The Washington times., 1907-09-08
Government Printing OffiCe8
VETERAN PRINTER
ON HIS VACATION
Leaves for New York,
Jamestown, and Blue
mont, Va.

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Col. George Harry Stone, Of the nth
/ division proof room, left Monday for
his snnual vacation. which he Will
spend in New York. jamestown. and at
Bluemont Va.
: Colonel Stone is one Of the Oldest
! union printers in the office. having been
a member Of the typographical union
since 1851 He was twice president OF
! st. Louis Union. No. 8. and twice
| delegate &c the international Union, and
! an organizer for that body.
/ Colonel Stone also has an interesting
/ army record. He enlisted from Missouri
/ In April. 1851. and was the first COM
| missioned officer from that state in the
] civil war. He was appointed captain
OF Company c. which af;erward became
/ the First Missouri Regiment. The regi-
/ ment was at Wilson Creek and also took
part IN the siege and capitulation of
Fort Donelson. Colonel Stone being pro-
NOTED 70 the rank OF major for gallant
] services rendered In battle. He was
also in the battle Of shiloh. and shortly
after was assigned 10 the stan Of Maj
/ Gen. G. NJ. Dodge as chief OF artillery
/ for the left wing OF the Sixteenth Army
! Corps.
| When General Price invaded St. Louis.
| Colonel Stone was commissioned colonel
/ By Gov. Willard p. Han and assigned
as chief OF stan 10 General Pike, and
thus took part in repelling Price.
Lewis Livingston. the well-known
/ actor. is a son Of Colonel Stone. who
was married about two years ago for
the second time.
II. c. Mcfarland. superintendent Of
manufacture, is on vacation for several
/ weeks.
stephen L. Mccarthy Of the estimat-
| ing section OF the auditing division.
| is spending his annual leave at Allan
tic City ana other points in that locality
! William Bond has been transferred
from the division OF manufacture to the
counting division, and given promo
ton.
George z. Clark, subinspector. has re-
turned from New York, where he spent
MS vacation.
John zIrwes. receiving clerk IN the
supply division, is on vacation for three
weeks.
John w. Rodgers. OF the supply divi-
sion. has returned from a trip to
Atlantic city and Philadelphia. At the
latter place he registered Tor the fall
/ election.
William Halstead Mellach. Of the sup
ply division. IS taking a section OF his
annual leave.
George y. Page. Of the pamphlet bind
/ Ing division, has returned from a
months vacation.
Joseph stanislaus Murray, OF the sup
! ply division. has been on the sick iist
/ for the past ten days.
John W. Mitchell. Of the pamphlet
division, has returned from Boston and
other points East, where he spent two
weeks OF his vacation.
Arthur McCubb. OF the pamphlet bind
ing division. is spending two weeks at
Laurel, Nd.
Miss Edna b. Cross. OF the folding and
packing division, has returned from Il
two-week vacation.
william F. Walsmitl. OF the fifth di-
vision proofroom, spent last week as a
member OF piscatorial expedition
John H. Carr and George o. Burke. of
the watch force, leave today with the
Grand Army hosts for the Saratoga en-
campment-
John E Walsh. Of the pamphlet bind
ing division, is spending two weeks at
Colonial Beach.
John w Allen. copy messenger IN the
ffta division. has been promoted from
g to $3.50 per day.
William Krail. OF the supply division
made the trip to Philadelphia last week
in order to register his name for the
approaching election. He also accom-
( panied HIS daughter to Atlantic City
where she viii remain for her health
'WiIber J. Huson. Of the supply d.
: vision, IS again at work after vaca-
ton and a few days on the sick list.
! William A. Knoll Is spending uilSeI
p days at Cumberland, Nd, accompanies
by his family.
e John DuTfey, formerly foreman OF tn,
? carpenter shop, who is now located a
, Los Angeles. Cal, visited friends II
l Washington last week Mr.. Durfey Il
now a prosperous contractor. He vii
visit the jamestown Exposition and FL
mira, n. Y, before returning home,
= Frank R Trimble, Of the proof di
vision, and wife had as visitors las
week Mr.. and Mrs VIII A. Johnson
Z Mr. and Mrs A. Pruitt and daughter
5 Miss Elizabeth. OF New Mexico. and MI
4 I and Mrs. Garnett and daughter, o
Brownwood. Tex. The party is on
sightseeing tour. including tie James
! town Exposition, New York city, an
X the Yellowstone Park.
Joseph F. Splann, Of the foundry a
vision, is spending his vacation at In
! dianapolis, Ind.
Among the bindery employees on vacs
ton are Miss Eleanor NJ. Chamber.
, Miss Ella T. Murphy. Miss Nora Leah.
n Mrs. Annie NJ. McKevitt. Armour
r Mathewson, and Henry Q. Whit