The Washington herald., 1914-05-10
Items Of Interest to G. P. O. Workers

Edward Mccormick, Of the hand section.
day, are enjoying a ten days visit with
their uncle at this time. They viii re-
main here for the approaching unwilling
OF the Berry statue.
Samuel e. MuIlan. George johnson, 1r..
and George T. Clark. competitors in the
day hand section. are on the sick list.
was acting assistant foreman In the abb
sence of George Gerberich. on a brief
leave.
Billy Howlin. q well-knovn irnposer
on the Specs. has been using up his leave
Frank wilkins has been substituting
during his vacation.
Edward Mccormick, Of the day hand
section. has been granted the unexpired
balance of his annual leave
Charles II. whittemore, who has bean
Endorsed by Columbia Union for trus-
tee of the Union Printers Home has a
record for consistent unionism. He has
been q member OF the Albany On. Y)I
union for the past twenty-one years.
and In that period has filled about
every position within the gift of that
union.
Mr.. whittemore was instrumental I'M
securing the adoption Of a local PEN
sion law in 1907 for the aged members
Of the Albany Union. one year prior,
to the adoption of such a law by the,
/. T. U. He also compiled and pub
lished a history of Albany Union Of
seventy-two pages; acted as secretary
treasury of the local benefit society,
and during his administration of the
finances of the society increased the
assets from nothing to over $4,000. and
las paid out over 5000 in sick benefits.
Memorandum Of appointments, separa-
tons. transfers, etc, in the Government
Printing Office for week ending May s;
Appointments-HarryF r. Ismer James r.
Junghans, and Bernard l. Douglas, pro-
stationary messenger boys; Horace
Barnes. temporary unskilled laborer.
Separations-Herve W. Kitzmiller
reader, resigned: William A Powers
caster helper resigned: Mrs. Bridget T.
Boland. skilled laborer. resigned; VIII
lam F. Maher, temporary plumber.
dropped.
Trainers. etc.-Mrs. Ella Kee, skilled
| laborer. forwarding and finish section.
10 ruling and sewing section: Josiah "
Rrinker. acting superintendent of docr-
ments, to superintendent of documents:
EDWARD A newman, messenger boy. To
skilled laborer. store division: Clifford
]. Taylor, messenger boy, pamphlet bind
\ ing section, to skilled laborer. Office
| foreman of binding: Merriam c. Haysol.
skilled laborer press division, to elevator
conductor. electrical section: Robert L
| Richardson. messenger boy. to skilled
/ laborer. foundry section: John A. Massey,
| jr.. press reviser. press division. to acting
foreman money order section: John A.
Openshaw. reader. proof section. TO press
reviser. press division: Frederick B.
Heisler. reader. money order to proof
| section: Edwin A. NJ. Lawson, assigned
| to proof reader. money order section:
Leslie n. Bentz, probationary messenger
boy. office of superintendent of docu-
ments. to same pamphlet binding sec
ton; Harlan Frey, messenger boy, office
| Of superintendent Of work, to skilled
iaborer, monotype section; Joseph 4.
Coetzinger. messenger office foreman Of
binding. to skilled laborer monotype sec
| ton: Charles z. Jones, compositor, War
and Navy section. to reader proof Sec
ton: Thomas II. Smith. skilled laborer
| foundry section. to elevator conductors
| electrical section.