The Washington herald., 1912-01-07

At q well attended meeting OF boohulno-
ers Union. No. I. held Tuesday evening.
the following officers were Installed 10
guide the destinies OF the organization for
the next twelve months: r. J. Belan,
president; +. c. Pendleton. vice. presi-
dent; Lewis Stark. recording secretary:
Fred l. Arends. financial secretary; exc
cutive committee, Leonard Kukard. W.
J. Hagerty, George w. Jordan. p. X, Flan-
agan. and Julius Nova; financial COM
mittee. b. o. Sivertsen. A G. J. Lind
stron1. and A. J. Rose: statistician. z. A.
Strudley; inspector, B. Spelibring; ser
geant-at-arms. Dominick Fowler; guide,
Louis Brosemer. DR.. Daniel Mcfarland.
the veteran member and dean OF No. 4,
was the Installing oficer.
The recent entertainment was COM
plete success socially and financially
A number OF the bookbindenrs arr hav-
ing hard luck at the opening Of the New
Year. several Of them having been In
weighed into a suit club. and Il looks as II
they are going to lose out William c.
Connor has also met with loss OF a
beautiful white diamond OF over q karat.
a gift from his sister
Mrs. Lisbeth w. Lenhart and Harry F.
Wilson. OF the document section. day.
have been detailed as readers.
We this week chronicle the sudden
passing away Of Mr.. Charles Z. Forsyth,
which took place at his residence. 1Ezl
North Carolina avenue northeast, at
o'clock on Wednesday evening. The sad
announcement came as a great surprise
10 his friends and acquaintances in the
main once. The deceased obtained a
situation IN this ONCE several years ago.
Having been separated from the service
he was reinstated in December. lSsS,
and was assigned TO the old document
room. On the first Of July, 1909, he was
transfeTred 10 the library branch. In
charge OF Foreman William II. Fisher.
A few years subsequently Mr.. Forsyth
was promoted TO a maker-up, which POSI-
tion he most aeceptabiy hned until his
death. A thorough printer and most
companionable person. his sudden death
is universally regretted.
The cld-time minstrel part Of the recent
entertainment and dance OF the Book
binders Union was one OF the best fea-
lures put on by any amateur production Il
has been our pleasure 20 attend for many
day, and Charley Connor Is certainly
deserving Of the credit OF knowing how
10 put over a pleasing show. The COM
edy work OF the four end men was clean
and good. their choice OF songs wei
suited for their audience. and their jokes
well orkrd up.
James Irwin Esterly. Luke Ludlow. and
Otto Hammacher have comedy talent OF
a high order and good singing voices,
and Billy Holt. well. he has the gift OF
being funny without effort and his
every action brings a laugh, and his
singing and dancing Is as quaint ano
~ aF E4fllV Rice- the
best OF the old-time Ininstrels. whom ne
resembles very much.
Charley Counor's rendering OF Sene-
We've was most pleasing althougn his
voice has lost some Of the sweetness OF
TWENTY-FIVE years ago, and his work as
the interlocutor and foil for the Jokes OF
the endmen was good. Master eugene
Amis has a wonderful soprano voice. ana
his singing was really the feature OF the
programme, while the bass solo OF j.
wesley Jones and the tenor OF William
Atherholt were especially worthy OF men
ton. and George Helmuth. with his SONG
aNy Honey Man." rounded out a min
strel first part that brought back recol-
Iections OF boyhood days to many OF the
audience. when a minstrel show stood
with the circus of all that was best In
the amusement-hne.
shelby Smith paid visit to New York
on New Years Day, and brought back
greetings from a number Of old-tmers
around the Printers Club.
Pressman John D. Outlet has returned
to duty on the night force from a pleas
ant holiday vacation at his home In
Akron, Ohio
George c. Williams has been promoted
TO the position OF linotype operator in
charge, job section.
Louis p. Sutor has been transferred
from the Navy section TO compositor In
the monotype section night.
Charles E. johnson, linotype operator,
has been transferred from night to day
work.
Miss Anna Wilson, member Of the
board Of trustees Of the Union Printers
Home, is sending TO her friends through
out the country a beautiful picture Of
that institution, a fine specimen of letter.
press printing in colOrs, as reminder
that she Is a candidate for reelection.