Evening star., 1914-11-21

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section. linotype division, crushed an.
lacerated wound of second finger, with
bone involvement, together with lacer'
alton of left hand, as the result OF pc
| ing caught in the cog mechanism OF
linotype machine.
Miss Ruth Eisenbauer OF the mono.
type keyboard section has been called
| to Indiana to attend the funeral OF 6
friend.
| Reviser ]. F. Connolly of the day
proofroom, who has been on month
visit to Syracuse. n. y, and vicinity
has returned to his desk.
Miss Emily Humphries, book exam
iner in the finishing section of the
btndery, has been granted two weeks
| leave of absence.
| Warren c. Wood of the monotype as
sembling room has been granted thtr-
ty days leave without pay on account
of i'll health.
Miss Alice Draney, clerk in the pur-
| chasing division, has entered a local
hospital to undergo a major operation
Public Printer Ford and Supt. OF
! Work Chisholm spent part of the week
In Philadelphia on official business.
Harry r. samuelson. pressman in the
main press division, who has been de-
tailed to the State. War and Navy sec.
! tion for several weeks, has returned to
| the main Office.
| The sacred cantata, Ruth. the
gGen as benefit mt f9T the
Avenue Christian Church last Monday
night. was under the direction of
Charles w. Bridwell of the day proof
room. Mr.. Bridwell reports the enter
tainment i financial success.
| Lewis X. Adams and James X. La
cock of the linotype section are on
leave of absence.
| Louis p Sutor Of the monotype as
sembling room, who was removed to
his home last week in a serious condi-
tion, has returned to work.
| The members of Local Union, No. 4,
International Brotherhood of Book.
binders. have announced that they will
give an entertainment and ball at Ma
tional Rifles Armory January IL, 1915.
]. Irwin Esterly is chairman of the en-
ment will consist of a minstrel show,
and Edward Paudert will be the inter-
locutor.-
from his desk in the day proofroom for
more than a week owing to an injury
to his foot.
Maurice p. Fitzgerald. assistant door
| keeper, has been filling a number of
engagements as tenor soloist, recent
lily singing at the Press Club ladies'
night. and gave several selections last
night at the entertainment of the New
Jersey State Society. held in Perpetual
Building Hall.
Henry D. Langdon of the monotype
section. who has been detailed to the
proofroom as copyholder. was called to
Schenectady, n. Y, Monday on account
tha ,f
Lewis NJ. Blessing. a member of the
jobroom chapel. died at his home in
this city last Saturday. The day pre-
death was a great shock to his family
AID to friends. He was a native of
Charles Town, W. Va. having been
born there April 16. 1851. He came to
Typographical Union, and has been en-
ployed continuously since as a COM
positor in the jobroom. He was one of
Union of this city. having been for
many years attached to Northeast
Council of that order. The funeral
services were held at Charles Town,
W. Va, Tuesday.
Charles W. Frear of Missouri was a
visitor to the government printing
with W. N. Brockwell, chairman of the
proofroom chapel.
James I. Jones. Harry B. Judson and
David L. Mackley of the job section are
on detail in the monotype assembling
room.
John K. Baulsir, pressman, who has
been detailed to the postal card sec
tion for several weeks as pressman in
charge, returned to the presswork
division this week.
Proofreader Arthur L. Bowen has
been absent from duty during the
week due to Illness.
John c. Euler of the monotype kew
board section has returned from Leba-
non. Pa. where he went to attend the
funeral of Richard W. Weigley, who
was at one time employed in. the old
Record division. when Foreman Etch-
berger was in charge.
Proofreader David J. Roberts of the
day proofroom has been absent from
the office the past week. due to the
death of his mother-in-law, which oc-
CURED Tuesday.
John o. Russell. william F. Ullrich,
William Stark. William Crawford,
James Boyle and Albert B. oMeara, ali
of the watch force. have been on the
! sick report during the week.
! Arthur NJ. LeMerle of the monotype
keyboard section returned Wednesday
from weeks hunting trip near War
| saw, Va, and reports an enjoyable out
| ing.
| Joseph F. West Of the sanitary sec
tion is enjoying a portion of his an
nua1 leave.
Edwin c. Rote has returned to work
in the day proofroom after a weeks
leave.
! Frank E. Smith Of the day proofroom
(, and Philip Baker Of the night proof
room were on a hunting trip in Mary
land during the week.
! Among those on the sick report of the
sanitary section during the week were
j. p. Davis. J. II. Fletcher, W. F. Jor-
dan. F. P. Cook and ]. r. Tate.
Charles A. Rigg1enan and Michael
Connolly of the monotype keyboard
section are absent from duty on ac-
count of illness.
| Appointments. separations, transfers
| etc, in the government printing office
! for week ending Wednesday, November
| IS, have been announced as follows
| Separations-Mrs. Mary L. Evans, press
feeder; Richard E. B. Wakefield, mes
senger boy. resigned: Simon Pocher
i skilled laborer: Thomas D. Barnes
skilled laborer. resigned: Miss Edna
| H. Brown, skilled laborer, resigned.
ed laborer. forwarding and finishing
section. to pamphlet binding section
I day.
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