The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-07


party at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Hobby Monday evening, where a house
FUN of youngsters made merry diving for
apples and playing the usual Halloween
games. The costumes and masks of the
young merrymakers We're one OF the prin-
cipal features Of the evening Miss Lulu
Hobby was attired in a becoming costume
Of black ornamented with gold stars and
crescents. with crown to match. Miss
Helena Wallace wore blue with silver
stars and crescents and crown. Among
the many others present may be men
toned the Misses Louise Williams. Gladys
NfcGrew. Ida Mills. Gladys McGarry,
Ruth Wright, and Masters Fred Stickles,
Raymond Eberly. Earle Mann, Raymond
Belair, Frank Mason. and Raymond
ThurgOod-
John Cunningham. after his vacation,
reported for duty in the pressroom. minus
his mustache. which so changed his APP
pearance that the foreman mistook him
for new appointee,
George B. Mosher. Thomas a. Hole,
Jerry Hunt. and Henry G. Schultz will
compose the force that viii start night
work in the caster room tomorrow night.
The condition Of Maj. Dodge, the vet
eran reader on specifications. is reported
as serious.
Mrs. Mary Ellen King. mother Of the
wife OF George p. Nichols. agent of the
Union Printers Home. died at $50 Carroll
ton avenue, Baltimore. on Tuesday last.
aged seventy-two years Mrs. King was
descendant OF a distinguished Maryland
family a splendid woman. universally
esteemed by all who knew her.
Pressmen Charles II. Evans. Stephen
r. Brown. Andrew Chambers, James +.
Johnson. George A. Forden. and Frank
VI. Willis have been transferred 90 the
night force.
Typographical Union, 10. 5. Of Colum-
bus, Ohio. celebrated its golden jubilee
one week ago to-day with a banquet In
which the entire membership Of 800 par
tlcipated the guests OF the occasion in
Guiding prominent State and city officials,
international officers. and former mem
bers. bringing the number in attendance
10 500. President +. T. Heinrich presided
and Fred IT. Tibbets. a weI-knOwn
printer-actor. was the POSTMASTER. Ad-
dresses were made by Gov. Harmon
President Lynch. the state superintend-
cut OF printing. David p. Boyer. first
general organizer OF the l. T.. L.. and
others. The Ohio State Journal says OF
40. 2.
columbus Typographical Union. No.
. which has 20 It's credit the forma-
ton of gallant company Of men who
went forward 10 fight the battles Of their
almost directly responsible for the foUn-
dation Of what Is now one of the most
important and influential Of the local
daily newspapers. which within the last
half century has more than doubled the
compensation per week received by IFS
members: which has gone through all this
history with only two insignificant strikes
marked against ii, IS a credit 10 the
capital city Of this great state. whose
methods might well be emulated by more
pretentious organizations"
Samuel x. Hall. a veteran OF the
watch force. met with quite a serious ac-
cident near the office on Friday morning
from tripping over some obstruction on
the sidewalk. Mr.. Hall is over eighty
years Of age.
Some diversion was added 70 the mo-
notony Of existence on two evenings OF
the week. just after the whistle blew
by imprOmDtu exhibitions Of the art pu
Eilistic between employees Of the Office
ia the first of which one bloody pro
hoscis was the sole casualty, and in On,
second there was some blood and a tril
TO the staton-house.
Pressmau jim Furbershaw aided in III,
throw-dovn OF Boss Murphy on Tues
day and returned 20 his duties yesterda!
morning.
A wcll-known employing printer 4
the following shows a spirit that is char
acteristic OF the trade and highly com
mendable.
Mr.. George VI. Ramsey. Chairman.
Ny Dear Mr. Ramsey: Being one q
the old timers I'm the specification room
/ want 90 congratulate you on the sug
gestion that a reunion be held. I wan
90 be there.
Furthermore. look 10 me TO do any
thing / can 20 help the cause along
viii deem II a pleasure If your commit
Tee will allow me TO print. gratis,
four-p1ge souvenir menu for the coca
sion, using copy TO be furnished by you
committee. II this meets with your az
prevail kindly give me three or fou
DAYS IN which to get Il out
Wishing you every success IN you
undertaking. 1 am, very truly yours,
LEWIS NJ THAYER.
odd Slug S.
Mrs. Catherine Higgins. mother Of tn
Rlfe Of Walter r. Roche. Of the key
board room, died at Harpers Ferry yes
terday.
Miss Bertha NJ. Tellyr returned TO he
desk in the proofroom yesterday after
vacation Of sixty days
A coincidence-Martin Schram and Ri
Tanner will each celebrate his birthda
on Thanksgiving Day. three days aft,
pay day, and the next day-well-
Ell NJ Wheat. Of the proofroom,
rusticatnS at Lebanon Pa. preparl1
for the strenuous times when COngrel
meets.
Dennis J. OLeary has been detailed
charge OF the pressroom night for,
while Foreman John d. Myers Is
leave.
Jim Hoos. Of the specification force. HI
returned TO work from his recent Eur
pean trip Of months duration. most
which was spent In Berlin and Londo
Though he has been across the Atlant
a number of times, Jim says lie is n
a good sailor. and he lost several poun
Of flesh through illness on the retui
trip.
II. Y. CWindy) Brooke. several yea
an employe Of the Office. and a hustler
the politics OF Columbia Union who h