The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-01

Brotherhood Of BoOkbinders, and also
served as president Of local No. s, In
Chicago,
William r. Love. delegate from CO.
lumbia Typographical Union, No. f0i. to
the Hot Springs convention, returned to
the city on Wednesday. Mrs. Love and
children remained over for few weeks
TO visit with her mother in Memphis,
Tenn
Benjamin F. Constantine. foreman Of
printing. left for New York on Official
business last week. He will visit the
Mergenthaler factory in Brooklyn for
the purpose Of considering plans for the
execution of bill work on the Iinotype
machines during the coming session OF
Congress.
It is stated that the second and third
printing divisions will soon be things of
the past The second division has been
entirely moved out. while the foreman,
David J. Roberts, is working around
for the time being. Thirty-eight COM
Iositors were transferred 10 the first di-
vision on Tuesday, and twenty on Thurs
day, which serves to bring the total
force Of the first division 10 to 224 en-
ployes.
The recently appointed wage board.
consisting of William L. Post, F. a.
Collins, Peter Frank r. l.. McAuley,
and B. F. Constantine. has organized
for business and is giving consideration
to many complex questions presented
I'm the matter OF readjusting the salaries
o. the employees.
Charles A. Durno, a weIl-known and
popular composltor employed in the first
division, died at his home, 1850 Fourth
street northwest. on Thursday. of ~
phoid fever Mr.. Durno had only been
III about FIVE days, and his death was
q shock to his many friends. He was
forty years of age. and is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Flora Evers Durno, and a
young SON
George A Tracy. who left the Gov
eminent Printing office few years ago
to take employment in the Government
Printing Office at Manila, was visitor
in Washington last week. Mr.. Tracy
returned to the States about a year ago,
and has since been employed in san
Francisco
r. Banou, who until recently was
eu1nloved in the blndery, has been made
foreman Of the bindery connected with
the Globe Printing Company's office.
Owing to the pressure Of work in the
bindery il has been found necessary In
some Of the divisions to restrain the
annual vacations for the time being
and hut few leaves Of absence are being
granted
II. c. McCammon. assistant door
keeper. is on vacation for thirty days
He will spend'the time at Atlantic city
the jamestown Exposition. and at the
G. A. r. encampment at Saratoga.
George futile. of the purchasing and
inspecting division, left yesterday for a
f1fteen-day trip to his old home IN Wis
consin.
Frank P. Cox. Of the division of man.
ufacture, has returned from a successful
fishing expedition to the upper Potomac
bass being the species most sought.
Harry c. Neal, of the bindery, is
spending his annual vacation at his old
home at Lexington. Ky.
Joseph Dierken. chief Of the informa-
ton and tracing section. is on vacation
for two weeks and viii visit New York
the jamestown Exposition, and Colonial
Beach.
Herman L. Cowgirl, Of the monotype
division. has returned from Hagerstown
where. in company with his wife, he
spent two weeks
Hiram r. Tappan. of the pamphlet
division. has returned from a pleasant
thirty-day vacation.
Joseph Y. Cullen. Of the pamphlet
binding division. has returned after a
months leave Of absence. He spent the
time at his old home at Hartford, Conn.
and at Atlantic City.
Reagan Henderson. Of the pamphlet
binding division. left last week for his
old home at Asheviile. \. c., where he
viii visit relatives and friends for a
month
HOratio ". Stevens. engineer division
left last week for his old home in Maine
where he VIII spend six weeks.
Howard ". Youngs. of the division OF
documents, was last week classified as
CLERK by the Civil Service Commission.
Fred W. Cromwell cashier OF the
document division, Office OF the superin-
tendent Of documents, left Thursday