Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-12

years ago from st. Louis, MO-, ana mas
ing Office during that time. He was a
member of Columbia Typographical
! Union, the Masonic order and the
Woodmen. Mr.. Gerber. who was. forty
seven years of age. is survived by
wife and four children.
| Charles D. Parsons of the press di-
service in the office, has returned from
a months leave spent in Culpeper
county, Va.
Charles W. Bridwell was among those
! of the proofroom attending the Star
Spang1ed Banner celebration in Balti-
more this week.
William c. Soules of the carpenter
section is on the sick report this week.
John R. Dursoe and William H. Van
Bibber of the document (hand) section
have been promoted as proofreaders this
week.
Ed F. Morrison Of the document
(hand) section is at Colonial Beach for
a fifteen-day outing
George Oyster of the watch force Is
absent from duty on account OF illness
Henry NJ. Brown and David A. Young
of the engineers section are enjoying
part of their annual leave.
Isaac D. Williamson of the document
(hand) section, who has been attend
ing the national encampment of the
Grand Army Of the Republic at Detroit,
Mich, has reported for duty.
On account of ill health, Miss May D.
White has been detailed to the day
proofroom.
The following employees of the press
division fnight) are on leave: George
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presses; John J. Kelly, Joseph c. Wat
son. Miss Ella Steele, William H. Booth,
Walter W. Haring. George B. Minor
and Charles H. Williams.
William H. Livermore. reviser in the
day proofroom, is on the sick report.
Joseph NICK Hodges of the document
(hand) section has been granted fifteen
days leave of absence. and will spend
his vacation in Baltimore.
Among those of the watch force TAX
ing leave of absence are Charles H.
Dale. Samuel T. Satterfeld, Henry T.
Houck and John Clarke.
Marcy NJ. Mitchell of the monotype
section has been advanced to the posi-
ton of reader in the day proofroom.
compositors in the document (han6 sec
ton. have each been granted fifteen
days leave of absence.
Edward Brooke, James E. French,
Marian c. Hayson and Earl B. Saunders
are among those In the electrical sec
ton taking part of their vacation.
W. E. Garlich of the document (hand)
section left Tuesday for North Adams,
Mass, where he will visit for fifteen
days.
y1oI p~ 10,
tail in the office of assistant foreman
of printing during the absence of Jacob
&c. Lesher. has returned to his position
in charge of plate corrections in the
document section.
Appointments. separations. transfers
ETC.. in the government printing office
for the week ending September 10 have
been announced follows:
Appointments-Miss Myrtle E. Fur
man. probationary press feeder; Wal
ter W. Mobray. probationary linotype
operator: John L. Kelly, temporary
White. temporary skilled laborer:
Richard A. Callahan, probationary mes
senger boy.
separations-Robert NJ. Cheshire. tenn
porary skilled laborer. resigned: Sam
uel NJ. Hendricks. skilled laborer; Paul
NJ. Brattain, messenger. resigned.
Transfers, etc.-Wi11iam S. Sill.
monotype keyboard operator. 60 cents
per hour. to deskman, 65 cents per
hour. monotype section; Maurice Fitz-
gerald. skilled lahorer. % cents per hour
ruling and sewing section, to assist
ant doorkeeper. $1,000 per annum. Of
fee of chief clerk; Newton H. Shaw,
clerk. 81 800 to $1.4o0 per annum. office
of superintendent of documents; John D.
Smith. clerk, $1.40o to $1,000 per an
mum, office superintendent of docu-
ments; Gideon Larson, electrotype
molder. foundry section day. to inter-
mediate: c. Cecil Hovey, stereotyper
foundry section. day to night: Horace
]. Taylor. messenger boy, hand section
night. to monotype section day; Clar-
ence E. Lemerise. caster helper, rs
cents per hour. monotype section. to
messenger. 81 cents per hour. linotype sec
ton night: Dennis H. Noohan. foundry
section intermediate to day electrotyp-
er-molder apprentice); John H. Dens-
more. compositor. so cents per hour,
to maker-up. Coo per hour. monotype
section night; John T. Dunlap. press
man-in-charge. so cents per hour. to
pressman, 55 cents per hour. press d.
vision