The Washington times., 1908-01-19

was presented with four handsome silk
shawls that contained all the ColOrs OF
the rainbow. One shawl was the gift
of NJ. T. Saito, and Jnree were frOla
NJ. FoaHo, both Of Tokyo, japan, who
were conducted through the office by
Mr.. Terry about a year ago.
The shawls were presented by the
public printer Of Japan and VI. Yana,
If the japanese bureau Of engraving
and printing, who inspected the office
last week
The Knockers banquet will be held
this year on February g. This annual
dinner Of the workers in the pTinteTy
who knock but to boost, promises TO be
stiH better than any of the very ex-
cellent affairs that have been held pre-
vi0usly. The committees are hard at
work on the program, and Incidentally
inspecting menus.
With the establishment Of several new
shifts recently, there axe now employees
al work in various parts Of the office
every hour OF the twenty-four. A shift
TO report at il o'clock at night was put
on last week There is another shift
that reports at 2:30 o'clock in the morn
ing; one force reports at 10 O'Clock IN
1 the morning, and several other small
/ shifts at different hours besides which
| is the regular night and day shifts. A
/ Congressman cannot stay up too late or
/ get up too early 10 get his wants al
/ tended 20 at the printery nowadays.
/ The following changes in the person
/ Cei have been made III the press room.
/ Appolnted-HarTy J. Sherwood, press
| man. Chester II. Jarvis and John NJ.
/ Pritchett, helpers, Miss Rose V. Brown,
/ James T. Knight Miss Mary c. Pitts,
/ and Miss Nay c. Murphy, press feed
/ ers. Temporary appointments made
| atiOnary-Florence NJ. Cullen, Al
belt J. Cullen, Stephen q. Brown, Ar
thur Carpenter, Edward Plaskett. Miss
] erosion, Miss SilCott. Relnstated-
Miss Miriam +. Benjamin, night force.
Dr.. Roderick W. Browne. who worked
/ in the office as bookbinoer until a few
months ago. has recently been ap-
pointed surgeon at the Marine Hos
pital At Norfolk. Va, a position that
pays about $l,4O0 per annum and adj
mitS OF private practice He IS making
good ar the hospital, and is now given
most of the appendicitis cases requiring
/ o operation.
John F. Quinlan. who until recently
was employed in the office as a book
. binder died at his home in Albany, n
Y, last week Of pneumonia.
/. / Public Printer SuHiugs was in New
York the first of the week 10 purchase
additional equipment for the new money
order division. The money order con
tract adds a great amount Of work u
( the Office and viii result In the employ
ment OF a considerable force for this
! work alone. solicitor Ryan has beer
- placed IN charge OF the new division
b. and the work IS moving along 10 III
o. entire satisfaction Of the postal officials
} AN intermediate force has been put Of
70 ia the supply division. with Robert A
s. Dunn in charge. This force report
for duty at 4.S0 O'Clock IL the after
noon
81 W. II. MeIIs oh, OF the supply division
= was recently promoted 10 $50 per day.
James p. Pepper, Of the supply di
. vision, has returned 10 duty afte
! spending a few days Of his annual leav
: in Delaware.
! John Zirwes. Of the supply division
4 has been confined TO his home for ia
past ten days with the grip.
Miss Catherine NJ. Dore and Mis-
9 Annie Kaufman were given appOin
2 menJs as pressfeeders last week.
+ Lewis r. Steely, Of the supply division
q was confined 10 mis- home by an aLLac
OF the grip last Y eek.
= John T Connolly, Of the night pro,
e division, one OF the oldest revisers
e the office, who has been laid up
n Providence Hospital for the past mont
n Is reported as cOnValeSCing, which
gratifying news 70 his many friends
t Mrs. Maggie A. Whale, Of the b-n'
4, cry, returned TO duty Thursday after
= weeks illness.
Fred A. Seyfferth, of the case-mazir
i section Of the bindery, is i'll with q
a grip.
i Miss Helen l. Duvau. of Springfield
Nd, has been appointed to a cleTksh
in the office Of the superintendent
= documents.
p Brendan S. Gynan, of the bindery.
20 confined to his home by an attack
/, the grip.
Miss Mary II. Hail has been select
through civil service channels for a
y; Iointn- eut as a clerk in the stOC
Of keeping section, Office of superintende
a | of documents.
WHEN PRINCESS LOUISE
n. MARRIED CHARLES OF BOURBC