. c. Lynch. Edw. w. Crisp, Earl C.
cleveland ana W m r. RuCkeft-
Lodge No. 215, International Molders
r. II. Alcorn. V. g. Pittman. Geo.
Cooke. John ]. Trumbo. ]. E. Roland,
VIM Goss and b. Fl. SamseI
Lodge No. 52S, Carpenters and Join
ers in Government Shops. United Broth
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
Americas. 3. Hudson. S. R. Poole.
Thos. E. Trazzare, b. F. Frazier. r. H.
Teeple, S C. Blair and G. r. Greene
Lodge No. $50, International Brother
hood of Iron Ship Builders and Helpers
of America-M W. kimmerling Frank
Goodman. ]. d. Evans, A. w. Sherier.
". C. Webber, r. Kelso and Jos X.
Yahraes.
Lodge No. 217, International Brother
hood of Blacksmiths and Helpers-C. A.
Chism. ]. F. Koch. VIM. C. White, ]. f.
Draley, H A. Gregory and Robt. Pol
lock.
Quartermen and Leadingmen's Assoc
ciation-Chas. c. Love, c. A. Chism,
Harvey. II. LIE Laurin and J. C. Byers.
Won Hermann, Harry Wilson and B.
n. Aitcheson.
Washington Navy Yard Helpers
Union. No. 14,s15-C w Taylor. Geo.
Bieberitz, John Arendes, Jas. Carroll and
Thos ludlow.
Branch No. 9, National Association of
United States Civil Service Employees
at Navy Yards and Stations-C Eder
Reed, H. C. Lybrand, T. B. Washing
ton and Alfred II. Rodrick.
Branch No. 5, American Society of
Marine Draftsmen-Jas. C. Darnan