The Washington herald., 1920-03-14
Topics Of Uncle Sans Workers
Navy Yard


Gus Kramer, who formerly work.
ed in the torpedo test house, Is now
an engineer in the Merchant Marine.
Maynard Durity, of the breech
shop has been out for the past week
on account of illness in his family.
Harry willis, of the breechl shop,
is home Ill with a heavy cold
Sam Shinosky, OF the breech shop,
has returned to work after a weeks
illness.
. VIII Scott, OF the breech shop an
mex. has been transferred to the
gun shop.
Tom Buckley, of the breech shop.
has been transferred 10 the gun
shop.
Dave Miller, of the breech shop,
has been transferred to the gun
shop.
Harry Truelson, of the breech
Shop. has resigned to enter the u.
s. merchant marine.
George Mccarty. of the sight
shop, has recovered from an attack
of influenza and expects to return
to work soon.
Harry Pierce, of the sight shop,
has just received news of his BROTH
er's wedding in Panama..
Andy Johnson, of the sight shop.
who was severely injured In an
auto accident in Philadelphia re-
Gently. has returned to work.
Walker Barrett, formerly of the
old sight shop, was killed by an
air tank explosion in Buenos Aires,
South America.
Edwin Henry, of the sight shop,
has resigned and returned to his
home in North Bend, Wash.
Miss Belle Skinner, of the supply
Office, has recovered from her re-
cent illness.
Miss b. Allison, of the supply Of
flee, has resigned to re-enter Bust
ness High School and finish her
course there.
Miss A. NJ. Smith, of the supply
office, is visiting her mother In
Pottsville, Pa.
George Brown, of the supply Of
fice,, is ill.
Park Kirk, of the six-inch shop,
expects to resign in a few days to
take Trip west.
Bill Henley, of the six-inch shop,
is visiting friends in Harrisburg, Pa.
Jasper Green, of the six-inch shop,
who has been on the sick list for
the past two weeks, is back at work.
Lloyd Long, of the six-inch shop,
has returned from a trip to Jack
sonville, Fla.
George Smiley, of the proof shop,
is out on the sick list with a heavy
cold.
C. p. Chemise, of the proof shop,
has resigned and returned to his
home in Detroit.
Earl Bunch, of the foundry, has
joined the Knights of Columbus.
Mark Collins, of the foundry, has
returned to work after a two weeks
illness.
Chas. Kirby, of the foundry, has
received news from London that his
mother and father are both leaving
for America on April Q. Charles
expects to meet them in New York.
Bill McDonough, of the east shop,
is leading his shop team in bowling.
Jap Holland and Mike Mccormick,
of the same shop, are also doing
good work to keep the East Shop
team in the running.
George Weide and Herman Muth
were recently promoted from ma
chinists, third class, to machinists,
second class.
Leo Shifferin, of the brass foun-
dry. has returned to work after a
months illness.
w. HI. Kumminger, of the pipe
shop, is expecting to leave for a
two weeks trip to Cincinnati as
soon as he has his engine over
hauled.
Miss Margaret Boetler, of the ac-
office, has resigned.
Miss Helen Murphy and Miss
Agnes Speith, of the accounting Of
fee. are studying Spanish at n local
school.
Zone five will hold their regular
dance Saturday night at $3.50 pm.
at the Red Cross rooms. The dance
will be held for the benefit of the
baseball league.
The Navy Yard Baseball League
is to have six teams competing thfs
season.
Miss Pearl Gray, of the time
clerks Office, is attending her moth
er's wedding anniversary in Chicago.
Mason Leon, of the optical shop,
has resigned his position in the
yard to accept one in Rome, n. Y.