The Washington herald., 1913-08-24

| Samuel E. Mullan, the well-known vet
| eran CompositOr in the day hand sec
! tion. has been on the sick list the last
| week.
! Comrade W. A Roberts. Of the night
! hand section, has been enjoying "a few
/ days off" He tells US that one of the
| two youngest drummer boys of the civil
! war at the recent reunion at Gettysburg,
| Pa, was his brother, Edward Roberts,
Of Cincinnati, Ohio, who, at the age of
! fourteen enlisted in the Forty-fifth
| Pennsylvania at Columbia, Pa. and
| served until the close OF the rebellion.
George W. Robinson, maker-up on the
Y. hand section, and W. w. Stanford,
imposer on the spess, were among those
returning from leave during the week.
After a long illness, Mrs Clara Covert,
wife of Mr.. Seward T. Covert, of the
accounting division, is dead.
The recent change in the pay day since
the beginning Of the fiscal year. july
/. 1913. to the weekend" has met the
denied it has increased, at a wonderful
ratio, the popularity OF those instru-
mental in the desired change.
DR.. James B. Nicol, skilled laborer in
the hand section for several months past
has been separated from the service by
resignation, and in the future will de-
vote his time TO the profession of his
ChOiCe-veternarian. His office assO-
ciates wish him abundant prosperity in
his new field.
Imposer Thomas NJ Dom, of the day
hand section, having been granted AIT
nual leave, has gone to Savannah, Ga,
by sea, on visit to his son, who Is en-
gagged in the automobile industry. Mrs.
Dom accompanies him.
George w. Newell, of the supply end"
hand section. will pass a portion Of his
leave in Virginia.
Col. William Howlin. a veteran imposer
OF the spess. will spend his vacation at
North Chesapeake Beach, fishing, rowing,
and resting.
johnson L. Garrett, of the day hand
section. a recent detail to the war branch,
has been granted annual leave.
Charles W. Henry, of the hand section,
is rusticating at Braddock Heights, Nd,
He is highly pleased with his environ
ments, the finest in all creation" as he
expresses it.
Comrade o. S. Webster, of the spess, re-
turned from his leave on Monday, i'm
proved by his recent trip down East"
Percy ]. Talbot, of the hand section, is
spending the final days of his annual
leave in Omaha, Nebr.
Hugh l. Buckingham, skilled laborer
in the hand section, is enjoying a por-
tion Of his annual leave.
Owing to continued i'll health, Mr.. CIar-
ence Lewis, an imposer on the spess, and
many years employe, has resigned.
James T. Ray, of the hand section, is
enjoying the delightful scenery in the
vicinity Of Nunda, n. Y.
Mrs. Aleta Wheeler-Joseph, of the hand
section, has returned from thirty days
leave. passed at her home in Grand
Rapids, Mich.
Simon Pocher, skilled Iaborer in the
hand section and said to be the oldest
employe in years of continuous service,
antedating Sergt. John Waller, of the
string" section. has been granted leave,
but will not visit his home in North
Carolina
Louis n. Brown, skilled laborer on the
spess and pianist of much merit, has
been granted annual leave.
The Study Club in Economics, a non
partisan organization for the discussion
of economic questions, has extended an
invitation to F. e. Roberts, of the hand
section, to address the club in the near
future. |
Memorandum of appointments, separa-
tions, transfers, &c, in the Government |
Printing Office for the week ended Au-
gust 20:
Appointments-Jesse 3. Watts, Marvin |
r. Reynolds, Fred A. Thompson, Ernest
C. Frazier, John p. Werres, Yates Bush, /
R. Queen, and John W. H. /
SmaIlwood, temporary skilled laborers;
Russell E. Wood, unskilled laborer; John
H. Mott and Raymond L. Beard, mes
senger boys; Richard Z. B. Wakefield,
temporary messenger boy.
Separations-Clarence Lewis, imposer,
John NJ, Phillips. James B.