The Washington herald., 1909-07-11

reviser. has been employed in the office
for seventeen years, and as reviser
since 1888 He was captain Of militia with
the famous Morton Cadets. and served "a
the Spanish war as lieutenant OF Com
pany G, and was promoted at San Juan
Hill TO battalion adjutant He is mem
Der OF the I. o. o. F.. Masons. Spanish
War Veterans Columbia Typographical
Union. and Columbia Fishing Club. he
holds the rank Of lieutenant colonel OF
Patriarchs Militant. !. o. 0. F., and re-
ceived the grand decoration of chivalry
at San Francisco. He commands the
champion drill team OF Canton Washing
ton, and bears the distinction Of having
won the only first prize in a foreign
country in military drill
Louis r. Taylor. delegate-elect from
Columbia Union, has resigned from the
proof room and been appointed 10 a po-
sition in the General Land Office. doing
field duty. and is at Duluth. Mimi
Joe Handiboe. son Of John A, Handi-
Doe, of the document section, Is now the
regular umpire of the Independence
League. and rattling good one.
Honest" John Onyun has one trouble
he can't get a straw hat with the union
label. Every bit Of his wearing apparel
bears the proper stamp OF organized Ia
Dor, and he has TO wear headgear that
Is not seasonable. because the straw hat
makers are not organized.
D. c. Quinn. who was let out OF the
Job room IN the late indefinite furlOugh,
went down to Norfolk and Immediately
caught onto good Job in a Job Office
where Jimmy Brister and several other
Washingtonians are employed.
Pressman Jim Veatch viii make a trip
to his old home In the Buckeye State
this summer. accompanied by Mrs
Veatch.
Jimmy Ward one OF the most popular
members Of the Pressmen's Union. is
visiting Los Angeles. Cal. as a repre-
sentative Of Washington Lodge Of Elzs.
this being his second trip 70 the Coast,
the first being as delegate 10 the Press
mems convention, held in San Francisco
in 1907.
Ernest A. Lange. Of the foundry. and
family are on trip 20 the New England
States. going by water 10 Boston. and on
their return they will occupy the new
house recently purchased on Adams
street. and Ernest promises a house
warming that viii be worth remembering.
The convention Of the International
Printing Pressmen's Union next year viii
be held az Columbus. Ohio. and there are
several members or the local union from
the Buckeye State already spoken OF as
possible candidates, notably Charley
Thorne, John Noel. Jim Veatch, Joe Biz
mingham. Jim Galbreath, George Forden.
and Ed. Koontz.
Miss Anna Wilson, trustee Of the Union
Printers Home. has had additional hon
ors thrust upon her. being selected as
one OF the local delegates Of the Young
WOmen's Christian Association to the
national convention.
Charles B. Mellon. the pressman whose
death occurred last week, has been on the
rolls OF the Public Printer for over twen-
ty years. most OF that time at the State
Department branch. He was at one time
secretary OF the local Pressmen's Union,
and was native Of Baltimore.
Charles z. Holmes was assigned 70 a
desk in the proofroom on Tuesday last
after four years OF service In the printing
Office at Manila He was for several years
connected with the Weather Bureau. sta
tioned at Galveston. Tex; Denver. Colo.
and other points. and says there IS no
Placeslike the old G. P o.
The Press Division established a new
record for quick work in handling the
tariff bill with the Senate amendments
numbered, Immediately after its passage
by the Senate. The issue called for II, 100
copies Of the bill, making 80 pages, and
was finished In twelve hours, each bill
weighing about ~ pounds. The work used
more than Is tons Of paper. The question
IS, Gould any other printing plant IN
the world accomplish such a task?''
Miss May Davis. feeder. press division.
is confined TO her home by illness.
Those employees Of the printery who
worked on the tariff bill deserve especial
mention for their sturdy devotion to duty
many OF them working twelve straight
hours without a rest.
Speaking Of luck" said a printer to
me a few days ago, that man James A
Galleher, Of the printing Office proof
room. is a top-notcher for fair"
While realized that "GaI" was en-
titled TO COED Iuck-and I hope he'll al
ways have VI had heard Of nothing
wonderful in that line Detailing him. and
so I asked the speaker for enlighten-
ment
well, sir" he replied (and there was
a remote tnge Of jealousy and the suspi-
cion Of a crouch in his tones, 7 never
heard the like, One day he got of 70
go to baseball land he had leave coming,
too, mind you), went out TO the park.
saw four innings. storm came up, and
Of course. he got a rain check. which
same he slowed away in his clothes A
few days later-oh. lordy. what luck some
people do have.-he tQsk his remaining
half days leave for baseball purposes.
With his little old held-over rain check
he went out TO that ball field and saw
a double-header-and Washingtons bunch
of nuts captured one Of the games. too,
Just as he started 20 get on the car on
his way out-gee, whiz. such luck is al