The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-20

International tuberculosis Congress, in
which every printer in the Government
Printing Office and the country as well.
is deeply interested. Nj. Deacon was
charged with the duty CT preparing the
printers exhibit for the congress, which
is 70 be under the charge CT a special
committee named by President Lynch,
including DR.. c. De Witt Chadwick, a
former empIoye Of the Office. and Jason
Waterman and James s Atkinson OF
the proof division An exhibit OF the
octagouaI tents used at the home fer
tuberculosis patients win be one OF the
features of the congress
The frame work Of these tents X sub
stantiauy that OF a house. and viii with
stand the most severe winds The COW
ering is Of the best 15-Ounce double
filler army canvas, and is absolutely i'm
rerviOus 10 snow, wind. or rain The
tents are steam heated. lighted by cleo
tricity, and have a system of electric
call bells. by which tenters can irornedl-
ately summon the nurse There ar said
to be many tent colonies in Colorado,
but none that compare favorably with
these at the Union Printers Home
Public Printer I4eech has issued an
order permitting the employees OF the
Government Printing ONCE 10 have
credited on their leave accounts, leaves
Of absence Of two hours or multiples
thereof which does away with the
practice that has maintained IL the
Office for years OF allowing time of 10
! be charged against the annual leave OF
/ the employee only when a fun day was
consumed For any time less than
I full day the employee was made 10 stand
the loss. notwithstanding he had annual
leave TO his credit The fractional leave
privilege Is enjoyed by all the depart
uleutS, running down 20 the smallest
/ fractions Of an hour. ard the prlTteT
employees are only coming in 10 what
/ their ACKNOWLEDGEMENT nave
{ lc1g since enjoyed
Reagan Henderson. Of the pamphlet
! biz derry. is on a vacation for M cen
/ DAYS. which he is spending on visit
/ 20 friends In Philadelphia, Pa. and
| points in New Jersey
Miss Lucille Z. smith. Of the pam
| phlet bin6ery. has returned 70 office
| after a vacation visit Of three weeks
/ in Virginia
julius johnson. Of the proof division.
1 has returned from his vacation
Mai William A Dodge, foreman Of
: the Specification readers. has returned
! from a vacation Of fifteen days
/ Charles. n. Robinson. Of the proof di-
! vision. has finished his vacation Of four
/ weeks and returned 70 duty. He was
! present in Toledo, Ohio. for the @ A r
1 encampment. and also went 70 Niagara
/ Falls and other points Of interest IN
/ that section
Louis c. vogt, OF the linotype di-
! vision. left the past week for a vaca-
/ ton trip OF three weeks 10 Atlanta, Ga
/ Edward E. Connor. Of the linotype
| division, who left "Wednesday evening
I for his vacation, Will spend the time
/ on the Eastern Shore Of Maryland
Albert else. of the first division, is
/ spending his vacation at Scranton. Pa
{ Harry s. Goodreu. Of the prccf di-
/ vision. has returned from an enlCcced
/ absence caused by troublesome at
/ tack OF rheumatism
/ Miss Halle Trefts. OF the proof d.
/ vision, has returned from fifteen days
! leave Of absence.
I Mss Carrie Robbins, Of the proof di-
I vision. has returned from vacation OF
I two months. which she spent in AM
about session, Mass. her old home
/ E 3. Swayne. of the Job division. is
! on a vacation for fifteen days Claude
I ". Ballard is holding dow he reviser's
/ desk IN the absence Of Mr. Swayne-
Frank \. Perkinson. of the Office Of
/ the superintendent Of work, Is on an
I nuai leave. anG Is to spend the time
/ fishing and cunning on the Potomac
| and James rivers. between Washington
and Richmond, Va
1 Miss May Tally. OF the accounting
/ division. is spending her leave at her
/ home in Virginia.
Paul c. Schulze. electrotype fnisher.
and William \. Smith. stereotyper.
I foundry division, have been placed OF,
the night force recently started
: Henry W. Daily. Of the foundry di-
/ vision has returned 70 work, after an
/ absence Of six weeks spent on "a visit
I to his old home in Wales.
Thomas W. Shomo. of the foundry
I division, IS taking his annual leave.
John Lester Rollins. of the division
Of work. is taking a few days Of his
I annual leave
/ Recent transfers from the linotype d.
I vision to the first division were c r
/ TeEethOff G. r. Walters, GUY W. Nc
] Cord. W. IT. Guthridge, NJ. Q. Gaddis,
I Alfred Dietz. p. C Fur, W p. Lauu,
Employees of the first division going
, or leave the past week included Luke
J. Bennett. Frank +. Warren. and Al
1 bert Gise.
| John S Burnside. impOser in the first
! division, having exhausted MS leave OF
! thirty days at Atlantic City and nearby
/ resorts. returned to office on Saturday
last in time TO get in on the half holi-
day.
! Edward l. Ransdeil, Of the pamphlet
I bindery, left the past week for a vaca-
, ton Of one month
! George R. L TUrbeTville, Of the PAM
! phlet bindery. is spending his annual
leave Of one month at his old home in
| Virginia
George r. Boone. assistant foreman
/ OF the first division. has returned 10 his
desk after pleasant vacation. spent
| az his old home in Berkeley Springs.
". Va
I c. l. Leonard. Of the mOnotype divi-
| sion, left the past week for a vaca-
ton.
/ Charles ". WOolnough. Of the bind
cry, has been granted leave Of three
weeks.
James H. Irwin. OF the first division.
/ returned on MOndaW from q ten Tazres