Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-12
NEW FOREMEN NAMED
CHANGES ORDERED AT GOVERN
MENT PRINTING OFFICE.

With the appointment of Mr.. B. NJ. Con-
nelly to be second assistant foreman Of the
job division OF the government printing
office the reorganiza ton of the executive
force of that branch of the printery has
been completed. Several days ago. as told
at the time in The Star, the public printer
promoted Acting Foreman ]. w. Michael
to be foreman.
This was followed by the appointment OF
Mr.. Robert w. Summers to be first assist
ant foreman. and yesterday the elevation OF
Mr.. Connolly completed the list.
The job division takes especial pride in
| turning out first-class work. The require
ments of government work necessarily con-
fine one to plainness, but even this class
of work Is made to bear the seal of neatneSs
| and good taste before leaving the division.
Among the different classes of work turn
ed out there may be mentioned spccihca-
tons and proposals for all kinds of sup
plies for the various departments Of the
government, post office distribution schemes
for all the states and most of the cities,
large manifolding books, ledger and account
books pamphlets of all sizes and descrip-
tons. index cards, registry bills and re-
ceipts, pension vouchers by the millions,
all kinds of blanks for the isthmian canal,
envelopes. letter and note heads, franks for
seeds and congressional privileges, circu-
lars and letters in great numbers. 1t would
be hard matter, in fact, to mention some
thing in the line Of printing which is not
done there.
Foreman Michael's Record.
The foreman, Mr.. ]. w. Michael. has
worked at the printing business for more
than thirty years, having learned the trade
in Columbia, Pa. He entered the govern
ment printing office in 1890, and was as
signed to the old first division on congress
sionai bills, shortly afterwards being trans
ferred to the job division. and filling at
different times the position Of compositer,
imposer, makeup and proofreader.
When the Syracuse Post was started in
1884 he was placed in charge of the "ad''
room. and remained there until 1899, when
he again entered the government printing
office and was appointed assistant foreman
Of the job division.
The Assistant Foremen.
Mr.. Robert w. Summers, recently ap-
pointed first assistant foreman of the Job
division. is a native of Buffalo, N Y, leav-
ing there in 1888 to take a position in the
JOB room OF the government printing Office,
where he has served successfully as COM
positor, makeup and job press reviser.
MIR. Summers is also a graduate Of the
United States College of Veterinary Sur
geons of Washington, D. c.. in which COL
left the employ of Gies & Co. of Buffalo
where he had charge of the job depart
ment in 1883, and was connected with the
Buffalo Times for several years.
Mr.. B. M. Connolly. who was yesterday
named as third assistant foreman, is a ma
tive of Pennsylvania. He became a COM
positor in the government printing office in
1890, working on the Congressional Record
among the memorable days of the tom
Reed Congress" At the close of the ses-
sion he was transferred to the job division
When Mr.. Benedict became public printer
Mr. Connolly was relegated to the outside
but was reinstated in few months. and
has been successfully advanced to imposer
proof reader and assistant foreman. He
exercises, In the latter position, supervision
over the proof room and the straight mat
ter" department of the job division.
Mr.. Connolly is graduate of the George
town law school, class of 97, and a mem
Der Of the Alumni Society of Georgetown
University.