The Washington herald., 1912-02-18
Items, General and Personal,
OF Interest TO G. P.O. Workers

fine all Of which has been found neceB-
sary TO check the zeal OF those who think
1t good politics to blacken the character
of an opponent by any method.
George P. Nichols, Of Baltimore, was
over last Saturday in the interest Of his
candidacy for trustee Of the Union
Printers Home. Mr., Nichols has already
been indorsed by more than seventy
unions, and as Columbia Union has sew
eral times previously acknowledged her
gratitude TO him for services performed
there is little doubt that the same action
will be taken this year.
Compositors Charles ]. Graf and WILL
lam H Moss have been transferred from
the war branch to the monotype section.
Bookbinders Edward P. Butscher and
william A. Green have been transferred
from the library branch to the forward
ing and finishing section. as have also
Arthur c. Deans and George Jordan,
from the ruling and sewing section.
"Big Nate" Newman. of Big 6. New
York, was a visitor in Washington dur
ing the week, and called on his numer-
Public Printer.
Bookbinder Joseph T. GIlIin has been
transferred from the money-order section
TO the forwarding and finishing section,
and Edward ]. HaZen. from the forward
ing and finishing section to the ruling
and sewing section.
John F. Hurley. printer in charge at
the Buffalo weather bureau, formerly of
second division, G. P. o., is visiting this
city after a lapse Of seventeen years. Mr..
Hurley will be remembered as one Of the
''swifts' in the old second. He has been
called to Washington on official business
with the Weather Bureau, and will re-
main about a week renewing old ac-
quaintances. His position at Buffalo is
enc Of the most important OF its kind
in the service, and he has made good as
weather sharp and printer in charge.
We are called upon to chronicle the
passing away OF another favorably
known printer, Patrick ]. McAuIiffe,
which occurred at his home in valpa-
raiso, Ind, on February 8. The deceased
was appointed to the Government Print
ing Office more Il an twenty years ago,
being assigned to the old second divi-
sion. For several years MAG mad
charge of the rule cases and was popu-
lar and universally liked by his fellow
workmen. His last assignment was IN
the monotype section, day, but owing to
complication Of diseases, he was OBJ
liged TO return to his home in Indiana on
indefinite leave a few weeks ago.
Two of the leading weekly sporting
papers of the United States-the Sport
ing News, of st. Louis, and the Sporting
Life of Philadelphia-have been nom
union Offices. It is pleasing to note that
st. Louis Typographical Union, No. s,
has finally succeeded in making the
Sporting News OF that city a union
establishment from the cellar to the
roof.
Under the direction Of Harry ]. Kett-
ner. the Mems Club of Advent Church,
Second and U streets northwest, enter
tained their friends on February Is with
an evening Of song. mirth, and melody,
the talent for which was principally Sc
lected from the Government Printing
Office, the music being provided by the
Dunbar Orchestra.
As a proofreader he has a particular
aversion TO allowing ring" So strong
has become this obsession, It is said Of
Kim, that he few in a rage recently
when his daughter suggested that he
should present his pet grandchiId with a
ring.
Next to reverence for our parents
comes the high regard most people feel
for some one OF the teachers in the
schools We attended. There died in Co.
lumbus, Ohio, on February 3, Miss Sue
Mclaughlin, at the age Of seventy-one,
after service OF forty-four years as a
teacher in the public schools, and for
thirty-nine years the principal of one
building. 1t is said OF her that she
taught the children and the children's
and in some cases the chill
dren's grandchildren, and throughout the
country there are thousands who will
learn of her passing away with sincere
regret. So popular was she that there
is an organization in Columbus, known
as the Former pupils Of the SuIlivant
School, comprising among its member
ship many of the prominent business
men Of the city, and with nonresident
members scattered all over the country,
several of them residents Of Washing
ton, and which organization attended the
funeral in a body.
The young people of Advent Church
will reproduce their successful comedy.
AT the End of the Rainbow" by re-
quest, in the near future.
Some of the press-agent stuff sent out
in the interest Of the ''possessive" can
didates for office in the International
Union reads like real. old
time theatrical gush. For instance. peo-
pie are requested to recall the speech of |
the boy orator of the Ocmulgee. way
back in 1889, on the eight-hour question, |
Or the great effort Of the silver-tongued |
orator Of the Bronx in the fight Of the
garment workers in 1872, &c.
Eugene Andrew, Of the night linotype |
force, will enter the race as a candidate
for delegate TO Cleveland, with the back
ng Of many sincere friends, and a long
record OF good service as a union mem |
Der.
Hugo Gerber, brother of Theodore Ger
Der, of the night proof force, died in st. |
Louis, Mo-, on February 4, at the age
1f sixty-seven years.
The Smoot printing bill contains items
the salary of the foreman
If printing to 5000; that Of the foreman
If binding and, OF presswork to S2.T5O
each, and also increases the pay of
'ressmen from 50 to 50 cents an hour.
Charles HeinIine, who went West for his
health, writing John B. Dickman, from
2oseburg, Greg, announces his gratifica-
ion at being restored to the classified
,ervice by executive order through the
lid of numerous G. P. o. friends, and
leclares that without the aid and assist
Ince of the good men in the office he