The Washington herald., 1914-05-17
Items, General and Personal,
OF Interest to G.. p. q. Workers

| for the force, with an increase in COM
pensation to s. cents per hour.
Miss Daisy H. Scarito. clerk in the ONCE
| of the superintendent of documents, has
resigned.
| James ]. Kavanagh has been trans
ferred from the Interior Department and
| assigned as an engineer.
Proofreader Frank A. Everts is the
| newly elected president Of the Optimist
Club Of this city.
| The injunction sought by Charles E.
Hawkes. to compel the executive council
of the I. T. U. to place his name on the
/ ballots for president has been denied by
the court at Indianapolis. the Judge decid-
ing that the council was clearly in the
right. and that Mr.. Hawkes. had forfeited
| his right to be a candidate by delinquency
and also intimating that he was worthy
| of censure for the delay exercised in
pose OF embarrassing the council Mr..
Hawkes. contention that the ruling Of the
council endangered his property rights in
| the union as to old-age pension and strike
| benefits, was declared by the Judge of no
| force, as those rights were already de-
fined by the bylaws. and had no bearing
in the matter at issue.
Warner L. Wilmeth, who resigned some
months ago to accept a position in the
Indian Service is located at Shawnee,
Okla.
A generous response to the appeal for
aid to the members OF the day and night
proofrooms was made during the week
for George T. Bruffy, a veteran copy
holder. who is seriously Ill.
Mrs. Irene c. Drew, temporary switch
board operator. has been dropped from
the rolls.
Fred A. Anderson, pressman in the
postal-card section. will soon have his
new thirty-foot launch ready for service
which, with Bob Sullivan's motor car.
will give the members of the postal-card
force numerous pleasure trips during the
summer.
Miss Betty ". Watson has been trans
ferred from the Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing and assigned as a skilled
laborer.
Andrew ]. Benton. who resigned some
months ago to engage in the motion pic
ture business here in Washington, has
been reinstated. and assigned as a mono
type operator.
Mrs Louise Chatterton of the specif-
cation force Of readers, has been granted
thirty days leave Of absence, which she
will spend with her son in the South.
Proofreader Henry N. Boernstine has
been visiting with his daughter in New
York City.
DR.. James r. Armstrong. of the day
proofroom, is on a trip to Oklahoma.
Aaron c. Nathan has been transferred
from the War and Navy branch to the
proofroom and assigned as a reader.
William H. Stendemeyer and Everett
H. Pierce, pressmen in the money order
main pressroom.
W. A. Marschalk who was stricken with
paralysis and compelled to give up his
position in the proofroom. has applied
to be placed on the I. T. U. pension roll
z. A. NJ. Lawson has been assigned as
proofreader in the money order section.
Michael N. Serrano, Of the night proof
room. will next month take up the joys
of suburban life, having acquired a piece
of property near Fort Myer, where he
will attempt to put into execution some
theories he has about raising things.
Jefferson d. Newton is doing a detail |
as a compositor at the War and Navy |
branch.
Mrs Mary Stanley has resumed her
position in the stamping section of the |
bindery, after several weeks Illness
Bookbinder Frank Pendel had one of
his hands seriously mashed recently by
one of the hydraulic presses in the bind
cry.
The monthly meeting of Columbia
Typographical Union will be held at the
temple at 2:so today.
Ikey Wear arrived safely at the Print
ers' Home, and has already favored sew
eral of his friends here with his descrip-
ton Of the trip. his reception by num-
Der or his acquaintances on arrival and |
his impressions so far In a manner which
recalls series Of letters he wrote while
In the Spanish war, which were published
In a local newspaper and were delightful
for their humor and human interest.
]. Ed Keefe, the job printer representa-
tive among the candidates for delegate
from Columbia Union to the Providence
II one of the oldest employees
OF the job room Of the G. p. o. in years
Of service. having entered there soon
after serving his time with Judd & Det-
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