Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-04
In the Government Printing Office

I Robert H Marcellus of the library
| branch bindery recently celebrated his
| eighty-eighth birthday, and the occasion
was fittingly observed by his former as
| sociates in the government printing
| office, whose congratulations and fora
| gifts indicated the esteem In which he
| is held. Marcellus is the oldest member
Of Local No. 4, International Brother
hood of Bookbinders, having joined the
organization in 1850, and he has always
taken an active interest i'll its affairs.
At meeting of the document (hani)
| section chapel, held Tuesday. w. T.
Garlick was elected chairman and Capt
| Wallace Brewer secretary for the en-
suing quarter.
| Miss Nellie Theaker, Mrs. Clara L.
Bennett, William l.. Pierce and Lee
Hartley of the monotype section have
been on detail in the proofroom during
, the week
Copy Editor Charles I. O'Nen of the
day proofroom has been detailed to tn.
| Capitol on editorial work in connection
| with revised edition of the Congress.
sional Directory.
| Samuel II. Keets, elevator conductor
| in the electrical section, is enjoying q
| portion of his annual leave.
| Mrs Johanna Curtin of the sanitary
! section. who has been on the sick list
| the past two months. is reported to be
| rapidly recovering her health, and ex.
| poets to report for duty in the neal
| future.
r. E King of the day proofroom went
| TO Fordham. n. Y, the first of the week
to attend the funeral of a relative.
Fred E. Davis OF the night monotype
| casting room has resigned in order tc
accept an appointment in the Depart
ment of Agriculture as meat inspector
He will be stationed at St Louis Mo
Mr.. Davis. who was for several years
a veterinary surgeon in the United
states Army is graduate of the
| Washington Veterinarian School and
the Maryland Agricultural College.
Capt. Wallace Brewer compositor, and
George w. Robinson. maker-up. in tbs
document hand) section, have been alb.
sent on account of illness during the
week
Charles Abernethy. William H. Bright
Samuel b. Estes. Charles w Henshaw
| William A. Beasley and Joseph Fl. Polk.
inhorn. all Of the monotype section have
been on detail in the job section during
the week.
Reviser Z. P. Murray of the DAY proof
room returned to work Wednesday. after
| ten days Of leave spent in Baltimore
and vicinity.
James Z. Baynes of the sanitary sec.
ton is on sick report.
The new a6O-horsepoWer boilers fol-
the government printing office plant
| -ad
stalled. The new smokestack is in opera
ton and the contractors are removing the
old one by an electrical cutting process
George c. Sparks of the documen,
| (hand) section has been detailed as press
corrector during the week
| Reviser Vincent +. Howard of the da,
proofroom returned to his desk Tuesday
| after an absence of two weeks on ac.
| count of illness.
| Horace b Pelham of the watch force
| is or the sick list
James Wood. Waterman in the posta
/ card section, was on Monday the recipi
| ent of CONGRATULATIONS and flowers from
| his felloW-employeS, the occasion beinl
| his eightieth birthday anniversary The
! presentation of a huge bouquet of roses
was made by r. Frank Morgan. foreman
! of printing.
| Among the details from the day mono
/ type section this week are John G., Hic
| kok to the document section, Frank ]
| Meloy TO the library branch and Geore.
| T. AldIidge and Charles W. Irey to tn,
:, linotype section.
| ". H. Wright. compostor in the docu
fc,
| his annual leave.
Reviser John p. Dickman of the da,
proofroom and George G. Seibold, presi
dent and secretary. respectively, of Co
lumbia Typographical Union, No. 1O1, ol
ment printing office, have presented
petition to Congress, requesting that tn,
following provisions be embodied in leg
islation proposed to he enacted applyin:
to the government printing office:
| Thirty days leave of absence, eXclusiv
of Sundays and holidays To he paid 70
at the rate leave is earned: thirty DAYS
sick leave under the same provisions gov
erning other departments; pro rata leav
for temporary employees.
/ Messrs. Dickman and Seibold call at
| tention TO the increase in the cost of liv
ing. while wages have remained station
airy Senator Pomerene of Ohio present
ed the petition to the Senate. and it APP
| of March 50.
| Charles j. Brantley of the monotype as
sembling room is spending ten DAYS Ieav
of absence at his summer home in Claren
don. Va.
John y. Cobb and W. II. Van Bbbe
of the document thandp section have bee
detailed as makers-up on the ~ durin
the week.
4 The Government Printing Office Council
of the National Union, composed of EN-
ployes in the Office, will hold its regula
monthly meeting tonight in Typographica
Temple Speaker Christie has arrange
a novel entertainment feature that vii
come as a surprise on the program.
Mrs Lille +. Crist, Mrs. Esther +
Perry, Miss Josephine Mcdonald an
Miss Sarah Meyer, all of the press divi
sion, have returned from their detail i
the public documents section.
Miss Sarah c. Cromelien. reader o
specifications in the day proofroom. VIII
is i'll, Is reported to be progressing favor
ably since undergoing an operation Mon
DAY at Providence Hospital.