The Washington herald., 1913-10-26
Items, General and Personal,
OF Interest to 6. p. O. Workers

ego III health nccessitated his seoarat,on
ffom the service. He was an honored
member OF the Masonic fraternity. a
steadfast member Of the Columbia Ty-
pcsraphical Union. No. lel, being on ,ie
pension roil Of the j. 7. L.. and n man
much respected in an walks in life. He
was sixty-three years OF age and Is sur
vived by his wife and several grown
children.
Mrs. Mary E. Whaley. Mrs. Jeanette
s. Tyler Mrs Oteiia T. TAYLOR. Mr.
Katharine Nolan. Mrs Sarah J. Andrus.
Miss Ethel NJ. Barrick, and Miss Kath-
arine r. Bonini are recent appointees as
pressfeeders.
The news Of the designations Of John
). Leech and James Hogsette as director
ana assistant director, respectively, OF the
Government Printing Office at Manila,
2. T., was great surprise to the many
friends Of both men in the G. p. o.
Both men are union printers and went
70 Manila with union cards, and their
oohgation required them to stand by the
union. What the outcome will be there
is no doubt that the international Typo-
graphical Union viii back up the union
In Manila in any effort it may make to
resist an arbitrary cut in pay.
of ballplayers, who won the Hermann
trophy at the Pittsburgh meet OF the
Printers National Baseball League. were
presented with a handsome watch.fob
at meeting IN their honor at Eiks'
Hail on Tuesday evening last
James II. AIburtis and Charles Gar
rels. copy editors on specifications,
walked to Gettysburg. Pa. and return.
Miss Florence Smith received ouite an
ovation on her return TO the bindery
after an absence of over six months on
account Of illness.
The Rev. William Fsntroy, one Of the
most popular helpers in the presSroom.
Is paying visit to his home in Virginia,
looking after the church he established
there.
Miss Ella A. Giusta, clerk i'm the ofics
OF the superintendent of documents. has
been granted an increase In nav from
$50 to $500 per annum.
Miss Charlotte Davis and Miss Katha-
roe V. hieter have received appoint
Edgar ]. Davidson, of the night proof
force, has finished a short vacation
which he enjoyed with Mrs. Davidson on
cruise down the Potomac in his launch.
Miss, Eleanor NJ. Chambers. clerk in
the once OF the superintendent of docu-
ments. has been given an increase I'm
salary from SD to $50 per annum-
William M Bright has been transferr.d
from the monotype to the job section as
a compositor.
Charles J. o'NeilI. copv editor 10 do,,.
detail at the Capitol, assisting in com.
piiing the Congressional Directory.
James p. Knight, temporary presSman.
has resigned.
Joe NJ. Johnston. chairman Of the night
prooI Iorce, celebrated his fifty-sixth
birthday otober q.
John j. Ragan and John Dudley Smith.
OF he office OF the sUperirtendent OF
domucents. were among the successful
candidates admitted to the District Bar
recently.
Edmund Shaw has been transfarra.l
from the proofroom to the hand section
and assigned rs a comcosito-.
Charles E. Indemaner has been trans
ferred from the job 10 the monotyee Sec
ton as &C LrCs.:nr-
]. Walter Sharpe has returned to duty
in TIE night proof rn"r, after a vacation
OF three weeks spent camping out down
on the C--l7c.- A. 'r1, ar:-1 IJv his
wife and, mother, fishing and cunning
and enjoying the simple life.
The passage of the urgent deficiency
nil
liauidate several hundred dollars of in
debtedness due to some of the employees
since last Decoration Day, for which
they were not paid because the holiday
fund was exhausted.
w. A. Kinsolving, on his recent trip
through the South and West, was ac-
companied by younger brother, whom
he met at Birmingham, Ala, and to-
gether they Travelled over e.ooO miles
They took dinner at the Printers Home
while in Colorado Springs
The Bookbinders' Union is preparing
for their annual entertainment, which
Is always looked forward to with much
pleasure by the people of the G. P. O.,
as the binders have a lot of good talent
in their ranks, and President Belair will
have committee which knows how to
run the show.
7. c. Parsons presented TO President
Wilson, the protest of the Manila Print
ers Union against a reduction of pay.
Edward Sturn has resumed operations
in the day linotype section. after a yaca-
tion of three months, spent in the West.
Joe Gibson, of the keyboard force, is
making a trip through the lakes and
rivers Of Canada this year, In preference
to his usual European trip.
Effty-eight years a printer, Is the rec
ord Of Comrade W. A. Roberts, of the
night hand section. and his many friends
wish him many more years of activity.
, Jerome v. johnson, treasurer of Co.
lumbia Union. has almost completely re-
covered from his recent severe sick spell,
and expects to resume HIS duties In the
near future.
John w. Moran. Of the main press
room. spent several days in New York
recently. registered for the coming elec-
ton and saw a host OF old friends
president Of the ]. T. U. is already caus-
ing much speculation among the poll
ticians Of Columbia Union. OF course
Vice President James NJ. Duncan, OF
New York City. succeeds to the posi-