The Washington herald., 1909-02-07

BEN A. LINEBACK,
Director C. P. Q. Chor7A
steadily grown from a male quartet to
its present membership Of forty. embrac-
ing some Of the best-known choir singers
in the city. The purpose Of the chorus.
which has been closely adhered 70, has
been TO render programmes appropriate
to Washington's Birthday. Decoration
Day. and Thanksgiving Day. the three
occasions furnishing a date each for pa
triotism, tributes 70 the memory OF the
men who fell n their country's service.
and for thanksgiving The chorus has
reached its present degree OF excellence
only through the UnJiring work Of Mr..
IIneback. and the enthusiastic audience
OF over 200 attending the Thanksgiving
programme given last November Is am
pie indorsement OF its leaders efforts
Aside from his connection with the Gov
eminent Printing Once. Mr. Lineback Is
well known IN musical circles here. being
al present bass soloist n the choir 0f St
Stephens Episcopal Church, IN Mount
Pleasant Before coming to Washington
he was a member Of a professional male
quartet. doing concert and Chautauqua
singing In the Southern States.
Miss Marzetts A. Phelps. one Of the
keyboard operators recently given an
emergency appointment in the monotype
section. has resigned 20 accept q perma-
nent position IN New York
George T weaber. compositor, has
been transferred from the mORotype to
/ the job section
Mrs. Cara B. Hollinger, Of the main
pressroom, is seriously iIl
The document section. day. was IN 3
state OF feverish excitement on Friday,
superinduced by several '-hot-air" grape
vine rumors bearing on the reorganization
Of the big printing Office
Work If the monotype section took q
very unusual slump the past week, and
necessitated the furloughing OF twenty
nve temporary employees for the period
OF three days. beginning Monday. At
this writing the situation IS considerably
improved. and It is TO be hoped the work
wiz keep Up 10 It's accustomed rush %
standard during the remainder OF the
session OF the SixIieth Congress
Elliott Hayden. who went TO his South
Carolina home 70 recuperate several
months ago, has been dropped from the
/ compositors' roll OF the monotyps section
President Lynch's plan to raise sufi-
cient funds to build the Amos J. Cum
mings Library addition to the Printers
Home at Colorado Springs. by popular
/ subscription BY the membership. meets
with general approval here, and the proof
room chapel contributed literally dur
I ing the past week.
Bookbinder Luke F. Ludlow and Mrs.
Ludlow are entertaining Mr.. and Mrs.
James Brady. Of New York. who are en-
| ioying the sights Of the nations Capital
Henry A. McPIke. an old employe Of
the Office, and q member Of the day docu-
uent section chapel, who has been sick
for several weeks, is still unable 10 re-
turn &c work.
An operator on one OF our daily papers
is reported to have set I140CO ems in nine
hours recently.
Mr.. Hearsts Chicago American has
added another Hoe octupIe TO its press
equipment
George Graham proudly exhibits a Co
Iunbia Union working card Of 1872. signed
C N Robinson, secretary.
With the spirit Of patriotism that IS
characteristic the employees Of the Gov
eminent Printing Office viii honor the
memory OF the great War President, Ahra-
ham Lincoln. with services on February
II. under the auspices Of the Philharmonic
Society (1Ir. Benjamin A. Lineback, d.
rector; Mrs. Delphine W. Brown, accom-
panist)- The following programme will
be given:
The New Hza Colznbia'' shzttucs
Tenor SOLO tssiected
Mr.. Thonss L, Jones
"OEEzrd' tmsTch) -shzttucs
i Male chorus
Address Rev. George 2. Dudley. pastor St
Stephens Episcopal Church.
To Thee. o OOUrt-y Elchbarges
Auec1 STIati
A4S D-l4eS - NJ-ap~7S4 u tAc A04tJN4ls named
Singers:
Misses Kate " Euiz. Nellie Ruckdashel. Lulu
Rsusdel- Mar Walsh. Eleanor Burgess. Heste,
Bunch. Matilda KoEsteT. Katae-1ne Sweeney. Min
ne Gsisende-fer, Elsie DonneherE Florence Hsrries
Roszlie McGTsth. Flo-a Miller. NTs. J. s. Thorn
too, Nrs. Q. 3. Holnge-, Miss z z. Jodnson Miss
Z. c M0eu. sfrs. Esther Z Larson. snd slessz
! Thonas L Jones, J. P Pu7is. Prank Morrison,
J. L Holland. Z A. LAng G, " BridEe1. J. r.
Pstterson. CJrus Cook. D. \. Klspp. James Mont
Eunery, 4 5. Fe1s c. c. Covert. @ ". Ruhle, c
?. Sullivan J. T. o'HaTz. ]. ". CEowell. J. z.
/ Gross ". K Martin
About twenty friends Of Carl Y. White,
Of the pressroom, surprised him on his
birthday Thursday evening and presented
him with a handsome seal bill book, un-
brsIIa. and scarf pin. Mr. White is t1e
popular secretary Of Printing Pressmen S
Union, No. /
The deep fun voice Of 'our own John
Purvis. OF the monotype section. was
heard in the Ministries held the first week
BY the Elks.
i Owing to the contemplated protracted
visit OF Francis A Roderick. Of the proof
section. in foreign lands, Oscar B. Bel
Itngsr has bsen detailed as reviser for