The Washington herald., 1909-06-20

ward L. Hamilton. Of Michigan, delivered
an address full Of eloquent and patriotic
utterances respecting our flag and our
people. His reference to Ben Franklin.
lob printer, made a hit. and his speech
was a timely tribute 20 the nations
greatness. The exercises closed with
singing The Star Spangled Banner" 4
bass quartet accompanied the vocal part
OF the programme. Thomas L. Jones di-
rected the singing on behalf OF the cOua-
( ell The officers Of the Government
Printing Office Council having in charge
/ the celebration were as follows:
James r. Armstrong. president; Will
lam G. Glenn. vice president: Harry ".
/ Templar. speaker; H J. Redheid, former
president; Joseph Dierken, secretary; 7.
A Bynum, financial secretary; c P Boss.
treasurer; Joseph z. Cotton. chaplain; H.
J Frank, ergeant-at-arms, and H L.
( L.avisson. doorkeeper; F. H Berger. II.
| T. J. Drake. and c. NJ. Robinson, trustees.
/ Public Printer Donnelly. Deputy Public
Printer H T. Brian, Foreman Of Printing
Frank Wallace, and other officials Of the
printing Office co-Operated with the fore
going officers 10 make the celebration a
/ success
There were three deaths among Colum-
bia Unions membership during the cur
rent month.
Regular meeting OF Columbia Typo
graphical Union at the Temple at 2.SO to-
day.
Hiram Green. Philip Ayers. Albert
! Kreitler, Isaac Rosenthal, and William
Sullivan are among the New York dele
gates 10 the International Pressmen's s
Union. who have Oft been there before,
and so have Theodore Galoskowsd and
John J. Warrington. Of ST. Louis, and
/ John ]. O'Hara, OF Boston.
I'm going to take my trip away this
summer by staying right here at home.
as Chris. Auracher would put It," said
| Bookbinder Tommy Kelly. with forty
picture shows working every day. and
| Sunday. too; eight amateur baseball
leagues playing good ball all the time:
the Nationals putting up a game once fl
while worth the price OF admission,
| and cool drinks TO be had at the regula-
ton price, I don't see anything to it but
TO stay right where I can see the Capt.
tol at any time, day or night"
A little unpleasantness between the
head Of the bindery and one OF the divi-
sion foremen early in the week resulted
in the suspension Of the latter
The contract for printing the postal
cards has been let each time for the
past quarter OF a century az a lower
/ figure and the work shows II. The plant
was at one time located up at Piedmont,
w Va, where a pressman was supposed
TO run four presses for the princely sal
airy OF SIS per week; number OF hours, all
| they could get out OF him. From the
/ quality Of the stock used to-day and the
appearance Of the product, II is fair 10
assume that conditions are no better than
at Piedmont
William R. Hearst is reported to have
purchased a thousand mile tract Of tim
Der land In Newfoundland. where he viii
erect an extensive paper making plant.
with a capacity Of 40 tons a day.
Edward Eberbach has finished his leave
Of absence and returned to work IN the
Job room.
John Heland, Of the Library branch,
was visitor to the bindery last week, IN
the document division Of which he was
at one time employed and where be has
a great number Of friends.
Mean. petty little acts OF thIsvery con-
tinue TO be practiced all over the ONCE.
Articles OF no value disappear daily, and
It is unsafe to leave anything at all ly-
ing about Old shoes. eye shades, pencils.
oil stones. anything tempt these people.