The Washington herald., 1909-04-04

Sidney J. Howell recently elected ser
! geant at arms Of Local No. 4. Interna-
| tional Brotherhood OF Bookbinders. was
born. az Patchogue. y. Y. He served his
/ apprenticeship with the firm Of Tomkins.
! McIndos g. Co. OF New York City. later
going 10 Cincinnati TO accept a position
with the American Book Company, with
which firm he remained fifteen years, dur
/ ing which time ne was a member os Lo-
cal Union No. p. international Brother
] hood Of Bookbinders. Of Cincinnati, which
| he represented as delegate IN the Cen
4 traI Labor Council and Allied Printing
/ Trades Council Of that city. He is a
member Of Douglass Memorial NJ L
/ Church. and also an active member in
! several fraternal organic tions. lie Is
/ very popular with his colleagues in the
/ bindery, TO which he was appointed in
/ 1904. He also took a course in CONNER
I cial law AT the Y. NJ c. A. and is finan-
! cial secretary Of the Ohio Republican
/ Association
The latest from Milo X Huntsberry.
who is IN St Augustine. Fla. is that he
/ anticipates a change to Asheville. " Q,
! in the hope that the mountain climate
may prove beneficial
Joseph r. Fleury. once a reader n the
| ofice, but for many years a resident Of
New York. most OF the time as a reader
( or the Herald. was renewing old ac-
/ quaintanees among his former friends
/ yesterday, escorted By Foreman SPotts-
wood
/ Miss Edith Gallagher. who has been
/ paying an extended visit 10 her uncle
/
| ley. at Brookiand. returns 70 her home In
Baltimore to-day.
They have finally found q name FOR the
/ successor OF Botany Bay" and the
\ Rock Pile" and have christened jim
my Vests division OF the mOnotype
section the House OF Correction"
". S. Baker. copy editor. he's been
absent from duty for some time with a
= complication OF diseases. an0 Dan Ligon,
who returned to duty IN the proofroom
I for a few days after five weeks OF
\ typhoid fever, has again been compelled
/ 70 be absent by a relapse.
Reader Paul s. Gable returned 70 duty
during the week after an absence OF two.
weeks caused by an optical ailment
Louis P. Taylor Is making a good i'm
( preston as a candidate for delegate.
Says be wants 10 90. knows why he
wants 70 90, ard isn't afraid 10 ask any
body to aid him TO go.
/ The new order about crowding the ele-
vators is working well. and was made
/ necessary by the recklessness OF a few
I oil ~, hrrr~- rrrrfr u
/ is really wonderful that no serious acci-
dents have occurred from the elevator
( janming.
/ Miss Annie Maher. whose death oc-
CURED at her home. 81 E street north
west, on Tuesday last, was the daughter
/ OF the late Thomas r Maher. for many
years assistant foreman OF the press
room, and a sister OF Edward F. Maher,
a pressmsn in the Office for many years.
/ The office loses another good printer
and popular gentleman in J. Nat Stead.
who resigns a position as proOfreader
! TO accept a cierkship IN the Bureau OF
I Indian Affairs. Mr.. stead has filed many
/ positions under the Public Printer. and
/ filed them credita5ly. and few men leave
the Office more highly esteemed than he.
Frank z. Buckland. clerk IN the time
keeping section, accompanied by Mrs.
Ruckland, will sail in May for another
European trip, 20 last about two months.
The newly-elected exalted ruler OF
Washington Lodge Of Elks. Robert NJ
I 1IcWade. was long associated with Hon.
( George ". Childs. the great friend OF
| the printing fraternity. as an editorial
writer on the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
James L. Ward. one OF the most popu-
lar members Of Washington Pressmen's
Union. was chosen esteemed loyal knight,
and Fred n. Whitehead. OF Columbia
Typographical Union. which organization
he aspires 10 represent at ST Joseph, No,
was chosen trustee Of Washington Lodge
Of Elks. at their recent election.
The banquet OF the League OF Repub-
liean clubs al the Arlington on the even
ing OF March p was well represented by
employees OF the ofice, Vice President Joe
Stelle. William Hennessy Smith. VII
liam c. COnnOr. and Judge Tallman be-
ing conspicuous among the many husters
for the grand party.
Mss vi cANC NoAAlAoA4-r udlHlLGI or ke-
wiser John F. Connolly. has been trans
ferred from the clerical position with the
superintendent Of documents to position
as clerk in the Agricultural DEPARTMENT
with a nice increase in salary
Martin Schram was so elated over his
! sons making the baseball team OF the
Business High School that he took three
days vacation TO enjoy the opening
games.
Capt. William P Ramsey, whose Sc
rious illness for the past six weeks has
been source OF anxiety TO his family
and host Of friends. has so far recovered
as 20 take slight exercise in the open
air. Accompanied bys Mrs. Ramsey. he
viii leave for Atlantic City on Wed
nesday next for an extended stay. in the
hope OF completely regaining his health.
President Lynch and Secretary-treas-
urer Hays. Of the International Typo
graphical Union. were in the city a short
time during the week.
It is current gossip that one OF the
women compositors in the day document
section is 2 prospective candidate for
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