Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
Five Thousand Wall Hangers.

The reserve division of the bindery is
mounting 5000 wall hangers for the use of
recruiting stations of the War Department,
large quantities of cotton cloth being re-
quired for backngs These highly-colored
Autographs are delivered to the office for
printing and mounting by the department.
and the work of the bindery is said to COM
pare more than favorably with that of pri
waite concerns whose speciality is map and
picture mounting.
Efforts have been made from time to time
by the bicycle riding employees of the gov
eminent printing Office to have a place set
aside for the storage of their wheels dur
ing the day, but it has been impossible
heretofore to find room for their accom-
mediation. There have been serious objec-
tons to any proposition brought forward
because of the crowded condition of the
office, but it is probable that satisfactory
solution of the matter can be reached be-
fore the coming of another spring.
The bindery supply division is getting out
the material for the Blue Book the work
being about finished in the other depart
ments. This book requires the largest
amount of colored leather of any publica-
ton of the office. $50 skins of highly-gIa zed
blue leather being required for its produc-
ton.
Alexander Elliott, superintendent of the
foundry, has been enjoying vacation at
Atlantic City for several weeks. Michael
Shaen, one of the assistant foremen, has
also been absent on leave, charge of the
I. w Shomo, assistant foreman.
Personal Mention.
Mrs. F. w. C. Plumb, directress Of sec
ton of the folding room, is visiting friends
at New York. The Misses Olive Maud and
Agnes May Montrose are at their homes
and Miss Leisa A. Watson is at Atlantic
City.
John B. Morrison proof reader of the
Gazette division. has recovered from an
accident to his right eye, contact with
chair post causing him considerable pain.
fear being expressed that 1t would perrna-
nently injure his sight.
Miss Eta Davis of the job bindery is
visiting a Toronto Canada; Mrs. Annie
Lindsay is at Pittsburg, Pa, and Maj. A. T.
Tompkins is spending a vacation on the
eastern shore of Maryland.
Albert ]. Laframboise, member of the
champion Cowboys base ball team of the
bindery, is able to get out doors after a
long and serious attack of typhoid fever.
c.. c. Covert, foreman of the pamphlet
division of the folding room, is enjoying a
short vacation, the foreman of the congress
sional division, Adam Brandt having tenn
porary control.
Miss Lizzie c. Williamson, verifying and
file clerk of the folding room, Is visiting
relatives at her home in Wheeling, w. Va.
Harvey Southwick, assistant foreman OF
the Gazette division, is visiting relatives
and renewing acquaintance at his home at
Albany, n. Y.
SIldTIeS a. bldteIi VI <hichNhuiih iIec ~
ceived a permanent appointment as saw
grinder for the entire plant.
Peter Frank. assistant foreman OF the job
bindery, is on his vacation and is at At
lantic City with his wife.
John f. Paul of the machine folding room
has removed his family from Dunn Loring
Station, Va, to the city.
Ben A. Lineback, an imposer of the job
room, has returned from short health
pleasure trio.
P. j. Byrne, foreman of binding, was on
the sick list for several days the past week
Samuel G. Wise of Philadelphia has been
reinstated and assigned to the fifth division.