The Washington herald., 1910-12-11

WILLIAM 5. SCOTT.
and Daily Union after becoming a jour
neyman. When President Lincoln issued
his call for the first troops Mr.. Scott
enrolled with the Metropolitan Rifles,
served three months. and then re-
enlisted in the Third Pennsylvania Cav
airy and served with distinction until
the close OF the war. in 1850 Resummg
work at his trade he was employed at
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
until 1873. when he was transferred 10
the Government Printing Office and en-
ployed there continuously up to about
three years ago, when an accident nees-
STATED the amputation of one of his
legs,
Mr.. Scott was a charter member of
Washington Printing Pressmen's Union.
No. l, and prior to the forming of that
union had been a member of Columbia
Typographical Union and the Columbia
Typographical Society.
Lloyd G. Quincy, messenger, was trans
ferred from the document section to the
Office of superintendent OF work
William II. Davis, a temporary skilled
laborer, was assigned 10 the document
section on Monday.
Skilled Laborer Robert Hutchinson, OF
the document section, resigned on De-
eember 5.
Assistant Foreman James r. Arm
strong, of the proof section, has been
transferred to the document section as
d reader.
Charles w. Burnett. transferred from
the day proof 10 the document section
night, is assistant TO Foreman Ross
while +. S. Wild is the timekeeper.
The lobster might shift. with working
hours from p. m. to $50 a. m, includes
Makeup W. F. Council and Compost
tors ROeder, Brodnax, Hogan, and Ben
nett.
During the week the sad intelligence
has been received announcing the death
of David Sewers. father of James c.
Sewers, Of the document section, al
Jonesboro, IL, after an brief illness, due
10 the infirmities of advancing years. be-
lNk III Ills A4ltLN lct ENdIs MI E1uMEio
was a native OF Dawson County, n. c.
having been born October II, 1870. He
went 10 Little Rock. Ark, in 1915, and
after his marriage in 1919 removed TO
JonesbOro which was his home until his
death. One year ago Mr.. and Mrs Sow
ers celebrated the siXtleth anniversary
of their wedding For years he was an
active worker in the Methodist Episcopal
church and faithful teacher in the Sun
day school. The many friends of the sur
viving son sympathize with him in the
demise of his venerable father, who had
survived by twenty years the allotted
threescoTe years and ten.
William F. Reed was absent from the
proofroom all of the past week on &C
count of illness.
Comrade Isaac d. Williamson. Of the
document section, had the misfortune to
slip on the fey sidewalk on Tuesday even
ing while returning home from the of
fee, which ineapacitated him for work.
Comrade Williamson is not only a vet
eran printer, but a veteran OF the civil
war with an unimpeachable record.
Sidney j. Marshall has been detailed
from the job section to the document.
night, as an imposer
William j. c. OBrien has been de-
tailed to the specifications, from the job
section, as an imposer.
Honest John O'Neill, of the document
section, has been detailed as a maker
IN and William r. Love. of the same
chapel, as an imposer.
Gladys McGraw, daughter of Mrs
Chris. McGraw, has beer taken TO the
hospital TO have her tonsils removed.
The Encouragement OF the proofroom
has done away with that section assigned
To the revisers on specifications, where
artificial light was necessary even on the
brightest days and which some joker had
named the Cherokee Strip" Thanks to
Foreman Ziegler, the Indians of that
reservation are now located IN the very
best portion OF the room, the northeast
corner, close TO windows on both North
Capitol street and Jackson alley.
Leonard Koon. of the proofroom, has
again been detailed for duty at the Capt.
toll
The election OF Stanley r. Rulings to
the secretaryship of the G. P. o. Council
National Union. shows him to be popu-
/ lar man on hts first attempt for official
honors.
Harvey Garman. who was chosen a
member of the Colorado senate at the
last election. is we'll and favorably known
throughout the entire Jurisdiction of the
I. T. l., and as secretary TO Represent
alive Rucker, Of that State, has resided
il Washington the better part of the
past two years.
Several thousand dollars was distrib-
uted throughout the G. p o. during the
week by the various relief associations,
the G.. P. o. Mutual paying $635 pro, rata.
the Columbia $50, and the Union $S.15.
William c. Conner. chairman of the
bookbinders' entertainment committee,
each Wednesday evening rehearses his
glee club chorus, which promises to be
| one of the best features of the New
Years Eve show of the binders.
Bookbinders' Union. No. 4, at the cleo
fiop laet TN7asdov ra-ala~fad mast % f4c