The Washington herald., 1912-02-18

never could have made the fight for
health he has. He say: IT have had op-
portunities to get well that few Of the
boys making this fight have had, and I
can never suftlciently thank you men at
home for all that has been done for
US" He expects shortly to go to Spo-
kane to enter upon his assignment In the
Indian bureau.
Timothy Donohue. who had one OF his
legs amputated at Emergency Hospital
last week. withstood the operation heroi-
cally and is doing finely. Mr.. Donohue
has carried an /. T. U. card for more
than forty years, and has fine record
as a veteran OF tho civil war, and all
who know him are his friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ramhright, parents Of
Frank Hambright, OF the night proof
force. passed through Washington recent
ly on their way 10 spend the balance of
the winter IN Florida. Wash" Ham
bright Is one OF the Oldest engineers IN
the employ of the Pennsylvania company.
and has been granted six months leave
of absence with pay. He served In the
leading member in the order Of Railroad
Engineers.
The Civil Service Commission will not
permit the reinstatement Of Charley
Fisher. for which a petition was sent
the Public Printer, signed by the entire
proof force.
Howard J. Gaylor, the popular assistant
foreman Of the day force Of the keyboard
room, has been advanced In pay from
20 to 80 cents per hour.
Henry P. Slaughter has been relnstated
as compositor.
Leonard E. Butsch has received an ap-
polntment as a monotype operator.
Miss Pauline n. Scott Is a new ap-
pointee to q clerical position in the
G. p. o.
Charles I o'NeIn. for many years
valued member Of the editorial force, has
been transferred TO the departmental de-
tail roll.
Assistant Foreman Thomas W. HG-
worth. Of the document section, has been
rewarded with an increase in pay from
20 to 50 cents per hour.
Superintendent OF Buildings Walter p.
Metz has had an addition Of $500 20 his
salary, being now rated at $500.
John L McDonough, eldest living |
brother Of Thomas ]. McDonough, Of the
document proof section, night, passed |
away at his residence in New York City |
February l. The deceased g printer by |
trade, had been a resident Of the metrop- |
oils since the beginning Of the present |
year. being employed on the New York |
Journal He had held a situation for |
many years on the Philadelphia North |
American. Mr.. McDonough, who was in |
his fifty-eighth year. is survived by his |
widow, married daughter. and q son |
twenty years old, member OF the Sixth |
Cavalry stationed in the Philippine Is
lands at this time. Also two brothers |
Peter, of New York. and Thomas J., |
heretofore mentioned. The remains were |
taken TO his former home, Camden, N. |
J., for interment, members Of Philadel- |
phia typographical Union, No. 2, acting |
as pallbearers.
Property Man John 4. Phillips. Of the |
document section. having recovered from |
an aggravated attack OF grip, has re-
turned to once.
Maker-up Harry s. Gum and William |
McFarlane, the veteran imposer OF the |
document section. have been on the sick |
list the past week.
Simon Pocher, one Of the Oldest skilled
laborers in the printing once, in point
Of service, verging on the half century
mark, is slowly recovering from a pain
full bruise on one of his limbs.
Robert W. Burnside, a popular down.
town printer. brother Of John s. Burn
side. the chief imposer in the document
section and former @. P. o. empIoye,
was welcome visitor during the week.
Owing to the serious illness Of his
mother, E A. Lang. Of the foundry,
electrotype fnisher in charge, has been
to his home in st. Louis.
Maker-up Harry s. Gum. Of the Y,
has returned to ONCE after a weeks
sickness from an aggravated attack Of
the grip, his first serious illness in
thirty-five years.
William McFarlans, a veteran empIoye,
and an invaluable floor hand in the
document section, has been seriously I'll
the past two weeks from an attack of
acute indigestion.
Clayton Stanford. Of the document Sec
tlon, and brother of Imposer w. W.
OF the spess, is in a precarious
condition at Garfield Hospital.
Imposer T. E. McCardell, Of the nIEht
document section, has been on the sick
list the past week.
Compositors James H. Brodnax, John
L.. Dilsaver. Charles J. MacMurray, Ell
mer E. Richards, z. F. Scarborough, and
r. F. Ward are recent transfers from
the document section, night, to the lino-
type section, night.
Past Commander I. D. Williamson, Of
the document section. attended the G.
A. R. banquet, rendered Commander-in-
chief Trimble by the Department of the
at the Arlington Hotel on last
Wednesday evening.
Joseph I. Keefer, OF the document sec
lion, and most entertaining public
speaker, will deliver his favorite lee
ture on "The homes that have been oc-
cupied by Gen. Washington" on We'd
lesday evening, in the United Brethren
Church, in North Capitol street.
Chairman Love, of the document sec
ion, realized a credItabIe subscription .
during the week for Miss Annie F.
Leonard. well-known pressfeeder, who
s critically i'll.
The many friends Of Mathew ]. Kelly.
former president Of Bookbinders Uuion.
No. 4, will be pleased to learn of his
success as a business man of bridgeport !
Conn. Mr.. Kelly left Washington a few :