The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

IuOuSiy elected pFesluenti IhOnaS "A, BY
mum. proof room. first vice president. and
Jesse NJ. Patterson, OF the job room.
financial secretary.
Joseph CroweH a former well-known
skilled labOrer in the document section.
has been employed by the widow of c. H.
McGraw TO assist in the management of
the apron" business.
Recent advices from Des Moines, Iowa,
contain the information that Mrs Irma
d. Palmer, a well-known proofreader left
on Monday for California, accompanying
her sister.
Cornelius X. Stribllng, of the document
section. has been granted thirty days
leave without pay.
George P. Nichols, president of Batti-
more Typographical Union and agent Of
the Union Printers Home, was visitor
IN Washington during the week. Mr..
Nichols is a candidate for reelection as
agent OF the home.
Steve Shanks is a recent transfer from
the document night section to the day.
Imposer NcFarlane. Of the document
section. has been on the sick list the past
ten days, due TO an aggravated attack OF
grip.
Compositor James H. Small has been
assisting on a rush of floor work in the
document section
The vote in the day document section
for the mortuary benefit assessment re-
suited as follows: u votes against the
proposition and q in favor
During the week the following tenn
pOrary COmpostors have been assigned
to Assistant Foreman Ross night-work-
ers: Joseph a. Berkeley. Edgar o. Whit
man, Michael F. Barrett Marcus p.
Jackson, James L. Mccoy. Michael J.
Meany. Carroll Harbaugh, and Shelby
Smith
The announcement that r w. Bob)
Summers Will be candidate for delegate
TO Minneapolis puts in the race one Of
the very best men in the ranks Of Co
lumbia Union-a perfect gentleman in
every respect. a splendid printer, and
union man Of the highest caliber-one of
the kind that success does not fatter and
position does not change
In letter to Bob Martin, Of the Job
proofroom, Albert Doyle says there is
nothing so welcome TO the American
colony in the Government Printing Office
at Manila as the Washington Sunday
Herald
a. J. Boyer, Of the Monotype section.
on Sunday evening last delivered an adj
dress before the California Society OF the
District of Columbia on the signing of
the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. the
occasion being a celebration of that inn
portant event.
William B. Padgett. a veteran Wash
ington printer and a well-remembered
temporary composItor for several success
sive winters in the day document section.
passed away last week the victim of
heart disease, from which he had been
a sufferer for more than a year. The
deceased was born in this city fifty-six
years ago. and had been a stanch mem
Der Of Columbia Typographical Union
Tor upward OF twenty-seven years. He
is survived by his wife and six children.
The interment took place IN Congresslon-
al Cemetery, the pallbearers being mem
bers Of Typographical Union, the Junior
Order United American Mechanics and
the Royal Arcanum, with which organize
tons he had been an active and honor
able member.
Honest John Onyun will enter the race
for the trip TO Minneapolis from the night
proof force.
To date, 2O09i applications for patents
are awaiting final action in the Patent
Office.
Charles H. Grenacher. a popular as
sistant doorkeeper, has been promoted TO
the position of postmaster Of the big
printery. and his many friends are ex-
tending congratulations.
Ed Flagg, who served his time in the |
G.. p. 0. and worked last in old Botany
Bay" was shown through the Office on |
Wednesday, his first visit to the new
building. He is an employee Of the In |
migration Service.
E. A. LANCE, the popular singer Of the
foundry, has received a very fattering
letter Of thanks from the Brookland !
Brotherhood. complimenting him on the |
success of the entertainment he arranged |
for them recently.
James 7. Haney, Of the guide force. has
returned to duty after a short vacation.
Ned Mccormick, Of the document sec
ton. has had the pleasure Of entertaining
recently an old friend and former fellow
printer, Johnny Noon who forsook the
trade many years ago for the stage. in
which he was quite successful as a black
face comedian in the days when Francis
Wilson was one Of the team OF Nackin
and Wilson, but, like that artist found
his vocation at last in comic opera
Vincent Meyerhoefer, an ex-deIegate
and an old and honored member OF the
!. T. T., was one of party Of visitors to
the Office on Thursday.
Awakened by the chugging and throb-
bling Of fire engine across the street
on Thursday morning, Chris Ward. Of the
linotype force. is reported TO have ap-
peared on the street in a night cap and
pajamas.
Compositor c. c. AuTacher, Of the docu-
ment might, has been detailed as a
maker-Up during the week.
Sergt. Samuel Elliott. a former COM
positor on the Congressional Record when
II was foremanized by the late NJ D.