The Washington herald., 1913-10-19
Items, General and Personal,
OF Interest to g. p. @. Workers

During the last week changes have bee
made in the hand section, located ]
rearrangement OF the furniture, cabinets
and chase racks.
The block room" proper has beei
much enlarged by the addition OF sew
eral feet. In the space at the eastern en-
OF the room. formerly occupied oy IN
copy-editing section Of the proof room
about thirty large cabinets hiled with ~
play type In daily use have been pia0o
No doubt the changes will prove oil oe
cided advantage.
Maurice Spencer, assistant foreman O.
the hand section, has been absent on mill
tary duty during the last week.
Franklin Pierce wilkins. OF the spess
has been enjoying portion Of his an
nuaI leave the last week. having Deer
granted fourteen days Mr.. wilkins ID
one OF the survivors of the hand-set day
of the specifications.
Comrade Ford. OF the spess, returned
10 Office on Tuesday, after delightful
outing of fifteen days passed among
friends.
Harry S. Gum. maker-up on the Y,
reported on Wednesday, upon the expira-
ton Of his twenty-three days leave, q
portion of the time being passed at A.
lantic City.
Nathan C. Hawley. of the hand sec
In Cleveland, Ohio.
On Tuesday morning last William r.
True, a veteran Of the civil war and q
former employe in this office, was found
in his apartment, 612 Thirteenth Street
Northwest, unconscious from illuminat-
ing gas. He was taken to the Emer-
gency Hospital by DR.. Boyce in critical
condition. 1t Is thought that wind blow
ing through the open windows Of his
sleeping apartment extinguished the gas.
Mrs. True, who is q trained nurse. went
to a sanatorium In Kramer, Ind, about
three weeks ago to nurse a patient She
was notified at once of her husbands s
condition.
Comrade True came to this city about
thirteen years ago from Hamilton
County, Tenn. He received an appoint
ment as a compositor and was assigned
to the old Third division. He became
separated from the service early in the
present year. He has been a member
Of Burnside Post, G. A. R., for a num-
Der Of years. His many friends will re-
gret TO learn Of the sad occurrence.
Maker-up John o'NeiII, of the hand
section, continues on the sick list.
James C. Sewers, imposer in the hand
section day, has been granted additional
leave.
Harry c. Murray, of the night proof
force, is filling the position of press re-
wiser in the night pressroom during the
absence of Sam Edmunds, who is en-
joying his annual leave.
Mr.. Louis V. Gosselfn. of Boston, and
State printer OF Massachusetts, visited
the office during the week.
After an absence of ten days, due to
Illness, Mr.. George johnson. jr., of the
hand section, returned to Office on Thurs
lay.
This weeks sick list ih the day hand
section included Mr.. Daniel McCallum
isd Edward f. Morrison. both longtime
employees.
The subjoined list comprises the veter-
ans of the civil war and Spanish war
employed in the hand section: Civil war,
Brewer, +. Collar, Byron A. Ford, The
ophilus Fitzgerald, C. T. johnson, Theo-
cdore Kelsey, Charles H. Leeds, William
Mcfarland, Samuel Morris, John Maley.
+ a. Rhodes, Edwin H. Tabler. John
Tuite, John Waller, o. S. Webster, and
Isaac ID. Williamson. Spanish war, NJ
= Maloney, Z. F. Morrison, and James
+. Ennis. Son of veteran, W. E. Gar
lick.
The letting of the contracts for the
star routes for carrying the mails by
the Postoffice Department, which oc-
ours every four years. makes one of
the big jobs of coraI ositior f'r the
6. P. o. The number of pages this
year will be greater by several hundred
than ever before.
Eugene Dunnigan has been appoint |
ed a probationary electrotype finisher. |
Eugene Dawson, pressman on the |
force, is the latest to VEN
ture on the suburban life. He has
moved to the Conduit Road. where he
win raise chickens.
Michael ]. Keating, one of Jim
Hughes efficient helpers in the ma
chine shop, has been given an in
,rease in pay from 40 to SIS cents per |
ICur.
William II. Murphey has been trans
erred to the proofroom and assigned
rs copyholder.
Uriel C Hayes and Frank r. McFay-
Gen. deskmen in the monotype sectior
cave been transferred as operators in
he same division
Miss Edna Parsons, tabulator in the
computing section. has been given an
rc-t ase in pay from $40 to $3.50 per
lay.
Recent appointments as probationary
pressmen include Allan l. Bacon, Will
lam Otto Engler. William B. Dingle, Rob
,rt ]. McCabe, and Frank ]. Harvey.
The cover OF the last number Of the
American Pressman, issued from the
technical school of the International
Printing Pressmen's Union, at Rogers
Vile, Tenn, is a beautiful specimen in
,olors of work of the offset press, a pro-
,ess of which the school is making spe-
,iaIty.
Miss Sarah Z. Meyers. Miss Margaret
r. Nolan, Mrs. Sarah C. Templar, Miss
3essie c, COMO, Miss Lillian n. Tupper, Z
Mss Louise K. Roche. and Miss Grace c.
;tartzeIl have been appointed as proba-
iSnary pressfeeders.
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