The Washington herald., 1913-03-16
Items, General and Personal,
OF Interest to G. p. o. Workers


Columbia Union this year, the election
for which will occur in May. has SO
far developed no opposition to the
president, treasurer. and secretary, the
race for delegates to the convention OF
the ]. T. u. will be quite spirited
one, judging from the number OF aspi-
rants so far in the field and the possi-
BILE entry of number Of others The
linotype operators have to date three
candidates-Eddie Nevils. Dale N.
sheriff. and Frank NJ. Long. Joseph
L. Holland and George Klinknett are
announced from the monotype opefa-
tors, with rumors of at least one more
from that force. Michael N. Serrano
and Joseph f. Cotton are among the
proofreaders who aspire to the honor,
and John Sherman is a candidate from
the hand section. And then there is
Stephens Magruder Simpson. who will
friends. Bob Martin. of the Job room.
has many friends who desire to see
him make a try. and the downtown
people have two candidates in Bob
Saunders and Joe Skelly.
John p. Smith and r. S. L. Hulpenny.
monotype operators, have been trans
ferred from the night to the day force.
and Joe Goodkey and Jacob II. Stout
from the day to the night force in the
same section.
Since becoming a resident OF the thriv-
ing suburb Of Hyattsville, all kinds Of
things are happening to Billy Anglin.
Columbia Unions choice humorist, dele
gate TO the Central Labor Union. A
hurry call from Mrs. A. early last week
to coma home Immediately was the result
of William juniors taged six) curiosity
with relation to the mechanism of a coal
cart which resulted in the dumping OF
the ton Of coal on top of the youngster.
occasioning nothing more serious than
the necessity Of a thorough bath. 1t be-
ing very soft coal
Miss Lille Parker has been transfer
red from the forwarding and finishing
bindery.
Mrs Charles Scharr. who. with her
two little girls, has been visiting at the
home OF her father. Capt. W. r. Ram
sey. has returned to her home at Camp
Hill. near Harrisburg. Pa.
George Tuttle, clerk in the ONCE Of
the purchasing agent. is glad the in
auguration is over. and Is andously
looking forward to when the cry of
play BALI will be the thing.
Five deaths occurred among the men,
bership OF Columbia Union during the
current month: Charles E. Etchberser.
jr.. aged 80: William E. PETER. jr., aged
80: August Donath, aged S.; William Y.
Clarke. aged s.. and Stanley snodsrass,
aged g.
designations during the past week in
cluded Mrs. Rosa F.. Pennell. Joel G..
Bodine. and Daniel P. Devine, skilled
Iaborers and Chester Hassel. bookbinder.
The dangers to taking to baseball too
strenuously early in the season is not
confined strictly to the players. J. Wal
ker Miller. of the night proofroom and
formerly of Bellefontaine. Ohio. having
sprung a charley horse" from taking 1t
too early.
Regular meeting OF Columbia Typo
graphical Union at 2:30 to-day at the
Temple.
Don L. Murray. one of the old guard
who has been rattling up limo. matter
on the Congressional Record for many
sessions, has been transferred to the
day force at his request. the cares of
increasing years and the lure of the
houseboat down on the shores of the
Potomac making the day job more pref
cradle.
The friends Of William McEneany.
chief of the night title-page section. will
learn with pleasure that Mrs. McEnea-
ny, who has been in Sibley Hospital for
three weeks past, has been removed to
her home and is on a fair way to COM
plets recovery.
Harry W. Zeigler. foreman of the
had the pleasure of the COM
pany of one son and his wife and an
other son and his best girl during the
the young people coming
down from the interior of New York
State and departing for home on Tues
day last.
The list of old patents now being
printed is all dated in the early sos.
and the jackets which have been filed
away in the Patent once are unique in