The Washington herald., 1913-08-24
Items, General and Personal,
OF Interest to GPO. Workers

Nicol, and Percy ]. Talley, skilled Ia
bOrers, resigned.
Transfers, &C.-John T. Harris, mono
type TO job section: John y. Cobb. hand
to job section: Miss Carrie L. Tyrrell.
machine operator, 2IlE cents per hour,
pamphlet binding section, TO skilled la
borer, % cents per hour. Library of
Congress branch binding section; Mrs.
Elizabeth MaCNamara, machine operator,
IN cents per hour, ruling and sewing
section, to perforator. 80 cents per hour;
Frank U. Whitted, forwarding and fin
ishing section, to office of foreman of
binding: Townsend NJ. Lucas. office OF
foreman Of printing, TO proof section.
night; William NJ. Wilson, messenger
boy. $40 per annum. office of superin-
tendent of documents, to skilled Iaborer,
500 per annum, distribution division.
Will X. Martin. OF the night proof
force, while in New York recently, was
entertained by Charley Peyton, day
foreman of the New York Times. who
wished to be remembered to his many
friends here in Washington. Charley
PeytOn is a printer with a worldwide
reputation, his artistic productions with
type and rule having been exhibited I'm
every civilized country. One Of his
best and most difficult pieces of COM
position was an illustration of a cylin-
der press made entirely Of rule, the
construction of which required over
5000 pieces of rule, and which was re-
produced in all the leading printing
journals of the world. and for which
Peyton was awarded a medal by the
French government.
The lobby hearings are making very
busy nights for the composing and
proof forces just now, and rush is the
standing order. In fact, there is a great
quantity of printing awaiting execution
in the G. P. o. at present, and the out
come for a busy fall and winter is
promising.
Frank A. Cannon. of the keyboard dag
force, was married on Tuesday last To
Miss Nettie NJ. Roberts, the ceremony
being performed by the Rev. DR.. Pitzer.
of the Presbyterian Church. Third and
Streets Northwest, the young couple i'm
departing for trip TO BOs-
ton, New York, and other cities. Mr..
Cannon is very popular young man
among Office people, coming here from
Boston about five years ago, and the
bride is the daughter of James G. Rob-
erts, of the monotype section, G. T. o.
handsome illustrated magazine issued
from the G. P. o. for the Bureau of
American Republics has a full-page cut
Of Walter Johnson in the attitude of de-
livering the ball, as well as several other
cuts of the ceremony of presenting him
with a loving cup, which took place at
National Baseball Park, and which
shows that baseball is fast becoming the
sport of the whole world.
Miss Lillian Russell, of the day proof
force, who has been in SibIey Hospital
for two weeks past, is convalescing
rapidly and soon will be able to resume
her duties.
Clarence lewis, an employe Of the G. |
P. o. for many years and a weIl-known
OF Columbia Union, on account
Of continued ill health, has rendered his
N. n. Serrano and his bride have re-
turned to Washington from their trip |
to Nashville, Tenn, and are domiciled |
at $40 Sixth Street Northwest. Mikes |
friends of the night proof room gave !
him a handsome wedding present and |
other evidences of their good will.
Miss Margaret T Nolan and Mrs |
DeSSle - 1eTNlO are recent dppOlnteeS |
as press feeders. |
William NJ. Wilson, messenger to the
OF documents, has been |
granted an increase in pay from 500 to |
1925 per annum. ~
The sixth annual tournament of the |
National Baseball League will |
open at Pittsburgh. Pa, August 81, \
with teams from New York, Pittsburgh, |
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Dem
7er, St Paul, Boston. Philadelphia, and /
competing for the Herr
mann trophy. Manager Johnny Lui-
ich, Of the local team, will take if
cen players TO Pittsburgh. and ex-
'ects to make a good showing, as he |
,laims he has the best team that ever
'epresented Washington. They will |
cave over the Baltimore and Ohio at
o o'clock next Saturday morning, and
will be accompanied by a number of
printers, under the charge
4 T. c. Parsons, president of the local
lub, and Will be quartered in Pitts
'urgh at the Fort Pitt, Hotel. The
will open with a street pa
ade on Labor Day. and two games will 1