The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
Items, General and Personal,
OF Interest to G. p. O. Workers

At st. Marks Pro-Cathedral. Third and
| A streets northeast. on wednesday. at II
q m. Rev. DIR. Stetson ofiiciating. Miss
Nellie Featherstone was united in marri-
age to Hr. John w. Watson. jr-. Miss
Margaret Featherstone. a sister. acting
as bridesmaid and Mr.. Bert Featherstone
| AZ best man. Mr.. Robert Featherstone
\ gave the bride away. The bride was at
| tired In q handsome blue chiffon broad
cloth going-away suit. black velvet toque.
| and worA lynx fvrs. Only the immediate
| members Of thei family and few in
Innate friends were present.
The bride Is native of Leeds. England.
and has been employed in the @. p. o.
for some time as a pressfeeder and was
one Of the most popular young ladies In
the ONCE. Mr.. Watson Is employed as a
pressman by the National Publishing
Company. and is a popular member Of
Washington Pressmen's Union.
After the ceremony the young couple
left for a trip which will include Phila-
delphia. Atlantic City, New York, and
other Northern points, and after Febru-
airy they win be at home at Pine Top"
Langdon. d. c.
George Tuttie. clerk in the ONCE of the
purchasing agent. has returned from a
trip to his home in Warsaw, Wis, where
he was called by the death of his mother.
John Massey. for several years press
reviser on the intermediate force. has
been promoted to a similar position In
the day pressroom at increased pay. and
Andy Parker has succeeded to the posi-
ton vacated by Mr.. Massey
A generous amount was collected in
the proof and composing sections during
the week for the benefit of w. A. Lava
lette, a veteran printer who has been in
capacitated.
Joseph E. Hodge has succeeded Edward
Koontz as assistant foreman OF the night
pressroom. the latter being transferred TO
the day force as a pressman.
The friends of Mrs. Cecilia Moore, of
the pressroom, who was injured by be-
ing struck by a street car some days
since. will be gratifed to learn that she
suffered no permanent injury and Is i'm
proving rapidly.
Sam Ragland. OF the praofroom. vas
first inducted into Washington printing
circles by being held up here by the great
flood Of June, 1889, he being on his way
from Richmond, Va, as a delegate to the
]. T. L. convention at Denver. Colo, and
with a number of others obliged to lay /
over here for several days He has had !
n varied experience at the trade over |
good part OF the country, and put in /
term In the Weather Service.
Edward J. Handy. for many years a
has resigned.
Claude Mcdonald has been transferred /
from the jobroom to the day proofroom
and assigned as a reader.
Aleck Douglass, Of the machine shop.
whose ankle was broken by being struck
by an automobile some weeks ago. is
able to be about with the aid OF crutches.
The present issue of specifications is
large. patents, trademarks.
&c. exceeding loo. and necessitating an
extra detail OF readers and revisers.
Arthur d. TAFT, messenger. has been
transferred from the day to the night
force in the proofroom.
winslow Lewis has been promoted
rom compositor to reader and assigned
70 the day force.
John A. Delawder. assistant foreman OF
he sanitary section, has been transferred
o the pamphlet-binding section of the
,indery as a counter.
Frank A. Kidd. former president of
Columbia gUnion. has been selected as
he Representative of the Central Labor
Inion to the Washington Chamber of
Commerce
Joseph Lee Holland and Walter A. Kin
diving have announced the intention OF
rying for the honor of representing ,
Columbia Union at the convention of the ,
typographical Union to be i
eld in Providence. R. l.. next August !
Joseph E. Cotton. who. with Mrs Col
On. has been visiting his former home
a New Orleans, says he finds the city
luch improved, but did not meet many
his former friends in the printing
usiness, many OF them having passed I
way. :
Albert G. Smith. chief of section in the
Restroom. has returned from a visit TO :
Is home in New England. ,
The detail of readers on the night force H
as increased on Monday last by the 7
-ansfer of the following from the day Z
,rce: Edward Davidson. Frederick L. II
avis, Howard J. Gaylor. Harry T. Hum
Ie, Edward l. Huse, John B. jacques, n
achary T. Jenkins. Louis c. johnson. ::
rank W. Kern. Arthur J. Mcmillan.
rank W. Miller. John J. o'He-r. Ed y
ard L. Rohm. Edwin c. Rote. Frank W. b
treet. and William F. p. White. n
Augustus L. Roberts, John r. Morri- :,
N, George J. Schley. Willis L. Young. !,
ID Mrs Louise Chatterton are on the .
ck liAt from the day proof force.
Frank A Kidd has been transferred
ON the day TO the night force as a
'py editor.
Miss Julia Burke is doing a detail as
oofreader from the day keyboard force.
also are Frank Cannon. John NJ Barr,
,arles Sickles. Uriel c. Hayes. Jesse D.
organ, and several others.
Louis c. Vogt, who has been promoted