Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-05
Glee Club Concert.


physical comfort.
Glee Club Concert.
The Job Room-Foundry Glee Club of the
government printing office gave a very en-
joyable concert during the lunch hour re-
Gently in the rotunda of the front stairway
on the seventh floor, when the following
program was rendered: THE Soldiers Fare
WE'LL 1.-THE Vacant Chair" ''Tenting To-
night on the Old Camp Ground and THE
Star Spangled Banner" Hundreds of the
employees gathered at the front part of the
building to listen to the concert, although 1t
was possible to hear the singing in every
part of the vast structure. Some very en-
thusiastic comments have been made on the
splendid results obtained in the short period
or practice and training the club has had as
an organization. The next song recital will
be held at noon the Sd of July
Some idea of the enormous proportions
OF the year book of the Department of Ag-
riculture can be obtained from the fact
that four and one-half tons of glue and
thirty barrels of flour are required to Sc
cure over 10000 yards of blue cloth to five
car loads of binders boards One ton of
sewing thread of different kinds and $4,000
yards OF tape are used by the sewing ma
chimes, and over $1,000 worth of gold leaf
is applied for the purposes of ornamental
ton. The supply division is required to
keep separate account of the materials
furnished for this work, the contrac tors for
the larger items furnishing the material as
wanted, saving of storage room and the
necessity for repeated handling.
AT this season of the year the product
of the roller room of the big printery is
especially appreciated by employees of the
press room, rollers of a quality adapted to
the varying temperature of the summer
months being one of the main results of
the operation of its own roller plant by the
once. The roller mandatory connected
with the press room has a capacity of 1914
Ia ha ac.tj,
capable of turning out every sized roller
required by the office. The employees in
charge of this work particularly expert
In this line of work and their knowledge
OF the use of the various compositions en-
ables them to keep the presses supplied
with the quality of rollers required to meet
the varying conditions of the work
Event of Interest.
An approaching wedding OF particular IN
terest to employees of the main press room
is that of Miss Nellie E. Jordan and A. w.
Graham, which will take place Wednesday
noon at the residence of the brides parents.
81 New York avenue northwest Mr. Ora
hams employment in the office began in
1877, He has had charge of the Congress
slonal Record press-wGrk since 1894. The
bride in this romantic union is from Bos-
ton Mass, and the acquaintance culmina-
ting in this happy event began while she
was employed as a press feeder in the
office. trip by water to Atlantic City
New York and Philadelphia will precede
their taking a position with the married
set
w. j. Simmons, superintendent of the paper
warehouse, is on leave of absence for thirty
days, part of which time he will spend at
his home in Ashford Conn Mr.. Simmons
would spend the entire time out of the CITY
except for the fact that his office force has
been curtailed by leaves of absence usually
working till or o'clock every night and
no l1t1fN
feature of the extra time required to keep
up is that the employees do not receive any
compensation for the extra work their pay
being computed on yearly basis
The employees of the folding room greatly
regretted the death of Miss Kate Shub-
bard She had suffered a stroke of paraly-
sis. Her coworkers were well represented
at the funeral services, and those not able
to attend in person sent beautiful and ap-
propriate floral offerings.
Foreman Hay on Leave.
L. c. Hay foreman of the JOB room. is
absent on leave and will visit his home in
WATERFOWL n. Y, Niagara Falls. and the
Thousand Islands, winding up with d trout
fishing trip. Mr.. Hay has always taken
his leave piecemeal, registering, voting and
business trips consuming all The leave he
mas mad In seven years, but for thirty
days he says he is going TO enjoy, va
cation as if there was not thiag on earth
that required his attention.
The ladies of the folding room are pleased
with the appearance of the advance sheets
OF the annual year book IN their section.
Trey are not SO much interested In the
book as in the fact that with the begin
ming of This work each year The amount of
piece work they are given - perform IN
eight hours is raised from 50 10 50 80
Miss Mary Elizabeth Speisser dirsctress
OF the folding room, met with a very pain
ful accident recently while on her way
home from the Office on a bicycle She had
bad fall, resulting in several severe
bruises, one of which was dangerously
near the eye