The Washington herald., 1914-05-03
Items of Interest to G. P. @. Workers

On Monday morning two representative
Pennsyivf mans of the day hand section.
Elmer e Shott, of Lebanon, and Will
lam z. Lewis, Of West Chester, reported
for work. after several days leave passed
with friends.
After an illness of several weeks, Chief
Timekeepcr Benjamin p. Entriken, Office
OF the Accountant. has returned to his
desk.
C. II. Roeder. Charles ]. MacMurray,
John T. Roberts, and James II. Heslet.
Of the night hand section. have been
leave taking during the week.
wilfred z. Garlich and George C.
Sparks, of the day hand section, were on
detail service as imposers during the past
week.
compositor Charles E. Tompkins has
been transferred to the Job section from
the day hand. Imposer William E. Holt.
of the supply end" hand section, was
detailed to office of assistant foreman of
Printing Greene the past week.
William II. Van Bibber, Of the day hand
section, has been detailed in the Y as
maker up for several days.
This weeks sick list in the day hand
section included Samuel c. Mullan,
George johnson. jr., L. B. Cooley, George
E. Clark. r. Henry Campbell, and Emer-
son G. Green.
z. C. Saltzman, Daniel Miller, John N.
Cobb. and Theophilus Fitzgerald, Of the
day hand section were on leave during
the past week.
Mrs. Jacoby. Miss Heyler, and Samuel
G. Wise, of the day hand section. were
proofroom detail during the week.
d. W. Burless, unskilled laborer. has
been transferred to the day hand sec
ton from the foundry.
It is rumored that John w. Sherman.
an old G. p. O. printer. has been making
numerous weekend trips TO Philadelphia
since his trip to Atlantic City during the
season of 1913. II is a guess that congrat-
ulations will be in order.
William A. Roberts. of the night hand
section. has been granted all leave due
from May /.
The resignation of Will J. Dow. as chiet
clerk. has been accepted by the Public
Printer. and John A. Alverson. e.erk In
the time division. assigned to MI the
vacancy.
A change in the foremanship OF the Of
fee Of the Railway Mall Service. locate
in the Post-office Building. has taken
place. Robert f. Beall, jr., who resides
at Berwyn, Nd, now holds the position
John W. Morse. who will be remem'
bered as the chief reviser on specifca-
tions for many years, and who retired
from active service some years since, has
been quite I'll. and his case was so seri'
Gus on Thursday that his son-in-law
Harry s. Gum. of the hand section. was
hastily sent for.
Pressman John ]. Mccarthy, OF the
Job pressroom, has finished up a vaca-
ton of three weeks spent mostly about
Washington.
A change in the foremanship OF the
pressroom OF one Of the daily papers has
placed in that position Frank Pidcock
who served his apprenticeship here and
became a member Of the Washing
ton Pressrnen's Union. He has had
a career of varied experience, includins
work in most OF the large titles Of the
East and the Pacific Coast, and also
South America
Charles E. Jones, compositor. has been
transferred from the War and Navy to
the State branch.
Horace V. Bisbee, linotype operator al
the Library branch. who has been seri-
ously I'll. is reported out OF danger.
Capt. John F. Carr. the dean OF the
watch force. will enjoy the balance OF his
annual leave witnessing the ball games.
His son Jack is playing In one OF the
Western leagues this season.