The Washington herald., 1910-11-06


OF years resident of Alabama, paid his
old friends a visit a few days ago.
The filling OF orders in the stock sec
ton has been unusually heavy for the
past week, owing 10 the recent reprint
OF the list of wireless telegraph stations
of the world.
Since the Inauguration of the stock
card printing of the superintendent OF
documents in the main ONCE. 81. 40 cards
have been run on since March Z last.
These cards represent only the reprint of
Agricultural Department bulletins. The
scheme of card printing IN the main office
was eoneocted by Arthur Kelly, chief of
the stock section.
Walter ]. Kervin. chief of the shipping
section of the public document division.
has gone TO Massachusetts to vote.
1t may not be generally known that the
library of the public document division
is the largest collection of United States
public documents in the world. Even the
Library of Congress is less complete. On
account of its rapid growth. d contract
has been entered into for extensive addi-
lions to the fireproof book stacks, SO that
the increase for the next few years win
he accommodated. During the last fiscal
year more than 900 publications were
added TO the library.
Fred ". Hinke, one of the handy men
of Fred Powers force of electricians, fin
ished up a detail OF night duty just in
time 10 depart for Steubenville, Ohio, for
the election.
Henry H. Wright is acting private sec
rotary Turing the absence of W. J. Dow,
who has gone for visit 10 his home, in
Missouri
w f. Grimes. Eli NJ Wheat. Charles
T. Holmes. Clair c. Barnes, ]. Walter
Sharp. and Harry c. Hayne were among
the proofreaders granted leave OF absence
during the week.
Comrade John Cook the faithful guard
ian of the main entrance to the public
document division. has an unusually bril-
liant war record. He enjoys the distinc-
ton OF being a Medal of Honor man, and
also has an enVaaDle equation as a
lecturer on the incidents that made
urperishable history in the days that are
Tow almost half century behind US.
= Robert Brooks. the congenial messenger
10 MT DOnath, has returned from an en-
joyable visit to Philadelphia, incidentally
Witnessing the worlds series baseball
games.
J. H. Brinker, chief of the bookkeeping
section, superintendent OF documents
office. has returned from a short visit 10
New York City.
J. Arthur Kelly. chief of the stock sec
ton. superintendent of documents office.
left last Tuesday to exercise his right Of
suffrage al Macon. Grundy County. Ill.
He viii visit relatives IN Chicago and
Joliet. H.. and VIII return about Novem-
Der Is. Miss Daisy H. Johnson is acting
in the absence of NJ. Kelly.
Benny Crooke, deskman in the mono
type section, has gone to Boston for elee,
ton
Connie Corners and Dan Lyon have
been detailed for editorial work on speci-
ications during the week.
Or. James R. Armstrong. assistant
foreman Of the proofroom, has returned
To duty after two weeks in Garfield Hos
pital, where he underwent an operation
Coming TO the Government Printing
Office with a recommendation from the
man with whom he had served his APP
premiership as the fastest and cleanest
compositor he had ever employed, that
reputation James NJ. 4. Spottswood main
tanned all of the ffty-three years of his
IN rEoT
clean man in every way-in his life. his
work, his dealings. and his treatment
of fellow-man. As an official of the
great workshop, he had personal con-
tact with more men, perhaps, than any
man in ike capacity In the country, and
no man was ever heard 10 say that Jim
SpottsWoOd had not given him a square
deal
When he was the working foreman of
the document room. in the DAYS of hand
composition, where all the hurried work
connected with the bills and Congress
sional documents was executed, he had
problems to solve on many occasions that
weuld have justified most any man in
losing .his temper. and yet men who
worked with him in the most trying sit
uauons testify that the time never Oc-
CURED when he did not give a gentle
answer 10 a question or a pleasant word
when requesting his men 10 pull out ."
He came more In contact with the press
man, the bOOkbinder, the electrotyper,
perhaps, than any man ever connected
with the printing Office. and the men of
these trades held him in as high esteem
as did the men of his own craft
FIfty-three Years in the service of one
employer is a record TO be proud of. and
hfty-three years as a member OF a labor
organization is also an honor few men
attain. Mr.. SpOttswOod was charter
member of Columbia Typographical
Union, No l01, coming into the organ
ization when the old Columbia Typo
graphical Society took out charter from
the International Typographical Union.
and was a delegate to the convention
held in Richmond, Va, in 1872.
Louis MAYORS enthusiasm over the life
of farmer aroused by 40-cent bacon re-
ceived somewhat OF check during the
week. when he learned that Harry Muir
ray lost 5,0o0 chickens by cholera on his
Pennsylvania farm just at the season
when laying hens are the most profitable
The successful and enjoyable banquet
given by the old specification employees
on November 20 last will be repeated this
month, William Nelson Brockwen having
been selected chairman of the committee
of arrangements at a meeting held on
Friday last. Ed. r. French. who so ably
handled the finances. will again be the
secretary and the proper COM
mittees viii be put to work in ample time
10 have everything in proper shape for
date not later than that of last year.
has gone to his home in Massachusetts