The Washington herald., 1914-06-14
THE WASHINGTON HERALD SUNDAY. JUNE IA 1914
Items of Interest to G. P. @. Workers

| Tenn, to attend the convention Of the
International Printing Pressmen and A.
sistants' Union. which convenes at that
place tomorrow to continue throughout
the week.
Mrs. Harriet jennings has peen trans
ferred from the ruling and sewing section
Of the bIndsry to the position Of assist.
ant telephone switchboard opersfor. at
q salary Of 800 per annum.
The vote for trustee Of the Union Print
ers' Home between Walter H. Mckee,
Of New York, and George p. Nichols, Of
Baltimore. viii necessItate the ofhcial
count to determine which ID entitled to
the once.
Edward ]. Shine was given a great
send-off by the employees Of the main
pressroom prior to his departure for Q
trip to Europe. which will include the
chief cities Of the continent ~ well a.
Great Britain.
Joseph Dierken declined the honor of
being q candidate for the common coun-
ell Of Colonial Beach. at which resort he
has had q cottage for Q number Of years.
Herman C. Groth has been reinstated
and assigned to the foundry a. an elec-
trotype hnisher.
Eli NJ Wheat, deskman on the night
proof force. has been assigned to re-
viser's desk. William T. Hall being pro-
NOTED to the position Of deskman.
Owen L. Carter, imposer In the night
hand section. has been promoted to read
er In the night proofroom.
Miss Anna Gather. press feeder ir the
main press room. has been advanced In
pay to q IL cents per hour.
Mrs. Mary n Atwell has been trans
ferred from the Library branch to the
ruling and sewing section Of the bindery.
Frank w. Miller, skilled laborer in the
building section. has resigned
BY order Of the President the Saturday
half holidays will begin on the 10th of
this month-next Saturday-which will be
most gratifying to the 1000 employees Of
the big printing once.
Henry L. swiggert, Samuel NJ. Lenior,
William 8. Carpenter. Lewis c. Fry. Jo-
seph r. Smeltzer. and John NJ. Reilly
are recent appointees a. temporary COM
positors-
C. A. Chabeaux Ia q recent appointee
as probationary sterotyper in the foun-
dry.
Frank ]. (To0 Sloan linotype operator
on the Record, has designed . trinket
whirh haa hAAn nv hA ov,,iS-
tee for the San Francisco-Panama Ex-
position. and which bids fair to make
him . comfortable sum Of money.
James H. Dahm. the head Of the pro-
grossivs element. 10 the new president Of
New York Typographical Union.
wood. OF the night proof force. success
gineering At ths George Washington Uni
versity this year. and obtained his de-
gree.
A. N. Butler. linotype operator on the
Record, is especially pleased with the
success Of his son, o. NJ. Butler. as q
student Of law At the National Univer-
sity. the young man winning the uni |
versity gold medal for the best post-grad- |
,ate examination. the prize for the best |
work in the merit court. and being tied |
With another student for a third honor ,,
Louis Neuer. the popular doorkeeper. |
mas gone to Sibley Hospital. and it is
'eared an operation for appendicitis will !
% necessary.
One Of the delegates-elect from Pitts
,urgh to the Providence convention is |
William Dorsey, well and favorably |
tnown here as a former employe Of the
J. p. o.
Edward A. Kerr has been reinstated
md assigned to the foundry as an cleo
rotype f1nisher.
Felix J. Belair. in attendance at the
Of the International Brother
lood OF Bookbinders. of which he Is FIRST
ice president, writes very enthusiastic
ally Of their treatment in Denver. and
s much impressed with the Colorado
cenery.
The official count OF the recent I. T. u.
lection gives joe NJ. johnson, Of this
ity, about 800 majority for the office of
gent of the Union Printers Home. and
lso shows George p. Nichols, of 3alti-
more. to be elected q member Of the
'oard OF home trustees by about 200
otes.
John J. OBrien. foreman of the foun-
ry, was in attendance at the convention
Z the International Electrotypers and
tereotypers' Union, at Newark, n. J..
he past week, and John J. McCauley
Tas in charge of the foundry force.
George A. Tracy has come to the front
gain in union circles Of San Francisco.
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