The Washington herald., 1909-08-22
Items, General and Personal,
Of Interest TO G. P. O. Workers

Commerce and Labor. It might be added
that all of the former employees OF the
printery transferred TO this most impor-
tant branch OF the government service
have made good"
Michael N. serrano. of the document
section, is visiting in Canada, having &C
eompanied Col James Bright.
/ Logan NJ. Green, James <. Ennis. and
/ Joseph S. Graves. laborers, OF the docu-
ment section, have been granted annual
leave.
John H. Hogan, of the supply end"
document section. is enjoying himself in
the land of the sky" Spartanburg, $. {.
Little Ruth Schultz. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs Charlie Schultz, met with an
accident early in the week, breaking her
right arm.
Harry Goodrell. foreman Of the Record
proofroom, has returned from a visit TO
Atlantic City.
Upon the ascendancy Of John Heydler
to the presidency Of the National League
OF Baseball Clubs the Star chapel, OF
which John was formerly a member. held
| a special meeting TO take action relative
thereto, and "A committee Of three, con-
sisting Of Charles Long. Alexander Cor
don. Jr.. and Doran McCarty, were APP
pointed 10 draft a suitable resolution and
| forward the same TO Mr.. Heydler by tele-
+ graph. IN acknowledgment thereof. the
/ following letter was received:
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( Baseball Clubs. New York. n. Y, Aug
/ Z. 1909.-Messrs. Long. Gordon. and Nc
Carly, committee. Gentlemen. Kindly
I express TO the members Of the Evening
Star chapel my deep appreciation Of the
sentiment conveyed in their message q
lcongratulation and good wishes What
ever success the fortunes OF life have be-
slowed on me IN other fields Of endeavor.
I assure you I will always remain one
OF the star boys, with whom I have
had the honor of such long and pleasant
association"
Billy Lentz, the genial good-natured
! corTectorpin the pressroom. is spending
his vacation at Ocean City. Nd.
Lewis Clarke. Of the job proofroom, is
at his former home in Buffalo. n. Y.
Funeral services over the body OF Mrs
Mary Z. Young, wife Of Charles Z.
Young. OF the Government Printing
! Office. who died Wednesday morning.
were held at o'clock Friday after
non at her late home, 70 Rhode Island
avenue northwest. The services were
| conducted by Rev W c. Hoddes. OF
the Rhode Island Avenue NJ. Z. Church.
/ The interment was In Rock Creek
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Berg. E. f. Wild, W. r. Carver William
Larmon. W ii. Lentz. and Albert Hum
phrey.
Mrs. Young was a member OF Bethle-
hem Chapter, No Z. Order OF the East
| ern Star She was born in Fort Nc
| Henry, Baltimore, Md. about fifty years
ago Besides her husband. a daughter,
Mrs. H B. Smith, Of Lincolnville, n. j.,
survives her.
George Long, OF the bindery, is con-
fned TO his home with typhoid fever.
Reviser Jack Connolly is telling base
ball stories to the old-timers in Syracuse,
n. Y.
Columbia Union decided at last Sun
days meeting TO take part in the recep-
ton to President Gompers. and a commit
tee was appointed 70 make necessary ar
engagements.
A J. Portenar. one Of the New York
delegation 70 the ST. Joe convention, was
a visitor TO the Office early in the week
Ed. Calhoun. while in Springfield. Ohio.
last week. TO attend the funeral OF Mrs
Calhoun's father met Gus Schmelz, well
known here some years ago as the man
ager OF the Washington Baseball Club.
Schmelz is a printer, serving his time
under Capt. w. r. Ramsey, and wished
70 be remembered TO Gus Nothnagel.
Charles Otis. Bob Kerr. and other Buck
eye printers.
Con Radclif. for many years a mem
Der Of Columbia Union, but now Of New
York. was a visitor recently. stopping
over from a visit 20 his daughters and
grandchildren in Des Moines, Iowa
Mrs. VIII S. waudby is visiting at her
former home, Rochester, N. Y.
Claude Mcdonald. Of the Job room. Is
fishing with his boyhood friends around
shippensburg, Pa
Charlie" Ecker. Of the bindery, left
/ LOT AllanIc city last W wednesday wear
ing an Immaculate white suit 'Unser
! Karl" looked more Ike a prosperous
merchant than a knight Of the paste
| brush"
The following employees OF the bindery
were granted their leave last Wednes-
day; Miss Parent. Mr. Zimmerman. sid
Dom, Charles Knockey, and Ben Sellers.
/
William c. Connors. of the bindery, left
Washington last Wednesday for stay
Of one week at the Ramit. Jamaica Bay.
n. Y. and the following two weeks VIII
be spent at Atlantic City,
Louis Halblieb. OF the bindery stock
room, was taken 10 slbley Hospital to be
operated on.
convention Of employing printers,
bookbinders. electrotypers, and supply
men, together with delegates from the
AT COLON.