The Washington herald., 1914-05-31

Claude GrsenawaId. Of the linotype 80
ton. ~ Washington commissioners OF tne
National Prinfers Baseball League
distributing some very handsome iitera-
ture descriptive of the coming event IN
Cincinnati the frst week in August Il
II evident the Cincinnati Union Ii max
ing every effort to make this the most
held by the printer basebaiiists. and they
evidently have enlisted the aid Of the
business men to that end.
Manager Lutich has his team hers
|, going well. and expects to put up good
night to retain the Hermann trophy,
which they won last year. Two new
teams are expected TO enter the contest
this year, Cleveland and Louisville being
the new contestants. There will be quite
q crowd OF visitors from Washington.
the baseball contests proving very at
tractive vacations for the printermen on
leave.
James r. Afford has been transferred
from the night to the day force Of the
proofroom.
Mrs. Mary F. Harrison. pressfeeder.
has been transferred from the Library
branch to the main -pressroom, and
Mrs. Agnes c. Tierney has been trans
ferred from the main pressroom TO the
Library branch.
George p. Nichols. Of Baltimore. can
didate for member of the board Of trus-
tees of the Union Printers Home. paid
the result of Wednesday In evidence
effect.
Meudon Wood, who left the G. p o.
some years ago to become a clerk In
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
has charge Of a great deal of the print
Ing for the commission and pays frequent
visits to the once In that capacity.
Floyd c. Crews, of the linotype section.
has been transferred to the Library
branch. assigned as a proofreader.
Miss Esther Ramsey, daughter OF
George N. Ramsey. has gone with a
party Of young friends for a yachting
trip on Chesapeake Bay, and attended
the ball game at Annapolis yesterday.
Miss Mary T. Marsh. assistant tele-
phone switchboard operator. has re-
signed.
Frank p. Fugitt, Robert w. Parker.
Charles E. Castle, Joseph W. Becker.
Samuel d. Barr. and Launcelot H. Pat
terson are recent appointees as proba-
tionary compositors.
Anson L BodweIl has been promoted
from compositor to keyboard operator In
the monotype section with increase in
pay from 50 to 50 cents per hour.
some months ago on account of Ill health.
monotype operator. at which profession
she is rated as particularly efficient
Miss Isabel c. Herman has been trans
ferred from the postal-card section to
the ruling and sewing section OF the
bindery, and assigned as q machine oper-
ator at q IL cents per hour.
Mrs. Deborah NJ Harmon has been pro-
NOTED from pressfeeder to tabulator In
the computing section with increase in
compensation to $40 per day.
Henry g. weyand. whose death oc-
CURED early in the week. the remains
being taken to Beaver. Pa. for inter
ment, had been an employe OF the ONCE
for many years as compositor and proof
reader and was a thoroughly eficient
man at his trade. He was q victim of
lung trouble. and about a year ago spent
several months in the mountains of
Pennsylvania, returning to hts duties ap-
parently much improved. Early this
spring he sought relief down in Florida,
but struck very inclement weather. and
had TO be brought home: he had failed
rapidly till his death He was sixty-two
year old and Is survived by two daugh-
terA
Lucien N. Sullivan. United States Con-
sui at La Paz, Mexico, has been visit
ing his Sbrother-in-law. Hoyt A. Hoiton,
of the night monotype section Mr.. Sui
livan had quite q thrilling experience at
La Paz on April 3. the consulate being