Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-15
In the Government Printing Office

James A. Scott. for forty-six years an
employee OF the government printing Of
fee, was presented with a gold watch
and chain last Tuesday by the members
of the proofroom chapel. The occasion
was the celebration Of his eighty-third
birthday. w. N. Brockwell, chairman of
the chapel, presided. and James A. Hen
messy made the presentation speech. Mr..
Scott. who is veteran of the civil war.
having served throughout the entire
period of that struggle, was born nine
miles from Gettysburg, Pa, and thirty
odd years after that event participated
with the famous Coles cavalry OF 400
scouts.
James r. Afford, who was promoted to
the night proofroom this week. is one OF
the best known printers in the service,
and has held cases in many of the
states as we'll as holding situation
for several years in the printing plant
in the Philippines. After his assignment
in the orient he returned to the states,
and was reinstated in the government
printing office.
James NJ. Lynch. president of the In
ternational Typographical Union, mas
appointed Copy Editor Frank A. Kidd,
Reviser John B. Dickman. George G. Sell
bold, DR.. William j. Manning and l. =.
Parsons delegates to represent the l. l.
U. at the fifth National Conservation Con
gress. which will be held in this city
Tuesday. Wednesday and THURSDAY.
Mr.. Dickman is president of Coiumoia
Typographical Union. Mr.. Seibold is its
secretary. Messrs. Parsons and Kidd are
ex-pres.dents of the union, and DR.. Man.
ming is medical director in charge of the
emergency hospital of the government
printing office.
After two-week vacation Reviser
John +. McGinniSs is again on duty III
the job pressroom.
p. J. Byrne. who has been visiting his
son in Brooklyn, n. Y, has returned TO
work in the map section OF the olnders.
Michael Hagerty of the library has
been detailed on a special line of work
at the Agriculture Department. Prior TO
this detail Mr.. Hagerty was employed
in the Library of Congress, having
knowledge of Chinese characters, which
was essential to the construction or the
particular kind of books upon which ne
was working.
Chairman w. n. Brockwell of the
proofroom is confined to his home on
account of illness.
Thomas F. Herring. reader on specifica-
tons, returned to work this week, aitel
enioving a portion of his leave
Miss Anna j. Smith of the stamping
division of the bindery returned 10 Worh
this week. having spent non,n saca
ton at her home in Waveriy' Mo.
Next Saturday Local Union No 4,
International Brotherhood of Bookoind-
ers, will hold its annual social session
at the Saengerbund Hall. 314 street
northwest. The committee IN charge -
composed of Luke F. Ludlow, chairman
Leonard Kukart, Lewis Stark, george
w Jordan and Fred Arends
Referee H. B. Goodrich of the night
nroofroom has been on the sick list Tor
the past two weeks.
F.. Moore of the buildings division began
a two-week leave of absence THURSDAY.
Fireman George kraus of the engineers
division is away on two-week vacation
Assistant Foreman John \. Delawder
of the sanitary section has returned from
his vacation. which was spent IN the
mountains of western Maryland
Daniel McCalum, who has been absent
for two weeks on account of sickness, re-
turned to work in the document 'hahd)
section Tuesday.
" F. Lewis. niaker-up on the ~ re-
turned to work THURSDAY. after three
week vacation spent in NorrlstoWn, Ia.
Miss Nellie Theaker of the monotype
keyboard section reported for duty Tues
day, after an absence OF three weeks on
account of illness, much improved In
health.
Mrs. Adah NJ Friedlander of the mono
type keyboard section has been on the
sick list for the past week.
W III. Van Bibber has been subbing as
maker-up on the ''Y' during the absence
of Maker-up w. E. Lewis.
James NJ Weaver, formerly linotype
operator in the government printing Of
fee is superintendent of the printing
plant in the United States Training School
for Indians at Haskell Institute, Law
renee. Kan, and samples of the work
produced under his direction are of
high standard.
E F. Morrison of the document (hand)
section has been on the sick list for sew
eral weeks
Miss Mary Costello of the sanitary sec
ton is away on two weeks leave of alb
Sence.
P. Z Baker of the night proofroom and
Ralph L. Murdoch of the day proofroom
have returned from d successful hunting
trip through southern Maryland.
Lee Hartley of the monotype section,
who suffered severe attack of vertigo
while at work this week and was taken
to his home, is slowly convalescing, while
Mai Beyer of the same section, who was
taken home also suffering from vertigo, is
reported as making slow progress.
Employees of the monotype section on
leave this week are Leland Stanford
Brown. Wade II. Elgin and Miss Alice
Guild.
Charles Spaeth of the foru arding and
finishing section of the bindery returned
to work this week after months visit
with relatives in Providence, Ky.
The many friends of Miss Blanche Van
Deventer of the stamping section will be
pleased to know that she is rapidly re-
covering from her recent severe illness.
Albert w Graham, for thirty-eight
years an employee of the government
printing office and for many years in
charge of the presswork of the Congress
sional Record, died Wednesday and was
buried Friday afternoon. A large num-
Der of his fellow employees attended the