The Washington times., 1908-04-12


with Masonic honors. AR. Jones Is sur
vived b. mis- wife and one son, who Is
seventeen years or age. Friends OF the
family IN Washington say that Mrs.
Jones has probably decided 20 locate
her son. and Tor t1is reason The IN
terInen, was made there.
The appointment Of John 5. L.sech 10
the position OF Public Printer has been
well received By the employees o. he
personally. 1t is believed that his ad-
ninistration Of the pTinteTy viii be
marked With harmony ana success. and
that he will have the earnest support
and cooperation o. all the "buyS be
hind the suns.'
The contest FOR president OF Column
bia TypOgra Dilicai Union. No. 10l, was
enllVened lagt week By the entrance or
Frank A KIDD. chief Of pTOOfre2cing,
and W y. BrOckWPll. 2 UrOOlrea der on
the night force. The downtown con-
t'nGent is represented by Frank Lcrch-
The race II thus a three-cOrnereG az
lair. and gives promise or furnishing
the customary amount Of interest and
excitement. Olton +. Pierce has an
pounced his candidacy for the downtown
delegate position. Jason Waterman has
also announced his candidacy for dele
gate.
s. r. Culbertson, or the job division,
has the sympathy OF his many friends
throughout the Office IN The death OF his
wife. al SJeubsnVilie. OHIO.
Titus F Ellis. who resigned soms time
since TO engage IN business in this city.
ill have charge of the rev station be
ing erected by the Washington aad Nj.
Vernon railway.
William A Fsau former welI-knoWn
eI1plOye o. the office, who he's been
smpl0yed in Chicago since Leaving
Washington. is in the city visiting old
friends.
Miss Queenie Briggs. or the mOnotype
Gili> ion. has resigned 70 90 TO MiuneaDo-
lie. MINI. where she mas taken SINH
lar situation
Capt. William r. Ramsey. who was
reinsJsted a few days ago has entered
uDCn his work ss pioofresder on
specification work. Captain Ram ssy Is
one OF the oldest ana besJ-knc-.a en-
nloyeS OF the Office, and has been warm
IL greeted by his old friends.
George c. cole. pressn an. has been
transferred 10 the Int ioT division.
William 2 Ca breath. pTessteeder. has
been transferred 10 the money order d.
vision.
". Il. brown. pressman: Mrs. Edith
3. scott. Dressfeeder. and Very Brown,
helper, have resigned
Mis- Josephine KHugsn and Mrs
Stella TolsoB, Of the pampllist oindeTy
and Miss Marcy G. Pitts, of the money
order divisions. have been spending sew
eral days in Baltimore with friends.
Henry G. Saunders. Of the press d.
Treasury division.
Mrs. Rose NcClellaHd. o, he pamphlet
hindery. who l. As been employed in the
Office tor twenty-iiv' ears. mas re-
signed Mrs. McCleiisud Is eiEhty-Jhrse
wears o. age. She has accumulated con
siderable property while working a. Inc
office.
Stanley Beckhsm Of the pamphlet
bindery. has resigned and will go TO
Colorado TO reside
Ioseph "a. Campbell and Maurice J.
O'C1~Gor. pressmsn, and w A. kel,,
Cherry. helpers. have been transferred
Eron the day to the night force in the
press division
Charles Mccain Of The supply di-
vision. is al home on sick leave as the
result or :. vaccination.
William Mellach. OF the supply d.
vision. has returned To his post after
being on tie sick list for week
Charles +. Rupert. of the supply dt-
vision. spent several days at Great Falls
the last week, fishing
Edward Brian. electrician. i filing
the place that was made vacant by the
resignation OF ii. p. Larcombe.
Irdu Bhushan De Msjumdar, \. Z. NJ
:. a. OF Calcutta. India. graduate OF
Cornell University was a visitor at the
office on Tuesday He is familiar with
the work OF printing, and was especial
ly interested with the rapidity that
forms were imposed by Imposer Burn
side and his assistants.
John r Hauer OF the hrst division
was forced 10 leave his work on Mon
day on account OF what was thought "a
be erysipelas. but the doctor found that
ne WAS not suffering from that disease
and ne returned to work later in the
week.
4 petition was circulated through tb.
bindery the past week with the per
mission Of the acting Public Printer
and freely signed, asking for the re-
instatement Of J. 4. 3. Espey, who was
the foreman CT binding Al one time un-
der Public Printer StillinKs, but who
was dismissed from his position. The
petition viii be presented 10 the acting
Public Printer. with request for fsV-
oTable action. This Is said 10 be the
first instance OF record where X pefiti-
ton has been circulated In the Office FOR
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