The Washington herald., 1911-12-17


If they were not disposed to be fair, Mr..
Lynch, we are confident, would resign
his high office.
On a number of occasions where a
strike has been called In newspaper Of
fees, in violation of a written contract,
Mr.. Lynch has ordered the men back
instantly, and they have gone back NUT
tering maybe, sometimes, but they go
back, resume their duties, and get out
the paper, and then settle their differ
ences under the arbitration agreement;
and when they are settled both sides
abide thereby"
The Nonpareil Fishing Club. composed
of employees of the G. P. O., have a
bungalow down near Mount Vernon, and
Sundays and holidays they gather there
for mutual enjoyment. The duties of
commissary are rotative, and each men,
ber must take his turn in preparing the
meals, with the necessary labor Of gath
ering the fuel. bringing the water, which
is obtained from spring quite distance
from the shack, &C. These duties recent
ly devolved upon a well known proof
reader. who halls from 'Lan-kaster
County, PennsyIvany," and while the
members and guests were absent, he
built his fire, then he hurry-up took the
skifft and went by the spring ofer" (the
-
lac returned found the shack on fire, so
lie was compelled to use the water he had
brought so far to "outtent'' the blaze.
Mr.. f. Wesley Kitson, of Indiana, a
former well-known member of the old
second division, when foremanized by
John L. Kennedy, has been reinstated,
and assigned to the document section
day. Mr.. Kitson received the glad hand
from his remaining friends of long ago.
John NJ. Phillips. temporary skilled la
borer on the spess, document section.-has
resigned.
Percy Braxton. skilled laborer, is
recent temporary appointment to the
document section.
There passed away recently at the resi-
dence of her daughter. Mrs. S. f. Sulli-
van, Friendship Heights. Md. Mrs. Nan
ME Franklin Polk, who for more than a
quarter of a century conducted typewrit-
ing and stenography in the south corri-
dor of the House Of Representatives. The
deceased woman was an expert type-
writer, and Speakers have come and
gone. and while the corridors were
cleared of all the other desks, Mrs Polk
had the continued assurance that she
would not be disturbed. holding, as she
did the personal respect and esteem OF
the distinguished men who have filled
that office. She had almost reached three
score years and ten. and is survived by
three daughters and two sons, James X,
a distinguished member of the legal fra
ternity of this city, and William NJ, OF
birmingham, Ala. Both acquired knowl-
edge of the printing trade, James serving
his apprenticeship In this office, and there
ufhn hNfh hn
young men worked in the old document
room.
Willis L. Hall, for many years on the
eligible list as No. ! at the G. P. O., is
running a Merg. machine on the Mon
rovia News. a publication in suburb
of San Francisco. Mr.. Hall will be best
remembered as the gentleman who
placed the name of the present efficient
secretary of Columbia Typographical
Union, No 101, Mr.. George Seibold, in
nomination for the office few years
ago. Mr.. Hall says eight hours consti-
tute days work in Monrovia, and the
scale is S2j per week"
The leading question aEitating the
document night force at this time is,
Will the office close at noon on Satur-
day, December 3. and remain closed?
The dead letter sale was we'll pa
tronized the past week by the document
section (nighD. Among those noted In
daily attendance were Charles Roeder.
Joe Fritz, Dick Ward. and many 9TH
ers too numerous to mention"
William Laun, well known to many
C. P. o. Merg. operators. is running
linotype in Stockton. Cal. Bill says
the Model shirt, made in Indianapolis.
and advertised in the l. T. u. Journal,
Is the Lest 81 shirt on the market"
At a recent election of Washington
Council. No. 224, Knights of Columbus,
George H. Ogle, a well-known job room
compositor, was elected warden for 1872.
Mr.. Frank ~. Larner, we'll known in
G. P. o. circles, has been elected presl-
dent of the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing Mutual Relief Association for
the ensuing year.