The Washington times., 1908-07-12
]. J. JACKSON SAILS
FOR PHILIPPINES
Friends in Job Division Give
Him a Signet
Ring.

eminent Printing Office. who was re-
Gently recommended by Public Printer
Leech to the Insular Bureau Of the War
Department. for service in the printing
Office at Manila. sailed yesterday from
san Francisco. 10 enter upon his new
duties as a -proOfreader. He =as
accompanied By his wife.
Mr. Jackson IS a native OF $ Courtney.
Iowa. where he graduated from the pub
lie schools working 81 the printing
business during vacations He Joined
the International Typographical Union
a Las Vegas. y NJ, n 1888. and has
since been connected with 5he union
In 1854 he esta 5lshed a Spanish and
English paper at -WatroUs. y. NJ. and
later established a newspaper II Santa
Re. ". 81. During his service in the
Government Printing Office he has been
successfully advanced 20 inpOser, make
u9. procfreader. and reviser.
Mr.. Jackson's friends in the job divI-
zion presented him with a signet rirg
before his departure.
William J. Dove. private secretary 10
Public Printer Lcech. has been joined
by his family. who arrived from Pierce
City, Mo, last week
Henry :. Mahan. Of the job division.
who has been confined TO his home by
illness for several months. is now able
70 work part Of each week
Jesse n Patterson. OF the job dIvi-
sion. who vas on tne sick list for about
six weeks, has resumed mis- duties
Henry W. Hobbs. Gustave Wiegaud.
and Miss Emma Woolsey, of the bind
cry. are taxing their annual vacations.
Joseph Bonner. linotype machinist,
Hays AT 81. JOseph's Church. They i'm
mCdiately departed for Atlantic City.
John Chancellor Willis. who has been
detailed 10 the White House as a CLERK
for several months, has resigned from
the Government Printing once. and
been given an appointment in the execu-
tive offices at the White House
John b. Hayes and William Z. Rock
well. who were attached 70 the White
House force during the winter and
| Spring, have resumed their former posi-
I tons
James l. Bennett. Of the electrical di-
vision. spent the past week in Atlantic
City. Cape May, and Wildwood, y. J.
Henry Wicse. OF the bindery, was
able TO come TO the office for the first
time on Tuesday since his recent III
ness
John J. Smith. OF the pamphlet bind.
/ cry, IS taking annual leave TO recuper-
ate from a recent illness.
! Thomas a. Campbell. Of the foundry
who has been quite i'll for severa
months. was al the office for a short
/ time one day last week. He is slowly
4 improving.
William Holt. Of the bindery. worked q
( few days the last week and celebrated
/ the remainder. the occasion for the lat
! GER being a handsome new boy at his
I home.
William Baker Dorsey, a former CLERK
| in the supply division. who for a yea,
! has Deen in the Panama canal service
Will leave this week for the Isthmus
accompanied by his wife, after a visit I,
/ friends.
Asbury a. Smith. Of the bindery. ].
/ on a vacation for fifteen days.
! L. D. Brandon. S. G. PulIiam. JOSEPH
! Swinburne, ana Charles A Morgan
have been transferred from the mono
I type composing section 10 the proof di
{ vision and advanced 10 reader.
/ Willard s. Uhitmore. Of the foundry
! accompanied by his family, left las
week on his launch for his summe
home several miles below Colonia
! Beach.
/ Edmund F Murto assistant foreman
OF the foundry. IS spending his vaca
ton at his old home in Albany. y. Y
Martin r. SpecIm2n has Seen trans
} ferred from estimator in the office O
I the foreman of binding to the division
/ of supplies. where he will have charg
/ Of the bindery supplies.
1 Edward Roman jr-. OF the foundry
/ Is spending his annual leave with reIa
/ tives at Brooklyn. y. Y. taking a rm
/ occasionally 10 Brighton Beach track
I George c. Sparks timekeeper in IN,
proof division. has returned from .
weeks vocation. Louis r. Tavllr pe,,
/ formed his Guties while he was away.
/ James L Harper. OF the proof divis
| ion. ief1 Thursday for a VACATION n
! two months in the hope Of irnprovin.
! his health He viii visit in Georgia
/ Virginia. and North and South Carolina
/ Charles w Otis. for many years en-
piOyed as a prOOfreader. has resigned
/ - take a place under the War De
( partment for service in the Philippines
I Thomas p. Rooney. of the foupdr--
accompanied by his family. will sDan,
/ his vacation near Boston. his old home
! George A. r. McNeir, of the proo
/ division. is taking his vacation
Joseph F. Splann. Of the foundry 1af
The last week for Colonial Beach witt
his family.
| William p Myers. Of the proof divis
| ion. has returned from a short vaca