The Washington times., 1907-12-08
RGOvernment Printing OffiCe8

NOTED to proof readers. with the at
tending salary increase, from 81 TO $3.50
per day. The following are the lucky
| employees: Mrs. Mary s. Asnby. Miss
saran c. Cromelien. Miss Catherine NJ.
tleming, Miss Louisa Sunton, Miss
Josephine Lange. Miss Mary A Law,
Mrs. Irma d. Palmer, Miss Carrie A.
ROBBINS, Miss Katherine X. Spencer,
Miss Sarah e. Stimson, Miss Bertha
r. Tellyr, Miss Alice Trefts, Miss Ella
NJ Wallace, Miss Brook a. Vowel, Miss
Jennie Grace Johnson. Theodore NJ
Hanft, William r. Burgess. Charles +.
Fletcher. Franklin p. Wilkins, Marion
3. Richmond. The following have been
/ assigned to the proof section from the
various typographical divisions. and
made proof readers: Edward J. Handy,
Andrew J. McGaTraghy. Scott X.
: Young. David Walton, Valentine Ruff.
George w. Hall. Charles A Capell.
George w. HarveI. and Joseph Gaulden.
The office wage board, after due de-
liberation, recommended 20 the Public
Printer that the proof readers in the
main section be increased from 5S1z
cents an hour to 50 cents, making the
salary Of proof readers $50 per day,
instead OF S468. The Increase has not
yet been given TO the readers in the
job section. but 1t IS thought that they
will soon be brought W. to the present
maximum. or given more.
=. c. Budd, who is attached 60 the
audit system. has returned 20 MS duties
after undergoing an operation.
]. A whitlock was elected secretary
OF the Franklin Relief Association Of
the Job section. after a SPIRITED contest.
The Public Printer IS asking Congress
to increase the salaries Of Government
Printing office watchmen from S720 20
$50 per annum- He is also asking for
three ueutenants OF the watch at 81. 600
each. and that the salary Of the cap
tain Of the watch be raised 10 81. 100 per
annum.
Thomas ]. Cason has been Jrans-
I fcrred from the supply section 90 the
| sanitary section and commissioned as
sistant 10 Peter P. Pealer. chief OF ths
/ sweepers' se-f.-ary division.
c. NJ. Grubb, of Maryland. and An
! drew Schultz. Of the District OF CGlum-
bia, have been certified for appointment
as skilled helpers, and have been as
| signed to the Congressional Record
! section.
| George c. Furbershaw. OF the second
| section. has been promoted from COM
positor 20 proOrreader-
Miss judith D. Font. OF Virginia, and
Miss Josephine C. Adams. or the Dis
| trict OF Columbia, have been appointed
10 clerkships, and assigned 20 the stem
ell machine section
Miss Mary Cassiday. stenosTapher IN
the stock section, has been transferred
10 the machine stencil section.
James W. Price. OF the supply di-
vision. has returned 70 office after
spending three weeks at the bedside OF
/ his wife at Greenvile, S. c, who died a
few days since
William I. Post, superintendent OF
! documents, returned lasS week from
| AsheviTe, y. c., where he was on va
cation for two weeks.
Miss Katherine Mckee has been ap-
pointed TO a pressfeeder.
Arthur Kelly. Office Of the superin-
tendent OF documents. has returned
from q ten-day vacation.
| Miss Katherine Master Son. an employe
OF the bIndery, died at her residence,
1854 Third street, on Saturday last, in
the twenty-sixth year OF her age.
James Kearney. until recently en-
ployed in the Office as boOkbinder IN
thu casemaking section. was seriously
| llri'red in an automobile accident IN
Ohio last week.
Miss Ethel NJ. HaEdeT. who was re-
] Gently transferred from the pamphlet
bIndery to the office Of the foreman OF
/ binding, has been promoted from g 20
$50 per day.
Miss Jennie F. Waddey, pressfeeder
| in the press section. has been trans
ferred 20 the Agricultural Department
Miss Mary A Hartwell, section chief
in the catalogue division, Office of the
superintendent Of documents, sailed last
Saturday for Rome.
William W. Bullen, James W. Price
J. s. Murray. and John T. S. Loane,
have been transferred from the supply
section to the sanitary section.
| George SchIosser. OF the watch force
/ is taking a vacation for three weeks
Harry T. Wilson, proofreader. form
| erlv employed on specifications, has
been transferred to the document sec
! ton as a reader.