The Washington herald., 1913-09-07
Items, General and Personal,
OF Interest to @. P Q. Workers

&c" In the group are L. H. Patterson.
Marion B. Richmond. and Theophilus
Fitzgerald.
James E. Paine has succeeded Harry
w. ZigIer as foreman Of the DAY proof
room and William A. Pratt has succeeded
| Edward A. Huse as foreman Of the night
force both Messrs. Zeigler and Huse be-
i ing assigned as revisers on the night
force. Ed" Paine has been employed
| in the office a quarter Of century and Is
one of the best known men in Columbia
Union, serving one term as vice president.
and in other capacities. He came here
from Illinois, and has had>good expert
ence in many capacities, recently as a
member OF the day proofroom. William
| A. Pratt halls from Florida, where he
had considerable experience as a news
paper man before coming to the g. T. o.,
which connection he has maintained since
coming to Washington. For the past two
years he has been a reader on the night
proof force.
John O'Hern has returned from his
trip to the land of his birth, the little
gratiied with the pleasure and expert
ence.
Ray Tompkins, son OF Charles p.
Tompkins, of the G. P. o., has accepted
an editorial position with a Frederick
Cdd) daily He is a graduate of
Washington law school. and has been for
several years a member OF the choir of
st. Johns Church.
Maurice Spencer, of the night proof
force, has succeeded Thomas W. Haworth
as assistant foreman of the hand section,
day, Mr. Haworth being made maker-up
in the same section. Mr.. Spencer has
been employed in the office a number OF
years as compositor. linotype operator,
and proofreader, and has many friends
who will be gratifed at his promotion.
The IroouoIs Fishing Club, with Billy
Shinnerer and Frank Smith to manage
the affair, are entertaining a number of
G. P. o. guests at their bungalow on the
Potomac near Mount Vernon.
William F. Tappan. OF the night key
board force, during his recent trip to the
house Of the Columbia Fishing Club down
on Coan River, had as his guest Frank
Leonard, of New York, and arrived in
Washington in time to see the New York
ball club take the first game from the
Climbers.
William F. Leatzow, chief reviser on the
night proof force, who left early in July
for a visit to his parents in Chicago, has
been granted sixty days additional leave,
and there is a probability of his going
into business in Chicago and locating
there permanently.
Dan Clark, machinist in the night limo
type section, successfully piloted party
with Louis Lippincott's automobile to
Philadelphia and back, and this week will
start with his family in his own machine
for a trip to Ithaca, N. Y, his home, for
stay OF three weeks.
Pressman Jesse A. Lednum, OF the Con-
gressional Record force, accompanied by
Mrs Lednum, left on Thursday for q
two weeks visit to their home at Easton,
Nd, and the resorts of the Eastern
Shore.
B. F. Bodine, Of the linotype section,
while spending his vacation recently In
and about Philadelphia, had the use Of
his brothers motor car to add to the
pleasures of the occasion.
At the home Of the parents of the
bride, IS r Street Northwest. George
Hoffman was married to Edna Baker on
Wednesday last, the ceremony being per-
formed by the Rev. DR.. Fultz, of the
United Brethren Church, North Capitol
and r Streets
The bridegroom is the son of George
Hoffman. Of the bindery, G. p. o., and the
bride is the daughter Of Al Baker. a we'll
known plate printer. and the sister OF
Edgar Baker, the obllging young mes
senger in the office of Charles Young.
night superintendent Of work. After a
trip to Niagara Falls and other points of
interest the young couple will make their |
home in Washington Mr.. Hoffman being |
a student at law in Georgetown College,
and clerk in the Agricultural Depart |
ment.
T. C. Parsons is acting secretary Of |
the Columbia Typographical Union while |
George seibold is taking his annual val
cation.