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

ocASoi, "du0cc H. IaylOf, EQWarQ FOR
rest Edward A. Brooks and George w.
Thornton. III. A. Lavisson is acting cleo
trician In charge during the absence of
Mr.. Monsoon.
Dale c. Sheriff OF the night linotype Sec
ton is spending his leave in Kearney.
Neb.
Daniel V. Chisholm. superintendent of
work. will leave Tuesday for g. brief visit
to Atlantic City and New York, after
which he will go to Buffalo to be in at
tendance on the sessions of the national
encampment of the United Spanish War
Veterans. which is to be held in that city
during the coming week. Mr. Chisholm
District of Columbia Spanish War Vet
Grams.
James -. Maynard of the proofroom is
delegate, representing Richard j. Har-
den Camp of this city. to the tenth ma
tional encampment Of the United Spanish
War Veterans, which will be held in Buff
falo the coming week, and he will leave
with the District delegation Monday night
for that city.
Mrs. Walter Oliver, wife Of Assistant
Foreman Oliver of the ruling and sewing
section Of the bindery. and daughter have
returned from Portland, Me-, where they
had sOjOurned for two months
Miss Margaret Drailey of the bindery
returned to work after spending two
weeks vacation In Pen Mar Pa
Miss Nora .Brosnahan reported for work
in the sewing section after sojourn of
two weeks at Montvale, n. J.
Engineer Horatio w. Stevens and Ste
phen Burton and Edward E. Davis are on
leave.
The friends Of N. l.. McKnew, employ ed
on confidential work In the press section,
will be glad to know that he suffered no
Ill effects from the accident which befell
him while fishing at Chesapeake Beach
last Sunday. The canoe in which he and
friend were rowing was overturned and
the occupants thrown into the bay.
The following employees Of the press di
vision were granted leave. beginning Sep
TENDER 2: Charles H. Guiles, Bert E.
Barr. Daniel Beckwith, w. J. Baldwin,
j. H. Furbershaw, ]. ]. Mccarthy, Emil
A. Nops, Charles E. Pyle. Miss NJ. c.
Bateman, Mrs. Laura Boss, Miss Eliza
beth Clarke, Miss Alberta Dempsey, Miss
Annie Gaughran, Miss Pearl Hill, Miss
Grace Leonhart, Miss Helen Sandstrum,
Howard r. Addison. William C. Farmer.
William c. Heating, William L. Ruffin.
James s. Stevens and Robert Nelson.
Machinist Homer j. Brown will spend
his leave at Ocean City.
winfred B. Stewart, linotype operator,
who was appointed from Charlotte, N. c.,
about three years ago, became III August
IT and was removed to Sibley Hospital
for treatment Of an abscess on the brain.
He died Tuesday and the body was ship
ped to Laurfnburg, N. c., where his ia
Their resides. Mr.. Stewart was quiet, in
dustriOuS man and made many friends
during his service in the office. The limo
type chapel took charge OF the arrange
ments for sending the remains to his
former home and sent a large wreath of
flowers as tribute.
ing, J. F. Mason and III. Thompson OF
the engineer section are on leave.
Seret. John Waller, skilled laborer in
the hand section, who has been employed
in the Office for over forty years. jour-
married to Miss Mary A. Hogan. Sergt
Waller, who is over eighty years old.
served throughout the civil war In the
Union army and was in many engage
ments. He was mustered out at the close
of the war as sergeant. While advanced
in years, he is as active as man of six
ty, and seldom takes a day off from his
Office duties.
Michael Sweetman, assistant foreman
of the ruling room, is at his desk again
after a fishing trip to LeonardtoWn. Md.
Elmer Webster was in charge during his
absence.
Thomas Eastburn of the forwarding
section Of the bindery is at Ocean View,
Va, this week.
John J. Mullen of the forwarding sec
ton, whose foot was amputated some
time ago. was removed from Providence
Hospital to his home last Sunday.
Appointments. separations. transfers.
etc. in the Government Printing ONCE
for this week are announced today, as
follows:
Northumberland F. Preuss,
linotype operator. reinstated; Miss Ger
trude Prender, skilled laborer. trans
ferred: William H. Watts, jr, temporary
skilled laborer.
observation-disclosures Lewis imposer.
resigned; Henry c. Fish. bookbinder, re-
signed; James Z. Nicol. skilled laborer,
resigned; Brinton H. Abendschein, tenn
porary messenger boy. resigned.
Transfers, etc-George D. Ellis, copy
editor, 65 cents per hour. proof section.
to copy editor, 1915 per diem, depart
mental detail roll.
Charles E. Tompkins, proof reader 60
cents per hour, proof section night. to
SO cents per hour, hand
section.
Miss Annie NJ. Myers, press feeder,
press division, night to day.
Mrs. Esther E. Perry, skilled laborer,
1926 per annum, office superintendent of
documents to press feeder. 271s cents
per hour. press division.
Mrs. Delphine Lord, skilled laborer,
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ton. to ruling and sewing section.
Andrew MOrtensen, messenger boy, II
cents per hour. Office of superintendent
of work. to messenger boy, $500 per an
mum, purchasing division.