Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-29
PRINTING OFFICE.

! PRINTING OFFICE.
| Mrs. Wolf (nee Brinker) of Elephant
Miss, is paying a visit to her father
Cen Josiah H. Brinker. superintendent
of documents.
Robert Rathvon of the bindery and
Mrs. Rathvon celebrated the thirtieth
Anniversary of their wedding the even
ing of November = at their home. 126
V street, and had With them to assist
in the celebration heir four daughters
and two sons. Mr.. ItathVon has been
an employee of the government printing
Office for forty years.
George A. Carney of the monotype
section. for some time past detailed as
reader in the day proofroom, Is report
ed to be severely ill.
John W. Moore of the electrical sec
ton has been granted part of his an
nual leave of absence.
Miss Myrtle Furman of the press divi-
sion is ill in Hampton. Va
The executive committee of the
Knights of Momus tKnockers). OF
| which Frank D. Smith of the day
proofroom Is chairman. held meeting
last Sunday at Elks' Hall to discuss
the entertainment features of the an
nual banquet of the order, which will
be held some time In the latter part of
, February. The executive committee
consists of all past presidents and the
present officers of the organization.
The officers are: Edward Burkholder.
president; Thomas c. Parsons. secre-
tary; Marsh A. Bodenhamer, treasurer;
John A. Huston. financial secretary.
and Rene A. Julian. sergeant-at arms.
President Burkholder has called an
other meeting for this afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock at ElkS' Hall.
| Thomas A. Bynum of the night proof
room was in Norfolk. Va. Tuesday to
| attend the funeral of Brig. Gen. David
J. Turner. head of the uniform rank,
knights of Pythias Of Virginia. Mr..
Bynum was detailed by Maj. Gen.
LOOMS of Grand Rapids. Mich, to rep
resent him at the services.
! Warren c. Wood. who has been en-
ployed on the night force as compositor
| for several years. has resigned and will
engage in farming in Massachusetts.
| Miss Catharine Burke. for many years
employed as press feeder in the press
| division, is seriously i'll.
William T. Heritage. assistant fore
| man of the monotype keyboard section,
who underwent an operation at Garfield
| Hospital a week ago, has returned 10
his desk.
Riley A. Sweet has been on the sick
report of the electrical section the past
| week.
| A meeting of the Government Print
ing Office Clerks Relief Association will
| be held in the jacket section tomorrow
at 4:30 pm. for the transaction of i'm
| portant business.
Oscar D. Hyler of day proofroom has
| been on the sick list the past week.
J John S. Strachan of Schenectady, y.
Y. chief of staff Of the department of
| New York United Spanish War Vet
! Grams, was an Office visitor the past
week and was shown the workings of
| the plant by Superintendent of Work
Chisholm.
| Frank kihlborn, late captain of Com
pany A, 51st Iowa Volunteer Infantry,
recently instructor in the Lanston
| Monotype School in Philadelphia, Pa,
has received an appointment as mono
! type operator.
Joseph l.. May. clerk in charge in the
office of the superintendent of build
| ings, has been absent from duty for a
week owing to the illness of his little
son. B. Y. Martin is in charge during
| his absence.
Copy Editor William w Frye of the
day proofroom. with his family. spent
| Thanksgiving with Mr.. Frye's Son-in-
| law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. A. H.
Buell. in Herndon, Va.
Mrs Josephine Ferguson of the press
division has been detailed to the money
order division the past week.
! c. r. Carver, clerk in the Office of
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desk. after an absence of two weeks on
| account of illness.
Frank p Platz of the linotype section
! left Thursday morning with the Dis
| trict of Columbia naval reserves for a
| four-day cruise down the Potomac.
| stopping. Thursday night, at Colonial
| Beach, where dance was given at the
| Mr.. Platz is a chief petty officer in the
| organization.
/ Ellis Hughes of the carpenter section,
who is on trip to California, is favor
| ing his friends i'll the Office with post
cards sent from various points along
his route.
Mrs Martha E. Mangum of the SAM
tary section is absent from duty on &C
count of illness.
News has been received here of the
merly of this city, the widow of a for
mer government printing Office en-
ploye. which occurred in Mesa, AriZ
recently. She died at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. Frank Caceres. Mrs
Mccormick leaves son, Herman Nc
Cormick of Phoenix, Ariz., and a daugh-
ter. besides relatives in Norfolk, Va,
and this city.
| Frank B. Morgan, son Of Proofreader
Walter d. Morgan, was recently elected
vice president of the Washington High
School Alpha Delta Sigma Fraternity.
John J. Pepper, copy collator in the
day proofroom. is a candidate for the
position of financial secretary of the
Government Printing Office Council
National Union. at the election of off,
GERS to be held December s. Mr.. Pep
per has been acting secretary since the
retirement of F.. H. Berger, in July.
E. l.. Arbuckle of the monotype key
board section spent Thanksgiving in
New York.
Leaves of absence have been granted
to Miss Lydia Herring and q. v. Mont
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