The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-02

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Is. OF this city, which he helped to organ
lie in 1891. He has held all the Offices
In the q. A r., including that OF de-
partHlent commander, TO which honorable
position he was unanimously chosen in
1900. He IS a past master in n. nj. Par
ker Lodge, No. q. A. 4. and A. NJ, of
this city. a member of Bethlehem Chap
ter. o. r. s., and is a Royal Arch Ma
son and knight Templar. AFFILIATED in
Iowa. The colonel was married the sec
ond time in this city in 1909. Politically
he has always been classed as a RepublI-
can. and retains his citizenship In Iowa.
%here he goes TO vote every second year.
/ ReligiOusly, he thinks and acts as he
| sees the light He was born a Quaker.
raised a Methodist. and belongs to the
Congregational Church, believes In prog
ress In religious thought. as In the course
of his life he informs US. he has seen
J progress in material things.
/ a worthy member OF the Down-and-
Out Club is successfully working new
species Of graft on his fellow-crartsmea.
| He rushes out of a telegraph Office and
makes the plea that he has a telegram
| that is urgent and has come away from
home without the necessary runds, and
/ only needs q quarter. He is particular
TO get your address so that he may re-
| turn It the first thing next morning. He
/ gets the quarter nine times out of ten.
Proofreader James T. Higgins. who
met with an accident on Labor Day, re-
| turned TO duty Monday. able to get about
with the aid Of cane.
The Ladies' Auxiliary. in conjunction
with the label campaign committee of
Columbia Typographical Union. No. lOl,
have arranged an attractive programme
for the meeting next Sunday at 8 o'clock.
The principal address. on 1.-THE Label"
will be delivered by Rev. z. c. Fultz.
pastor of the United Brethren Church,
North Capitol and r streets. Other
speakers will be Mr. Thomas F. Tracy.
secretary of the label trades department,
A. F. OF l. Mr.. g z. Beach, OF the plate
printers local: Rev Hinson V. Hewlett
OF the Second Baptist Church. The ad-
dresses will be interspersed by music.
furnished by the Nordica Mandolin ana
Guitar Club. and solos by well-known
singers.
Compositor Henry NJ Towner. OF the
document section, has been seriously I'll
for several days AT the suggestion or
his attending physician, DR.. William II.
Heron. he has been removed TO the
Homeopathic Hospital Judge" Towner
is exceedingly popular among his asso-
ciates. and liberal 10 a fault
Interest in the recent baseball tourna-
ment here is not confined TO local circles.
as requests are coming in daily from all
over the country for copies OF the Typo
Bulletin and other information about the
event The next number Of the Inland
Printer will contain q write1np OF the
affair, which VIII De profusely illustrated,
the editor OF that journal having re-
quested a member OF the local associa-
ton to furnish him the necessary infor-
nation. &c. One OF the G. p. 0. chapels
has already taken steps to organize a
boosters club for ST Louis next year.
and every thing points 10 an awakening
in baseball enthusiasm among the print
ing trades that will be a healthy thing
FOR the National Printers Baseball
League In general, and for the Columbia
l0l Athletic Association in particular.
The remains of ", H. Brock, who died
recently at the Union Printers Home,
were brought here for interment, the
funeral taking place from the North
Capitol Methodist Church on Tuesday
last. the paIbearers being Messrs. F. II.
Melick. George Burklin. Henry "
BOernstein. Z. NJ Wheat. T. p VII
kins, and S. S English. Mr. Brock is
survived by his wife and one daughter
II Phil Baker, the popular proofroom
messenger. is not one Of the ten guests
Of The Washington Herald 20 see the
worlds championship games at Phila-
delphia, II will not be because he has not
hustled early and late for the honor.
Work on the home for iufrm and dis
abled members, which the Internationa!
Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union
is 10 establish at Hale Springs. Tenn. is
Wel under way, the power house being
already completed. The foundation for
the main building has been laid AR,
rangements have been successfully made
with a number OF the leading press
builders whereby the very latest ma
chimes will be erected as soon as the
building is ready for the establishment
OF the technical school to- be connected
with the home. The headquarters of the
union will be moved from Cincinnati TO
Hale Springs. 1t is expected. early next
spring.
At the regular quarterly election for
chairman, held in the chapel of the doc
ument division on Thursday noon, the ef-
ficient chairman, Miss Laura 3. Gordon,
was reelected. over Mr.. William R. Love,
her opponent, by a majority of "a. Miss
Gordon receiving y votes and Mr.. Love
49, This makss two full terms and an
unexpired term for the incumbent,
which. to Say the least, is highly
complimentary 10 this stanch union
champion.
Dan Curry. of the District Building.
has many friends in the c. p O., who
hope he lands that insurance job.
Julius Johnson returned to the proof
room on Monday last, his months stay
in Colorado apparently having been very
beneficial 10 him.
Bert Wolfe. who attended the l. o. o. F.
meeting at Atlanta, returned from Savan-
nah to Baltimore by water.