Evening star., 1914-05-09

The members of the day prooiroom
chapel today gave a testimonial TO he-
wiser L. H. Post. who has resigned ms
position and, with Mrs. Post, VIII iea'e
tomorrow for Anacortes. WASH. where
they will make their future nome. Nj
Post. who is seventy-fve years oiu'
took up the printers trace III bahS
vile, n Y, sixty-one years ago anu
came to the government printing ounce
from Iowa in 1885, where ne mas oeeh
employed continuously since. ne is
Union veteran of the civil war. having
enlisted in the first company from
wyoming county, y y. and served two
years. being wounded in the second
battle of Bull Run. MIR. and Mrs. Post
take with them the good wishes of
their many friends in the office Tor
health and happiness in their western
home
Richard Arm of the night linotype
section was married Monday last 10
Miss Marie Donaldson of somerset
Md The happy couple nave taken AZ
apa rtment on 7th street southwest ana
will be at home next week
Francis E. Warren of the monotype
section is on detail at the war ana
navy branch printing ofhce
Stanley II. Ridinss. foreman of the
monotype Secton- mas peeH oii ieo'
during the week
Proofreader Robert Fletcher OF the
day proofroom. who has been spending
the past two months on his farm near
Edgewater, Md, reported 1or outs
Wednesday, and applied TOT t"o
months additional leave without pay
Georg. oyster of the watch force Is
among the leave takers this week
D.,ie, su,ton and George S Davis of
the electrical section are on the SIGN
list.
The Misses Catherine O'Brien and
Gertrude Hennessey of syracuse, \. Y,
niec.s Of Imposer Edward McCormlck
of the document ,hand). sectlon, are
here for a two-Week visit. ana Will al
tend the unveiling of the Barry statue
May 6.
jefferson - Newton OF the mono
type section has been detailed to the
war branch printing Office
William T. Heritage, assistant fore
man of the monotype keyboard section'
returned to work the first OF the Week.
after three month illness.
DR. James r. Armstrong Of the day
proofroom has been granted ten Gays
leave of absence, ana leIl Hui soos AoA
a visit in Oklahoma
Albert Davis. Tony Verrosso and Mel
son Toles of the sanitary section are
on the sick report this week
W. E. Holt, imposer in the supply divi-
sion of the document (hand) section. has
been detailed to the office of the assistant
foreman of printing during the week.
A model of a statue of BENJAMIN
Franklin is on exhibition in the mono
type section. The model, if accepted by
the printers union is to be placed In the
Union Printers Home at Colorado
Springs, col 1t is presented by John S.
Garner assistant foreman of the nlght
proofroom. through Paul W. Bartlett,
sculptor. The statue is to be reproduced
in bronze. eight feet in height. and placed
Miss Anna Wilson of the monotype sec
ton. trustee of the home, will present
it at the annual meeting of the board
in September.
Secretary George G. Seihold of Colum
bia Typographical Union has received
letter from Warner l. Wilmeth, special
agent of the United States Indian service
in the field, located at Shawnee, Okia-,
sending greetings 10 the members or the
union Mr. Wilmeth formerly was mem
ber of the proofroom chapel where he
resigned his position to accept a law
clerk appointment in the office of Indian
affairs of the Interior Department.
A. P. f. Doyle. formerly employed in
the proofroom now in charge of the
government printing plant in the Canal
Zone was an office visitor during the
week Mr.. Doyle will visit Providence,
r L.. his former home. city, before
returning to Panama.
William E. Schinnerer, assistant fore
man of the Congressional Record force.
has been to New York visit with
his friend f. f. Wear of that city.
George E Clark. George johnson. jr.,
and Samuel E, Mullen Of the document
(hand) section have been on the sick list
during the week.
type keyboard section. has been absent
during the week on account of illness.
George w. Newell of the supply divi-
sion, document (hand section. returned
to work Wednesday, after ten-day
vacation.
Among those on the sick report in the
watch section during the week are Will
liam F. Jllrich, Thomas Conway. Rich
ard NJ. Calhoun and Daniel Williams.
John r. Ray, compoSitor in the docu-
ment (hand) section, has been filling a
detail as imposer during the week.
Joseph 1. Colliere of the engineers sec
ton has ben absent from duty on account
of illness.
! George Terwilliger. imposer in the docu-
| ment (hand) section, who has been en-
| joyins a portion of his annual leave,
returned to work Tuesday.
| Bunyon Johnson of the buildings divi-
sion has been on the sick list this week.
| Aaron r. Nathan. who has been en-
| plov ed in the war and navy branch office
| for the past five months. returned to the