The Washington herald., 1911-03-26

total $50 for each delegate. 1t would
necessitate a change of law to adopt the
candidates plan of reduction. which
would make the allowance for each dele
gate $40, scarcely sufficient for such a
trip.
Dan Vaughan, OF the Department of
Commerce and Labor, still maintains his
interest in union matters, and rarely
misses a meeting Of Columbia Union.
DR.. S. l. Battles, Edgar P Bennett,
Joseph w. Mccain, Henry Noyes. Clin-
ton o. Price, Martin Schram, Edmund
Shaw, j. c. Wilson. and Theodore NJ.
Hanft were among those absent from the
proofroom during the week by reason of
illness.
The last monthly oyster roast OF the
season by the Grand Army Club was
held at Schmidts restaurant Thursday
evening last, and a large number of the
friends of the old boys were present, the
Government Printing Office, being well
represented. The banquet room was
handsomely decorated for the occasion,
the American flag being prominent. Pres
ident w. H. Bailey perided and Secre-
tary L. H. Patterson acted as toastmas-
ter. After a liberal feast of oysters, dur
ing which there was an interchange of
witticisms by the congenial assemblage
addresses were made by Public Printer
Samuel B. Donnelly. Col Samuel STRAIT
tan. and Capt. William DAILY.
Stories by Homer Riggs, William F.
Reed, A. H. Chase, L. H. Patterson, H.
J. De Pue, Joseph Swinburne, and
Samuel Stratton, and songs by Messrs.
Louis P. Seibold, ]. H. Hewlett, Joseph
B. Swinburne, and W. F. Reed inter-
spensed the gayeties of the evening. A REQ
oiution of thanks was extended to Mr..
Louis Schmidt for his courteous attention
and consideration for the members of
the club, and their friends throughout
the season. This pleasant affair was
closed with the singing OF Marching
Through Georgia." with Mr.. William F.
Reed as leader.
Castlenan p. Boss, of the keyboard
room, desires to thank his friends for
their many offers OF support to induce
him to compete for the Office of treasurer
of Columbia Union, and to announce that
he cannot enter the contest.
Louis R Taylor, who resigned from the
proofroom about two years ago to prac-
uCc ING pTOicSSiOu law
Mimi. in a recent letter to Henry Boern-
stein speaks enthusiastically Of bis pros
poets, and says the United States Steel
Company Is making large investments at
New Duluth for the location Of steel
mill there.
Pressman Thomas T. Ryan has been q
sufferer most OF the winter from a neu-
ralgia affection and has but recently re-
sumed his duties after an enforced ILL
ness from the disease.
Luther Woodward. Of the document sec.
ton, has q good photograph Of the alley
in the old building, on the H street side.
occupied b ythe late c. Perry Brown,
George ]. Woodgate. and himself. Taken
by the fashlight process almost twenty
ave years since. IL is weIl preserved.
The best pleased person in the printing
ofnce this morning is Charlie Leeds, since
The announcement OF the recount Of the
Of Carlisle. The old garrison
town was on the verge Of despair upon
the announcement by Census Director
Durand that the increase was less than
per cent and II had fallen back to second
place among Cumberland Valley towns
Under orders from the Post-onlce De-
partment eomplete canvass was taken