The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-31

sion, has been transferred to the audit
division and detailed to duty under the
superintendent Of supplies.
The Government Printing Office Vet
eran Club recently gave a social and
entertainment for the benefit OF the
many friends Of the organization.
The fire at the eastern end of Jack
son alley the other day happened just
at the noon hour and all hands were
at attention.
George L. JEFFREY. reviser in the main
proof room, has resigned in order TO ac-
cept a transfer to the Department Of
Agriculture, preliminary 10 an appoint
ment In the Forestry Service at Silver
City, \. N.
Louis V. Woulfe. stenographer and
typewriter in the office OF the foreman
OF printing. has resigned in order 10
take a position IN the Department Of
Commerce and Labor.
Albert Schultz. bookbinder. has re-
signed his position and Will go 10 his
home, near Detroit, Mich, where he has
fruit farm that viii bear this year
for the first time. He viii in the future
devote his entire time to the raising
and marketing Of fruit
Timothy Mcmahon. compositor IN the
/ first division, resigned his position on
Monday and has returned to his home,
/ in Ohio. Mr.. Mcmahon has been en-
/ ployed in the office for a number Of
/ years.
1 John Hughes. for many years a wagon
| messenger, resigned last week in order
! 10 engage in the plumbing business in
/ this city.
/ Miss Louise Harbaugh, clerk in the
/ division of documents, resigned her posi-
4 ton last week
Miss Edith H. Bartmus, temporary
] clerk in the division of documents, re-
/ signed her position last week IN order TO
the Department Of Agriculture.
Heber sHcer. helper in the JOB room,
! rendered his resignation last week
NJ. n. Kautenberg, Of the first divi-
/ sion, has been transferred to the fourth
/ division, night, and assigned 10 a key
| board.
Mr.. and Mrs Burpee. of Massachu-
/ sets, who have been visiting Mr.. and
/ Mrs. William NJ. Leavitt for the past
three months, left on Monday for home
They will stop and visit Mr. Burpee' 5
/ brother in Connecticut on their way
! East Mr. Leavitt is the popular fore
man Of the "
william F. Harden, bookbinder, is
| spending his vacation at his home IN
Baltimore, and incidentally fishing in
nearby streams.
Gus. R. L. Dahlberg. of the counting
division. who has been i'll for several
| weeks with rheumatism, is said &c be
improving, and is expected to be able TO
resume his work in few days.
II. c. WATSON. of the finishing room.
bindery, Is taking thirty days leave,
which he win spend in Illinois and al
b s home in Iowa, accompanied w his
wife.
Hamilton r. Roy. of the finishing
room, bindery, was IN Jamestov and
Norfolk for several days last week.
Miss Josephine Plummer, sewer in the
bindery, old building, while on her way
to work Tuesday morning suffered an
attack of apOpieXy as she was about
TO enter the office. Employees assisted
her to her home, where she is reported
to be slightly improved.
Miss NJ. r. Livingston and Miss NJ
Painter were last week certified to tht
office as temporary clerks by the Civil
Service Commission, and have been as
signed to the division of documents.
Mrs. Herve ". Kitzmiller, wife of the
well-known cOmpOsitOT OF that name il
the third division, is reported as makins
good recovery after a serious operation
performed a week ago at Sibley Hos
pital.
Judson A. Withau, of the job room
returned to work Thursday.
Thomas Stickley has been detailed a,
Z helper in the main proof room.
All bookbinders having leave due hav'
been required to take same, and al
! those who have already exhausted thei
! leave are being alternately furlougheC
[ for a period of three days. Abou
seventy-five bookbinders were on fur
Tough last week. The piece sewers Il
the bindery are also being furloLghed.
Charles W. Otis. of the Office of tn
Foreman of Printing, and w s. Camp
bell. Of the main proof room, have heel
added to the new editorial division, divl
2 sion OF documents which IS in charge o
. Francis A CFaudau