Evening star., 1914-08-01
PRINTING OFFICE.

The Boosters Club of Columbia Ty'
biographical Union, No. 1O1. will meet al
Typographical Temple tomorrow after,
noon at 3 o'clock. All who are interested
in bringing the next International Typo
graphical Union convention to Washing
ton are invited to attend. The union has
appropriated 500 to be expended in tht
effort to land the convention and at the
same time celebrate the one hundredtf
anniversary of Columbia Union. The
Chamber of Commerce has added sub
stantial sum to the printers fund. and
the delegation will formulate plans TO-
morrow for the campaign to secure the
convention. Details of the trip to Provl-
dence, where the convention will open
its sessions August 10. will also be ar
ranged. a
The Washington printers base ball
team left last night for Cincinnati. where
the team will participate in the annual
tournament of the Union Printers Nation
from many of the large cities in the con-
test. The Washington team won the
Hermann trophy at Pittsburgh last year
and Manager Luitich says they. are in
pretty good shape to carry off the prize
this year. The members Of the party
leaving last night We're: John F. Luitich
manager; c. III. Greenawald. national
commissioner: A. w. Suess, w. r. WeaV-
er. Lawrence +. Roberts. \. NJ. Julien.
j. r. Cutting. G.. Fred Stringer. Frank
f. Thornburg. Edward Goucher. Elmore
Mckay. Charles f. Cooke. The Phila-
delphia printers ball team Joined the
Washington contingent on the trip. Mrs
Weaver. Mrs. Greenawald and other la
dies accompanied the party.
Z DIR. Frank Butler. brother of Timekeep-
er B. W. Butler of the proofroom, sends
an interesting letter about various places
he has visited while on his summer re-
search trip in Germany. DR.. Butler. who
is combining scientific Investigations with
sightseeing, will sail for home in the fall
.Anson L. Rodwell John e. Smith. Ed
ward l.. Redfield. John c. Quady. Sylves-
ter E. Williams, Frank 4. Cannon and
Charles f. Monninger. all of the mono
type keyboard section. left Thursday with
the National Guard of the District of CO.
lurnbia for Virginia Beach.
John S. May, of the engineers division
is spending weeks vacation with his
family at Bluemont. Va.
Imposer John VI. Butler of the docu-
ment thand) section has been granted
twenty-four days leave of absence, and
viii spend his vacation in Boston.
Among those on the sick report of the
watch force during the Week We're John
c. Craven. Thomas W. Manchester. John
Clarke and Daniel \. Babcock.
James E. Baynes, F. S. Fenwick. I. p.
Maynard and Simon Pocher are carried
on the sick report of the sanitary sec
ton.
Leo Rullman, formerly a member OF
the proofroom chapel of the government
printing Office. now employed in the col
lector of customs office in New York. was
a visitor the first of the week renewing
acquaintance. He is on his way to Wis
consin to join Mrs. Rullman. who is
spending her summer vacation in Mil
waukee. Madison and other cities of their
home state
VI. A. Maloney. compositor in the docu-
ment (hand) section, is enjoying an outing
at Cape May, n. j.
Copy Editor Joseph +. Sheehan of the
day proofroom left Thursday for week
end at Braddock Heights.
Thomas j. Casson and Mrs Emily Lee
of the sanitary section are on leave OF
absence.
Reviser Philip W. Wiley of the day
proofroom and Mrs. Wiley are spending
two weeks visiting relatives and friends
in their home state. North Carolina.
W. r. Love and James T. Ray. COM
positors in the document ChandD section
have been on detail as imposers during
the week.
The report of cases Of injury treated In
the emergency hospital room during the
week were as follows: James w. Erwin
stores division. severe confusion of the
right hand and fracture of second finger
$50 pounds Of type metal contained in q
box having fallen upon the hand: Lewis
Minor, stores division. severe confusion
of the left foot, heavy iron whee
dropping upon the foot from an overhead
railway delivery mechanism causing tn.
injury: William H Parker. foundry divi
sion. burn of second degree on the righ,
hand. received from defective electric
switch: William A. Kell, press division
confusion of left forearm, the result OF
fall on the pressroom floor; Wallace
Cousins press division. severe sprain OF
right wrist, from contact with a moving
roll of print paper; Clarence E Cherry
press division. severe confusion of lef
leg received from coming in contact with
a moving truck
Thomas A. Bynum Of the night proof
room and Mrs. Bynum left today for Win
nipeg, Canada, where they will attend the
sessions of Knights of Pythias and Pyth
ian Sisters. Mr.. Bynum Is the supreme
representative Of the domain of the Dis
trict Of Columbia in the sessions of tht
Supreme Lodge and Mrs. Bynum is the
representative of Virginia and the Dis
trict Of Columbia in the sessions of the
Supreme Temple of the Pythian Sisters
which are being held in the Canadian
city They will visit Chicago and st
Paul on the trip and will be gone thres
weeks.
Henry A. Lavsson Of the electrical sec.
ton is taking two weeks leave OF alb
sence.
Eugene. A. Dandridge and Edward ]
Stevens have been on the sick report o.
tho engineers section.
Tho government printing once coun
principally Of employees of the office
Will hold its monthly meeting tonight
in Typographical Temple. Speaker
Christie Of the press division promise.
an entertaining program.
William n Brockwel1. chairman o.
the proofroom chapel has received {
letter from John ]. Ottinger, an old
time member of the chapel, now resid
ing in Des Moines. Iowa, and para
srapher on the Register-Leader of tina
city Mr.. Ottinger sends greetings Il
his former fellow-craftsmen.
Joseph NJ. Eggleston and David ]
Roberts of the day proofroom viii
leave Tuesday next for Boston, and will
also attend the sessions of the Inter
national Typographical Union, whicl
begin August 10 in Providence. +. ]
They will spend two weeks in the New
England states.
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