The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-13

wife. and they expect to visit Judge
George savage, at the Sheppard ana
Enoch Pratt Hospital, at Towson. be-
fore they return
A decided weekend sensation was
created in the first division on Saturday
last by the appearance OF one OF me
( lady conpositors IN a pretty abridged
Merry Widow bonnet. II was not the
youngest lady, either
l. A. Nicholson. of the Job division. is
enjoying the remainder Of his leave
hshing in the Chesapeake near North
Point, Nd.
". J. Egbert. of the job division, ac-
companied by his family, IS at Virginia
Beach for fifteen days.
J. f. Luitch. of the job division, is
on leave Of absence for fifteen days. He
! is a member of the Washington p-inters'
baseball team, and left for New York
on Fr"Say- on Tuesday the cub viii
play the New York printers
Several Of the seventy-five-year
employees OF the first diy4$pon, who have
recently been engaged in an endurance
test among themselves, aver that they
walk up the six flights Of steps in ninety
{ seconds, which is said TO be going some.
/ Clocks have been placed in the wait
/ ing rooms at the two q street entrances.
Howard r. Taylor John X stephen
son. Frank I. Bush, William 5. Wood
appointed pressmen-
Owen l. Carter compositor, has been
! transferred from the press division 10
the document division.
Miss Regina Walsh has been appoint
ed 10 a position as pressfeeder.
4 Miss Alice c. TrundIe. pressfeeder.
has been transferred from the Agricul-
ture division 10 the main pressroom.
s. C. English. Of the press division,
has resigned his position
Mrs. J. A. Borst. Miss Annie c. Dill.
Mrs. Lulu Downs, and Mrs. Catherine
Mckee are on the sick list OF the press
division.
/ H. c. Mcfarland, foreman Of press
work. has returned 10 his desk much
improved liz health
Samuel c. Hinwood. OF the linotype
division. has gone 10 New York TO spend
his vacation.
Mrs Margaret c. Carr and Miss lie
celia Hutchinson. Of the cOst-keeping
section, are taking vacations
Miss Rose NJ WaIlrath. Of the cost
keeping section, is spending her vaca-
ton IN New York city
Miss Charlotte i. b. Reisinger. of the
Icost-keepiug section, has gone TO Brook
Ign, n Y, u spend her vacation
Howard H. GaIIott, Of the division Of
! purchase, has been or the sick list for
several days.
L. NJ. Switzerland. Of the pamphlet
/ bindery, has returned from a vacation
Of fifteen days spent at La Plata, Nd.
Miss Caroline Muntz, Of the pamphlet
biudery, has returned from Bancroft,
Va. where she sepnt vacation Of two
weeks.
Aaron Russell, of the pamphlet bind
cry, has returned from a vacation OF
one month spent at Miller's Wharf, Nd.
/ bindery. has returned from a visit u
his brother in Ireland
2 Allen Jennings, OF the pamphlet bind
cry, has been granted leave for fifteen
J days, and Will spend the time at Har-
| pers Ferry
Thomas Bymey. Of the pamphlet bind
( cry. has returned 10 duty after spend
% ing fifteen days with his daughter al
Old Point Comfort.
e Miss Katherine Smoot. of the pamph-
! let bindery, has been granted leave FOL
[ two weeks. She VIII spend the time
in Atlantic City
Miss Josephine Busstin. OF the pamph-
let bindery, has been granted leave fOl
two weeks. She will spend the Eime
I in Atlantic City.
Mrs Mary J. Speaks, directress
pamphlet division. has returned 10 or
q fee after a stay Of two weeks at At
lantic City.
Rufus L. Bobbitt. former copyhoId-
er in the office. died 1t his home in this
city last week aged about fifty years
Z added 10 the pension list by the lOca
. rT,3iOD- Thomas w. Howard William II
} Hutchinson, Harry u. Mahon, Henry T
MCGOWAN, and Stanley Snodgrass.
Harry ]. RedfelI. one Of the popular
n-intcrS of the office. who made the race
for delegate last year, Is said 10 be
prospective candidate for next year
w. r. Johns. CT Oil city, Pa. father
. of W. K. Johns, jr-, who was employed
I in the proof division before. going L
= Manila a few months since, died at hi;
home recently
Miss Emma McCauley, directress
pamphlet binderY. has returned from
p atlantic City, where she spen. a vaca
tion Of two weeks
3 Miss Lizzie Nash. of the pamphle
! biudery, has returned from a vacation
: Of fifteen days spent in Atlantic City
George PGb-e. Of the pamphlet bind
- cry, has been granted leave Of absence
, for one month which he will use {,
make a trip to his old home in Cali
fOrna.
KAISER'S SHOOTING.
Count Zeppelin, Of airship fame, Il
well known to many American veterans
I linasmuch as he served CALAMITY IN tn
!. civil war. on one occasion. II IS re
! membered, going up successfully 10 re
cOnnoiter in a balloon.
Il see Zeppelin" said a New Yo7l
? veteran. every time I 20 abroad. II,
: is an interesting old fellow-full O
= ianecdOte.
IT talked to him one day about III,
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