Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-24

The Washington Union Printers Atm
letic Association is to hold its regular
quarterly meeting at Typographical Tenn
ple tomorrow afternoon at $50. Bush
ness of Importance is to be transacted.
The unusual and heavy amount or WORK
incident to the recovering OF long IS
after the holidays necessitated the ue'a a.
of the following monotype opefaeo,s ms
readers to the proof section: MISS Meme
Theaker. John NJ Barr, Mrs. May NJ.
Parsons. Uriel c. Hays. Charles =. sic
kIes, Leonard f. Butsch. Jesse W. MOT
gan, Miss Julia NJ. Burke. FRANK a. lan an
non and Miss Mary A. Connolly. Inc 1oi-
lowing employees in the monotype cor
recting force were detailed as copyhold-
ers: John f. Rastan. George ~ carney
Mrs. Lulu c. Parsons. James II. Adams.
Henderson F. Tompkins. charles w.
Henshaw, William T. Hastings. waiter
j. Lee. William f. Toomey. mrs. lara
I. Bennett. Samuel Z. Estes, Michael }.
Meany, Louis Winters. George b. rail-
man. Lee Hartley. George H.. Birdsall,
Jefferson D. Newton, Joseph r. Horney
and Samuel Lenoir.
| positor. and for many years employed
| in the government printing office as a
proofreader. died last Monday. He was
buried Thursday. The funeral services
| were held at Calvary Episcopaf tnurch
| Rev Bennett officiating.
Imposer Edward r Latham resumed
| his duties in the document thanb sector
Monday, after fifteen days leave spent
! at his old home in Buffalo, n. Y.
| keyboard Operator John r. Purvis is
acting timekeeper in the monotype cor
! recting section during the absence Of
Timekeeper Southwick.-
Charles E. Etchberger of the editoria
| force returned to work Tuesday. aftel
an absence of two weeks on account Of
the illness of Mrs. Etohberger.
| Miss Martha Feehan of the monotypt
section is visiting at her home in New
! York state
| Proofreader James s. Atkinson of the
day proofroom has been confined to hi:
home the past week with severe cold
! Samuel f. Mullen of the document sec
ton has been ON the sick list the pas
week.
/ Harvey ]. Southwick, tifnekeeper in the
| monotype correcting section. has beer
confined to his room for the past ten days
| on account of Illness.
| William Spher, pressman in the mono
type section, has returned to the office
after a weeks vacation spent on his es-
tate at Dominion Highlands.
Mrs. Louise w. Chatterton, reader on
specifications, on account OF i'll health
has been compelled to take a trip
through the south.
Copy Editor Frank A. Kidd of the
night proofroom section returned the
first of the week from several days va
cation spent in New York city and points
in New Jersey.
Fred W. Follett, maker-up in the doc
ument (hand) section. who has been on
the sick list returned to work Tuesday.
The surgeon generals catalogue, one
of the most intricate publications han
died by the Office and which has formerly
| been hand Set is now being set on the
monotype machines by a detailed force OF
| operators This work contains varied
(; assortment of characters-black letter,
italics. small caps. Greek characters and
| accents with words and phrases of all
| known tongues.
| frank J. Maloy, formerly of the library
| branch printing office, has been trans
ferred to the monotype correction sec
| ton.
| William H. Handley, who worked in
| the office years ago, is visiting his broth
er-in-law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick Mckinney. Mr.. Handley, who left
here for South America and represented
| the government there as consul and later
as consul at Naples, paid a visit to the
| office recently and renewed old acquaint-
anceS.
| Mrs. Wood. mother of Keyboard Oper-
| ator j. NJ. Wood of the monotype sec
| ton, who was taken to Sibley Hospital
| a week ago for an operation, returned to
her home this week and is reported rap
idly improving.
| Edward J. Handy. one of the old-time
| readers on specifications, is now So
| journing in Florida, the condition of his
health necessitating change to a milder
| climate.
| A number of the friends of Andrew
Turnbull had their usual celebration on
| the birthday, Thursday last, of that pop
ular former worker on specifications. De-
spite the affection of almost total loss of
| eyesight, Mr.. Turnbull Is an optimist and
takes a lively interest in the affairs OF
the office.
Charles A. Riggleman, keyboard opera
tor in the monotype section, is on the
| sick list this week.