The Washington herald., 1911-11-12
Items, General and Personal,
OF Interest to G.. p. O. Workers

Miss Margaret Fitzgerald. pressfeeder,
has resigned.
Reviser Cornelius Conner has been de-
tailed as copy editor during the past
week.
There were fewer voters absent from
the G. P. o. during the recent election
than ever before known, according to
men well posted in such matters.
A recent issue Of the Enterprise CHam-
ilton, Va.) has the following notice Of
William A. Roberts, of the document
section: Our town was visited on Mon
day by Mr.. William A. Roberts and Mr..
Allen D. Albert, two well-preserved
Federal veterans, aged seventy-three
and sixty-six years, respectively, who
during the civil war belonged to the
Forty-fifth Pennsylvania Volunteer In
fantry. The first mentioned is employed
in the Government Printing once and
the latter in the Bureau of Pensions.
On Sunday they tramped from Bruins
wick, Md, to Waterford, traversing the
same route which they marched with
their regiment forty-nine years ago. In
their tramp they met a number Of vet
Grams; some had worn the Blue and
some the Gray, by all Of whom they
were warmly greeted
Simon Pocher, of the document sec
ton, has been granted the balance of
his unexpired leave, and is visiting in
North Carolina.
]. NJ Thompson, ]. L. Garrett, and r.
H. Campbell of the document section.
are recent transfers to the War branch.
On Monday last the eldest son Of John
A. Phillips, property man in the docu-
ment section, was drowned in the Bay Of
Viequez. Porto Rico, while swimming
John A. Phillips, jr., Joined the Coast and
Geodetic Survey in April of this year.
and was assigned to the Porto Rico sta
ton from Cheltenham. Md, in June
Possessed of superior qualifications his
brief record in the service secured him
the position as superintendent OF the lat
ter station, He was twenty-five years
old, and is survived by his parents and q
family have the sympathy of large cir
Gle Of friends. including the printing ONCE
associates of the father.
Capt John H. Carr, known to every
body in Jackson avenue circles, has re-
turned from Philadelphia, and looks
sporty" with his new Blankenburg style
OF hat.
H. C. Town, F. ]. Marlnee, and c. F.
Blett, of the document section, have
been transferred to the linotype section.
day.
Edward F. Morrison, Of the document
section, has returned from Colonial
Beach, after a protracted stay.
The following item appeared in the
transactions of real estate during the
last week: D. ]. Roberts has purchased
from Kennedy Bros, as a residence, 614
Lexington street northeast. Consider
alton, $50. New house, with six rooms,
attic, and bath.
The numerous friends Of Miss Laura
B. Gordon. of the document section, will
be gratifed 10 learn that her mother is
gradually being restored to health.
Be on your guard against Thanksgiv-
ing turkey fiim-hams.
Mrs. Mary c. Waters, of the bIndery.
has received many interesting and beau
tiful postals illustrative of the places
touched by her son Dan on his trip to
Teheran, Persia. whittier he journeyed
to accept an important position with
Morgan Shuster, of Washington, who is
remodeIing the financial department Of
that country.
Felix ]. Belair,- president of the Book
binders U1ion, and DeEris ]. O'Leary, of
the pressroom, were among the guests
at the G. P. o. Council banquet.
The conserving Of space has led to
some pretty queer freaks in compiling
work for the G. P. O.. but the abbre-
viations used in the Blue Book are about
the limit.
The @. P o. was the successful bidder
for most of the items in the recent let
ting of the contract for the printing of