Evening star., 1914-02-21
In the Government Printing Office

/ fl In I1S 0OVSI1llllSl
| Washingtous birthday auniv e.sary was
| celebrated ut noon today on the sixth
! floor of the office with a program of music
| and speaking The government printing
| Office chorus under the direction Of Ben
| iaiuiu 4 Lineback. furnished the nusica J
| numbers and Secretary William r W IL
son OF the Department of Labor delivered
| the address. Miss Grace Jenkins presided
at til.. piano. Ire exercises were closed
! with the singing Of America by the
chorus. the audience participating.
James Wood os tho watch force and
Mrs. Wood were the recipients of con
| gratulstions os their many friends re-
| Gently. the occasion being the celebra-
ton OF their tifty-seventh wedding ami
vcrsary- MI and Mrs. Wood the par
entS OF i've children, one daughter and
four sons ur. of the latter. j N. Wood
being = eyboard operator in the mono
typ section.
I William McAndrews Of the foundry in
! ter,nediate force and Mrs McAndrews are
| spending a vacation of two weeks with
! Mr. MoAndrews' parents in Coving
( tom, Ky.
I Joe NJ. johnson of the nisht proofroom
was indorsed for agent of the Union
| l'rinte"s' Home by Columbia Typocraphi-
I cal mon at its meeting last sunday. The
| election VIII bc held in MAJ
! Edward L. Heddeld Of tine monotype
keyboard section. who has been confined
| 10 his home with an attack of neuralgia
| OF the heart. is reported as convalcsc-
I Ing.
/ William y. DoeIson and Aioysus +.
~rffYf oil ff,--p
/ sweet of the electrical section are on the
/ sick list.
| Richard w Small of the engineers sec
| ton fell recently while at work and frac-
/ tIred his knee.
Caspar +. Taylor. machinist in charge
/ in the machine section. is acting chief
! machinist during the absence of james
w Hughes. who is on the sick list
Copy Editor Harry p. Beach of the edi-
/ torial force of the day proofroom has
! been on detail at the Capitol during the
/ week.
are on the sick list this week include Dr.
! Lyman J. Clements, John D Nets 10
| sepfi Williams. Harry II. Geisbert
| Charles w. Sower William II. Moss and
/ Thomas j. Cason, helper in the sani-
! tar3 section, IS absent a vacation of
two weeks.
charles L Purdy, operator in the mon
otYpe Key board section. who has been laid
up Tor two Weeks with a severe attack
| OF the srip. returned 10 his duties the first
| Of The week
Miss Sarah c. cronelien and Miss AIic..
| Lretts- readers specifications, are on
| the sick list this week
| Miss Anna q Wilson Of the ,,orot ,-ne
section received the Endorsement of Co
iulhhla Typographical l I-nion for trustee
pf the nion Printers Home at the yeg,,-
l'tr meeting of the union last SUNDAY
The election will lie held in MAY. Miss
/ W I4Son IS at the present time one of tIe
trustees. and her many friends feel con-
ndent OF her reelection.
Herve w kitzrniiier of the day proof
room has applied for thirty day-s' leave
OF absenc" without pay. Mr. kitzr!;llcr
| '"S peeh on detail at the White House
Clarence o. Ludlow of Chicago. for
| nlerly an electrician III the government
printing Office, and who was a candidate
Tor congress on tHe progressive ticket in
| tic itst congressional campaign, Was a
/ VISITOR at The office during the past week
ana met many Of his former fellow-cfr1-
ployes.
W lllIan f. Malony. clerk in the oeic.
OF the superintendent of buildings is All
sent from duty, owing to the death of his
rather-iil-l''~, Maj Frederick Brackett.
/ nc friends of Nr. MahOuy svInn.thile
with the family in their bcrcavenent
Homer ]. Locking Of the ,nono,,nc
CASTING ro"trl- accompanied by his wife
AMI SON IS spending his vacation in the
Ni'iAfy OF jtck:iont ille and Tarnr,l. Fla
ana W!ii visit the ground where mis- 7, gj
fi4cnt was stationed in IsaS
W J. bslano coilater in the day proof
room, recently underwent :, minor onera-
| tion and was compelled to lie absent from
| his desk during the week
| Messrs. koonce and Nliet of the rnono-
! type section have been detailed to the
night proofroom section
! n annual banquet and entertainment
/ "' the knights of Momus tknockers9 will
! take place at Rauscher's Monday ,,i,b,
| ne various committees report cverv-
I ihirs in readiness for an evening ~. ON
! JpAneft III the knocking line and tho
,lShets ISSUED indicate that it will be the
id4sest attended of any Of the clubs
mr.. uAss III recent years Frank D.
I smith OF the night proofrno,,, is y,r.s;da,.
/ and Thomas y Bvnun of tho saw, a.
/ tl"n VIII act as toastmastcr of the even
/ inS.
lIiiam r Heritage assistant foreman
I III chars" of the day rnonotvp. leybo.,rd
I S'V'i"h' Is 'iSftin confined to his room, on
account of rheumatism bl1ri,,. hiv al
sence Charles Bush is acting .,ssjs,,,,,
foreman i'll charge
'aihes X Afford of the night proofroonl
i reported TO have been on the sick list
during the week
capt John l. Rastall of the monotvpe
room the past week Cant Ras.all
mas been advised that the War Deuart
ilent recognizes his rank as e;lnr.in h.,
having SerNs.d lieutenant adiutan N,
ana captain in the civil war and dur-
ing that campaign Il tcchnicaIi1y
changed his rank from CAPTAIN to ad-
jutant- capt. Rastall is the adjutant
of Kit Carson Post, No = Department
of the Potomac, 6. A L
Edmund Shaw of the document Ihand)
| sectioh mas been on leave this week
| called to his home in Akron Ohio to
| attend the funeral of his mother, who
| lost her life In a fire in that city.
l MISS Ida Van Arsdale. Miss Cecilia
Mcliraw and Miss Louise X. Roche of
| Tia" press division are On detail ut the
| War and Navy section.
| Miss Amy y. kelehcr and Frank Q.