The Washington herald., 1912-04-21
Items, General and Personal,
Of Interest to @. PO. Workers

The genial Billy McEneany, chief Of
the night title-page section. chaperoned
a party Of about twenty Of the frst'
degree fans OF the G. P. o. TO the open
| ing game.
At the regular meeting Of Columbia
typographical Union at the Temple al
2:so to-day Fred c. Barker. Of Seattle
Wash, candidate for president Of the l.
7. L., will be a guest Of the union and
VAI be accorded the privileges Of the
floor.
Vic sIpos has tired Of the Job Of run.
ming q linotype on the Record and has
engaged in business in South Washing
ton. with the beSt wishes Of host OF
friends for his success.
Mrs. Van Horn, wife OF Albert Van
Horn, Of the night keyboard force. un-
derwent an operation for appendicitis
at the homeopathic Hospital early in
the week and Is convalescing rapidly.
Mr.. Van Horns mother came over from
Brooklyn to be with her daughter-in-law
during her illness.
The watch force has lost another OF
its veteran members in Maj. John II.
Frederick, whose death occurred early
in the week. Mai. Frederick was a book
binder, employed at his trade in the
office for many years, until old age
necessitated his transfer to the night
force.
DR.. James R. Armstrong has been pro-
NOTED to I'LL the vacancy occasioned by
the death OF Harry w! Templar, and
Murray Hackett succeeds Armstrong as
NA~rI -. ~
room.
Hugh Farley, long time a G. P. o.
pressman, has been added to the watch
force and assigned TO duty at night on
the sixth floor. Hughey left the office
to go TO the Treasury. and was running
presses in the issue division when that
place was abolished. He says wearing
a watchman's badge is better than hast
ling for a job as pressman.
Chief Reviser Henry W. Weber has
been given a substantial increase in COM
pensation. and is busy conducting rehear-
sails for the coming concert Of the Rebew
Orchestra.
John c. Daley, . prominent member
of Syracuse Typographical Union. spent
several days in washington recently, the
guest Of Billy O'Brien, Of the night proof
force. He reports George calvert. VINO
left here with the force OF printers Mr..
Palmer took with him to establish the
Syracuse Standard, and who has re-
manned there ever since, as the same
genial companion as remembered here.
Homer J. Brown has been transferred
from the engineer division TO the machine
shop.
Pressman Maurice J. o'connor has been
transferred from the postal-card section
to the main pressroom.
James ]. Conroy has been transferred
from the finishing and forwarding sec
tion Of the bIndery TO the intermediate
pamphlet section.
Edward ]. HAL of the night proof
force, is suffering from a severe attack
of scIatic rheumatism, having been con-
fined to his bed for two weeks past
Much regret Is expressed throughout
the Jurisdiction OF Columbia Union at
the serious illness OF William F. Dunn,
one OF the best known and most highly
respected members.
John c. Euler. Charles E. seckles. Ed
win C. Davis. Arthur NJ. ,Lemerle, and
Johp ]. Quinn. mouotype keyboard oper-
ators. have been transferred to COM
positors in the house Of correction
William DooIey, Of the Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing. has again ''shied
his castor in the riag as a candidate
for delegate from the Pressmen's Union