Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-17
3 lN@9 GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS nhifk
Hampshire and Massachusetts,, where
they will spend their vacation.

Hampshire and Massachusetts,, where
they will spend their vacation.
Albert Van Horn of the night linotype
section Is at his home in Brooklyn, N.
Y. visiting relatives and friends.
John M. Ware is back at his desk in
the day proofroom a ter a ten-day auto
mobile trip in Maryland and Virginia
with a party of six.
John A. Peterson of the machine shop
section is taking weeks vacation.
Charles Krener of the forwarding and
finishing section of the bindery will spen
the next two weeks visiting relatives in
Maryland.
E. ]. Elwood of the night proofroom is
visiting in his home city, Utica, N. Y.
Edward Pulliam and Tony verrosso of
the sanitary section are on leave of abb
sence.
Reviser John F. Connolly of the day
proofroom left Thursday for a three
week trip to Syracuse, N. Y, and vi
cinity.
Thomas A. Sweeney of the monotype
keyboard section left today for Albany,
N. Y. to spend three weeks. Mrs.
." cSHSy, WHO mas DeeQ VISITING IN AL
bany for some time, will accompany
him on his return to the city.
Harry S. Gum, maker I'D on the ~"
granted fifteen days leave of absence
and left yesterday for a visit to his
former home in Illinois.
Charles spaeth. machine operator in
the bindery, left today for Newport,
KY, where he will spend a month
vacation.
the following employees in the press
division: Miss Kate c. Searles, Miss
Georgeana v. Savoy, Emil A. Petersen,
Emerson B. Swayne, Mrs. Margaret
Casey. George E. Scott, Rodney P.
Savoy and Solomon H. Thompson.
James NJ. Toy of the buildings divi-
nual leave.
William Vincent Parshall, formerly
an employe in the government printing
office. now resident of Detroit, Mich.
renewed old acquaintance in the office
this week.
Freshmen Fred A. Anderson, John w.
Moran. John A. Noel and Stephen T.
brown nave gone to New York to
register for the November election.
Charles C. ]. Puckette. one of Column
bia Typographical Unions Oldest liy-
ing members. now residing at Waco.
Tex, in recent letter to William n
Brockwell. chairman of the day proof
r roc nc chapel. extends greetings to all
Is eighty years of age, has been con-
nned to his bed for the past year with
rheumatism "1'i
w. E. Holt, imposer in the snnn1v
division. document (hand) section. has
oeen on detail in the office of the as
sistant foreman of printing during
the week. e
William Mufley of the forwarding
anu nnishlng section of the bindery
left today for Omaha. Neb., where he
VIII spend three weeks leave.
Among those on the sick report of
the watch force during the week were
samuel D. Howells, Ollie H. Hill. John
In1ia rysi paniei D, Marsh. William F.
Crawford and Charles E. Bennett
John B. Gervais and William n
erant es Oh the press division have been
spend their vacation in Albanv
visiting relatives. Az -
Charles 5. Dennison. compositor in
or,
serving detail on illustrator VOL
during the week ~
George NJ Ramsey Of the night proof
room, for about eight years a writer
On matters pertaining to the printing
trades Tor one of the local dailies ha a
severed his connection with the paner
Edwin L. Davis of the monotype kew.
board section and Mrs. Davis left todav
Tor a two-week vacation in New York
John P. Kahler. assistant foreman in
charge Of the job press work section
has returned to his desk after an ex,
tended automobile trip through Penn
sylvania. New Jersey. New York. Con-
nectfcut and Massachusetts.
]. R. Mcbride. publisher, of Fort
Smith, Ark, while en- route home from
meeting of the publishers held in
New York, paid a visit to Messrs. Part
ridge. Knoble, Mayors and others from
his section.
b. H. Ackert of the document (hand)
section took in the Hagerstown md )
fair Thursday and Friday.
G. A. Benson of the carpenter section
is on leave of absence.
William ]. Bulls of the proofroom
was on the sick list the past week.
Franklin T. Hodges, who has been
employed as compositor and assigned
to the monotype correcting section for
some time. has been advanced to the
position of keyboard operator.
William ]. Mearns of the map mount
ing section of the bindery left for
New York city yesterday, where he
went to register.
o. c. Boteler of the document (hand)
section has been on vacation the past
week.
Appointments, separations, transfers,
etc, in the government printing office
for week ending Wednesday, October
IA. have been announced as follows:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES F. Berger,
Frank B. Helm, Lewis H Breswitz,
Alexander S. Oswald and Albert j. Gull
len. temporary pressmen; NJ. E. Lusby,
Will F. Friend, Andrew S. Jackson,
John c. Carter and Benjamin T. Ford,
temporary unskilled laborers: Miss Ag-
mes j. Brosnan, skilled laborer, trans
ferred from the bureau of engraving
and printing.
Separation-Daniel Williams. watch
man, resigned.
Transfers, etc.-Franklin T. Hodges,
monotype section day, to monotype
keyboard operator at 60 cents an hour;
George d. Carpenter, skilled laborer, at
25 cents an hour. pamphlet binding
section, to helper at 40 cents an hour
Office foreman of binding: Miss Jo-
sephine NJ. Mcdonald, press feeder at
% cents an hour. press division, to