The Washington herald., 1909-03-28

Al acI1T6 rTeSSnan ~ eighty.
Ira e. Cole was born September q.
5s2e, In or near the little hamlet OF De
Kalb. St Lawrence County. n. Y Be
fore he was Of age to attend school his
parents moved 20 Oswego County about
The year 1884 To a little country school
he Travelled about a mile and half. and
then only attended during the summer.
the distance being too far and the winters
so heavy that travelling was difflcult. A
little later in life, when he could stand
the storms. he attended school during the
winter He worked on a farm with his
father until he was about sixteen years
old. when he entered as an apprentice
10 learn the printing trade. His first
years salary was sos and his board.
In the fan Of 81 he volunteered his
services for three years TO the United
States government and entered Company
g. Eighty-first New York Volunteers. He
served the full three years and partici-
pated IN twenty-one different engage
ments He was discharged from the
army near Bermuda Hundred, Va on
September q. 1854 he returned 20 Os-
wego. N. Y, and re-entered the printing
Office of T. S. Brigham. and worked for
him eleven years, and in 1ST5 he made
application for appointment 20 the Gov
eminent Printing Office as pressman. 1t
was not until February 10, 1876, that he
entered the Government Printing Office.
Mr.. Cole, now in his eightieth year. is
q member OF Lincoln Post No. 5, G. A
r.; G. P. o. Veterans Club. and Printing
Pressmen's Union, No. l.
Judge Underwood, John Mulroy. John J.
OHern. H. c. Evans, z. F. Latham. and
David Smith are on the document section
sick list
The intermediary force in the hand
eomposing section has been increased by
the transfer Of the following persons: Ed
ward J. Hall, Mrs. Elizabeth ". Lenhart,
md Albert d. Rust. jr.
The temporary compositors were indef-
aitely furloughed. and not dropped. as
enormously circulated. Hope they may
be speedily recalled.
Owing 10 lOng-cOnt!nUed ID health, II. A.
McPike. a well-knOWn compositor IN the
document section for several years past.
has been separated from the government
service. His many friends. not only in
Columbia Union, No. l0l, Of which he is
an honored member. but in Western
pennsylvania, where he was for years an
Influential journalist. win read with re-
gret this unwelcome news.
Winston Lewis and Edmund A. Hutchi-
son are recent transfers to the job sec
aion.
D1ha~A II Fo1r
and c. A. Morgan, Of the day section,
have been assisting in floor work.
Encouraging reports relative to the I'm
proved condition Of Edward F. Latham.
OF the day document section. reassures his
friends that in all probability he VIII be
returned from Providence Hospital to his
residence. Col Maryland avenue northeast
during the coming week.
With the clpse OF work by the night
force OF the document section on the
10Th, that section was abolished, and with
the exception OF four transfers and one
rperson discharged the force was trans
,ferred 10 the mOnOtype section, night
with Mr.. James H Ross in charge. This
IS the first time since the organization Of
distinct night force, during Public
Printer Benedicts first administration,
that there has not been one, especially
during session Of Congress. and occu-
pying the same room as the day workers
Au revoir. but not good-byl
Deskman Charles W. Burnett. Of the
document night section. has been trans
3erred 10 the night proof section.
Temporary helpers Eugene C. Bouton
and Alfonso z. Williams have been trans
.ferred from the night doc section to the
day bindery.
The following persons have been trans
1erred to the monotype section. night.
from the document night section: James
H Ross. E s. Wild, w F. CounceIl.
james ". Mathers Guy Z. Partridge.
Fletcher Bowden. Thomas E. OIcCardell,
Charles E. Morton. Charles F. Muller,
flames 7. Ray. George II. Schorn, Harri-
son Reed, T. A DOugherty. George T.
Aldridge, o. c. McCardell. William h.
Murphy, Frank z. Burnside C J. Mac
Murray. f. n. Bunker, Robert L Town
send. VIII NJ. Edwards. James z. Har-
dig, William T. Talbot Luke J. Bennett.
S. II. Simpson, Charles S. Dennison, Lee
Hartley, George J. Woodgate, Guy W.
McCord, o. l. Carter, G. o. Doten, Frank
V. CaDers. John Y. Slater J. 3. Trud-
gian William A. Roberts. John Sheridan.
Frank 7. Warren, Wade H Crowther,
p. H. Gallagher. Lee J. Runyan. w J.
Fuhrman, James H. Irwin. w. NJ. King,
August PaIand. Charles L, Mace, James
@. Boss, Ralph L. Harris, C. Y. Mont
gomery. Jesse Smith. Thomas Brown, S.
NJ Milburn, s Washington, and G. A.
RObey.
Maker-up George o. Atkinson, Of the
night document section. has been trans
ferred TO the proof section. night.
The following persons are recent trans
feTs to the day document section: r. H.
Mayors. John D. Bradley, o. A Calkins,
]. ". Cross. c. A. Edelen. W. W Frye.
Miss Louisa Gunton, W H Guthridge,
E. J. Han. J. A. Handiboe, J. L. Holland,
f. A. Hutchinson, NJ J. Knoble. w.
Lewis, D. L Mackley, G. a. Morgan, H.
Newson. J. J. O'Hern. George P. Phillips,
c. A. Read. II. J. Redfield. p D. Rust,
5r, and John B. Jacques.
Miss Louise Gunton has been trans
ferred to the document section from the
proofroom-