Evening star., 1914-04-25
In the Government Printing Office

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| At the regular meeting of Columbia
| Typographical Union. No. 1O1, held IL
| Typographical Temple last Sunday. the
following were nominated for the various
offices and as delegates to the Interna-
tional Typographical Union convention, to
be held in Providence, +. l., in August:
| President. Eugene F. Smith: vice presi-
dent. Francis Benzler; secretary, George
G. Seibold; treasurer. Jerome V. John
son; sergeant-af-arms Eugene Conner;
| doorkeeper, n. c. Stoops: trustee, H. B.
| Goodrell; auditors. George H. Ball. Louis
c. Yogt, Charles W. Radley. The candi-
dates for delegates are ]. NJ. Castell of
The Evening Star chapel and A. c. Haley
of the Washington Times chapel, repre-
senting the city chapels. and Charles NJ.
OConnell. John B. Dickman. Dale Sher-
tif, J. F. Keefe. W. A. Kinsolving, Ste
phens NJ Simpson and Joseph E. Good
key, all of the government printing Of
fife. There are four delegates to be
| elected. one representing the craft in the
city and three to represent the printing
office. An executive committee of eleven
members is to be elected, and there are
| twelve candidates. The election will take
place May "a.
B. I. Reid. who will be Remembered as
an imposer, on the bill force In the old
building for many years. was buried last
Monday in Baltimore. where he has re-
sided for a number of years. Mr.. Reid
| was a native of Alabama, and came to
Washington under the first Cleveland ad-
ministration., He leaves wife and sew
eral children.
Miss Mary Garrett returned to work in
the finishing section Of the bindery
Tuesday. after an illness Of three weeks.
n. G. Farnsworth, member Of the
legislature of the state Of Washington.
was shown through the office this week
by Joseph L. Holland of the night mono
type section.
Mrs. Ellen o. Smith and Samuel Cole
Of the sanitary section are taking part
Of their annual leave.
Benjamin A. Lineback announces that
the government printing off1ce chorus
will give an elaborate Decoration day
program.
~.zOwing to an unusual amount Of work
on specifications in the proofroom, the
following have been detailed as copy
holders: George A. Carney, Frank E.
Klopfer, Mrs. Lulu C. Parsons, Cath
crime Heyler, Callie Jacoby and Samuel
G.. Wise.
Thomas ]. McDonough Of the night
monotype section was called to the
Bronx. New York, Sunday night to at
tend the funeral Of his brother, Peter
NJ. McDonough. who died from a stroke
nesday morning at st. Roch's Church in
New York. and interment was in the
New Cathedral cemetery in Philadel-
phia.
William T. Heritage, assistant fore
man of the monotype keyboard section,
who has been i'll in Sibley Hospital for
nearly two months, is rapidly regaining
his health. and is spending two weeks at
Atlantic City.
The following employees in the mono
type section are on leave of absence:
Charles H. Coe, George ". Hall, Charles
W. Henshaw. Dennison P. Rowell and
Charles r. Macdonald.
Chand) section 10 spending his leave in
New York city visiting friends.
Edwin H. Walker, foreman Of press
work, is spending the week in New York
city in attendance on the printing ma
chine exhibition. Harry r. Christie IS
acting foreman of presswork during the
absence Of Mr.. Walker.
Edward Butcher of the bindery was
acting in place of Henry Hobby. who has
been taking a portion Of his leave.
Henry S. Weyand returned to work
Thursday in the day proofroom, after an
absence of two months on account of i'll
health.
Andrew Mortensen. Stephen Burton and
Edward E. Davis Of the engineers sec
| ton. have been on the sick list.
John n. Breen, formerly Of the limo
| type section. now secretary treasurer of
| the New Orleans Typographical Union,
was in the city this week, coming here
| with q delegation from the chamber OF
commerce of that city. which appeared
| before the Senate committee on the canal
| tolls hearing. Mr.. Breen is secretary OF
the delegation. and prepared tho brief
presented on behalf of organized labor
/ in his native city.
| Mrs. Ada Friedlander of the monotype
keyboard section. who has been absent
| for the past four weeks on account OF
an attack of grip, has returned to work.
"Y." is spending part Of his annual leave
in Philadelphia.
| The Washington Union Printers Ath-
| letiC ASSOclaOon Will nOlO a IneetinS To-
| morrow afternoon at $50 O'Clock in
| Typographical Temple, to make prepa-
| rations for the opening game Of the
Central League, which will take place
April q at North Capitol and NJ streets
| J. w. Schmaling, referee on specinca-
tions in the proofroom. is enjoying Part
of his leave.
Miss Mary Hutchipgs. formerly of the
bureau Of printing and engraving. was
transferred last Thursday to the gov
Eernment printing ONCE and was assigned
to the stamping division of the bindery.
The following competitors in the docu'
ment (hanD section are on sick report
George johnson, jr.; George E. Clari
and Samuel e. Mullan.
Mrs. Bowen. wife of A. W. Bowen
foreman of the document section, wh<
| recently sprained her ankle while In at
tendance on q meeting Of Bethlehem
/ Chapter OF the Eastern Star has afu1os
entirely recovered from the injury.
Wade II. Brown Of the messenger fore,
Of the proofroom is taking a week.
leave.
Asst. Foreman Dennis J. Leary Of tha
press division and his young son hav'
returned from a fishing trip to Chesa
peake Beach. =