The Washington times., 1908-06-21
PRINTERS INSTALL
OFFICERS TODAY
Reserve a Pleasant Surprise
for Retiring President
Parsons.

This afternoon at the meeting OF Co
Iumbia Typographical Union No. lOl'
at Typographical Temple, the new Of
dcers will take charge. including the
new president. Frank A. Kidd, foreman
Of proofreading in the Government
Printing Ofhce.
The friends OF the retiring president,
T. c. Parsons, have arranged 10 give
him a pleasant surprise when he relin-
pushes the gavel 10 his successor this
afternoon. AIT. Parsons has held Tho
first Office OF the union for the past two
years and has rendered good service
especially pleasing 70 the members oT
the union being the manner IN which
he conducted the local campaign for
the eight-hour day IN the printing Of
| fees Of the city.
| Harry +. Ashton, former superintend-
ent OF supplies. who attended the Re
publican national convention in Chica-
go. last week. was appointed an assist
| ant sergeant at arms Of the convention
/ on the RECOMMENDATION Of Delegate
/ Father from the district Of Columbia
! benjamin z. Constantine. former su-
! perintendeut Of manufactures, Is spend
/ ing some time at the bedside Of hiE
/ brother. S. y. Constantine, an attorney
Z al law, OF Three Rivers, Mich, who
/ is seriously fl at his home IN that city.
/ Allen E. cowIes, Of the proof divi-
/ sion, Is spending hts vacation at his
old homo IN wisconsin.
! John 7. Atkinson, Of the proof divi-
| sion. has gone TO Indiana 10 spend his
/ vacation with home folks.
I Z Il. Thomas, OF the proof division.
| is taking a vacation for two weeks.
which he VIII spend IN and about the
! CITY.
J T. Roberts. OF the first div sion.
returned Friday from a short vacation.
William ". Maloney, Of the proof
division. has returned TO his desk after
a ten-day vacation.
George NJ. Ramsey, OF the proof divi-
| sion. had two daughters 10 graduate
/ from the high schools Of the District
this year-Miss Bessie Lyle Ramsey
from Central. and Miss Helen Nichols
Ramsey, from the Business.
Charles Z. smalIey. of the proof d.
/ vision, has returned 10 duty after Ms
leave
Miss Margaret Mccall, OF New York.
! has been appointed 10 a position in the
Office on CeTLilCaLiOn OF me tlYll SeFT-
lee Commission, and assigned 10 the o.
fee Of the superintendent OF oocu-EeIll s
as d caLaIOguer and indeXeT-
Thomas N Dom, imposer in the limo
TYNE section, has been transferred %
the first division.
Miss Helen Duvan. clerk in the stock
keeping section, office superintendent OF
documents, resigned ner position Thurs
day 20 take a place In the Department
OF Agriculture
| Sumner +. AcDonough, OF the first d.
vision. IS taking his annual leave, and
will go TO his home in New York. where
il is his intention TO spend the greater
part OF July.
Fred I. Davis, OF the editorial sec
ton, office superintendent OF dOcu'
ments. has returned after taking the
remainder OF his annual leave.
II. D. Young. D. J. McCarty, and C
/ Z. Edelin,, OF the first division, are en-
joying the final section Of their annua
leave,
J. [. Mccormick. office supeTlntend-
ent OF documents. editorial section, has
returned after spending fifteen days a
. the seashOre
H Clay Evans. Of the first division
/ who has been confined 10 his home Il
/ Baltimore by illness for the past month
/ sends word that he is improving ans
I hopes to be back 10 work in a shOT
| time.
Howard W. Youngs. chief of the mail
ing section, Office superintendent o
/ documents who has been on annua
, / leave for the past three weeks, vii
return to duty tomorrow.
Daniel @ Eberly. IRE marshal OF the
office. received a telegram on WedneS
A., | day announcing the death OF hi
, brOther-in-law, William A. Blake, VIII
! was on his way here from Texas.
n. H Shaw. reference section. offc
superintendent OF documents, has re
turned after a weeks vacation.
Clarence W. Hogarth. OF the bindery
I has been detained at home at the bed