The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
Items, General and Personal,
OF Interest TO G. P. O. Workers


Sydney and Virginia. is visiting friends
at Boyds Md.
Bessie and Esther Ramsey have re-
turned from Colonial Beach.
A number of beautiful souvenir post
cards depicting life in the little Green Isle
have been received by the Job room
chapel from John Delahunty. who Is pay
ing a visit 10 his native Ireland He
says he expects to sail for America on
September g.
Miss Minnie A. Awkward. OF the key
board room. Is visiting her home in NIL
ford. Mass, and will spend some time at
Cape May. n. j.. before returning to
Washington
Miss Emma Conway. OF the keyboard
r0om, Is on a trip that includes New York
City. Rockaway Beach, and her home In
West Virginia
c. F. Johnson is a recent transfer 10
the document division from the Congress
sional Library branch.
p A. Rigney. apparently. is the best
pleased member Of the hand-com2osing
chapel
John H. Hogan and Fred S. Walker.
Of the document division, reported for
work on Thursday, upon the expiration
Of their leave.
Howard D. (DicD Lowd. former
well-known composito- and proofreader.
was a welcome Office visitor last week.
of Veterans, representing the Daily News,
Jackson. Miss, OF which he Is associate
editor.
And Johnny came marching home" on
Friday: l. E.. Lieut. Stewart and Corp.
King. OF the d. c. N c.. reported for
work on Friday In the document section.
Pressmen A. R. Gill. John Gable, John
Callahan, and Dan Beckwth were the
/, fortunate ones to obtain leave Of absence
on Thursday last.
Charles B. Huse. chairman of Columbia
Unions label committee. attached a
"sbcker" to a piece of printed matter
from the Correspondence School Of the
!. T. L. and forwarded same to President
Lynch, which ELECTED the following:
indianapolis Ind. Aug. %. 1909
Mr.. c. r. Huse Chairman Label Committee No lOl.
Washington. D. c.
Dear 8ir. Huse: Your favor Ct August IS with
inclosure. at hand. / have no knowledge Of the
Circulars sent out by the J. T. T. Technical Com
mission. as they issued from the Chicago Office
The label not appearing on the circulars an
oversight the part Of the officials Of the Chicago
Office and ] shall take the matter up with them
Rt and 20 IL that the label hereafter appears
on all printed matter sent out.
With regards, am. INTERNALLY.
JAMES NJ LYNCH
Miss Mary Mills. Miss Nellie Ruekdae-
schel, and Mrs. Burchard. OF the press
room. are on a trip to Boston by the sea
route.
Pressfeeder John Bolts is visiting rela-
tives in Buffalo, n. Y.
William II. Booth. Arthur Brown.
Spencer Bear. and William Carter. of the
pressroom, were granted leave Thursday.
FRESHMAN John T. Dunlap is acting
chief OF section while Fred Strickroth is
On leave
Foreman Bowen returned to the Office
on Monday and expressed himself highly
gratlfed with his recent trip to the In
ternational Typographical convention.
The return trip was made doubly attrac-
tive TO both Mr.. and Mrs. Bowen by their
stop al their former home city. Rock
Island. Ill
In the absence Of Foreman Spottswood.
attending the old home week demonstra-
ton at Carlisle. Pa. Foreman Bowen. OF
tie document division, is filing this very
responsible position.
Miss Lulu Jordan, who has been de-
tailed at the Interior branch, has re-
turned TO the main pressroom.
Pressmeh J. w. Kolar, Wallace ]. Cous-
ms. and Harry j. Sherwood have re-
turned from their trip with the National
Guard to Boston, as also have Helpers
Harry D. Richardson. wilfred Shellman,
Joseph Milton, c. A. King J. W. Minor,
and w. w. Washington.
One Of the most interesting pages
Of that excellent Sunday paper, The
Washington Herald. is that contain
ing the personals of the G. P. o. en-
ployes. The matter is we'll written and
plainly shows that the writer-Mr George
NJ. Ramsey-can WELD a versatile pen
He is one Of Uncle Sans most faithful
workers. being employed in the proof
room. He was formerly one OF the edi-
tors OF the defunct Craftsman, a Wash
ington trades paper of some standing In
its day.-F. z. Warren, In Round About
Town.
Mrs. r. M. Purdy. Of Dallas. Tex, is
visiting her brother. FRESHMAN Forest s.
Thaokara and his wife.
Eddie Nevlls and VIII MAttocks were
assigned to a desk in the proofroom on
reporting for duty Friday morning from
the trip 20 Boston with the National
Guard, Of which they are members.
z. A. Hutchinson, of the jobroom. has
been seeing the sights OF Greater New
York
James P. Garner, OF the Surgeon Cen
erals Catalogue force, has been granted
fifteen days' leave.
Comrade Isaac D. Williamson, OF the
document division, after passing a de-
nghtful time at the recent G. A. r. con-
vention at Salt Lake City, reported for
duty on Wednesday, upon the expiration
OF his leave.
On Friday morning Maker-up P. NJ.
Mccsllum. OF the Y. and B. c. Wright
and Alfred Dietz. Of the document divi-
sion, returned from their annual leave.
Little eva" former well-known en-
piOye OF the old document room, is hold
ing down" responsible position at River
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Comrade Webster. OF the spess, is on