Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-03
AMONG THE PRINTERS.
NEWS OF INTEREST AT BIG GOV
EMINENT WORKSHOP.
Death Invades the Ranks Of the En-
ployes-The Student Glass Learning
Machines-Base Ball Meeting.

Information has been received here of the
recent death at San Francisco of an old
Congressional Record hand" George Bay
less whose popularity is attested by the
old-time compositors who knew him back
| In the seventies. Mr.. Bayless was said by
his friends to be born politician, but
his experience in Louisiana during what
was known as the reconstruction period is
said to have driven him back to the case.
On one occasion. referring to his LOUISE
ana experience, he said to a fellow printer:
Ialk about the bubbling pot of politics,
why down there in the pelican state it is
not only bubbiing, but the pot is boiling
clean over, and many fellows have been
scalded, some of them fatally"
The old-timers In the government printing
once remember George Bayless as an un-
compromising union man and refuge in
the time of Storm" as one of them ex-
pressed it to a Star reporter
The death list at the big printery was
further increased during the week by the
demise OF Albert E. ingalls,, who died sud
denly while at work in the proof room as
described at the time in The Star, and
by the taking off by typhoid fever last
Tuesday of Mr.. James ]. White of the
press room, who was an active member of
Pressmen's Union, No. 1. Referring to the
death Of Mr.: Whittle, the Trades Unionist
says sad feature of his demise was that
his little boy was also taken down with
typhoid fever and is now in a hospital The
remains of the father We're taken to Boston.
Mass, for interment.
Meeting at the Temple.
There was well-attended meeting of the
ex-Delegates Association yesterday after
noon at Typographical Temple. The pres
ident, Mr.. Zachariah T. Jenkins appointed
Messrs. ]. NJ. Kreiter A F. Bioomer and
Philip S. Steele committee to draft suit
able resolutions on the recent death of AL
bert b. ingalls, of the government printing
office proof room.
1t was stated that there are 1O7 former
delegates in Columbia Typographical
Union, and steps will be taken to have
them become members of the association.
The matter of giving a series of entertain
ments during the winter was discussed
but final action was deferred until the
next meeting of the organization, to be
held in January.
A number of printers interested in form
ing a base ball league for the season Of
1905 also met yesterday at the Temple. 1t
is proposed to form mines of employees of
the government printing Office and the bu-
reau of engraving and printing. Among
those interested in this movement are
Messrs. George F. Kirch of the bindery and
NJ. E. O'Connor of the bureau. Prelimi-
nary steps were taken at the meeting yes
terday.
The promotion is announced of w. H.
Kaufman from messenger in the Official
Gazette division TO helper at $3.50 per day.
Learning the Machines.
The student class in the Record divis-
ion. the members of which are learning the
machines has received the following addi-
| tions from the second division: Messrs.
Hugh Everett, C. ]. Sheriff and NJ ]. New
ius.
number of printers and their families
attended the ceremonies of the laying of the
cornerstone of new Christian Church at 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon at 10th and d
streets southeast. The new church Is large
ly the outcome of the Southeast Mission,
established last winter by the Ninth Street
Christian Church, the membership of which
comprises many printers and other en-
ployes of the government printing Office,
who also contributed literally, 1t is stated,
to the building fund of the new congrega-
ton.
Mr.. David Pollock left this city Thursday
for the Union Printers Home at Colorado
Springs where he goes for the benefit of his
impaired health.
After vacation of eight days, MIR. Robert
p Piehoff has returned to duty in the third
division, where he is secretary of the
chapel.
The Ieave-taking season is about over, it
is stated, and very few applications are
being sent to the front Office.