The Washington herald., 1912-11-03

| Of the pressroom. tine mother of whom
Office friends as Miss Mary Fitzgerald
| Of the pressroom.
p. ]. Gallagher. Of the proofroom, has
gone to his home in Lima. Ohio, to vote.
Pressman Thomas T. Ryan is enjoy
ing the sights in and around Boston, his
! old home. and remembering many friends
! here with views of Copley Square. Bum
An act Of justice to a force of the most
deserving and hard-working men in the
| G. p. o. has been done by the Public
Printer in increasing the compensation
/ of the imposers Of the document section
to 60 cents per hour. the beneficiaries be-
ing Thomas N. Dunn, John +. Hogan.
Clarence Lewis. Valentine Run. James L.
Halls. Wilmer E. Stanford Edward r.
Latham. James Carville. Luther Wood
ward. William McFarlane. Fletcher Bow
den. John G. Lightcap. and Benedict
Kirsch.
Billy Shinnerer is in charge Of the day
linotype force while the foreman and as
sistant are absent for the election.
Frank Pidcock. who graduated as a
pressman on one Of the Washington pap
ers. is furnishing a most interesting series
OF article to the American Pressman Of
his experiences In South America. where
he spent several months in the interest
Of one Of the leading printing prsss COM
panies Of the United States.
Col. Ell N. Wheat is acting foreman Of
Al I.4v ,..A
Of Foreman Huse. who is visiting his peo-
pie in Newburyport, Mass.
The recent death Of the crippled chew
ing gum peddler. who has been a constant
attendant about the doors Of the G. +.
o. for several years IL regretted by
many Of the employees. to whom his ready
Wit and extreme good nature was a source
Of much pleasure. With a ready answer
at all times to the fun put at him, he was
always on the job and hustled for the
nimble nickel with an energy that made
him many friends.
Arthur J. Picotte. foreman Of the job
press room. left on Friday night for his
home in New York State. and other press
men who have gone to New York city are
James II. Furbershaw. Stephen T.
Brown. John A. Noel, Harry r. Christy.
and John w. Moran.
A. p. Hill. president of Nashville Typo
graphical Union. is a member Of the board
Of education Of that prosperous Southern
city, and also chairman Of the committee
Of arrangements for the entertainment
of the l. T. L. convention. which meets
there next August
Louis r. Lippincott, Of the linotype
force. left yesterday for his home in New
Jersey, using his automobile for the round
trip.
A well-known member Of the proof force.
who has seen the sights more times than
one from the Barbary Coast in San Fran
cisco to the Great White Way in New
York. is minus his yellow watch since his
last visit to the metropolis.
August Donath. superintendent Of docu
ments. and Frank c. Wallace. foreman
of printing. will journey to Chester. Pa.
to cast their votes on Tuesday next.
Closing the Office yesterday on account
Of the death of the Vice President neces-
STATED working full forces to-day In the
proofroom and most Of the composing Sec
tions.
B. W. Butler. Of the proofroom. ac-
companied by Mrs. Butler. is visiting rela
tives and friends in Worcester. Mass.
Mrs. Laura ": Danfuth. Mrs. Ida ].
Lewis. Miss Ida McNerhany. and Miss
Hattie Robey. skilled laborers have been
transferred from the ruling and sewing
section of the bindery to the office of the
superintendent Of documents.
Mrs Lucy II. Rotenbury has been trans
ferred from the pamphlet binding section
to the ruling and sewing section Of the
bindery. and Mrs. Elizabeth Hasker to the
forwarding and finishing section.