The Washington herald., 1911-10-22


ond and U streets northwest, Monday
evening last by the Mems Club of Ad'
vent Church, as complimentary to the
friends, wives, and daughters OF the
members, was one Of the most enjoyable
in the history of the club, the ATTENDANCE
being the full capacity Of the hall and
the programme an excellent one, consist
ing Of the following numbers: TrauH
der Sennerin'' Qabitzky), Dunbar Or
chestra; recitation, Mrs. Julia Streateri
tenor solo, Mr.. Morris Fitzgerald; piano
solo, Miss Katherine O'Brien; solo, Miss
Katherine Dampier; song and dance, Miss
Margaret Huss; selection, barcarolle
| ''Tales of Hoffman" Dunbar Orchestra;
recitation, Mrs. Charles P. Grandheidi
solo, Miss Marion Greene; bass SOLO,
Mr. Benjamin A. Lineback; plano solo,
Mr.. DeForrest Grimes; recitation Mr.. a:
" Mckee; solo, Miss Carrie Lowe, and
selection, Dunbar Orchestra ProI. II. H.
| Wilson acted as accompanist.
The committee in charge of the enter
tainment consisted OF Benjamin F. Tay-
! Ior John H Ketner, Albert c. Parker
Corbin Birch, and Walter Aliger.
The officers of the club are Charles N
Henry, president; John w. Michael vice
president; Robert H. Rathoon' secretary
and Albert Brayshaw, treasurer.
The phenomenal success Of David K.
Anderson, of the bindery, on his recent
fishing trip started a number OF the
other experts in that ''line during the
mast week. Lew Allen, Lew Stark, and
Frank McNaIley being the most sue
cessful ones.
William c. Connor, assistant foreman
in the bindery. was a visitor at the
Fredericksburg fair early in the week.
DR. Harry T. schildroth, Of the proof
room, is among the recent purchasers
of homSteads in the Bloomingdale sec-
ton, his choice being a handsome mouse
in w street, near North CapiIoi s'
Daniel E. Riddle has been appointed
linotyope machinist, and William \.
Garland, Fred E Davis, William Shields
Daniel Sutton, Otto James. and Samuel
Z. Carter have received appointments as
laborers, and Raymond Sexton ana
Daniel p. Collins as messengers.
The annual banquet of G. p. o. Council
will occur on the first Saturday in No
yember. the Knockers will hold theirs
on THANKSGIVING Eve, and the old specln-
cation boys are expected to make an
nouncement of their annual feast in the
near future, with the bookbinders ana
pressmen yet to hear from.
Since his return to duty on Thursday
in the bindery, Ben o. Sivertson has
been receiving congratulations on all
sides. the occasion being his recent mar
riage at Minneapolis. Mimi, to Miss
Annie Marie Dahl. of that city. On
their way to Washington Mr.. and Mrs.
Sivertson visited friends in Detroit, Buff
faIo, aand Niagara Falls. They will re-
side in Brookland, D. c.
Transfers were made during the week
as follows: Fletcher Bowden, imposer,
document section. to linotype section
night; Edward S Wilder, reader, proof
section, to compOsitor, document section:
Christopher r. Smith, compositor, mono
type section to linotype section; Will
lam Carter, Walter w. Haring, and
John s. Webb, skilled laborers, from
press division night to day work; Wilson
c. Sampson, skilled labor, navy branch
to press division.
Mai John D. Russell. one of the most
popular members of the proof force, has
been absent from his desk for the past
two weeks by reason of a recurrence of
his former trouble, rheumatism.
Misses Kate V. Smoot and Mamie Dan
ieIs, of the women's Bindery Union, are
promoting a most worthy charity for
the benefit of the widow of a former
employe of the office, in the shape of
an illustrated lecture by Frank +. Buck
land on the Passion Play at Oberam-
mergau," to occur on the evening of
October 30.
Miss Mary ]. Coe, Miss Minerva Carr,
Miss Mae L. Colburn. Mrs. Margaret
Callahan, Mrs. Della ]. Creamer, Mrs.
Virgie Langley, and Mrs. Mamie B. Will
son, pressfeeders, have been transferred
from the press division to the postal
card section.
George p. Nichols. agent of the Union
Printers Home, and delegate from Bal
timore to the San Francisco convention.
visited his Washington friends for the
first time since his return from the Pa
cifc Coast early in the week. Mr.. Mich
ois' itinerary included all the important
cities along Puget Sound and on the
Coast as far north as Victoria, and he
found old friends or friends of old
friends in every place, he says George
Logan, foreman of the San Francisco
Chronicle, and personally known by
everybody who worked on the papers
between Pittsburg and the Coast, a
quarter of a century ago, wished par
ticularly to have Nichols convey his
greetings to many of the old boys, now
employed in Washington.
The quarterly meeting of the Column
bia 101 Athletic Association will be held
at 2:8O o'clock to-day, at Typographical
Temple The election of officers for the
coming year is the most important fea- |
ture, and President Love hopes for a full
70 Walter V. Smith, the last of the tenn
porary force in the linotype section, |
was dropped during the week.
Allen E. Cowles, who recently returned |
to the night proof force, after an ab- !
sence of several months, spent on a farm |
in Wisconsin, TO recuperate his health, \
has resigned to engage in the practice Of
dentistry in this city.
In honor OF his seventy-second birth
day, Lucien H. Post. at the noon hour
on Thursday last, was presented by his ]
associates Of the document reviser force
with a box of cigars, Chief Reviser Hen-i
ry Weber making the presentation in a
graceful manner, TO which Mr.. Post most