Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-21
In THE BIG PRINT SHOP
COMPLETING LIBRARY FOR SUR
GEoN GENERAL.
General and Personal Matters Of In
terest at the Government
Printing Office.

The government printing Office is COM
pleting the tenth volume of an index cata-
logue for the Office Of the surgeon general
this being the second series Of the same I'M
port. An idea Of the size and completely
OF the library OF the surgeon general Is de-
rived from the statement that there have
Deen tWenty-six large volumes of index
catalogues published and 1t is said that
by the time the present series is completed
there will be sufficient material on hand
for a third SERIES The composition on this
publication is said to be the most difficult of
anything turned oyt>by the Office, and 1t Is
placed by the printers in the same category
OF tedious work with patent specification
printing.
Speaking OF the character and scope of
the surgeon generals library. Mr.. L. c..
Terrell, superintendent Of public documents,
said that this collection of books was un-
doubtedly the largest and most complete
of Its kind in the United States, and prob
ably the most up-tO-date. II not the larg-
est. in the world. The medical museum is
not only the home of this wonderful medi-
number Of specimens of interest to the
medical fraternity, said to be the largest
collection In this country.
Carlos B. Tomlin. formerly a proofreader
In the big prtntery, has been recently dis
charged from the printers home at Colo
RADIO Springs as cured, and Is working at
his trade The treatment of consumption
at the home Is by the ''fresh-air' method.
Supt. Deacon having a colony of invalids
comfortably cared for in tents.
The bindery division Is completing a 200
page memorial of the late Senator George
Hoar, giving the addresses delivered at the
of Congress in honor of his long and honor
able career. The fronuspiece is a steel
engraving which Is not only good ex-
ample of the work Of the bureau Of printing
and engraving hut excellent likeness
of Senator Hoar.
The foundry division has completed an
excellent half-tone duplicate of a picture
of the late Secretary Hay.
Off on Leave.
Louis A. Neuer Of the guide force Is TAX
ing trip which will include Niagara Falls,
the Hudson river and Atlantic City.
William E. Muffiey Of the blank bindery
finishing room is accompanied by his wife
and the Misses Lottie and Sadie Wood on
a visit of several weeks at Warren White
Sulphur Springs, Va.
The Government Printing Office Veteran
Club held Its monthly meeting Saturday
evening, the attendance of several promi-
nent speakers and the serving of refresh
ments making very enjoyable evening.
Mrs. Laura Naen of the blank bndery
sewing room is visiting at Atlantic City.
Miss Grace Parkhurst is at Rock Hail.
Chesapeake bay, and Miss Ida E. Peaper is
visiting at Newport and Atlantic City.
From the job room A. d. Kinney and
wife are at San Francisco and Portland
Ore; c. w. Brdwell and wife, Wilkes
barre, Pa; Claude M. Ballard, Ada, Ohio,
and c. w. Summers at home.
Mrs Annie E Robb of the Library sew
ing room is visiting at Greenwood Lake, N
Y; Miss Belle Lambson is at her home, in
Philadelphia, and Miss Mary Fay is at
Oakland Md.
Miss Nellie NJ. sacrey of the folding room
is at Bar Harbor, and Miss Bertha Christi
man and Miss Hortense E. Crawford are
at Atlantic City.
Mrs. Josephine Simpson Of the fourth di-
vision has returned from an extended trip
in Europe
Albert ]. Laframboise, a binder in the
document division of the bindery and cap
tain of the Cowboys base ball team, win
ners of the Office pennant is sick with
typhoid fever.