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 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 a 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 well as holding a 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
ternationA Typographical Union, has
appointed Copy Editor Frank A. kidd,
Reyiser John B. Dickman. George q. Sell
bold. DIR. William j. Manning and I. I.
L. at the fifth National Conservation Con-
gress. which will be held in this city
Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday.
Mr.. Dickman is president of Columbia
Typographical Union. Mr.. Seibold IS It's
secretary, Messrs. Parsons and Kidd are
ex-presdents of the union, and DIR. Man
ming is medical director in charge OF the
emergency hospital of the government
printing office.
After two-week vacation Reviser
John F. McGinniss is again on duty IN
the job pressroom.
P ]. Byrne who has been visiting his
son in Brooklyn, n. Y, has returned 10
work in the map section OF the blnderv.
Michael Hagerty of the library has
been detailed on a special line of work
at the Agriculture Department. Prior 10
this detail Mr.. Hagerty was employeu
in the Library of Congress, having a
knowledge of Chinese characters. Whlch
particular kind OF books upon which he
was working.
Chairman w n Brockwell of the
proofroom is confined to his home on
account of illness.
Thomas F. Herring, reader on specllca-
tons. returned to work this week, after
enjoying a portion OF his leave.
Miss Anna j. Smith of the stamping
division of the bindery, returned to work
this week. having spent a months Naca-
ton at her home in Waverly, Mo-
Next Saturday Local Union No. !,
International Brotherhood OF bookplnd-
ers, will hold it's annual social session
at the Saengerbund Hall. 314 street
northwest. The committee in charge is
composed of Luke f. Ludlow, chairman
Leonard kukart. Lewis Stark, George
W. Jordan and Fred Arends.
Referee H. B. Goodrich of the night
proofroom has been on the sick list for
the past two weeks.
r. Moore of the buildings division began
a two-week leave Of absence THURSDAY.
Fireman George kraus of the engineers
division is away on a 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 thand)
section Tuesday.
w. f. Lewis. maker-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. F'riedlander of the mono
type keyboard section has been on the
sick list for the past week.
". II. Van Bibber has been subbing as
maker-up on the " during the absence
of Maker-up W. E. Lewis.
James NJ. Weaver. formerly linotype
operator in the government printing of
flee. 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 a
high standard.
F. 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 L Baker of the night proofroom and
Ralph E Murdoch of the day proofroom
have returned from a successful hunting
trip through southern Maryland.
Lee Hartley of the monotype section,
who suffered a 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 forwarding and
fms hing section of the bindery returned
to work this week after a 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. 4 large num-
Der of his fellow employees attended the
funeral.