Evening star., 1914-08-08
PRINTING OFFICE.

With the approval of the puhhc
printer a school for employees OF the
government printing office desiring TO
learn the mechanism and operation OF
the monotype keyboard Will be started
in the monotype keyboard section about
September /. The time of practice VIII
be from i.3O to 8 o'clock each evening.
except Saturday. and the course OF IN
struction. under a systematic arrange
ment and competent instructors. VIII
be for period Of at least six weeks
Those desiring to enter the class will
be required to subscribe for the fun
course, and strict record of attend
ance and efficiency will be kept Appli-
cation for admission should be made
to the foreman of the mouotype section.
Tho Boosters Club" of Columbia
Typographical Union of this city,
which will endeavor to secure the In
ternational Typographical Union con-
vention for Washington In 1918. LETT
yesterday morning over the Pennsyl-
vania railroad for Providence, r. l.,
where the sessions of that body will
open Monday and continue for one
week Among those in the party were
Eugene +. Smith, president of Column
bia Union: Mr. and Mrs. A. c. Haley.
Mr.. and Mrs Dale {. Sheriff, Mr.. and
Mrs Charles OConnell, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. B. Dickman, Mr.. and Mrs. 4. w.
Bowen, Miss Laura Gordon and SISTER,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Andrew. Mrs. A.
{. Knight, Mrs Shelby Smith. Mrs. Il
H. Humble. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph T..
Goodl1ey, Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Ram
sey and two daughters, Mrs. $. f.
Fraser and Mrs. Francis Benzler.
number of printers have left for Provi-
dence during the week. and others are
expected to join the boosters" the
first of the week. The committee has
an appropriation of $500 to be expended
! in effort to land the convention for
Washington.
| Thomas .. Evans. a member of CO.
lumbia Union. died last Saturday. death
resulting from tuberculosis, from
which he had long been sufferer. Mr..
Evans, who was thirty-fcur years old
at the time of his death, is survived
| by a wife and five children.
! William J. Wilson, who Will represent
New Orleans Union at the Internutiora a
Topographic al Cniof Convention In
! ernment printing office this week, re-
newlng old acquaintances.
| Oscar K. Bellinger of the day proof
room returned to work the first of the
week, after leave of absence of thirty
days spent in the Adirondack noun
| tains with his family.
The following employees of the press
division have been granted leave of
absence: Allen L. Bacon, George A.
Edwards, John 7. Finnegan, James H.
Furbershaw, Granville NJ Threlke eld.
James Z. Eeatch, Miss E. A. Haharhan,
Mrs. A. Z. Dalton. Mrs. Sadie T. Henson,
Mrs. Lulu Rollow. Mrs Nellie r. Terry.
Mrs Mary J.. Willis. Mrs. a r. Wright.
Samuel Colvin George Mckee and
Nathan l.. Mcknew.
Mrs. ]. 4. Huston. wife of John A.
Huston of the day proofroom, left last
| night for Norfolk, Va, to visit her son
f. c. Huston, who is employed in the
he.d service of the interstate commerce
commission. Mrs. Huston and son will
! spend vacation of two weeks at Ocean
View and Virginia Beach.
William B. Bagnam of the engineers
section. who IS spending a portion Of his
keeping his friends informed of his where
abouts with souvenir post cards.
The public printer has caused to be
posted in the various divisions an order
announcing that members of the United
Spanish War Veterans who are employed
IN the office and who desire to attend the
national encampment of that order. to be-
held in Louisville. XIX. August 81, Sep
f, tember ! and =. will be granted leave Of
absence for such period as they may de-
sire for that purpose. Applications should
. be filed at as early a date as possible in
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the force can be made
George w Nairn and Isaac NJ Funk
OF the engineers section are enjoyig a
portion of their annual leave.
William w. Bullen is in charge of the
day force of the sanitary section during
the absence of Mr.. Cason
William Kiernan and George Iomax of
the machine section have been on the
sick report the past week.
Edward J. Shine Of the press division
reported for duty the first of the week
after two-month vacation spent in E.li-
rope.
Reviser \. l.. Roberts of the day proof
room. who has been absent for the past
two months Oh account of Illness was
able TO be at the Office. the first of the
week and applied for additional leave. Mr.
Roberts is gradually reganing his health.
George Oyster. Samuel D. Howells aud
James Wood are among those of the
watch force who have been granted leave
of absence
The base ball team of the Washington
Union Printers Athletic Association,
which participated in the National Union
Printers base bali tournament at Gin
cinnati this week. was unable to land
the trophy. but will place a team in the
field next year when the tournament will