Evening star., 1914-02-28
In the Government Printing Office

| his home in Wisconsin oy the death of
| his father
! Michael Burke of the watch force died
February -. and was buried in Mount
! Oliyet cemetery last Tuesday. after
| services were held in ST. Martins church.
Mr. Burke, who was born in Ireland in
, ISL. was n civil war veteran, having
enlisted in the 1st Michigan Cavalry in
1861, and served under Gen. Custer in his
famous brigade. At the close of the war
| he was detailed in the regular army and
served in the Indian troubles in the
west until he was discharged in 1866. lie
served in all the battles of the Army of
the Potomac under Gems. Mcclellan,
Burnside. Hooker. Meade and Grant He
was wounded at Gaines Mills and Yellow
Tavern, and was known in his company
at Fighting Mike" He gave the same
| Office that characterized his army career.
having never been absent from duty
either with or without leave.
of the document Chand) section have been
detailed as imposers during the week.
Norman E. Miller of the press division
has been acting as counter under a tenn
porary transfer during the week.
Eugene Smith and William II. Brown
of the sanitary section have been granted
leave of absence
George W. Jordan of the casemaiins
section of the bindery returned to Work
Thursday. after being confined to his
home for several days with an attack
of influenza.
Elijah Brown of the office of the super
intendent of buildings division is on the
sick list.
Ernest c. Frazier of the press division
was dropped us temporary skilled Ia
| borer and given Il probationary appoint
ment.
| Mrs Caroline RI. Doyle of the sanitary
! section is absent from the office on ac-
count of illness.
| Mrs. Louise II. Roche and Miss Cecilia
| C. McGraw of the press division have
| branch.
| John O'Neill of the document thanO
section has been making up on specih-
cations during the past ten days owing
to the illness of John r. Sturgis.
Sister Mary Loyola of the Benedictine
convent of Bristol. Va. daughter of
brary branch bindery. who underwent an
| operation for appendicitis at Georgetown
| University Hospital the past week. is re-
ported to be making rapid recovery.
| Miss Anna w. Burkett Mrs. Grace G.
Startzell and Mrs. Otelia T. Taylor Of the
press division have been detailed to the
| public documents division.
! Compositor John L. Garrett of the docu-
| ment (hand) section has been OH the sick
| list during the week.
| William Q. Gibson, Wallace T. Drake.
! Frank Walpole, Miss c. A. Hickey and
Jacob Stadtler Of the press division are
carried Oh the sick list.
| Daniel L. SAMSON. maker-up in the doc
! ument (hand section. was called nome
suddenly Thursday on account Of the
serious illness of his wife.
| Edward P Murray of the day proofroOm
| is acting as timekeeper during the alb
sence of B. w. Butler. who was called
| to Worcester, Mass
John Holmes of the press division has
| been granted seventeen days leave of
absence.
Charles l.. Holmes of the night proof
room has been showing George =. Chris
tie, William Curry and several other
members of New York union about the
| city during the week.
| Miss Amy A. Keleher of the press divi-
sion is on detail at the library branch.
| Appointments, separations, transfers.
| etc, in the government printing Office for
the week ending February % have been
announced as follows:
Appointments-Frank Brodie, Bernard
W. CostoIow, Percival. X. Partlett, jr.
probationary messenger boys.
observation-disclosures c. Croth. electro
type finsher: Jesse B. Watts. temporary
skilled laborer. resigned; Yates Bush
Richard r.. Queen, John w. H. Small
wood. Fred A. Thompson, William IL
Watts jr., temporary skilled laborers.
Transfers, etc.-Miss Nellie II. Ruck-