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ee, Ae 7 ; ; SUNT y) 7 a IUNVITOITIUETOUELUTRUEA TAT al J. WRIGHT has been appoint- ed general agent for the Ad- miral line in the Philippine islands with headquarters at Manila. Mr. Wright has a record of many years of efficient service in the steamship busi- ness. He started his career in 1901 at Vancouver as ticket. agent for the Stim- son Wharf Co. In 1905 he entered the employ of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co., where he rose steadily until he be- came contracting freight agent of the company in Seattle. With the consolida- tion of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co. M. J. WRIGHT and the Pacific Alaska Navigation Co., Mr. Wright became chief clerk to the freight traffic manager of the consoli- dated companies, with offices at San Francisco. In January, 1918, he was ap- pointed assistant general freight agent of the Pacific Steamship Co., with head- quarters in Seattle, which position he held until his recent appointment to Manila. ee Henry S. Quick has severed his con- nection with the Kerr Steamship Co., Inc., New York. He was general freight agent for the company since its entrance into ocean transportation about four years ago. ee Oe Lanpon B. SmitH was recently ap- pointed port agent at New Orleans for Intimate Gossip About What Leaders in the Maritime World Are Doing the foreign commerce service of the United States railroad administration. Mr. Smith’s offices are in the Queen & Crescent building. He fills the position recently held by Mervin P. BiLiups, re- signed, who is now assistant director of operations at New Orleans ‘for the United States shipping board. ee W. F. Taytor, who is assistant to J. H. Rosseter, director of operations for the United States shipping board, has been appointed assistant director to handle the increasing work pertaining to the direction of operation of American merchant vessels. Mr. Taylor is well versed in Pacific coast shipping prob- lems and was connected with. Southern Pacific railroad and other roads in the western part of the country for more than’ 18 years. A large part ‘of: his present duties consists in the actual direction of vessels released from war service. eo a ee F. A. Stantey has been appointed freight traffic manager for the Great Lakes Transit. Corp., Cleveland. Mr. Stanley now has charge of all freight traffic as the position of general freight agent has been abolished. Cae ee THEODORE R. HERMANSON has become works manager of the Epping-Carpenter Pump Co., Pittsburgh. Mr. Hermanson was formerly connected with the Worth- ington Machinery Corp. at its Harrison works. Poa Lieut. E. W. Stetson, member of the United States auxiliary force left Seattle recently for San Francisco to await orders for sea duty. Lieutenant Stetson is well known on the west coast and holds master’s licenses for inland waters and ocean service. He was formerly a division officer of the U. S. S. Vicxs- BURG and was one of the first executive officers at the naval training station in Seattle. Pe Cat ak Cuartres A. AsTLEY who served in the United States navy during the war has left the service to take up his former position as marine and grain clerk of the Merchants’ exchange of Seattle. ee Cuartes D. Dyer Jr., superintendent of service of the American International Corp., Hog island, Philadelphia, and who since his graduation from the University of Pennsylvania in 1908, previously had * 201 Li UNIT directed the industrial relations o ganization of the Republic Iron & Steel Co. and the Semet-Solvay Co., has be- come a member of Hunt & Dyer, re- cently organized with headquarters in the Commercial building, Philadelphia. The new firm will. develop industrial life insurance. et 1 * * * H. E. Gmprn was re-elected president of the Great Lakes Towing Co. at its recent annual meeting. Other officers elected are: THomas JoHNSON, vice presi- dent; M. H. WarpweEtt, secretary and ww LIEUT. JOHN H. CLARK treasurer; G. H. VRoMAN, assistant secre- tary, while H. A. Ketty and Harvey D. GouLpvER were re-elected general counsel. eae Lizut. JouN H. Crark, who has been in charge of the United States naval auxiliary reserve recruiting office at Cleveland, and who is well known to lake men, was placed on the inactive list on Feb. 22. Lieutenant Clark has been appointed district manager of the Great Lakes, including Canada, for the Sperry Gyroscope Co., Brooklyn, N..Y. He is making Cleveland his headquarters, with offices in the Guardian building. x OK Ox CHARLES KAUFMAN, connected with the immigration department of the Cunard line,. at Boston, has successfully passed examination for the Massachusetts bar. oie. Aaa sis " Me en Pe ee ea ee eae Se A RES Fe Pek OF ‘see tail GE no lay ie Es hats SO, 1 i a eae eG