The Washington herald., 1911-10-01


rjnia two months ago, returned to the
city recently but little improved in
health. His many friends will learn with
regret that Mrs. Jones' health has also
broken down through the constant care
she has given her husband. and both are
i'll at their home, 122 Thirteenth street
southeast.
Charles ". Henry and c. c. Auracher
are on this weeks list of sick in the
document section.
Miss Amanda Craig. a pressfeeder in
the main press room night force, has re-
turned from a ten days leave, delight
fully passed in West Virginia and Pitts
burg, Pa Mrs. c. Harry Raymond, her
niece of Pittsburg. accompanied Miss
Craig to this city, and will make brief
visit.
Mr.. P. Peeler, in charge of the sani-
tary section, has returned from fifteen
days leave, spent at his farm in Northern
New York.
The wife of Joseph {. Gaulden. OF the
document section, Is making an extended
visit to Ruston, La.
George W. wetmore, imposer in the
document section, has returned from his
leave
Robert ". Parker and Charles z. John
son. having received temporary appoint
ments, have been assigned to the docu-
ment section. They have been employed
in the Office heretofore.
George P. Phillips, employed in the G.
T. o. for several years, has been trans
ferred from the Navy section to the
proof section.
Daniel McCallum is a recent transfer
from the War section to the document
section.
Edgar J. Dwight Of the document sec
ton. has been transferred to the proof
section and promoted to reader.
Charles A. Read has been transferred
TO the proof section as L reader, from
the document section.
George Johnson and Charles A Roeder
have been transferred from the document
section to the State section.
on Monday morning the following
compositors were transferred from the
document section 70 the linotype section,
and promoted to operators: F. r. Spen-
rer. Todd c. Sharpe, Samuel NJ. Morgan.
ii. E. James. Georg" BieraCh. George H.
RirdsaI. Charles NJ. Evans. Lorenzo -.
WheeIdon, Charles y. Travis, and Z. y.
Warner.
Fletcher Y. Shirley was ono If the
weeks transfers from the document sec
tion to the job room, as an operator.
On Tuesday evening about sixty
Masons nearly all employees of this Of
lice. attended Masonic exercises in Balti-
more.
During the past week Acting Assistant
Foreman of Printing \. W. Bowen has
been acting foreman Of printing. Frank
NJ. Wallace, foreman Of printing and
assistant superintendent of work being
in charge of the division OF work in
the absence of Superintendent Berg.
Compositors 3. l. Fowler and George
TerwilIiser OF the document section. re-
turned from leave saturday.
Teddy Stroh has finally succeeded in
convincing his friend. Elias Wolfe. that
there are real fish above Great Falls
Tcddy'S CratOry turned the trick while
strolling through the park last Sun
day
Henry Hobby. assistant foreman. is en-
joying a two weeks vacation.
The bookbjnders have completed prep
arations for their smoker Tuesday even
ing.
Lewis Stark is substituting for Henry
Hobby, who is on leave.
Cards received from Ben Sivertsen an
nounce that he and Mrs Sivertsen will
be at home to friends after October !.
Forrest c. PendletOn. secretary of the
hOokbindcrs, returned to duty last week
after a vacation of several weeks. He
spent some time at Bradford, y H.,
where he has brother, and also visited
friends in Boston.
Luke F. Ludlow, of the binedry. was
made a past dictator of the Loyal Order
of Moose at the convention held at
Detroit.
daughter has been born to William
L. Kirby, of the keyboard room. Mrs
Kirby, who, as Miss Cornelia Brown,
was an exceptionally fine compositur on
specifications, has many friends in the
G. P. o.
The sincere sympathy of his associates
Is extended Frank A Schwing, Of the
monotype keyboard force, over the death
Of his wife, which occurred on Wednes-
day last at their home, 442 Rhode Island
avenue northwest
Miss Mary Blore, of the proofroom,
was knocked down by a bicyclist at the
corner of Fifth and H streets northeast
on Thursday morning last while on her
way to the office, and while considerably
shaken up was able TO report for duty
with only the loss of portion of the
day.
Joe Gibson, of the keyboard room, left
on Thursday for a sea trip TO Newfound-
land. expecting to be gone about six
weeks.
Phil Nachmann has been absent from
the effice all the week, doing his share
as one OF the imps of KaIlipolis Grotto in |
entertaining the visiting Yelled Prophets. |
Howard Sherman and George Ellis
have been detailed at the Capitol on |
special duty ever since early last winter, |
and appear to be good there for a long |
time yet. Sherman is assisting the tariff |
board and Ellis is cOmDilinP indeYas 2c |