The Washington herald., 1912-11-03
lte1S, General and Personal,
OF Interest to GPO Workers

The sslsctiou Of Thomas G. Parsons
10 prssidsnt. Of the Washington PSlnters'
AtAIstic Association 10 one Of ths best
thok could have bean made: HE Vide &C.
ouaintance, his wsll-known ability ~ .
hustler. And his popularity. not only
among the printing fraternity but With
crsAai.ee !aber seneraliy, n.ans him
the IDEAL head for an -organiAtion OF
this kind The annual meets of the Ma
|tiousl Association Of the PsintsrI Base
ball League sre becoming yearly events
Of great importance. and men of the
cailber Of Mr.. Parsons an needed to
manage these events. The choice Of
Johnny Liutich for manager Of the team
b also . Wise one. few men In the Dis
trlct Sknowing more baseball than the
successful Mttle manager for several
seasons Of the Aloysius club, and none
stands any better with the boys who
play ball in the amateur ranks Of WASH
ington. Claude Greenawald, a. local
commissioner, will add great strength to
the local organisation. and will do much
to awaken the interest necessary to sue
Gets among the baseball lovers in the
"a. p. o.. which has not been n pro-
should have been. and which should be
fostered to the extent that the deiega-
ton from. Washington which attends the
tournament. next August in Pittsburg
should equal that of either New York.
Boston or Chicago.
The concert Of last Wednesday noon
by Mise Mary Resan. soprano. vss one
Of the most pleasing SO far provided by
Director Lineback. Ar. Forest: Grimes.
a. usual. being the emcient accompanist
at the plano.
Charles r. Thorne, chairman Of the
main pressroom. has gone to his home in
Akron. Ohio, to deposit his ballot.
Frank Quigley has resumed operations
in the monotype section. after an ex-
tended tour of Europe as a guest Of his
brother who has made a fortune from
suburban New York real estate.
Edaar p. Bennett member Of the board
Of auditors Of Columbia Union. has been
dropped. from the rolls. his absence hav-
ing exceeded sixty days. and II IL under
stood that his health Is still very rre-
carious He is at his home in MaGis IN.
Wis
Returning to the office after a serious
spell Of Of illness lasting several months.
George w. Long. of the bindery. was
greeted most cordially on all sides and
made to feel that his friends are legion.
Appointments during the week in
cluded Misses Dorothy Carmel. Josephine
E. McGhee, Eta E. Brooks. vernita f.
Worden, Madeline E. Pinn. Matilda NJ.
Proctor Bessie f. Waters. Alta B.
Scott. Mary A. Tilton. Hattie B. Boyd.
Florine Harris, and Caroline F. Rail.
skilled laborers, and George c. Lang, mes
senser boy.
Timothy Shea. Barney Collins. and
James Z. Fogarty. Of the bindery. are in
New York city to exercise their right Of
franchise. and Frank f. Meredith has gone
to Harrisburg. Pa. for the same purpose,
and John H. Foster 60 Rochester. n. Y.
Mrs. Harriet NJ Eskew. Of the folding
section. has resigned.
Boston typographical Union. 40. ia
has taken the initial steps for the estab-
OF a restaurant to be located In
the heart Of the newspaper district OF
Boston. Such an institution should be
success In any large city, and,s rightly
managed. there can be no doubt Of Its
being a good investment for the organ:-
zation.
George r. Berry. president OF the In
ternational Printing Pressmen and As
sistants' Union. landed In New York Oc-
tober % from Europe. whittier he was
sent az one Of the fraternal delegates
from the American Federation Of Labor.
Vice President Peter J. Dobbs, Of New
York. acting as president during the alb
sence Of Mr.. Berry.
Howard V Mills stereotyrer. has ten |
dered his resignation.
Charles F. Reicks. counter in the press
room, has been transferred to the plate |
vault as assistant to Arthur Armstrong. |
The picture Of the two little girls
shown in this column represents the
twin daughters Of William J. Mahoney.