The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
Items, General and PERSONAL
OF Interest to g. p @. Workers

Thomas F. Tuohy, who died at his
home. $50 Ninth Street Northeast on
Thursday, and whose funeral was held
yesterday, came to the G. p. o. an a
compositor about 1890 He was a dele
gate from Erie, Pa, to the Kansas City
convention in 1888 and came to Wash
ington shortly thereafter, being first ap-
pointed compositor in the specification
division, where he continued for several
years. He was later transferred TO the
JOB section and has been maker-up
there for long time. He was nrst-
class workman, an earnest union man, a
most devoted son to a good mother, and
brother whose sisters remain to mourn
his loss have every reason to praise as
one Of Gods noblemen, his whole life
= having been devoted to the care of those
near to him. His remains were taken to
Erie, Pa, his former home, for inter-
ment. He was about sixty yeats OF age.
James f. Sirlonis, foreman of the in
termediate force of the bindery, is wear
ing the smile which only the proud
father of a newly arrived twelye-pound
son is entitled to display.
Miss Minnie E Howard, Mrs. Kate
Daley, Mrs. Johanna Riordan, Miss
Mary Nally Mrs. Eleanor c. Scott, Mrs.
May v. Murphey, and Mrs. Belle Bright,
emergency pressfeeders, have been drop
ped.
Paynaster WiIver settled up the S0th
OF May delinquency with "a number OF
G. p o, people Friday and Saturday,
the funds having been provided by the
urgent deficiency bill.
Richard Arm, Joseph e. Fritz, Charles
~ M GaNa
positors, have been transferred from the
job to the monotype section.
Bob Hasselbach, one-time foreman of q
washington newspaper pressroom, now
with a New York newspaper, has pat
ented a plate clamp for newspaper webs
by which the dummy plate is dispensed
= with. 1t is being successfully used IN
many of the large pressrooms.
The Book of Estimates one of the big
annual jobs of intricate composition, 1or
which the monotype machine Is paTucu-
larly well adapted, is considerably
changed in style this year. one improve
ment being the substitution OF italics ior
black letter in citations.
George w. Wynant, William 4. CORN
ley, Thomas $ Curtin, Andrew J. Heard,
Joseph T. Walch. and c. Edward smith
are recent appointees as temporary press
men
Charles \. ThuFston, bookbinder, has
resigned
Miss Bessie r. Waters. MRS. Alta s.
Hayes, Miss Florine Harris, Miss Hattie |
3. Boyd, Miss Montague B. Brown, Miss |
Robinette A. Quarles, Mrs. Bertha A |
Rose Mrs Lillian A. Williams, and Miss
Josephine McGhee have been promoted to
be machine operators III the ruling and
sewing section of the bindery. with in
crease in pay to q IL cents an hour.
Capt. John II. Carr. the veteran watch |
man. has gone to Philadelphia, to visit |
friends and relatives and also to cast |
his vote. |
The various sick relief associations, of |
which there are twenty or more success |
fully conducted by the employees of the |
| G. p O.. will distribute many thousands |
, of dollars in dividends to their members |
this month. These associations accom- I
plish much good. not only in providing |
relief in time of need, but also in prevent |
ing the passing of subscription lists. BY |
membership in one OF these associations |
and paying 81 month q person is entitled |
TO six weeks benefits at SO week in |
case of illness and some persons are |
members of three or more OF the associa- |
tons. At the end of the year, If Illness |
has not interviewed. each member is paid |
a dividend, usually from IS to 81.
Conrad Nogler, of the jobroom. who is |
visiting his home in San Diego, Cal. has
sent his friends here some handsome
specimens of printed matter, booming the
Panama-PaCific Exposition.
William Hennessy Smith. George II.
Ball, and Charles w. Bell. readers in the
job proofroom. have been assigned as
cOmpositors in the same section.
James II. Mathiot and William F.
SBerger. temporary pressmen, have been
iroPped from the rolls.
+. II. Barnhart. OF the night proof
force. who suffered a stroke of paralysis
more than a year ago. has improved to
the extent that he is able to be out on
Ehe street occasionally.
George Merriam being i Vermont
farmer when he is at home took
A'Honest John Onyun over to the Lau-
rel Fair last Thursday TO show him the I
fine exhibition of livestock. 1,
\, Wallace 7. Drake. son Of Col II. F. ].
Drake. of the proofroom has been ap-
pointed to a position as pressman in the 5
G. P. o. He is a graduate Of one of 7
the downtown printing offices.
Walter 4. Kinsolving has been trans
ferred from the night keyboard force to '
the night proOfroom and assigned as a I
reader.
John A. Huston, of the night proof
force, who has been absent for month I
by reason of illness, expects to resumei
his duties this week.
The possibility of the necessity for an
election in the near future of a presi-
dent of the International Typographical }
Union has started discussion among {
members of Columbia Union as to the
merits of a number OF possible aspir-
ants. Thomas C. Parscns,- OF this city, I