The Washington herald., 1909-01-17
Items, Personal and General,
OF Interest to g. P. O. Workers

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/ job department under both terms OF Mr..
Palmers administration Mr.. Hay is one
OF the best-known men IN printing circles
/ throughout the country. having held the
Office OF first vice president OF the I. 7.
/ L. for a number Of years and active n
/ the work Of unionlsm ever since reaching
his majority He is now connected with
/ the export department Of the American
Type Founders Company, with headquar-
ters in Jersey City. n J.
William H. Patterson and Charles E
Roland reported to the monOtxPe section
/ Thursday morning for temporary duty as
compositoss-
Nulen c Stops, William F. Harris, and
Edward W Dawson have received tenn
porary appointments as compositors and
are assigned to the monotype section.
Robert Robinson has been given pro-
bationary appointment as caster helper In
the monotype section.
Louis P. Sutor. compositor. has been
transferred from the mOnOtype section
to the navy branch ofice-
The personnel OF the 7. located in the
northwest corner Of the sixth floor of
the c street side, or south wing. is Chief
Bowen's hand composing section; and
under the personal supervision OF VII
liam n. Leavi;t IS as follows: Final cor
rector. William F. Ashley: charge OF all
type received from the foundry. Fred ".
/ Fauett. lock-ups. Charles :. Elder. John
L. Getman, Harry 5 Gum. Frank N.
LLOYD. Peter N. McCallum. and Dan L.
Ssnsom. with L. B. Cooley and George
lTerwiIIeger as extra assistants; strippers
OF dead Uype. Judge" Underwood, J.
W Sherman. George SchoeReman. and
James N Craig; charge Of press, George
/ ". Robinson: labOTers. David Smith,
| Thomas Miller. and Logan NJ. Green
Well. another Carlisle Indian in Chief
Bowen's reservation celebrated his three
score years and one last Tuesday It
wasn't Old Home Week Leeds, either.
Freeman ". Murray, Of Alexandra.
Va. having received a temporary ap-
pointment. has been assigned 10 the docu-
ment day section
lighting are being advanced in the docu-
ment day section.
Stephen " Simpson IS a recent trans
fer 10 the document section night from
the Navy section
Samuel H. Lenoir. a weIl-knOwn down
town printer and temporary compositor
in the document day section, has re-
signed
Harry E. Faust. temporary comPos-
it0r in the day document section, has
been transferred 20 the night side. and
advanced 70 makeup in the ~ ~.
Faust is weII-known IN the Governntslt
Printing Office circles. He was formerly
IN the proof room. but owing 10 continued
III health was obliged 10 resign. His
health has been entirely restored.
Maker-up William H. Sweeney, Of the
day document section. returned TO work
on Monday last
Mrs. Florence A. Boteler has been ap-
pointed to a position in the pressrOom-
william J. H Ford has been trans
ferred from the day TO the night force
OF the pressrOom.
Martin Griffin. for more than forty-hve
years the florist Of the Treasury Depart
menL and ap uncle OF Hugh P Griffin. OF
the document day section. was buried
in Holy Rood Cemetery on Tuesday last
The deceased was seventy-fiTe years Of
age. having come to this country from
Ireland when a young man. Three GauEh-
ters and five sons survive him
Charles Fiesse. the weII-known French
compositor OF the day document section.
has been very sick during the past week.
Messrs. James W Mathers. George H.
Sehoon. and Harry E Faust. constitute
the ''Y'' night force in Chief Ross sec
ton.
Proofreader Edward H. Ryan Is very
highly grathed over his invitation to be
q guest al the banquet Of the Irish
Historical Society
Columbia Typographical Union meets in /
regular session at the Temple at 30 to-
day.
The Advent Athletic Club. many OF
whose members are employees Of the Office.
viii entertain their friends with a recep-
ton and dance. at Van Horns Hall,
BrightwOod avenue and LongfeIIow
street. on Thursday evening. January =
The Adveuts are getting ready to put
their ball team in shape for the coming |
season. and expect 10 excel even their
good record Of last year !
Pressman John A Cunningham seems
possessed Of a confirmed hoodoo OF some
kind. Hurrying to dinner one evening
recently he failed 10 notice an unpro-
tected excavation Of the gas company.
and consequently not only missed his
dinner, but ruined suit Of clothes
twenty-five emergency press-feeders
have been indefinitely furloughed.
Lewis Reed, helper in the pressroom. /
is on the sick list
President James NJ. Lynch. Of the In (
ternauonai Typographical Union. arrived 1
in Washington on Wednesday. and con-
firms the news from Pittsburg Of the
signing of agreements with all the daily /
newspapers OF that city whereby the /
international typographical Union Is 1
again in full control Of the newspaper 4
field there. This virtually leaves only one I
city on the American continent in which /
the newspaper composing rooms are
worked under noRunion conditions. and 4
hopes are entertained by the Interna- 1
tiOnel Typographical Union officials Of .
strsighteping out that one exception ere
the close Of 1903 Mr. Lynch speaks hope 4
fully also OF the book and Job situation &
in PittsbUrg. and believes that in a very /
short time that, branch Of the business 1
viii be in as good shape az the news +
papers
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