The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-07

Dan Klapp, OF the job room, is spend
ing his vacation at his old home in Ohio.
DR.. William Carver, Of the Job proof
room, returned TO work Friday. after an
enjoyable vacation. which he spent in
getting acquainted with washington
City.
Phil. Sheridan Post. G. A. r., celebrat-
ed its twentieth anniversary at Grand
Army Hall on Friday evening with an
enjoyable entertainment. followed by a
feast Of good things Of the season. Com
mander John d. Russell presided, and
the attendance was the largest OF any
meeting Of the year The membership
Of Sheridan Post is largely composed of
employees OF the G.. P. O., and an even
ing spent with that organization is al
ways an enjoyable one.
Walker Miller. Of the proofroom. is a
baseball fan OF the first degree, and says
he has seen all the crack batteries, but
none, TO his mind, ever came up to John
HandibOe and Willard Peake when they
played on the old Record team back in
the SOS
A post card received from Chris Au-
racher, by a fellow-workman in the
document division. dated Bremen, July
26 1910. says; Everything is in my IA
vor; had a good voyage. and viii sail
for home on August ., by the
steamer Main" On the reverse side OF
the pretty card are four jolly Germans.
with this Inscription: "Prosit. altes
Sumpfhuhn," Translated il reads.
Here's TO you, old Swamp hem"
Among the very funny sayings, which
will never be forgotten. accredited TO
our clever German friend. are, There
goes Johnny Green coming back" and
Stay IA the alley until you come out, Il"
and the time he proposed taking a bug
gy ride, and after he was all ready, he
said 70 the horse, Wei, commence"
Steve Shanks. OF the document section.
a brother OF Milo Shanks, a former we'll
known foreman. reported for duty on
Thursday noon, upon the expiration Of
his leave.
Makers-up Msthers and Partridge. Of
the Y, document section. have returned
from their leave
The annual leaves OF Skilled Laborers
Hutchinson and Hail. OF the document
section. have expired.
FRESHMAN Arthur S. Thomas, OF the
money-order section, and Mrs. Thomas
have returned from Colonial Beach,
where they made a host Of friends and
enjoyed their vacation immensely.
The condition Of James E. Bright.
treasurer Of Columbia Union. who has
been seriously III for the past six weeks,
is so much improved that he has gone TO
the residence OF his son Clarence. In the
suburbs. and it is believed now his COM
plete recovery is assured.
Thomas A. Bynum finished up his work
as a representative to the Sovereign
Grand Lodge. Knights Of Pythias. at Mil
waukee in time TO be at the opening Of
the I. T. U. convention at Minneapolis.
Assistant Foreman z. F. Murto, OF the
foundry section. has returned from his
thirty days leave. passed IN Massachu-
sets and New York.
Cant John H Carr. Of the Jackson
alley contingent mot Alexander A. Carr,
Of Ohio. has styled Waterman Christian
Keiner the Third Assistant Paymaster.
II is not generally known that John ].
Higgins, jacket clerk, estimator, and
computor in the division OF work, was
some few years since the most popular
chairman In the old document room; in
fact, seldom had opposition.
The many friends Of the family Of
Frank V. Capers. of the document sec
ton, will be pleased 20 learn that his lit
tie seven-year-old daughter, who has been
a victim Of the new disease. children
paralysis" shows signs OF Improvement.
W. II. Drayton. Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, a former eompositor
in the document section, visited the office
on Thursday.
Albert Furbershaw. one of the printer
sons OF FRESHMAN James II. F'urbershaw,
was brought TO his fathers home recently
from New York. and is reported seriously
I'll.
Capt. Ed Brian, of the electrical divi-
sion. and Richard Powers, OF the proof
room, Will enter the rife contest Of the
National Guard at Fort Perry, Lake Erie,
this month.
Scott Pulliam. of the proofroom, is en-
joying his vacation at Colonial Beach and
has the desirable companionship or Billy
Lentz.
Merlin Hull. a former G. P. o. man,
who publishes a weekly paper at Black
River Falls. Wis. has been elected vice
president OF the Wisconsin Press Associa-
ton.
William Dooley, OF the Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing, and one OF the
Washington delegation TO the Interna-
tional Printing PreSsmen's convention, re-
Gently held at Columbus. Ohio IS reported
threatened with loss OF his sight Billy"
has been a very useful member of the
un4Dn OF his craft here. and his many
friends hope his trouble is not as serious
as reported.
Thomas F. Twohy. maker-up In the
jobroom, has returned from a four weeks
trip to Ireland which he says he enjoyed
very much and which appears to have
been beneficial.
Assistant doorkeeper Hynes z. Terry is
residing at Millersville. Nd. for the sum-
mer.