The Washington times., 1908-04-05
EUCHRE BY WOMEN
PROVES SUCCESS
Raise Funds to Send Dele
gates to the Boston
Convention.

\ largely attended and very success
full progressive euchre party was given
on Tuesday evening at Typographical
Temple by The local Womans AuXiliary
the sister organization Of Columbia
Typographical Union. Of which many OF
tht wives and sisters Of The Govern
meEt Printing Office printers are mem
bors. Financially. the occasion was a
decided success. enough funds being
realized 70 send delegate tc the next
international convention. which meets
in Boston in August
Mrs Mamie AicMichael, a monotype
keyboard operator. and Mrs. johnson.
wife Of Joe NJ. Johnson. OF the Trades
Unionist. have announced themselve s
as candidates for delegate.
BY the breaking Of cable attached
to the passenger elevator en- The JACK
son alley side of the main building on
Tuesday night. thirty-hve employees Of
the Office were given a shakc-up and
bad scare as they were descending at
The close % the days work. Only the
successful working of the safety appli-
ance, which caught the elevator after "A
drop of about two flights. prevented a
vf-for mtshap within the last two weeks
William K. Verlander. an employe OF
the first division. died at his residence.
6S Ninth street northeast, Tuesday
night. after a short illness. Mr.. Yer
lander was employed in the Office for
the last fifteen years, most OF the time
in the ~ the lookup section OF the
hrst division Re leaves n wife and one
daughter.
George B. Hughes. OF the electrical
division, mas returned to duty, after
spending thirty days annual leave on
bis farm IN Maryland He reports that
the stork visited his home durinE his
stay. leaving handsome son.
John L. wrenn. chief insulator. cleo
trical division, spent several lays Of
his annual leave fishing in Chesapeake
Bay last week.
Harry z. Hayes. Bert G. Stevenson.
and Andrew J. Heard. temporary press
feeders employed in the press division.
have resigned their positions
Abraham Baifort. pressman has been
transferred to the Agriculture division.
James NJ. Mcqueen. temporary elec-
trician. having served the fun time OF
SIX months, has been dropped from the
rolls.
KTIian DeIabar. Of the pamphlet bind
cry. has been on the sick list for several
days
HUNT T. LarcOmbe clerk in the cf-
nee OF tho chief electrician. resigned
Thursday TO take a place In the office
of the surgeon general Of the army. Be
fore leaving the office the employees in
The electrical division presented Mr..
LsrcoTnbe with a handsome umbrella.
He was employed IN the office about
ten years.
Val. MendeL Of the pamphlet bindery.
has been on the sick list FOR a week
Sanford B. Campbell. pressman. has
been transferred TO the Congressional
Library division.
Joseph p. Harris. Of the supply divi-
sion, and William Bright elevator con-
ductor. spent several days last week
fishing At Great Falls.
division. has returned 10 duty after be-
ing on the sick list about two weeks.
The following employees Of the for
warding and finishing section of the
bindery have been taking part Of their
annual leave: Thomas II. Wills. Henry
F. Oehler. Gustave w WieEand.
Charles A. Knockey. and Patrick 9.
CRillOn-
Charles +. Malpes. foreman OF the
forwarding and finishing section Of the
bindery, was on the sick list for sew
eral days last week Michael Harris was
in charge in the absence OF Mr.. Malpas.
Fred w HenlSe. Of the electrical d.
vision, was on the sick list last week.
Mrs G. L Carte. of tta pamphlet
binding division. is Sncnd,uK a portion
of her rsaye "a Alexandria Va.
Charles A Moran and Herman A
Wilson. pressmen. and Miss Lizzie
Moore. Miss Nellie Cahill. and Miss
Nellie RUckdaeschel. pressfeeders. have
Corps. or. as il is termed. by Coramis-
sioner Morrow, The Association of
Trained Nurses. While the Commits
S:Oner- wa IN in Dt-CVideUca