Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-30

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In ST. Louis Mo.
The base ball club Of the Washington
Union Printers Athletic Association will
leave the city tomorrow to participate In
the sixth annual tournament of the Ma
tional Union Printers Base Ball Associa-
ton at Pittsburgh. The tournament Will
continue through the week, beginning
September 1. Included in the Washing
ton party will be Manager John +. Luit-
ich and his twelve ball players. consisting
Of w. E. Weaver. A. W. Suess, Z. II.
Cooke, Clyde North, Elmer Mckay, r.
E. Thornburg. Edward Goucher. Law
renee Roberts, A. NJ. Julien, J. L. FL
lett. H. c. Cutting and Fred Stringer.
Vice President c. II. Greenawald, ma
tional commissioner for this city. and ".
n. Brockwell. secretary treasurer OF the
association, will also attend. as Well as a
delegation Of WASHINGTON frlenas VINO
will go along as rooters. Mrs. Weaver,
Mrs. Elicit and Mrs. Greenawald and
other ladies will be in the party. The
other teams participating in the tourna-
ment are New York. Pittsburgh, St
Louis, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Philadei-
phia, st. Paul, Denver. Boston and CHI
cago.
J. c. Quady of the day monotype sec
ton will spend his vacation in Albany,
n. T., leaving today.
Key board Operators C.. T.. MOnninger,
c. b. Huse, p. C.. Hilton, r. S. Halpenny
and H. L. Ragland will go on leave next
Monday.
Copy Editor George u. Ellis, who has
been handling the printing end of the
work in the Office of the clerk of the
House of Representatives, has been trans
ferred to the departmental detail roll.
Mrs. Clara l.. Bennett of the proof
room. who was granted leave Of absence,
left for Seattle, Wash. this week.
Foreman Peter P. Pealer of the SAM
tary section Is laid up with sprained
knee, caused by slipping on stairway.
Ernest Scott of the buildings division
is on leave.
Mrs. Rosa NJ Reiff, Mrs. Ellen Carson.
Joseph Sherley. Richard F. Carter. Will
ham A. johnson, Joseph w. Marshall and
James r. Tate. all Of the sanitary sec
ton, are on leave.
Otto H. Goede of the carpenter section,
who is on leave, Is making a trip through
the west.
A. Wickersham Gates of the messenger
force in the proofroom Is on duty again,
after spending a portion Of his leave
camping.
Bids were opened August % for fur
nishing and installing new boilers,
stokers, smOkestack, ETC., in the power
plant Of the Office. This additional equip
ment will cost approximately $175, GOO,
and when installed will increase the
facilities Of the power plant to an ex-
tent that will enable the public printer
to furnish power to the new post office
building, which is in process of erection
near the Union station.
Col H F. J. Drake Of the day proof
room returned Tuesday from a visit In
New York and In Elizabeth and Newark,
n. j. While In his native state he was
one of the guests of honor at the eigh-
City democratic committee, held at Col
lege Point L. I.
Edgar J. cJakey'o Dwight of the hand
section spent a portion of his leave at
Atlantic City.
Daniel Morris Jones. in charge Of the
pneumatic tube service Of the proof
vacation of three weeks spent in Phila-
delphia and Lansford, Pa.
John ]. Pepper, copy collator, is en-
joying fifteen days leave.
Benjamin Preuss, who has been run
ming drug store in Kansas City, Mo-,
for the past year, was reinstated as limo
type operator and assigned to machine
recently.
Referee Aaron r. Nathan is at his
desk again. after fifteen days spent at
Atlantic City.
the purchasing agent, will leave Monday
for q vacation of three weeks at At
lantic City.
w. H. Leavitt, in charge of the ~"
was absent this week. combining bust
ness with pleasure. Fred Follett has
been in charge during Mr.. LeAvitt's alb
sence.
George Johnson of the hand section
has been spending his leave at Annap-
oils, Md, visiting friends.
Clint 0. Buckingham, finisher in charge
of the foundry, returned from his leave
this week. He was absent fifteen days.
George w. Robinson of the hand Sec
ton. who has been visiting in Michigan,
to his duties the first of the
week.
Carroll Harbaugh. Charles w. Cox and
F. A. Cogswell. all Of the hand section,
are among the leave-takers who return
ed to work this week.
William E. Sebree. carpenter section, is
on fishing trip In the lower part Of
Maryland.
Edward B. Campbell and Emil Himmig-
hoefer, painters, are leave-takers this
week.
Machinists Thomas J. Connington and
Hugh O'Connor have been on leave.
The following have been granted leave
In the electrical section: Dennis E. Mon
son. electrician In charge; Wallace F.
,ckotf Dennis Gleason. Edward q. Hen