Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-06

! Mrs. Sarah T. Andrew and Heroer'
Blase Andrew, wife and son OF Eugene
Andrew of the computing section: MISS
( Mary Agnes McGarraghy, daughter OF
Reviser Andrew McGarraghy of the Gay
proofroom, and Miss Helen Tracy DOGGY,
daughter of Copy Editor James w Doc
cy of the night proofroom. were among
those receiving the degree of doctor OF
laws at the recent graduating exercises
of the Washington College of Law.
| P. L. Herndon, operator in the mono.
| type keyboard section. spent Thursday al
| Annapolis visiting with his son. who is
a midshipman at the Naval Academy
Midshipman Herndon sailed Friday Tor
| Naples.
Edward J. Shine of the press DIVISION
| began a two-month leave of absence FIJI
day and sailed from New York SATURDAY
| on the steamship Campania for lou.
of the continent. where he Will WISH
points of interest in Ireland. England
France. Switzerland and Germany.
! Joseph Dierken of the day proofroom
was nominated for councilman at recent
meeting of the citizens and business men
| at Colonial Beach. Va. The election Tor
MAYOR and six councilmen will take place
Tuesday.
| Thomas ]. Cason. helper in the sanitary
| section. has returned from his annual va
cation.
George w. Allen of the watch force Is
on the sick list.
Joseph l.. May clerk in the Office of the
sunerintendent of buildings. returned to
work the first of the week alter ten
| day leave of absence.
Deskman William f. Reed of the day
proofroom returned Monday from a
| months vacation. spent at Ntlah'lc w!
| and Cape May. y. J. He WAS accom-
panied by Mrs. Reed.
l. f. Waplc fireman in the engineer $
section has been on the sick report.
| Edwin n Henry. operator in the mono
type keyboard section. has app'ed ioi
twenty -three days leave without pa! ali.'
leave for the months of July and August.
and will spend the time at his nome. III
Ohio. for the purpose of restoring ms
health.
Reviser IT. y. Young of the day proof
room spent part of last week visiting
with his mother Mrs. Lucy c. Young OF
Eerryyille. va, who has been seriously
| ILL.,
Joseph r. Fritts of the engineer sec
tton has been on leave during the week.
William Dcabar. Christian keiner,
Emanuel NJ. Castle. John Cowgirl, John
HAYES and Ollie IT. Hill. all of the watch
force, have been on leave of absence
Charles E. Monninger keyboard opera
tor in the monotype section. who is a
member of the y. G. n. C.. has been
participating in target practice at the
rifle range during the week.
Norman G. Stow of the building d.
vision has been granted leave of absence
and will visit his home in Georgia.
George w Chapman and Bryson F.Ze]l
are among those in the sanitary section
OH leave of absence.
f. T.. Kelly and Seraphin Schneider of
the engineers section have been on the
sick report this week.
The officers of the Washington Union
Printers Athletic Association announce
that the organization will give an eA-
cursion to Marshall Hail. Saturday, June
81 for the benefit of the base ball team
fund the proceeds to be used in send
ing the players to the annual meeting OF
the National Union Printers Base Ball
League which will he held in Cinc!n-
the Washington team won the cham
pionship. and Manager Luitch is con-
iident that it stands excellent
chance of repeating the performance
this year. Tickets for this excursion can
be had in every chapel in the govern
ment printing Office and in the chapels
| of the daily papers and job offices.
Leave of absence has been granted to
| the following employees of the press di-
vision: Albert g. Smith. Miss Alice r.
Vance. Mrs Ida Willett. Miss Anna
Burkett, Moses Bretzfelder Benjamin
| Coleman, Clarence f. Cherry and How
ard ]. Jones.
Col H. F. J. Drake of the day proof
J room returned to work THURSDAY after
! a week spent in New York and New
| Jersey Col. Drake, who is veteran of
the civil war and past adjutant of Phil
Sheridan Post. G. A. r.. of this city,
while on his vacation attended the G. A.
R. memorial exercises in his home city,
| Elizabeth, N. ].
| F. II. Hambright of the night proof
room has received cards from James w.
Marsh, a former member of the proof
| room chapel, now in Chicago. sending
greetings to his fellow craftsmen.
| Capt Daniel V. Chisholm superintend-
| ent of work. returned to the city the first
| of the week.. after a trip to Akron, Ohio
| in company with John Lewis Smith, COM
| mander-in- chief of the national order of
| the United Spanish War Veterans Col
| Smith and Capt. Chisholm delivered adj
| dresses at the G. A. r. memorial exer-
| cises in that city, where the old veter-