The Washington herald., 1910-07-24
Items, General and Personal,
Of Interest TO q. P. O. Workers

Charles F. Monninger, Of Fort Collins,
Colo, a popular member Of the keyboard
chapel. was married on July at Sacred
Heart Church, Very Rev. Father MCGEE
oficiting, to Miss Frances Ziegler. of
this city. The couple are spending their
honeymoon at Ocean View. Virginia
Peach. and other points about Norfolk
Mr.. Monninger saw service in the Philip
pines as a member OF Company K. Thir-
ty-nfth United States Volunteers.
Miss Euretha NJ. Eisenhauer, Of the
keyboard room. during her vacation,
which began Thursday last, will visit
Saratoga Springs. Niagara Falls, and
other New York points.
WILDER E. Copeland. of the keyboard
force. on his recent vacation visited his
old home. at Fort Wayne. Ind. and
spent some time among friends and rela-
tives in Michigan.
Miss Nellie shipman. OF the linotype
force. had the misfortune recently TO
break her arm.
Christopher Columbus Ward is doing
duty as an expert corrector on linotype
matter.
Max J. Knoble Charles F. stanton,
Frank R. McFayden, and John z. Smith
are absent from the keyboard room on
military duty.
Frank A Tuck, OF the keyboard room.
- with his family. is rusticating down at
the old home near Lynchburg, Va.
Harry Presley is spending his vacation
from the troubles Of the keyboard al his
farm, at weldercroft. Nd
Charles Huse Of the keyboard room.
is al Atlantic City, and NJ. B. Connolly,
at Tilghman Island, Md.
Eddie Stanley, the Adonis of the proof
room, left on Thursday for twenty-day
trip to Atlantic City and other fashionable
resorts.
The excursion of the League of Re
publican Clubs 10 Marshall Hall on July
16 took on very much the appearance of
= an outing of G. P. o. people, who, from
the Public Printer down. were largely
in evidence, most OF the important com
mittee work being assigned to men from
the printing office. Hennessy Smith. L.
A. NJ Lawson, ". J. Dow, William c.
Conner, and others being interchangeable in
their efforts to give everybody a good
lime
Joe Gibson, George Montgomery, and
Charlie Bauer set a whole lot of type at
Marshall Hall on July l6
Frank Meredith. OF the bindery, has
provided himself with handsome khaki
uniform with which TO dazzle Colonial
Beach in the near future.
Mr. Andrews, Auditor Of the Treasury.
paid a high tribute to the worth OF WI
liam c. ConnOr. assistant foreman Of the
bindery. at Marshall Hall on July Is, and
Charles friends know he deserved every
word Of it.
A soft answer turneth away wrath. So
does a foolish answer-sometimes A
story Is told OF one OF the best known
and ablest proOfreaders ever employed
by Uncle Sam getting in bad through an
oversight that threatened suspension, at
least. or perhaps discharge. He was
called UP on the carpet by the boss. who
was in a terrible rage. and proceeded 20
give the reader a raking over that was
something awful. and finally asked:
why didn't you mark that error?"
To which the reader solemnly answered:
It certainly would have marked II If I
had seen IT,"
Which answer so nOnplused the boss
that he forgot all about his intention to
discipline the delinquent. T
The crush in one of the elevators on
Tuesday morning caused member Of
tie linotype force TO faint necessitating
the attention of DR. Bush. The elevator
service is inadequate at certain hours of
the day Fully 60 per cent of the en-
ployes are located on the fifth. sixth. and
seventh floors, and 1t would not be
bad move 10 allow male employees to use
the freight elevators TO those floors at
certain times OF the day.
Another son was recently added TO the
family Of Jack Childress, Of the proof
room. making three fine boys and
handsome daughter Jack now has to
provide for.
Joe Wilkinson. of the pressroom, during
his recent visit to Atlantic City. SAYS he
had the time of his life, being accorded
the privileges OF the Aero Club and hav-
ing an automobile at his disposal by
kindness of a friend. and that he and
Mrs. Wilkinson never had dull moment
during their vacation
Another member of the proofroom force
has branched out as a professional. Allen
E. Cowles having severed his connection
with the Office 10 practice dentistry In
this city DR.. Cowles is a hrst-class
printer. and his host of friends predict
success IN his new profession.
George wS Du Frame. Of the keyboard
room, Is receiving congratulations over
the arrival Of a baby girl. born July 10.
the first born, and mother and child doing
smelly.
Pressman Frank L. White is fast be-
coming leading citizen of Hyattsville.
Besides being a member of a successful
real estate company. his name now ap-
pears at the head of the editorial columns
Of the Maryland Reporter in association
with John Mccormick, in the publication
OF that good-loolking weekly paper
Lew Thayer started on Friday for an
automobile trip 10 Altoona. Pa. Lewis
many friends are pleased to know that he
is making the success his great work
in the job printing line deserves TO the