The Washington herald., 1912-02-18

A former popular temporary employe
Of the document section, Frank ]. Ante
Iotti, received the glad hand in a recent
'drop-in" while en- route TO New York
City.
Ernest c. Saltzman, OF the document
section, is one OF the active members
of the Brookland Citizens Association
The subjoined recommendation appears
in Public Printer Donnelly's last annual
report: LAS a recognition OF the in
creased efficiency Of the employees Of the
office, particularly during the past two
fiscal years, it is recommended that con-
sideration be given to their requests Tor
an increase of pay.
During the past week NJ. N. Serrano,
the worthy treasurer of Nonpareil Coun-
ell of the National Union, paid Mrs.
Gleeson, beneficiary OF the late John
Gleeson, former G. P. o. employe, the
amount Of the death claim.
The death of oliver Shaw after
lingering illness removes a familiar fig
ure from our busy ranks. A native Of
Cumberland, Nd, in which place he
learned the trade, young Shaw, while
yet in his teens, enlisted in a Maryland
regiment and served with distinction ur-
til the expiration Of his enlistment Re-
ceiving an appointment to the Govern
ment Printing Office during Public Print
er Defrees' administration, more than
forty years ago, his first assignment was
TO the Congressional Record, and subse-
uuently to the correcting alley" In the
old document room, where ne was en-
ployed for several years. Although sep
arated from the service owing to a
change Of administration he was rein
stated as an imposer and placed In
charge of the Washington hand press
in the foundry section, in which capacity
he continued until the fall Of 1910, when
he resigned. In a brief period he was
appointed to the watch force section, In
which his last work was performed,
owing to the nature of his final Illness
4 long time member Of Columbia Union,
No. 1O1, the deceased had been elected
at St Louis in 1852; also vice president
Of No. l0l. as we'll as several minor Of
fees during his active life. He was
member of Union Veteran Legion, En-
campment. No. Ill. Oliver Shaw had al
most lived the allotted span Of three
score years and ten, being in his sixty
ninth year. He is survived by son and
q daughter, John S. Shaw, well-known
linotype operator, and Mrs. Edith l. Bal
ley.
One of the c. P. o. apprentices who
acquired a knowledge of the art pre-
servative' as it was set under the d.
rection Of the late Charles W. Schell,
has made good in the theatrical Held
We refer to James Kearney, kpown
twenty-five years ago by the G. P. o.
folks as Jimmy" Mr.. Kearney appeared
in the part of an Irishman in THE Con-
cert at the New National recently.
Z. ]. Handley, one Of the veterans on
specifications, is suffering from a general
breakdown and has gone TO Harvey,
Fla, on the Gulf Coast to recuperate.
Albert Bowen is acting foreman of
printing during the absence Of Mr.. Wal
lace.
The friends of Capt. W. A. Ramsey
in the Spess PrOofroom remembered
him on Valentine Day by sending beau
tifuI potted plant to his sick room. In
his letter of thanks the captain reports
himself as progressing rapidly on the
road to recovery, and hopes TO be at his
desk before many days.
f. n. Kerrott. of the document section,
has returned to work after a siege of
illness which commenced about New
Years
1t is reported that Harry Humble. of
the night proofroom, has had a slight
stroke of paralysis.
The subscription paper started for W.
a. Lambert was suspended at his request
this week. Mr.. Lambert, who has been
laid up since before Christmas, hopes to
be back at work in the proofroom before
long.
DR.. SchiIdroth, of the night proofroom,
has been transferred to the day proof,
and is holding down a desk with J. W.
Childress.
Richard NJ. Peed has been temporarily
transferred from the war branch to the
proofroom, day, in order that he may
rest up a dislocated shoulder.
Quite n number Of subscription lists
have been passed in the office this winter,
but no one who is working steady and
whose heart is in the right place be-
grudges a little bit OF change passed out
to those in need. A good deal of COM
plant is heard about some papers being
personally conducted by those in author
ity. No papers should be passed except
for worthy cases. and all being equally |
worthy no favorites ought to be played. |
George F. Halsey, former public print |
er of Panama, has again embarked on |
the sea of matrimOny.
Pressman Thomas T. Ryan and Mrs. |
Ryan, while on their way to Boston to |
attend the funeral of Mrs. Ryan's father, |
were in the wreck which occurred to |
the Federal Express at Leetes Island, |
Conn, on February II. While no lives |
were lost, there was much suffering from |
the extreme cold. the temperature being |
6 degrees below zero, and Mr.. Ryan de-
clares he had an experience he does not |
care to repeat
The patriotic concert of the c. P. o.
employees at the noon hour next We'd
nesday, in honor of the Father of His /
Country, will be held as usual on the /
main stairway, seventh floor, for which /
Director Benjamin A. Lineback has pro-
vided the following programme: Polo :
naise Militaire' Chopin, Mr.. Shilling;
Washington Beloved" (de Koven), G. P.
o. chorus; address, Hon. Duncan u.
Fletcher, Senator from Florida, and men,
Der Of Joint Printing Committee; "Colum-
bia Beloved" CDonizetti, and America"
CSmith), G. P. o. chorus. Mr.. E. K.
Shilling will be the accompanist
William F. Ashley, maker-up in the
document section, has resigned
The recently published roster of Column
bia Typographical Union shows 1,72O ac-
tive members, sixteen honorary mem
.