The Washington herald., 1909-01-03

interest me rlfa4rE DeLNeeA tlc GoN-
eminent Printing Office and the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing FOR the Offices
Of president and secretary was intense.
the Government Printing ONCE winning
out by handsome majorities IN both con
tests. The board Of election officers con
sisted OF James L. Ward. chairman; o.
l. Carver. ". A. Jones. ". II. Clsgue.
and w F. Erhardt. The successful can
didates were y. c. Sprague, president;
Frank = Garrison. vice president. Carl
Van White, secretary; William i. Weber,
treasurer. N J. O'COnnOT, sergeant-at-
arms Executive committee-GeOrge 4
Forden, J /. Birmingham, Charles Il
Evans. ". J. DOoley, and Charles II.
Schultz.
Benjamin Adams, who was buried from
his home, 81 Randolph place. on Tuesday
last. was employed as a pressman IN the
Office for several years, and was highly
regarded by ell who knew him. For the
past eight or nine years he had been ons
Of the Law Reporters most valued en-
ployes. and his associates IN that Office
have only the highest praise for him IN
every way. 4 good neighbOr, kind and
indulgent husband, a loving father. who
was ell IN al 70 his children-an honest
man was Ben Adams. 2 man whose creed
was the Golden Rule.
We don't know 50 much about the
deadly gas, but the deadly gas meter
has certainly been working full time re-
Gently
FRESHMAN Charlie Schultz, Of the Int
rior branch. and Mrs. Schultz spent the
Christmas holidays at Rockville. Nd, in
PRODUCING the baby 70 relatives and
friends n Montgomery County.
y. c. Van Horn deposited a New York
card with Chairman Phil Nachman, OF
the keyboard room, on going TO work
Tuesday morning.
II any OF the new Office towels should
happen TO 20 astray. II is pretty certain
they VIII not be hung out in anybody's
back yard
Bart Butler. OF the proofroom. has so
far recovered from his late attack OF
grip as 70 be able 10 resume his duties
on the last day Of the year.
Columbia Typographical Unions mem
berslip IS fast approaching the 2oo5
mark.
II Y B. Stevens. an employe Of the
Government Printing Office for many
years. better known as the official com
puter' % all tabular matter received at
the Office, returned last Wednesday from
his holiday vacation pleasantly passed
with his daughter in New York City
Reviser James II 1IaIOney performed
EIr. stevens Official duties IN his absence
.'CuJ-ln-side notes" document measure,
is a common typographical expression.
but a wsg az our elbow remarks, Have
YOU seen the 'cut-in-step' fl Chief Bow
ems PLATFORM Yes; but IS II finished?
A coat panic II the day document sec
ton a few evenings since was caused
by some one mixing up the wearing ap-
pareL Some OF the Compositors wore the
wrong OvercOats home, and others went
home Oyercoatless. Happily everything
was Strengthened out the first half Of the
last day OF the old year AIS well that
ends we'll"
An unprecedentedIy large number Of
visitors were entertainingly plotted
through the worlds greatest printing es-
Jablishmeut during the closing days OF
800 The daily register o. visitors sur
passes that Of z hrst-Class hotel.
Another former printer was added 70
the death roll during the week IN the
person Of Levi Magic, who died at his
home In this city at the age Of seventy
three years. Mr.. Nagle was a native Of
POttsville. Pa. and came 20 Washing
TOE soon after the close OF the civil war,
and was employed as a Job compositor
81 the Office for many years. Subsequent
Is he secured a clerlzship n the Pension
once, and served there until the time
q his death Mr.. Nagle was active in
Tie order Of Odd Fellows. being a charter
member Of Golden Rule Lodge. and also
IN Grand Army circles. He leaves 2
wife and cHe son, and his remains were
taken 10 PottsviIls for interment
Judge Underwood, Of the document
section day. IS quite I'll In Baltimore,
Nd. whittier he had gone TO pass his
holiday vacation
There are a goodly number OF ole en-
p.oyes IN the day document section who
remember when the late Levi Nagle was
q feuow-comp. Mr.. Magic was q lifelong
companion Of Charles Garrett and
Charles Spencer, all reared IN PottsuIle,
Pa.
AIRS. Addie N. sterue has been ap-
pointed 10 a position as feeder in the
prlssrOOm.
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from the pressroom to the navy branch.
AT the annual election Of Press Feeders
and Assistants Union, No. q, the follow
ing We're elected: President, Ernest
Price; vice president, Frank Maple; re-
c0rding secretary. Miss Mamie VogeI-
weyd. secTetary-t Mrs. Annie NJ.
9Iillsi organizer, Albert Humphrey.
The members Of the linotype section
have organized a sick relief association.
20 be known as the Linotype Mutual Re
lief Association, Offered as follows:
Ruch G. Johnson. president; Louis c.
EOgt, vice president, and Joseph A Dreis.
secretary-t
Eollermaker Jerome Henaessy has re-
sUmed operations after an enforced vaca-
ton OF a couple Of weeks.
Word from the hospital IS 10 the effect
that little hope IS entertained Of Andrew
TUrnbuu ever recovering his eyesight.
The label committee Of the Central
Labor Union has been authorized by that
body 70 have published a vestpocket
guide containing the names Of all mer-
chants who carry union-made goods, in
order that the thousands Of trade union
lists OF the District may be informed
where such goods are to be obtained. All
over tire country there is a growing de-