The Washington herald., 1910-06-05

staff of the Weather Bureau and rose
through each successive grade until APP
pointed professor Of meteorology in 1891
as the result of an open competitive ex-
animation. He holds the degree OF IL. d.
of Norwich University, and Sc. ID. of
st. Lawrence University. was president
from 1905 to 1910 of the National Geo
graphic Society; is vice president Of the
! Washington Academy Of Sciences; fellow
American Association for the Advance
ment of sciences; member board of man
ayers Aero Club of Washington, and is
member of Cosmos and Chevy Chase
Clubs he IS the author OF Moore 5
Descriptive Meteorology," a textbook
for colleges, and a contributor TO scien-
tifc publications, and well known as a
lecturer and public speaker
Prof Moore is an honorary member
of both Columbia Typographical Union
and Washington Printing Pressmen' s
Union, No 1, and is highly esteemed in
labor circles of the National Capital.
Assistant Foreman OF Printing Spotts-
wood, having been granted twenty days
annual leave, accompanied by Mrs.
SpottswoOd has gone to Atlantic City,
n. j.. in quest of much-needed rest. His
scores of friends wish him "a pleasant
vacation. with the hope that he may re-
turn much improved physically.
One OF the best pleased persons in the
big prihtery on the first day OF June was
Mail Carrier Leonard L. Ball. when he
began his well-earned and deserved thirty
DAYS vacation Mr. Ball is not only a
thoroughly painstaking employe. but is
universally popular Charles r. Engel, of
the stable section. viii supply during Mr..
Balls absence.
Owing to a rush of work in Foreman
Michaers section the last month of the
fiscal year, the following compositors
have been detailed 10 the job room Ho-
ratio Barnum. Edward BurkhOlder, j.
Dilsaver, D. J. Harwood, Joseph I. Keef-
err Kane Mahony. S. Morris. W II. Moss.
B. Smith, and Joseph NJ Thompson.
Operator George Bierach has been
transferred from the linotype section,
night, to the day document section as a
eompositor.
George P. Nichols. agent Of the Union
Printers Home, says that on his last
visit to that institution he was shown
some OF the points of interest by John
Wesley Campbell, well known here. and
that "Shad" reminded him that a good
many years ago as president of Balti-
more Union he had fined "Shad" 81 for
casting two black balls against the ad-
mission of an obnoxious candidate, and
suggested that 1t would be the graceful
thing for Nick" TO refund the dollar,
which he did. That point being settled,
''Shad" said that he had been deprived Of
that dollar for quite a long period, and
thought an extra half would be about
right as interest, and got that, too; which
proves that several years at the Home
have not dimmed John Wesley's fine
points as a panhandler.
Henry c. Town. a well-known compost
tor. has been transferred to the night
document section from the night linotype
section.
Comrade Fitzgerald. the well-known
helper in the spess, has been enjoying his
unexpired leave during the week.
Thomas ]. Travis, of the document sec
ton. has been on the sick list the past
week.
Miss Kate Burke is back in the press
room after an illness of several months.
Elmer E. Shott. makeup on the Ga
zette, has returned from q ten-day visit
10 Lebanon. Reading, and Philadelphia,
Pa.
Daniel ]. Mcdonald, member of the
Boston City council, is a delegate-elect
10 the convention OF the International
Printing Freshmen and Assistants Union
from the Boston Feeders and Assistants
Union.
Harvey Ellis. of the Pension Office, at
tended q number of the l. T. Z. con-
ventiOns several years ago and has quite
a fund Of good stories CT things thar
happened. One he tells is OF persistent
point-of-order delegate from Boston who
had the presiding officer so ratified that
little business was being done. The fel.
low was good parliamentarian and