The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-30
ITEMS OF INTEREST
TO @. P. O. WORKERS

foreman IN MI BoWens ABSENCE anu
Mr.. George r. Boone Is acting assistant
foreman for the same period.
Louis B. o'Nein has been transferred
from the document TO the linotype sec
ton during the week
Stanley r. Gilbert. of Chambersburg,
Pa. a cOmpositor in the document sec
ton, having received an appointment IN
the printing Office OF Uncle Sam In Porto
Rico as a linotype operator. severed his
connection with this ONCE on, Tuesday,
Mr.. Gilbert received an appointment as
a linotype operator and hand composstor
in December 1908. As the young gentle
man Is not only good operator. but a
moral person, having been a memher or
the Y NJ c. A, his many friends are
pleased 20 hear OF his appointment to
this new field OF labor. and wish him
abundant prosperity.
Harry w. Templar. Office man, is act
ing assistant foreman OF printing In the
absence OF Mr.. Greene.
Comrade Persinger. of the spess force.
document section. reported for work on
Thursday, after a protraeted Illness.
The district cabinet or the National
Unlon has arranged for monster class
Initiation OF that popular order during
the month or December next. and each
% the twenty-nine councils in Washing
Ton are using every effort TO gain the
prizes offered for the leaders in the
movement Government Printing Once
Council, with about the largest member
ship. has a committee. with Fl. j. Red
field as chairman. working night and
day, and II first prize Is not won by the
printers 1t will De for no lack OF energy
on the part of the committee. These
class limitations proved very effective in
adding to the membership during the
past year. not only here In Washing
ton, but throughout the country, and Il Is
believed that the coming year can be
made even more successful than any IN
the past.
Thomas Esperson, former member of
BoOkbinders Union. No l. and we'll re-
membered as a popular singer and enter
tainer at the social functions OF that
Organization, now . travelling salesman
for the Cleveland Folding Machine Com
many, was q welcome visitor in Washing
Ion the past week and was cordially
greeted by his many friends. Mr.. Esper-
son stu maintains his activity in union
affairs. being president of the book
binders union of his home city, Detroit,
Mich.
Charley Leeds. the popular timekeeper
OF the document section. has gone TO his
home town. Carlisle. Pa, for his annual
vacation. and II is a safe proposition that
no visitor Is more cordially received in
that city than the Washington CORE
spondCnt OF the home paper. whose week
~ letters keep these people in touch with
all that Is doing at the National Capital
From Billy Garrett We have received
the programme and menu card Of the
Masonic banquet held at the Washington
Hotel. Colon Republic of Panama, on
the evening OF October Is which is a
handsome specimen Of the art of printing.
and shows the members Of that order on
the isthmus know how to arrange a good
feed and a good entertainment.
John Dudley Smith. of the public docu-
Inents division during the absence OF
Mr.. Tisdell. is In charge of the admins
trative section In other words. he is Mr..
Donath's right bower. After the last
named gentleman departs for Chester, for
the purpose OF exercising the franchise.
Mr. Smith will have 10 be 1T for the
time being.
Miss Anita Collins, who, by the way, Is
the daughter of the well-beloved William
H. Collins, for many years the chief
clerk of the Government Printing ONCE.
is the chief clerk OF the correspondence
and fling section OF the public documents
division. She spent part of her recent
vacation with her brother Fred, who was
Mr.. Stillings' confidential clerk. and now
fills that responsible position with Mr..
Loeb, the wide-awake collector OF the
port Of New York.
Hennessy Smith ehaperoned a party OF
Western voters who departed over the
Chesapeake and Ohio last evening, among
the number being Secretary w. J. Dow,
George Sherman, and Ed Calhoun.
Supt John r. Berg Is in Nebraska for
the purpose of exercising his right OF
citizenship. and Charley Young is in
charge OF the printing department
Foreman Jimmy West Is at his home
in Iowa, TO remain until after the cleo
ton.
Louis Naylor and Joe Cross. expert
farmers. are promoting scheme TO en-
gage In hog raising down in Charles
County. the high price OF pork products
being the inspiration.
A recent issue of the Evening Tele-
gram. HerkimeT. N. Y. has the follow
ing kindly reference TO Maker-up John
L. Getman, OF the Y, document section:
John l.. Getman. of Washington. ID. c..
Tfad government ernnloVpfS perfffica 70
for registration In District No. 1. John
has usually made the trips to HeTkimeT
at election time for the purpose OF reg
isteriug and voting. but this year the
election law has been so changed that
by presenting a certificate OF employment
ones name may be legally registered.
Imposers William McFarlane and VIII
liam L Taylor and Competitors George
c. Sparks and Samuel +. Mullan. of the
document section. are on the sick list
Competitors Thomas L McEneany and
Claude L. Pate are recent details from
the document section TO the navy branch
Mrs. Ramsey. wife Of Capt W. R. Ram
sey entertained the Excelsior Literary
Club on last Tuesday afternoon. There
were twenty-six ladies present The
study OF the club this year is Norway.
The first paper OF the afternoon was by
Mrs. Seeley. entitled Occupation of the
people Of Norway" The paper was very
Instructive and interesting. Mrs. Edith
Sage Emerson gave the second paper,
"Froudhjen" being her subject She
handled Ii skiilfully and gave very pic
turesque description of the city. After
discussion OF the papers by the club and
roll-call the hostess served refreshments
in her usual gracious manner. assisted
hy Mrs Myron ! Ferren