The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-03

| Devitts field all day and evening to-
morrow viii be all that the committee
have promised with two games of base
ball and other athletic sports morning
and afternoon, and a display of fire.
works IN the evening, the very best that
4 the Pain Company can furnish; the ma
! tons best songs. rendered by a large
and efficient chorus. and music by one
/ of the leading bands OF the District.
! More than twenty valuable prizes will
be awarded in the athletic contests and
special efforts will be put forth TO make
1 the day enjoyable for the children.
Bartholomew w. Butler has been act
/ ing assistant foreman of the proofroom
during the absence of DR.. Armstrong.
Fred A. Strickrott, of the press division,
| accompanied by Mrs. Strickrott. will holt
day over the Fourth at North Chesapeake
Beach.
FRESHMAN Howard Taylor viii Fourth
in New York with friends.
Pressman Victor Brooks will begin his
leave on Tuesday for a trip TO Thousand
Islands.
Public Printer Leech has increased the
pay OF most of the officials OF the Gov
eminent Printing Office at Manila. which
is greatly to his credit But how about
the little brown brother behind the limo
type, or running the press, or working
at the tub? Is he still working for a
few pesos a day? We have heard a
great deal OF how proficient ne Is, but
have never heard that his pay is be-
ing advanced 10 anything like what is
necessary for his American brother.
''Pard" Julien. OF the record force. is
something of a sleuth. in his youth hav-
ing trailed Indians and bad men in the
West and he is Up against a hard
proposition now in endeayOring TO IN
ravel the mystery of the finding OF
bag Of silver in the ice box OF a near
by resort
Stanley Rulings has been filing the
position Of foreman of the keyboard
room during the absence OF Howard
GaylOr.
The election for chairman Of the key
board room on Thursday resulted in
the choice Of Timothy McGrath over
John Purvis. by SO TO 2 votes.
Stephen T. Walton. of the night proor-
room, who has been i'll at Sibley Hospital
for some time, is reported as almost com
pletely recovered.
Honest John O'NeiH, of the document
section, has become resident of Column
bia Heights
Ross Foster, former Washington
printer, but for years a citizen of
Newark, n J., has been visiting friends
and relatives here the past week
James E. Brister. of Norfolk. Va, has
been renewing old friendships about the
city recently.
One of the employees OF the office paid
so little attention 10 his leave that he
had to be sent off at 80 Tuesday. hav-
ing two and a half days due him.
Robert Hutchinson. skilled laborer In
the document section. has been granted
thirty days leave, beginning July .. 1910
Assistant Foreman James H. Ross. Of
the night document section. has been
detailed to the Office Of foreman # print
ing during James E. Bright's sickness.
During the past week E. S. Wild. the
veteran timekeeper of the document sec
ton, night, has been in charge of that
division.
Farmer Saltzman. copy cutter in the
document section. devoted the last three
days of his old leave to further beauti-
Tying his attractive and desirable res
idence in Brookland, D. c.
One Of the best known compositors in
TIE night document section, c. c. Au-
racher. c0ntemplates two-months' vaca-
ton in Europe.
~ NJ. (Jimmy) Light, maker-ur in the
spess, has been granted thirty days
leave.
F. A. Cogswell, dispenser of rules"
(braSs is meant, in Foreman Bowen's
section, viii pass his twenty-three days
over in Virginia.
Miss Carrie E LOOMS. the first Iadv
compositor in the document section to |
be granted annual leave Call due}, will |
pass the time between Deer Park, Md, |
and Thousand Islands.
Philip S. Steele. &c. ID general utility !
In the document section. |
has been granted seventeen days annual |
leave.
Percy J. Talbot, of the document sec
ton, has been granted thirty days leave /
aDc VIII pass his vacation in his home /
State. Nevada.
Edward F. Morrison, of the document