The Washington herald., 1911-05-28

| OF the first hook and ladder company o
| that progressive inland Pennsylvania
city. When asked if he was one Of tn
charter members of the keystone Hooi
and Ladder Company, "Shotty" remained
silent and powerfully noncommittal.
| 1t appears to be the proper cape,
now days for a defeated candidate TO
office to write letters to the chairmel
of the different chapels, thanking th'
| voters for the support received. Pro
gressive, sure.
DR.. ]. Vernon Priddy, youngest soI
Of the late William F. Priddy. a former
compositor on specifications. died re-
Gently at Providence Hospital, aget
thirty-four years.
A note from Treasurer Jerome v
Johnson to Miss Laura B. Gordon. chair
man of the document day section, reaC
as follows: II wish to express to yor
and through you to the many friends
In your chapel my sincere thanks fol
the very fiattering vote received for the
graphical Union, No. 101. on the 17tt
instant. That the friends who have
known me so long (many Of them a quar-.
ter of a century,. would so kindly re-
member me at this time will be one OF
the happy memories of my life
A very interesting series Of post cards OF
the recent Mexican war. or outbreak, at
Juarez, Mexico has been received by Act
ing Assistant Foreman Of Printing A. w.
Bowen from his eldest daughter, Mrs.
Charles Richardson, a resident Of FL
Paso, Tex, directly opposite the bloody
field" Of battle.
c. K. Stribling. Of the document section
(day) has been detailed to the Patent or
fee, Mr.. Stribling was employed in the
old Interior branch office for several
years.
Mr.. s., e. Mullan. Of the document
section, has not recovered sufficiently to
return to the Office.
Acting Attorney General william r.
Harr, son Of a well-known downtown
printer, the late Peter Harr. has handed
down a recent decision which has been
very highly spoken of. Attorney General
Harr is a member Of the craft.
The recent order promulgated with ref
erence to the lunch women, milkmen. and
other pure food" dealers entering the
building at noon time has been modified.
During the past week the grim reaper
has removed another of the old en-
ployes. After enduring impaired health
for several months. Miss Margaret L.
McKie, daughter Of the latesThomas Nc
Kie. passed away at Providence Hos
pital. The deceased was well-known
press feeder In the main ,pressroom for
a long term Of years. The remains were
inferred in Alexandria, Va, on Tuesday.
DELEGATIONS from the Pressmen's and
Press Feeders unions attended the fu-
neral The following pressmen acted as
paIlbearers: John ]. Callahan, Albert F..
Klott. william F. McCloskey. John D.
Outlet. Edward L. Winnie, and William A..
Fogarty. Employees OF the ONCE and
friends sent beautiful appropriate floral
pieces.
Reviser Henry, Noyes has been unable
70 work steadily for q couple Of years,
and claims that Chairman "Bilr' Brock
well always gives him the worst Of It
figuring up his dues. At the last pay
Henry Informed some Of his desk mates
tina. he was going to beat Brockwell to
II for once, and went to "Brocky's" side
partner, while Bill was absent. and left
what he figured Would be the short end
Of the split for the chairman. Come
tims aftsrward whsa Bsuckwsll ap-
proachsd him. Noyse waved him o.