Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-23

under the direction of Benjamin A. Line
back. will give Memorial day program
Friday May ~. consisting of music and
speaking. Senator James *. Nardaman
will deliver the principal address. The
members of the chorus arc: Misses hate
NJ Ellis, l.. Ransdell. NJ. Walsh. NJ F.
Koester l.. c. Morell. NJ. Geisenderfer.
F. l.. Miller. Emma Green, Bessie Sweet.
NJ E. Regain, f. Donneberg. Is. Sweeny,
C. E. LOOMS, Mcsdames ]. l.. Thornton.
c. B. Hollinger L. e. Perry. Messrs. j.
r. Purvis. F. Morrison. J. l.. Holland
C. w. Bridwell w. X Martin. l.. B.
Fete. c. c. Covert James NJ. Montgomery.
f. A. Lang. {. J. Brantley, c. F. Suiii-
van H j. Redtield. Cyrus Cook, C. W.
Ruhl. L. c. Johnson, W. j. Gould, NJ.
Fitzgerald. NJ. p Connolly, \. F. Meyer
and George Merriam. Miss Grace Z. Jeh-
kins will preside at the piano The pro-
gram will be: Hail, Glorious Land
Tregina; solo. II Love the Whole United
States Albert A. Lang; THE Flower OF
Freedom, Won Baltitz; Let Us Have
Peace" Rosenberg; address. Senator
James X. Vardaman. The exercises will
close with the singing of the Star Span
Slcd Banner.
Claude H. Greenawald of the night limo
type section, Washington commissioner
of the Union Printers National Base Ball
League. has caused to be posted in the
government printing office and in the Of
flee chapels in the city handsome poster
announcing that the seventh annual tour
nament of the league will be held in Gin
cinnati August / to :. inclusive. and that
the Washington Union Printers base ball
team will be one of the contestants for
the Hermann trophy which is to be
awarded to the winning team. The poster
states that August ] will be devoted to
the reception of visitors; August ,, the
opening games will begin at the National
League Park, Mayor Spiegel of Cincinnati
pitching the first ball and Garry Herr
mann in the catcher's position receiving
it. Many interesting features will be ar
ranged for the visitors. including steam
boat trips by moonlight. night and day
fireworks, free moving picture shows
and vaudeville, and other entertainments
that will make the week a delightful one
for the visitors. Manager John f.
Luitich of the linotype section has many
candidates for the team that will rep
resent Washington. This team won the
Hermann trophy in Pittsburgh last Sep
TENDER, and Manager Luitich feels con-
fident that his team stands a splendid
this year.
The election of officers and delegates
of Columbia Typographical Union. as well
as officers of the international union, will
take place next Wednesday in the various
chapels of the government printing office
and in the city Offices. The following can
didates will be voted upon: president, Eu-
gene +. Smith; vice president, Francis
Benzler: secretary. George G. Seibold;
treasurer, Jerome V. johnson; sergeant
alarms, Eugene Conner: doorkeeper, n.
c. Stops: trustee, II. B. Goodrell; au-
ditors. George H. Ball, Louis c. Vogt
and Charles W. Radley. The candidates
for delegates to represent the union at
the International Typographical Union
convention. to be held in Providence, H.
l., in August. are: J. NJ Castell of The
Evening Star and c. A. Haley of the
Washington Times, representing the city
chapels, and Charles NJ. O'Connell. John
B. Dickman, Dale c. Sheriff. j. E. Keefe.
w. A. Kinsolving, Stephens NJ. Simpson
and Joseph E. Goodkey. representing the
government printing office. There are four
delegates to be elected, one representing
the craft in the city and three to repre-
sent the printing office. An executive
elected. Miss Anna c. Wilson is a can
didate to succeed herself as a member OF
the board of trustees of the Union Print
ers' Home, at Colorado Springs. Col.
and Joe NJ. Johnson of the night proof
room is a candidate for the position of
agent of the home.
Reviser L. II. Patterson of the day
proofroom, who is senior vice command
er of the Department of the Potomac.
G. A. R.. is in charge of the Memorial
day exercises at the United States Sol
diers' Home. and announces that the
program will begin at 9:30 am. May 80.
He will be assisted by the Lawton and
Astor camps of Spanish War Veterans.
y, n Stnli yr1,n ,oJ II, q
year ago from the linotype section. was
in the city this week in attendance at
the funeral of his sister. Mr.. and Mrs.
STEELE spent the winter in California and
are now located in Philadelphia, where
Mr.. STEELE expects to go into business
this fall.
w. A. Mitchell of the computing sec
ton was called to Raleigh. n. c.. Monday
night on account of the serious illness of
his father. Palo Mitchell. Immediately
after his departure a message was re-
ceived here announcing the death of the
father. Mr.. Mitchell. who was deputy
United States marshal at Raleigh. died
as the result of a surgical operation.
George johnson. jr. and Samuel E.
Mullan. compositors in the document
(hand section. after several weeks alb
sence on account of illness, reported for
work Monday.
The following employees in the press
division have been granted leave of abb
sence: Frank r. Johnson. Miss Isabel
Long, Miss Eva II. Willard, Daniel c.
Ray, Solomon II. Thompson. John T. S.
Loane and Charming 3. King.
Charles w. Layer, operator in the
monotype keyboard section, has been
spending the week at his home in Phila-
delphia.
John H. w. Thrush of the day proof
room returned to work Wednesday. after
a ten-day vacation spent in Philadei-
phia. New York city and New Haven.
Conn While absent he attended the
sixty-ffth annual session of the Supreme
Circle of the Brotherhood of America, at
New Haven and was elected to the Of
fee of supreme watcher of day.
Charles H. Wilson, messenger in the
day proofroom. is back at work again,
after a business trip to Philadelphia.
Mrs Fannie Dimes of the sanitary sec
ton is taking part of her leave of alb
sence.
Fl. E. Billings Of the day proofroom
-. how ~, the aick list during the