Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-08
UNCLE SANS PRINTERY
SOME GENERAL NOTES OF INTER-
EST ABOUT THE CRAFT.

At the first meeting in March of the
binders union nominations will be made
for the delegation to the annual meeting
Of the international body of binders, which
convenes at ST. Paul in June next The
election will occur in April. and be
nounced at the meeting in that month.
There are four delegates to be selected.
and there is going to be a spirited contest
for the honor of representing the District
union. which embraces over 600 binders.
Among those mentioned as candidates for
the delegateships are the following we'll
known men: William B. Hyde, E. J. Roche.
Leonard Kukart. J. L. Feeney, /. NJ Hardy,
Thomas Esperson, Robert Frailey and
Charles Nelson.
The bookbinders' union has adopted a
new scale of wages and hours for the
binders employed outside of government
employ. 1t Is stated that the matter has
be en- amicabiy adjusted and signed by the
local Typotheta.
The binders are very much interested in
the fate of the bill introduced in Congress
recently to allow four extra days of leave
of absence. This would practically give
thirty working days a month instead of
twenty-sfx as now. This was embodied in
law passed about two years ago for the
benefit Of the clerks in the executive de-
partments. The binders feel that Congress
will certainly accord them the same con-
s1deration as that granted the department
clerks, particularly when it is borne in
mind that the government binders as well
as other employees of the printery work an
hour longer than the former workers
The bindery yesterday delivered the first
lnstallment of an edition of seventy-seven
hundred of the twentieth annual report of
the bureau of American ethnology auarto
size. containing $50 pages and 1T plates
1t is very neat volume. and is bound in
olive green cloth. 1t is devoted to the
science of ethene and pottery.
Death of Pioneer Employe.
David A. Thompson, who has been an en-
ploye of the printing office almost since the
organization. died February last and was
buried this afternoon. He was sixty-three
years OF age and man of many good
parts. The Bookbinders' Union, of which
he was prominent member, arranged for
the preparation of an elaborate floral piece
for the obSequies today. shaped like an
open book. The deceased suffered a para
lytic stroke about two months ago, from
which he never fully recovered.
The government bookbinders are all in a
Hutter over their forthcoming annual BAN
quet- 1t will commemorate the f1fty-fourth
anniversary of the union and will be held
at the Oxford Hotel on Saturday evening
February 20. An attractive program of adj
dresses and music by local talent is being
prepared by committee of the binders.
and the minstrel talent in the union is also
underlined for stunt.
Notes.
Mrs. L. L. Spofford resigned her position
in the thanksgiving division to accept a
position in the Treasury Department
The following appointments from the
civil service list of eligibles are reported
in Foreman Espey's THANKSGIVING division:
Leona Jackson. Annie Piaskett; Catherine
ders, X. L. Croggon. This is a very busy
division these days
Mrs. Jane Minor forewoman of the big
t.
be improving from her spell of serious
sickness. She is one of the veterans of the
big Office, and very naturally there has
been much sOlicitude over her condition.
At the last meeting of the Women's Aux
iliary of the Bookbinders' Union nine new
members were elected.
The many friends Of Mr. Charles HI.
Schultz of the press room are pleased to
learn that he is rapidly recovering from
an attack of appendicitis.
Miss A. Gormley a press feeder in the
Gazette division, is in Baltimore in attend
ance upon sick relative.
Mr.. c. B. Mccain of the Gazette division
is off on sick leave
Messrs. Joseph 1. Keefer and Charles
vision from the third division, where they
were transferred short time ago. The
former division offered an irresistible In
ducement in the shape Of shorter hours.
There are a great many employees of the
big printery who hold membership in the
state republican clubs located in the Dis
trict 1t Is noted that Mr.. w. H. Smith,
proof reader In the job room, has been
elected president Of the Missouri Repubii-
can Club
Mr.. Edwin L. Edmonston of the ''spess''
room lost sister unexpectedly recently.
Miss Isabella GirWin OF the press room
has been absent from the ONCE some days
on account of sickness.
The Merchants Association of Honolulu
has memorialized Secretary of War Taft
through Prince Kalanianaole. the Hawaiian
delegate to Congress, asking that a regi-
ment Of infantry be stationed at Honolulu