The Washington herald., 1911-05-07

members of the old Columbia Typo
graphical Society are becoming very few.
perhaps not more than a dozen still sur
viving-George A. r. McNeir, w. w.
In a letter to Ed Calhoun President
Lynch announces the signing OF an agree
ment between the I. T. U. and the lie
yinne Press, of New York, one OF the
leading publishing houses of the worlh'
and publishers of the Century ana St.
Nicholas magazines, and also the bright
nrosnect of signing up the leading maga-
zine house of Philadelphia in the near
future. President Lynch also expresses
his sincere regret at the Illness OF r. n.
Whitehead, whose condition DR.. Chad-
wick says Is much improved.
! Reviser w. w. Moloney is taking ad-
vantage of the favorable weather TO ENJOY
a portion of the leave yet due hiii'
A call for copyholders on Friday morn
ing brought from the monotype section
N the proofroom Joseph c. Kaufman, j..
NJ Montgomery. C. A. Edelin,. Louis Win
| tors I w. Clarke Scott Young. r T..
Klonper Lee Hartley, George T. Bruny,
". S. Cady, E. d. Norris, Z. l.. Nace'
Harry Boate Stephen Smith, ana 3. NJ.
Simpson.
In the sudden passing away OF MIS-
yoler v. Viles, wife of the chief clerk
of the Census Bureau. the. husband mas
the sympathy of his many friends IN tne
la. p. O., wherein he was continuously
employed until his transfer to MS pres
emf position. The family have resided in
washington about twelve years. She Is
survived by her husband and SON
robert C. Upon the conclusion OF the
funeral services at st. Marks Episcopal
Church. the body was taken to Spring
field. Mo-, for burial.
DR.. Llewellyn Jordan. secretary or ths
United States Civil Service Retiremen
Association. will address the employe!
of the Government Printing Office OF
Tuesday, May 9, 1911, at 4:4o p. m, II
the lobby on the second floor, on the SUD
iect of old-age pensions for government
employees. Due to the fact that the re
tirement association divided into tw
separate factions about two years age
the members Of the executive conimit
tee from the G. P. o. declined to attemp
anv collections therein until these dif
ferences were settled. As there are stl
two organizations. DR.. Jordan Is desirou
= of telling the people why he believes the
. should contribute funds to support IN
: one he represents.
w. E. Garlich, Of North Adams. Mass
4 having received a probationary appoint
y ment, has been assigned to the documer
r section day. Mr.. G. is card man.
+ Edgar J. Dwight. of the document SCI
H. ton, has been granted fifteen days lea,
3 without pay.
vi Compositors A. G. Brown and E.
ID Morrison, of the document section ar
n Spanish War Veterans, attended Il
s. obsequies of the late Col. Urell-
II Imposer Frank E. Payne. of the spes
Is has been on the sick list during Il
l. week.
John A. Ray, of Philadelphia. ter
porary compositor in the Governme
ne Printing Office for several years past n
81 been transferred from the monotype Sc
es tion as a caster helper to the docume
section day and promoted to compo
@. tor.
elk p.. .a,,,ces from 8. H. Musick,
ell our philippine posse ssions, gives fave
ne III. renort of the Washington cont
gent.
The following card. addressed 10
hs members of the document division char
~ ha. been received from Miss Fiorei
.ne Howard. daughter Of the late
Thouas w. Howard: The members
NV family Join me In thanking you
-. vour Kind expressions OF sympathy 9
the the beautiful floral Offering sent "