The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-04


Four alleys in the first division were
broken Up the past week preparatory
&c a general move all along the line.
The electric lights on tho towering
smoke stack Of the Office were renewed
last week for the first time in more
than - years. The stack is 80 feet
high. and 10 reach the lights requires
work Of the human fly order.
The Civil Service Commission has
been requested 10 supply the office with
forty clerks. who will be used temper
arily In preparing letters for the new
system Of filing. now being installed
under the personal direction OF William
L. Post, superintendent OF documents,
About twenty Of the clerks have al
ready reported for duty
Charles c. Covert. assistant foreman
Of the pamphlet section Of the bindery.
i sionaI work, Joseph Fitzpatrick sue
ceeding TO Mr.. Covert's former position.
u. c. Ringgold. who. until the recent
large reduction OF the force, was en-
ploved IA the bindery, died Tuesday at
Providence Hospital, and was buried
Thursday, the fuenral being held from
CosteElo's undertaking establishment,
North Capitol and II streets.
7. d. McKinnon. a pressman in the Of
fee previous 10 the recent reduction in
the press division. IS seriously III at his
home in / street northeast, following
general breakdown. His friends are
alarmed at his condition Mr.. NcKinnon
came 20 Washington from New York
city and had been connected with the
Office for q long time.
Grant and Ernest Sexton. OF the sup
! ply division. were called 10 their home
at LAFAYETTE. Ind. Thursday BY a mes
| sage announcing that their mother was
in a dying condition.
Edward Hickman, OF the foundry d.
vision, while saving a plate one day
last week. met with a painful accident
resulting IN the loss OF the tip OF the
| first finger on the left hand and the Sc
we're laoeration Of the second finger
John P. Hilton, Of the bindery. is
confined 10 his home by illness.
Thomas S. Galleher, late Of the lob
division. but now OF the first division.
left Thursday for fifteen days along
the upper Potomac, and a visit 10 the
jamestown Exposition.
James Gibson. OF the machine division
was away from the Office for several
days last week for the purpose Of taking
/ his wife and children to Pennsylvania
where they will spend some time visit
/ ing friends
John r. Bird, OF the machine shop, is
spending two weeks at his old home at
Plainheld, n. j., visiting relatives and
/ friends
/ These employees Of the bindery d!vi-
| sions are taking vacation: Charles II d..
! Bethel. Samuel n. Childs, James E. Cot
| ter, ]. L. Mann. Robert c. Newman.
Hiram S. Hyde. Miss May Barnett. Mrs.
/ Catherine Fox, Miss Minnie A Geisen-
derfer. and Mrs. Mary F. Scott.
Mrs. Ala NJ Caldwell. goIdworker in
the bindery, resigned her position on
Monday.
Mrs. Maggie Curtis. goldworker in the
| bindery, is taking three weeks Of her
| annual leave.
John Pridgeon, of the bindery, is on
vacation for three weeks.
Enoch stahler. Of the watch force. re-
| turned Tuesday after being on vacation
for thirty days at his old home, Mime
apolis, with his family and friends.
Archibald Homer Whitaker. Of the
machine shop, is spending fifteen days
at Colonial Beach fishing.
Hynes z. Terry. of the guide force,
has returned from a thirty-day vaca-
tion spent at his home and other points
! in Indiana. Mr.. Terry lost his father
by death at his home in ths city last
week
w S. Whitman, OF the foundry divi-
sion, has returned to work after spend
| TN his annual leave at his summer
home on the Potomac, a few miles below
Colonial Beach.
Fred W. Cole, Of Albany, n. Y. has
received a probationary appointment as
an electrotype hnisher, and has been
assigned to the foundry division. Ed
! ward A Kerr, OF New YORK city. has
received a similar appointment, and
Louis Schen, of Boston, has been Sc
lected for duty as an eleCtrotype molder.
! Theophilus Mcclure, of the fifth divi-
zion proof room. has returned from an
/ extended vacation, having visited al
points in Wisconsin and Indiana. and
at Chicago, spending at the latter place
| o pleasant visit with his sons.
Herman c. Pope. Of the foundry d.
vision, is spending his annual leave in
| Albany, n. Y
| Edward Herbert. Of the foundry divi-
sion, has returned to work after an alb
| sence OF five weeks, occasionec by a Sc
we're case Of blood poisoning.
| William Slater and III. w. Daily are
| among the employees OF the foundry di-
vision taking their annual leave.
Paul c. Schulze, of the foundry divi-
sion, is spending his annual vacation at
| Chess peake bay.
| Elliott Brown. of the foundry division.
is snending his vacation at Atlantic
City.