Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-01
PRINTING OFFICE.

The Boosters Club" of Columbia Ty-
biographical Union, No. 101, will meet at
Typographical Temple tomorrow after
noon at 3 o'clock. All who are interested
in bringing the next International Typo
graphical Union convention to Washing
ton are invited to attend. The union has
appropriated $500 to be expended In the
effort to land the convention and at the
same time celebrate the one hundredtn
anniversary Of Columbia Union. The
Chamber of Commerce has added a SUD-
stantial sum to the printers fund, and
the delegation will formulate plans to-
morrow for the campaign to secure the
convention. Details of the trip to Provi-
dence, where the convention will open
its sessions August 10. will also be ar
ranged. SkaA
The Washington printers base ball
team left last night for Cincinnati, where
the team will participate in the annual
tournament of the Union Printers Nation
from many of the large cities in the con-
test. The Washington team won the
Hermann trophy at Pittsburgh last year.
and Manager Luitich says they are in
pretty good shape to carry OF the prize
this year. The members of the party
leaving last night were: John F. Luidch,
manager; c. H. Greenawald. national
commissioner; A. W. Suess, w. E. Weav-
er. Lawrence E. Roberts. a. NJ Julien.
]. R. Cutting. G. Fred Stringer, Frank
f. Thornburg. Edward Goucher. Gilmore
Mckay, Charles f. Cooke. The Phila-
delphia printers ball team Joined the
Washington contingent on the trip. Mrs
Weaver, Mrs. Greenawald and other Ia
dies accompanied the party.
Dr. Frank Butler. brother of Timekeep-
er B. WsButler of the proofroom, sends
an interesting letter about various places
search trip In Germany. DR.. Butler, who
is combining scientific Investigations with
sightseeing, will sail for home in the fall.
Arson L. BOWEL. John E. Smith, Ed
ward l.. Redfield. John C. Quady, Sylves-
ter z. Williams. Frank A. Cannon and
Charles E. Monninger. all of the mono
type keyboard section, left Thursday with
the National Guard of the District Of Co.
lumbia for Virginia Beach.
John S. May of the engineers division
is spending a weeks vacation with his
family at Bluemont Va
Imposer John II. Butler of the docu-
ment (hand) section has been granted
twenty-four days leave of absence. and
will spend his vacation in Boston
Among those on the sick report Of the
watch force during the week were John
c. Craven. Thomas W. Manchester, John
Clarke and Daniel A. Babcock.
James E Baynes. F. S. Fenwick. T. P.
Maynard and Simon Pocher are carried
on the sick report of the sanitary sec
ton.
Leo Rullman, formerly member Of
the proofroom chapel Of the government
printing office. now employed in the col
lector of customs Office in New York. was
visitor the first of the week renewing
acquaintance. He is on his way to Wis
eonsin to Join Mrs. Rullman, who Is
spending her summer vacation in MIL
waukee. Madison and other cities Of their
home state.
NJ. A. Maloney. compositor in the docu-
ment (hand) section, is enjoying an outing
at Cape May, N. ].
Copy Editor Joseph E. Sheehan Of the
day proofroom left Thursday for a week
end at Braddock Heights.
Thomas J. Casson apd Mrs. Emily Lee
Of the sanitary section are on leave Of
absence.
Reviser Philip W. Wiley of the day
proofroom and Mrs. Wiley are spending
two weeks visiting relatives and friends
in their home state. North Carolina.
W. R. Love and James T. Ray. COM
positors in the document 0hanD section.
have been on detail as imposers during
the week.
The report Of cases Of injury treated in
the emergency hospital room during the
week were as follows: James w. Erwin.
stores division, severe confusion Of the
right hand and fracture Of second finger,
$50 pounds OF type metal contained in a
box having fallen upon the hand: Lewis
Minor. stores division, severe confusion
of the left foot a heavy iron wheel
dropping upon the foot from an overhead
railway delivery mechanism causing the
injury; William H Parker, foundry div1-
sion. burn of second degree on the right
hand. received from a defective electric
switch: William A. Kell. press division.
confusion of left forearm, the result of a
fall the pressroom floor: Wallace j.
Cousins, press division. severe sprain OF
right wrist. from contact with a moving
roll of print paper; Clarence E. Cherry.
press division. severe confusion of left
leg. received from coming in contact with
moving truck
Thomas A. Bynum Of the night proof
room and Mrs. Bynum left today for Win
nipeg Canada, where they will attend the
sessions of knights OF Pythias and Pyth-
ian Sisters. Mr.. Bynum is the supreme
representative of the domain of the Dis
trict of Columbia in the sessions of the
Suprem. Lodge and Mrs. Bynum is the
representative of Virginia and the Dis
tr!ct of Columbia in the sessions of the
Supreme Temple of the Pythian Sisters,
which are being held in the Canadian
city. They will visit Chicago and st.
Paul on the trip and will be gone three
weeks.
Henry A. LAWSON of the electrical Sec
ton Is taking two weeks leave Of alb
Sence.
Eugene A. cambridge and Edward J.
HAYS raD0rf
the engineers section.
The government printing ONCE coun-
ell of the National Onion, composed
principally of employees OF the office,
viii hold its monthly meeting tonight
in TypoRraph ical Temple. Speaker
Christie of the press division promises
an entertaining program.
william n. Brockwen chairman OF
the proofroom chapel. has received a
letter from John J. Ottinger, an old
time member of the chapel. now resid-
ing in Das Moines, Iowa. and para
rrapher on the Register-Leader of that
his former fellow craftsmen
Joseph N. Eggleston and David j
Roberts of the day proofroom will
leave Tuesday next for Boston, and will
also attend the sessions of the Inter
national Typographical Union, which
begin August 10 in Providence. r.
They will spend two weeks in the New
England states.
Edward Forrest of the electrical sec