The Washington herald., 1913-03-02
Items, General and Personal,
Of Interest to q. p. O. Workers

u. Il. ~ workers
John c. Spencer, proofreader, and
Richard c. Peed. compositor, of the
War branch, have been transferred to
the main ONCE.
Artur II. McKinish. Robert Sweigert,
Harry B. Judson, and Jeremiah r. Kel-
ly, temporary compositors. and Charles
H. MoGill. bookbinder, have been
dropped from the rolls.
Harriet ]. Terry, Mary Price, and
Rosa A. wesler, pressfeeders. have
been transferred from the War branch to
the main pressroom.
advanced to the head of the monotype
section. Leroy Brandon succeeding Mr..
Rowe as foreman of the night force OF
the monotype section. and William
Bechert. makeup in the job section.
being promoted to the assistant fore
manship in the monotype section. for
merly held by Mr.. Brandon.
The announcement of the candidacy
of John Sherman for delegate to the
Nashville convention of the /. T. U. is
well received by Columbia Union. Mr..
Sherman has been a member many
years, has done good service, and is
man who has the respect and conf
dence of all who know him.
William Y. Clarke, whose death oc-
CURED during the week. the result of
an accident, was an old member of Co
lumbia Union. and one OF the l. T. L.
pensioners. In his early days he was
an employe of the job room of the G.
p. o.
While employed there he graduated
from one Of the law schools of the Dis
trict. OF late years his connection with
the Office has only been in a temporary
capacity. Mr. Clarke was very popular
among the members OF the union.
The past week has been hard one.
the long sessions of Congress necessi
tating extra eXertion on the part OF the
employees of the G. T. o. and on seXral
occasions additional hours. especially
on the part of the night forces. How
ever. it will be over Wednesday. Very
rarely nowadays is an employe of the
eight hours. and then not long enough
to hurt. Then there Is the consolation
of increased compensati ton.
The following in the hand section
comprise the Intermediary or lobster"
force: Assistant foreman. r. W. Ha-
worth: maker-up. Thomas J. Water
man: imposers. 7. NJ. Dom and William
McFarlane: compositors. Matt A. Ma
loney. Charles 5. Dennison, l. u. Will
hanson. Joseph NJ. Thompson, Carroll
Harbaugh, William A. Mayors. Miss
Catherine Heyler. o. c. McCardell. Mrs.
Aleta Whecler-Joseph, Harry u. Lof-
land. and II. W. Eetterman: laborers.
William Hutchison. Fl. l. Hall. and
Dairy Brown.
George W. Shaffer. cumpSsitor of the
hand section. owing to ill health. has
been granted sixty days leave of alb
Sence without pay, and has gone to the
Union Printers Home at Colorado
Springs. Colo.
Mrs. Georgianna c. widow of the
late Frank ]. kugler. and sister of Mrs
Henry r: Brian. of this city. died in
New York City. Interment was held
in Greenmount Cemetery. Baltimore,
Md.
On Monday last Mr.. John Clark
Hodges. an aged bookbInder employed
in the Government Printing Office for
more than forty years. died at his late
residence, 1437 Clifton Street North
west. The deceased was born in Phila-
delphia, Pa, in March. 1880. He came
to this city in 1865. at the close of the
war. and two years thereafter was ap-
pointed to a position In the bindery. He
is survived by a widow and nine chill
dren.
welcome card has been received
from Chief Doorkeeper Louis Neuer
poStmarked Kansas City, Mo.
Fred Powers and his force Of expert
electricians have certainly made a good
job of the electrical decoration on the
outside of the G. p. q. Building a
string of incandescents encircling the
entire building in the national colors
and the set pieces OF "Old Glory" in
front of the building and the stars at
other places making the big printing
plant a thing of beauty for the well
come of the new administration
George W. Shaffer well-known
printer, from his eighteen or twenty
years connection with the G. p. .. has
been admitted to the Printers Home
in the hope of regaining his health.
which has been poor for a couple of
years. He came here from Albany, y.
Y. originally. and has been an l. T. U.
card holder nearly thirty years. with
many friends who wish him full return
to health.
change in the face of the body type
has been made for the next edition of
the Congressional Directory, as well as
in the display. plain Roman face in
stead of the handsome Ronaldson being
used. Charley O'Neill. of the editorial
force, is detailed at the Capitol to aid
in compiling the directory.
Peroxide Of Hydrogen.
From the Indianapolis News
"lthn recent years no remedy has
come into such general use as peroxide
Of hydrogen. the consumption of which
has reached enormous proportions. In
this section of the country there is an