The Washington herald., 1911-04-30
Items, General and Persona,
Of Interest TO G. p. O. Workers

Caddis J. Keblinger, stenographer IN th'
purchasing division, has returned to hi
duties after an illness Of three weeks.
Mrs. Lucy H. Rotenbury. Of the pam
phlet bindery division, who met with al
accident while operating one Of the past
ing machines fifteen days ago. has re
covered sufficiently to enable her to re
sumo her duties
The last meeting Of Columbia GOD Ath
letic Association was well attended ant
the reports of the officers show tha
everything is in good shape for sue
cessful season Of amateur baseball Man
ager johnson reported his prospects fol
q strong team as excellent, and that the
number of applicants for positions a:
players was much greater than he hac
expected, and that he felt confident o1
having a team which would make re-
spectacle showing, not only locally, but
at the national meeting in st. Louis next
August. Financially the association Is
in excellent shape, Secretary-treasurer
Erockwells report showing handsome
balance and not a dollar owing, and new
members are being added to the rolls In
numbers that are gratifying and encour-
aging for the future success Of the printer
athletes Of Washington.
Jack Pepper, the practical Joker OF the
yproofroom. has for months been having
a lot of amusement with the Old Inno-
cent, in which he was aided by the Wise
Guy, but things transpired recently which
prove that the WISE Guy was an uncon-
scious victim also.
d. Capt Dan V. Chisholm. rcviser in the
pressroom, went over to New York on
Friday evening to escort the remains of
the late Col. NJ. Emmet Ureu to Wash
ington for interment.
Harry Knapp assistant foreman on the
Times, is one OF the best hustlers in
Columbia Union for friend who is rum
ming for Office, and is frequent and well
come visitor at the G. P. o. during this
strenuous campaign.
8 Bob Joyce, in his campaign for re-elec-
ton as mayor Of Mount Rainier, has a
loyal and effective supporter in Press
man Charley Piggott.
: Proofreader Joe Babcock has been ab-
sent from duty for the past ten days
with another recurrence OF his kidney
trouble.
: J. Edgar Uakey) Dwight is doing quite
an extended detail at the War branch.
where he has the company of two con-
genial spirits in Johnny Brown and Joe
Eggleston.
: The election of delegates from WASH
ington Pressmen's Union, No. /. to the
convention of the International Printing
lPressmen and Assistants Union was held
at Typographical Temple on Thursday
evening last and resulted in the selection
OF H. c. Evans and Daniel P. Leane, of
the G. P. O.. and William H. Dikenaan,
of Sudworths. Evans receiving 154 votes
Dikeman 127. and Leane ITO. The conven-
tion will be held in June next in one
of the buildings the /. P. P. & a. u.
has erected for a home for superannu-
ated members and sanatorium, at Hale
Springs, Tenn.
The favorable weather of the past week
encouraged number of the bindery nim-
rods to try their luck up the river, Lew
Stark and Leonard Kukart returning with
a fine string as evidence of their provess
with the hook and line on Wednesday
evening, and George Gun and Teddy
Stroh also meeting with good success on
their first trial this spring.