The Washington herald., 1910-07-24

MARTIN l.. STATLER,
Deiegateeect Columbia typographical Union.
Martin L. statier. delegate-elect from
| Columbia Typographical Union to the
/ Minneapolis convention. is a native Of
the keystone State. born at Latrobe, Pa.
in 1867. He served hts apprenticeship on
| the Latrobe Advance. Joined the union at
! Meadville. Pa, and worked in Pittsburg,
| Cleveland. Buffalo, and other cities
| throughout the Middle West He came
to Washington in 1899, and was mem
Der OF the emergency force of the G. P.
/ o. In 1900. and since then has been ems
ployed on Washington papers. most u
| the time on the Post Mr.. Statler is a
member of King solomon Lodge, No, 81,
| F, A. A. M, of which he is senior war
| den, Columbia Chapter, No l, r. A. NJ,
and Mithras Lodge of Perfection, No. l.
| Scottish Rite.
| Mr.. Stater. after performing his
| duties as a delegate to the Minneapolis
| convention, viii indulge in a long-de-
| sired trip. taking in the cities of the
Sound country and Portland, Greg. from
there by water to Frisco, thence 10 Los
Angeles, and stopping on the way back
az the Printers Home.
Compositors Charles K. Duce and FL
wood 3 Moorhead, jr., OF the document
section. are with the National Guard at
! Gettysburg. Pa.
Compositor P. S. Steele. Of the docu-
ment section, has been enjoying the
heated term at his cottage. Bethany
Beach, Del.
! II Is said that in a good many cases
| employees OF the G. P. o. have this year
allowed portions offtheir leave to lapse
| for one reason or another, the most ia
| grant cases being when an eTnploye Is fill
ing position paying a higher rate and
preferring the little extra pay to the
privilege of recreation with pay at a
lower rate. These short-sighted people
have little conception of the great bene-
fits they are enjoying. the gaining Of
which cost money and hard labor for
/ years by people who recognize that man
or woman who works for a living Is a
better employee by reason OF an occa-
sional vacation and these people who
are willing to jeopardize what Is of great
benefit TO them for a few extra dollars
should be made to understand what they
are doing.
/ very kind note has been received by
Miss Laura Gordon. chairman of the doc
ument section, from Mrs. Maria c.
| Covert. returning thanks, not only for the
4 beautiful floral offering sent to her late
/ husband, Mr.. Jake Covert, a former men,
Der Of this chapel but for the innumer-
able courtesies extended him during HIS
last days in the Office.
Stanley P. Gilbert. Of the document Sec
ton, has applied for thirty days addi-
tonal leave without pay.
Benjamin c. Wright, the oldest COM
positor in the document section. and the
worthy vice president of that time-hon-
ored organization. the Oldest Inhabi-
tants' Association. having been granted
thirty days annual leave, will pass the
| same In West Virginia and Maryland.
| with dip in the surf at Atlantic City.
Among the delegates to the recent con-
vention here of the Theatrical Stage EN-
ployes' Association. probably none met
with a more hearty welcome than did
Ed. Wagner, OF San Francisco. Ed. was
formerly a member Of the local Book
| binders Union, and his former colleagues
of the G. P 0. We'd with one another In
| doing him honor. Mr.. Wagner was a
member OF the first party to go to Ma
Mia with John S Leach, when he organ
lied the bindery of the Philippine Blu
reau of Printing. Returning to the States
he accepted a good position in one OF
San Franeisco's theaters. which he now
holds He has always been an active
man in union affairs, at one time being
vice president of the San francisco
| Bookbinders' Union. Mrs. Wagner who
accompanied her husband, is an accom-
plished musician and popular entertainer,
as those who had the pleasure of meet
ing her viii testify. Mr.. and Mrs wag-
ner left on Sunday for visit to friends
IN New York, and on the return TO San
Francisco viii take in Kansas City, Den
yer. and Topeka, Kans, their native
place.
Compositors c. D. Johnson, Joseph L
Tomlin. and Daniel Miller. OF the docu.
ment section, began their annual holiday
on Monday, July lS
Jimmy Weaver, Of the document sec.
ton, had a "hurry-up CALI to go West
and applied for and obtained all his leave
He failed to bid his side-partners, Lip
pincott and Stretch. good-by.
Owing to death in the family, William
| F. Nichols, compositor in the document
section, gas been excused the past week.
James Mccoy. of the document section
was a weekend visitor to friends in
West Virginia.
Recent advices received from Frank E
auckland, one OF the corps of efficient
clerks in that busy corner. the office OF
the accountant, known in common par
lance as the 'time-room," under date Of
July g. writes: I'VE have had q most
interesting trip up TO this time. In many
respects it is different from any we have
previously made. We have been blessed
with good health and good weather. al.
though to-day the rain deprived us from