The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-31
Items, General and Personal,
s, Of Interest to g. p. O. Workers

A thorough printer gallant soldier,
splendid man has gone to his last re-
ward. John Dalton Russell died yester-
day morning at o'clock after long
spell of illness from a complication or
diseases, which necessitated a surgical
operation early in the week, from which
he never rallied. Born in Yorkshire,
England, he came with his parents to
America when four years old. He served
'throughout the civil war as member
of the 135th Illinois Infantry and the
Twenty-fifth Indiana, with which COM
mand he marched with Sherman to the
sea- He was the owner and editor OF
the Sedalia CMoD Daily Democrat for
eighteen years. and postmaster of
Sedalia under the administration OF Pres
ident Cleveland. He went to Colorado
for his health and started the Aspen
CColoD Daily Mail, which he published
for several years
He came to Washington in 1894, and
has been an empIoye of the G. P. o.
since. first as a CompOsitor and Tor
number of years as proofreader.
He Joined the typographical union at
Kansas City and was a charter member
OF the Jefferson City (MOO Union. AS a
member of Phil Sheridan Post he was an
energetic and useful member of the G.
A. r. of this city, and his funeral will
army post and Columbia Typographical
Union.
In answer to the many queries as to
the nonappearancc of this department In
last Sundays Washington Herald. 1t was
not owing to any dereliCuOn on the part
OF the writer hut to the fact that the
budget was trusted to the mails for de-
livery. and owing. perhaps. to the rush
Of Christmas business it somehow tailed
10 reach its destination.
Between the suit club promoters and
the pocketboOk makers the G. P. o. man.
aged to get display head prominence in
the daily papers several times recently
Jason Waterman received a welcome
Christmas present from the Public
Printer in an increase from $1,000 to $500
At the December meeting of the Mount
Vernon Council. No. 49l, National Union
the following officers were elected to serve
the ensuing year Of 1872: President Philip
Shield: vice president, L. P. Suffer-; chap
'ain, J. B. Dickman; speaker, J. A. Watts;
secretary, II. d. Young; financial secre-
tary Edward SaXtOn; treasurer, /. F. W.
Cushing: usher. d. J. Marvin; sergeant
alarms B. F. Harrison: doOrkeepcr.
George w. Sellers: delegate to cabinet,
James W. Garter; delegate TO immediate
relief. jefferson Middleton; trustees, J. w.
Palmer, r. J. Elosser, and John B. Dick
man.
Harry Wade. a former G. p. Q. press
man, now resident manager in Philadel-
phia for one of the largest ink houses of
the United States remembered a number
of his old friends here with a choice box
OF cigars.
Application has been made for admis-
sion to the Printers Home, at Colorado
Wilson.
Pressman Harry D. Sherwood was re-
Gently called to his home. in Michigan,
by the serious Illness Of his father.
Howard G. Brown. chief estimator. has
been awarded an increase in salary from
1900 to $3.50
The pest of reaches has become so
great that an effort is being made to
eradicat" them. 1t is singular that in
ncw building like the q. P. 0. these bugs
should thrive as they have, but they
are numerous to-day as they ever were
In the old building. and they do great
Seal of injury. besides being a nuisance
generally.
Mrs. Pauline Green has been appointed
as a pressfeeder and Miss Gertrude f
Bealor as a skilled laborer.
on the evening Of December IS took
place the annual reunion Of the Doghaus
COterie. enbeIlished with meun of choice |
good things and enllvened by a pro-
Erammc OF Wit, humor and song worthy
Of the occasion. Owing to the unavoid- !