The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
Items, General and Personal,
Of Interest TO G. P. O. Workers

What am I doing with these books
OF Irish history?'' said a copyholder met
near the Public Library recently. Work
ing a scheme, my boy; working a
scheme No: am not going to deliver a
lecture for the irish cause. or anything
ike that. I'll tell you about 1t il you
won't give me away You know the
reader / work with Wen, he rs simply
a horse. Works his fun eight hours every
day as if his life depended on H. And
he can do more in those eight hours,
believe, than any maa in the shop Well
I like 10 hold up my end, and l don't
want to do Il all. but have 10 keep at H.
Most men are willing to ease up d little
once in a while and have a little chat
about baseball. or union affairs, or pou-
tics or the tariff. or something current,
but not my partner. He is just horse
al work / have tried him on every sub
iect I could think of without success,
until the other day 1 found a weak spot.
We were reading a document where
quotation was made from a speech Of
famous Irish orator. and my partner got
so enthusiastic over II that / got good
halfs hour rest. / never knew before
that he was one Of the 'freeing-Ireland'
kind. But he is a fanatic on the question,
and every day since I have got him
started by mentioning something in the
history Of the little green island. and 1
am fortifying myself with these books
of Irish history 10 keep UP with the
good work. Great scheme, hey?'
Dan NIcCarty has received word from
Charley Cyphers saying he is suffering
n efT erfcfQ
before leaving here, in alighting from
vehicle.
Winslow Lewis. OF the job room, Is on
his way 10 Alberta, Canada, TO inspect a
farm OF 500 acres he owns there, from
which he gets this year as his share 5000
bushels Of oats. the crop aggregatlng SoVj
bushels he win cross over 10 Toronto
and take in Seattle on the way out
John r. Bird. Of the machine shop. has
resigned 10 accept the position Of press
Inachintst in the Russian governments
printing office AT St Petersburg. and VIII
20 by the Pacific route, taking In the
Seattle Exposition en- route.
Phil Nachman is doing desk duty in the
keyboard room in the absence Of William
T. Heritage.
Milton s simpson. jr.. the young mes
senger In the monotype section, has re-
Gently been rendered a very hattering
offer TO play professional baseball in Nir-
ginia, but, owing 10 its Interference with
his studies. has declined.
J. Irwin Esterly. Of the bindery, IS at
present on leave, having gone 70 Potts
Vile to attend the funeral Of his grand
father, who died at the age Of eighty
seven years.
Charles Welch, of the finishing room,
has been detailed TO the Interior Depart
ment.
Mrs. Keyser. wife Of Harry Keyser. Of
the forwarding section. has recently re-
turned from a trip 10 Chicago her for
mer home. where she has been visiting
relatives and friends. Mrs. Keyser still
rem~ ms much attached TO the Windy city.
Fred ". Seifferth acted as guide mot
oflciaD one day last week. He was
showing the sights Of the Capital TO his
niece. Miss Seifferth. Of Grand Rapids.
Mich
John r. Graham has taken fifteen days
leave. beginning Wednesday John says
he will spend most Of il at his home. at
Cleveland Park
James Fogarty is again on the sick list
having been absent several days last
week.
The following employees Of the press
room were granted leave on the 18th; A.
W. Reynolds. s K Murphy. Melvin NJ
Beight. Thomas Z. Blakely, William H.
Dahl John p KahIer. Robert E. Sullivan,
John l. Moore. Mrs Jennie Baylie Mrs
Louise E Gregory. Mrs. Emma a. Hager
Mrs. Anna r. Jewett, Mrs. Jessie A. Nc
Kinney, Miss Lizzie Moore, Mrs Annie
r. Pumphrey, Columbus Scott, and R f.
Jennings.
Reviser James NJ. Maloney is doing the
copy editing on tabular matter in the alb
sence Of Mr.. Stevens, on leave
Lewis B. Clarke. OF the job proofrOom.
had an operation performed On his foot
at Sibley Hospital during the week for
an injury sustained several months ago
while bowling.
Jefferson Davis Garland has been sew
cred from the rolls.
Ham ]. Roy, formerly ar employe Of
the bindery. is now employed with the
Elmira Advertiser, New York.
Temporary appointees to the pressroom
force were made during the week as fol-
lows: Press feeders-Nrs. +. X. Bradley,
Mrs. LOttie T. Dawson, Miss Edna o.
Hunter. Miss Mae L. Coburn. Mrs. Eliza
beth C Johnson. Mrs. Elizabeth A Petit
ford. Mrs. Francis Y. Walton, Mrs. Edith
p. Scott Mrs Matte B. Groshon, Mrs
Sarah NJ. Gantley. Miss Grace f Leon
hart. and Miss Sadie z. Tignor Helpers
Thomas II Quantrin, Caleb f. Queen,
Leander o. clifford, Lemuel r. Addison
William J. Narrower. Benjamin Hutchin-
son. Solomon II. Thompson. r.. Wilmer
L. Griffin. George A Sutton. James II.
Turner and Thomas S Berry
William Brady, Of the library bindery.
has resigned his position, and Allen NJ
Russell has been detailed to fiji the va
cancy.
The following employees OF the bindery
are on two weeks leave John. II. Gra-
ham. Miss Margaret Curtis. Miss Virginia
Kankey. and Miss Emma Wookey