The Washington herald., 1917-02-12
Purely Personal

Herbert Harvey has resigned from the
press staff at the Recorder Of Deeds Of
fice to enter the employ Of Bradstreets' s.
Mrs. B. NJ. Kefauver, of the Powhatan.
has been the guest Of Mrs. K. Huber.
Assistant Surgeon r. B. Acker has re-
ceived orders from the Public Health
Service to continue duty at the Marine
Hospital at Chicago.
WILDER Conyer has received an appoint
ment In the Government Printing Office.
Harry z. waymoire, of the Govern1
ment Printing Office, has resigned.
Alfred ]. Boyes has received an ap-
pointment in the Government Printing
Office.
Mrs G. W. Raison has left for a vaca
ton of ten days.
Arthur Hartman, of this city, has been
appointed as student assistant in the
dairy division. Bureau of Animal Indus
try.
R. NJ Messick has returned from a
brief vacation.
Mrs. Eleanor A. Johnston is confined to
her home on account of illness.
Otto n. Forrest was appointed clerk
In the Lighthouse Service at Baltimore.
George R. Clayton has been appointed
a plate printer in the Coast and Geodetic
Survey.
Mary F. Barry, clerk in the Department
of Commerce, has received an increase
in salary.
DR.. P. A. Yoder, sugar cane technolo-
gist of the Agricultural Department left
Wednesday for a seven weeks trip to
points in the South to study sugar cane
syrup production.
Miss c. N. Sherman. a clerk in the De-
partment of Agriculture, is on her leave
of absence.
Philip D. Johnston has been transferred
from the War Department to the law di-
vision of the Internal Revenue Bureau.
Walter Paul, clerk in the Agricultural
Department. has returned to his desk
after ten days vacation.
]. c. Skinner. of the office of markets
and rural organization Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, is on a trip into
New York and Pennsylvania organizing
cooperative marketing associations.
Alfred Hampton. Assistant Commits
sioner General of immigration. has just
returned from Charleston, S. c.
Paul F. Brissenden, of the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, has just returned from
trip to New York.
K. J. Matheson. of the dairy division
of the Bureau of Animal Chemistry, was
in New York last week.
c. B. Huse, of the Government Printing
Office: has gone to Atlantic City on ac-
count of his health.
George Argo. OF the office of markets
and rural organization of the Department
OF Agriculture. is on a trip through the
South.
Howard \. Murphy. newspaper man
from Newport News. Va. has been in
Washington for the past few DAYS taking
examinations prior to entering the avia-
tion section, United States Signal Officers
Reserve Corps.
Detective Sergt. Cornwell, who went to
Norfolk for prisoner, returned with his
man yesterday morning.
Winder r. Harris. city editor of the
Newport News Times-Herald. was Wis
ltor to Washington yesterday. He left
last night for home aboard the Norfolk
and Washington boat
Capt. c. c. Calhoun, president of the
Southern Society. Joined the party of
governors and others on their way to
Cumberland Gap, where they will cele-
brate the birthday of Abraham Lincoln
at the university which bears his name.
Policeman ]. ]. Brodrick is off on leave
of absence for the purpose of attending
wedding in Philadelphia, Pa.
Special Officer Giddings. connected with
the Sixth precinct. has been confined to
his home with severe cold for the past
few days.