The Washington herald., 1914-01-25

William Alexander Lavalette, a men,
Der of Columbia Typographical Union,
No. 1O1, for more than forty years, and
an employe of the Government Printing
Office about the same length of time, died
at his residence, rs Twelfth street
northeast, Monday morning last, after an
illness of several months He was born
in Meadville, Crawford County, Pa. in
October, 1910. After attending the schools
in his home town, he attended Oberlin
College, Ohio. and graduated from the
literary department of that institution.
Acquiring a knowledge of the printing
trade, he obtained an appointment to the
government office in 1853 as a compost
tor, his assignment being to the document
division Having been transferred to the
specifications room, he was afterwards
promoted to a proofreader on that work.
which position he satisfactorily filled for
several years.
II later years he worked in the differ
ent divisions as well as the branch print
ing Offices Mr. Lavalette's last work
was performed in the montoype section,
day, but owing to his continued en-
feebled condition he was obliged to quit
work in June, 1913. He was a pensioner
On the rolls of the international union.
The funeral took place from Calvary
Episcopal Church, Eleventh and G streets
northeast, on Thursday afternoon. He
A. A. NJ, which attended the funeral in
q body, as well as representatives of CO.
lumbia Union, No. 10l, and former asso-
ciates in the G. p. o. The deceased was
in his seventy-third year, and is survived
by his widow and three daughters
The sympathy of the chapel of the day
hand section is extended to George W.
Robinson. one of its members, in the
great affiction which has befallen his
family. A telegram on Wednesday from
Detroit, Mich, announced the death Of
his wifes mother. and that the aged
father was critically I'll, while the wife
of Mr.. Robinson has been sick at her
home at Langdon.
Joseph F. West, unskilled laborer, is a
recent transfer from the delivery section
TO the day hand section.
Comrade Williamson, Of the day hand
section, was kindly remembered on his
seventy-sixth birthday, wednesday, jan
uary p, by his friends.
Samuel F. Mullan. Of the day hand
section. has bean on the sick list the
past week.
James I. Nelson. skilled laborer, has
been detailed from the day to the night
hand section
Clarence d. R. Hawkins, skilled laoorer
in the day hand section, has been trans
ferred to the delivery section as messen-
ger, with increased compensation.
Eugene +. Rosen, skilled laborer in the
day hand section, has been promoted to
helper. vice Thurston G. Brown, trans
ferred.
.. A. Calkins, compositor In the hand
section. night having returned from a.
delightful trip to .orida, and several
Southern cities, reported for work on
Monday night.
Inposer Latham, of the hand section,
day, returned from his leave, passed in
Buffalo, o Monday.
Horace J. Taylor has been appointed
messenger boy in the night hand section
Through an article bearing the sigma
ture of an employe Of the G. p. O. IN
the typographical Journal, though they
had not met IN thirty years, q letter,
postmarked Las Vegas. N. N. and re-
calling old days along the Missouri River,
WAS received from q man who. though
printer, had held the position Of city
marshal Of Leavenworth. Kans., when 1t /
was one Of the hottest places in the