The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-01


Ed Mccormick. who will be one OF the
chief attractions Of the benefit perform
ance OF Columbia lO Athletic Associa-
ton. began his stage career as dancer
in the old play. Under the Gaslight."
Ed was a newsboy in Syracuse at the
time, and the manager Of that attrac-
ton. seeing him dancing on the street
one day. was so taken with the boys
agility that he offered him an engage
ment. and his first appearance was a sue
cess. He played with that company
through a successful season. covering a
route that included the principal cities Of
New York. Pennsylvania and Ohio. Dur
ing his stage career he was a member of
a number Of frst-class attractions, includ-
ing Goff & Golden's Minstrels, Browns
Sensation. VOLTS Female Minstrels,
Frank Woods Varieties. Frank Wilds
Comedians. Dan Shelby's Company. aud
Blanchards Great Shows, and played
with such stars as Charles Evans (after-
ward Evans and Hoey). Bob Ferguson,
Francis Wilson. James Cummings. Bob
Noon. Alice Bateman, Gertie Granville,
field and Booker, Dan Guifone, George s.
Knight. Mark Hughes. Bobby Beach.
Crowley and De Forrest and others. He
was noted for his delineations Of Irish
characters and skillful dancing. and will
demonstrate 10 his fellow workers that he
has not forgotten how TO entertain. lie
learned the printing business between the
seasons on the stage. and Joined Syracuse
Typographical Union in 1851. and has car
ried card ever since. He came TO the
G. P. O. in 1885, and was assigned 10 the
first division, and has been a compositor
I'm that division. and a useful member Of
Columbia Union, for sixteen years.
Reviser George II. Stuu leaves Wash
ington tomorrow for a vacation that
will cover the time up TO the day after
Decoration Day. during which he will
visit the scenes Of his boyhood I'm Mus
kingum County. Ohio. and also Newark.
Columbus, and Mount Vernon. At the
latter place he expects TO take a good
rest, putting in his time with a rod and
line.
John r. Brown, a well known G. p o.
compositor in the document section. for
many years employed in the Treasury
branch. is still on the sick list. His
many friends hope for his speedy re-
cOvery.
A letter received from Edgar P. Ben
nett. who has been on the sick list for
nearly two months, and who has re-
moved with his family to Madsong Wis.
contains the good news that he Is rapidly
improving in health and expects 10 re
turn to his duties here in June. He says
in his letter that Bennett is worth
dozen dead ones yet" His fellow-worS-
ers in the proofroom are glad 70 hear ot
his progress. and express for him their
best wishes for a quick recovery and an
early return to his chapel
Joseph J. Birmingham. who has been
employed as a pressman in the office for
about fifteen years, resigned last week.
and is reported to have gone to his former
home in Cincinnati He was active IN the
affairs Of the local pressmen's union.
serving two terms as president. was twice
a delegate. and at one time vice president
Of the International Pressmen's Union.
James Jenkins, skilled laborer In the
document section, is a ball player Of
some renown, and when the Norris-P Peters
club was the crack amateur team in the
District. jerks" was its captain and
first baseman.
Of the Columbia Union, but now in charge
Of the printing Office Of the Isthmian
Canal Commission, at Cristobal. Panama.
comes a copy OF the pamphlet OF the
commission, showing the condition Of the
work to date. amount OF money so far
expended. number Of people employed,
&c, which is a creditable specimen of
printing that would do credit to any es-
tablishment.
Francis J. Ward has been promoted to
the position Of prOOfreader and assistant
to Foreman Buchanan, at the navy
branch, which is merited advancement
to a good printer and a stanch union
man.
Shelby Smith paid a flying visit TO Phil
adelphia last week. and stopped over in
Baltimore to see his son. who is an
operator in the Sun Office.
James II. Furbershaw, who came to the
Office as a pressman way back in 1876.
celebrated his birthday on Wednesday
last. While very near the allotted age Of
threoscore and ten years, he is hale and
hearty and enjoys the reward OF a life
well spent. He and his good wife have
reared a family that Is a credit to them.
ten boys and two girls. four of the boys
following the footsteps Of the father in
the art Of printing.
Capt William II. Bricker. OF Carlisle,
Pa. uncle OF Edward Reinmuth. of the
clerical force, who died suddenly last
week. was buried in Arlington Cemetery
Friday. Capt Bricker was captured
during the civil war and held a prisoner
at Andersonville for sixteen months.
Comrade John Havens, a former watch
man in the C. p. o.. who had resigned
upward Of three years since and removed
to his home in Ithaca. n. Y, recently re-
turned to Washington and has been re-
instated In his former position. and dur
ing the absence Of Comrade schlosser