Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
LARGE BOOK BINDERY
FINISHING DEPARTMENT FOR
THE G. P. o. WORK.
An Interesting Study-Base Ball News
designations and Deaths
Personal Notes.

Office in this line is an interesting as well
as instructive study. The field of observa-
ton here is necessarily large 1t is said the
range of publications being from the SIM
| plest pamphlets to the most expensive and
| artistic library editions. and the connois-
| Seur finds much on every hand to delight
| the eye and appeal TO the artistic taste.
The workers are supplied with the latest
nachlnes, and the methods and processes
| are thoroughly up to date and facilitated
by the excellent systems in vogue in the
| various divisions. Many of the special ma
chimes in use understood to be the in
| vention of those in charge of the work and
the product OF the machine shop connected
| with the Office.
The work of the main bindery is said to
be made up principally of the larger edi-
uons OFTEN running well up into the thou
| sands of volumes Much of the work OF
| the b1ndery Is varied. it is said being gov
| erned by the taste of the department order
| ing IT, although so divided wherever nos
sible among the various divisions as to sse-
clal1ze the Workmen in their tasks. In ex-
| amlning the finished product the observer
is said to be impressed with the excel
! lence, sta biiity and uniformity of the work.
manship, and it is understood that many
! commendatory letters reach the public
printer In relation to deliveries of particu-
| larly satisfactory work
The stunt system as applied to the
| greater portion of the binders employed IN
| the office is understood to insure q good
days work, and as an illustration that the
| amount is by no means small 1t Is said
| That seldom does new employe come into
| the office who can at first produce the num-
| Der of bound books required of those hold
ing steady situations.
Restoration OF Old Books.
The job division of the bindery is one of
| the most interesting objects of attention to
| the casual visitor, the regeneration of the
| tattered and worn books, papers, maps and
other odds and ends of the various branches
Of the government service evidencing the
| application of highly skilled labor and in
telligent treatment of what appears at first
glance to be fitted only for the waste pile
The work comes in small lots frequently
some books of reference. pamphlets and
even files of old newspapers being sent here
| to have their availability renewed.
Considering the quality. quantity and
rapidly of the work of the bindery, it IS
said to compare favorably with that of any
similar institution the enormous quanti-
ties of material purchased being an i'm
portant item in lessen.ng the cost of pro-
duction. A few of the larger items are said
to include $500 dozen sheep skins, oven
100000 feet of COW hide of all vara tionl
of color, practically the entire output ot
one manufacturer. and other items of SIM
liar magnitude. The saving in price Incl
dent to such large purchases is said to Off
set in large measure the privileges that
all government employees enjoy of short
workday and leaves of absence. The saw
ing in the price of 1900 packs of gold leaf
used is said to practically pay for its ap.
plication-
Glee Club Entertains.
The Job Room-Foundry Glee Club is re.
garded one of the best and largest or.
ganizations for the singing of patriotic airs
in the big prntery. 1t is their custom on
appropriate occasions to station them
selves during the lunch hour in one Of the
elevator corridors on the seventh floor, and
it is said that the singing can be heard In
every part of the great structure. Manager
Ben A. Lineback reports the club somewhat
strengthened at the present time the MEM
bership being as follows: Tenors. Messrs
Sullivan Smith, Bridwell and Aldridge; sec
ond tenors, Thompkins, Balmer, Rooney
and Lange; barltones, Clough, Knapp, Whall
and Darling; bassos Brown, Israel, Parker
and Lineback.
Base Ball Teams
Manager Hart of the champion foundry
base ball team is confident of the ability
Of that team to again win the pennant in
the Government Printing Office League. He
announces the lineup for the first game as
follows: Mills, shortstop; Patterson, right
field; Burlingame first base: Brown, pitch
er; Solan, catcher; Addison, center field
Mullgan, second base; Rooney, third be se
Nolan, left field. Capt. Burlingame is said
to have other good material in Messrs.
Thompson, Selzle Hickman, Splann, Mark
ham. Roman. Burns, Clark and Schweitzer.
The Cow Boys, one of the two base ball
teams of the bindery, is said by Manager
Laframboise to be ready for the opening
of the season with the following lineup: |
Heinold, center field Cotter, shortstop; Con- |
roy, first base; Artesani. second base; La
framboise second base and manager; |
Thompson. catcher; Happier, pitcher; Chute, |
third base: Daley. left field; Treadway,
right field; Nevns, left field and Newman.
right field
Charles E. Holmes of the Gazette division |
has received an appointment as proof read |
er and reviser in the Philippine government |
printing office at Manila at a salary of |
s.. coo per year. Mr.. Holmes has been an |
employe of the government printing Office |
for a number of years, having held several |
responsible positions. including that OF as
sistant foreman Of the first division and |
foreman of the night bill force. He will |
leave Washington with his family the 18th |
Of May and visit relatives in Illinois and
Iowa, sailing from San Francisco May % |
on the Siberia for Manila. Mr.. Holmes is |
said to have taken an active interest in the |
affairs of Columbia Typographical Union, !
John Leech the public printer of the Phil
ippine Islands, at the international con-
vention at Detroit In 1899.
Personal Mention
The friends Of Miss Ella b. Duffey, act
Ing forewoman of the folding room, were
completely surprised when the announce
ment was made to them last week that
Miss Duffey was married October 16 to H. |
B. Matchett In Alexandra county, Va
The friends of Ira c. Cole were shocked
to learn of the sudden death of his wife |
recently. Mr.. Cole IS said to be one of the
oldest pressmen in the office and his wife
member of Lincoln Relief Corps, the
Golden Cross and other organizations.
The resignation of Miss Louise Fitzgerald |
of the sewing division of the bindery has
been announced. 1t is understood that Miss !
Fitzgerald has received an appointment as |
teacher in the Taylor school.
The title of grand old lady OF the print |
ing office" is applied to Mrs. Amanda
Gormley of the specification press room.
Notwithstanding she celebrated her seven
ty-third birthday recently, she is said to
be one of THE best press feeders in the Office |
Louis hamburger of the reserve division |
of the bindery IS suffering with a bone |
felon, necessitatMg absence from his en- |
ployment.
Miss Anna Mix OF the specification press |
room spent Easter Sunday with her parents |
in Baltimore Miss Mix has valuable col !