The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-07

and officials of the Office, and he has
been warmly congratulated on his we'll
merited success.
Notes and Personals.
The following employees have been
transferred from the division of docu-
ments TO the supply division: John II.
Butcher. Thomas ]. Cason. Capt. Will
lam w. Bullen, Joseph Stanislaus Muir
ray. and James ~. Price.
William A. Knoll has been transferred
from the division of documents TO the
pamphlet binding division and assigned
to the bill corner. Mr.. Kron was for
merly clerk Of the Maryland State SEN
ate and has a large acquaintance with
Maryland public men. He will complete
a course in law at the Georgetown Uni
versity next year.
The following employees in the stock
and shipping section Of the division of
documents have been promoted from
$3.50 per diem TO $500 per annum and
transferred TO the annual roll: George
Peter, Charles Sperle, Thomas r. Hen
dren, Alan r. c. Benner, and George T.
Schmidt.
Clarence Hess, who some time since
was transferred from the office to the
White House as a messenger, Is max
ing good" having recently been pro-
NOTED from $500 70 Sl.4OO per annum, and
made a clerk
Milton L. Leffler is serving a detail
in connection with the inquiry as 10 the
number and character of patents owned
by Government employees II Is under
stood that the Government Printing Of
fee will show a considerable number OF
inventions that have been patented by
The woFkmen.
James L. Harper. who made a trip
to his home in the South a few weeks
since, Is reported to be III.
Rush Eaton, Of the pamphlet binding
division. in company with his wife and
child. is spending twenty days of his
leave in the vicinity Of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Mary ]. Speaks. directress in the
pamphlet binding division, Is taking fif-
teen days leave, which she viii spend
at Saratoga, n. Y. during the knights
Templar conclave.
Benjamin F. Mann. reader In the NTH
division proof room, IS spending fifteen
days of his annual vacation In the
country.
Miss Mary A. Law. copyholder in the
fifth division proof room, has gone 10
her old home I'm Ohio for a visit Of IF
teen days.
Frank A. Kidd Is making a two
months tour Of the United States and
Canada for the purpose of gathering ad-
ditional data TO be used in the compila-
ton of a new manual of style. which
has been in course of preparation for
about twelve months. and which is in
tended TO be work of value when COM
Pleted. Mr.. Kidd recently received a
handsome increase in salary. and on the
present trip will have his expenses paid
by the office.
w A Mitchell reader in the proof
division, is taking two weeks vacation.
With his wife he will spend the time
at his old home at Graham, n. c.
William n. BrockweH. George s.
FITZGERALD Frank A Evarts, and Isaac
Walter Sharp, readers in the proof d.
vision. returned to their desks last week
after finishing up leave accounts on
tho last fiscal year.
Titus ]. splker. of the pamphlet
binding division, is spending thirty days
at his old home In Virginia.
Lewis r. Steely has been transferred
from the division of documents to the
division OF supplies and assigned to Of
fee work.
Miss Mary E SpeisseT. directress in
the pamphlet binding division. has re-
turned from a fifteen-day vacation.
Marion B. Richmond. copyholder ir
the fifth division proof room. is taking
his vacation.
Capt. William II. Bright, of the cleo
trical division. has returned from Co
lonial Beach, where no spent thirty
days.
Miss Brook A. Vowel. copyholder ir
the fifth division proof room, is on leave
for thirty days.
William A Morris. of the proof divi
sion is entertaining his father-in-law
Maj. Cyrus Ramage. OF San Luis Obispo
Cal.
John S. Driggers. elevator conductor
is again at work. after a months vaca-
ton.
Robert B. Hartford. bookbinder. pam
phlet binding division. is taking ffteer
,1oys, 1aa.,a o,5 Mill x,feit Iapoee+ouy,,
Richmond and Newport News. Va.
John W. Tilghman. Of the machine
shop. has returned after taking thirty
days leave.
John p. Sommers of the pamphtPi
binding division, has returned after AZ