Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-01-17
PRINTING OFFICE.

The annual minstrel show and dance
given by Local. No. 4, international
brotherhood Of Bookbinders. at Nationai
Rifles Armory Tuesday night was
financial success despite the Indictment
weather The first part consisted Oh
the old-time minstrel circle with D.
Irwin Esterly. Herbert X "eslo"'
James j. Buckley, Billy Holt Ben
Spellbring and Stephen j. keiy as
endmen Edward Fl. Paudert acteo as
fnterlocutor. In the circle were freo-
erick w Seyfferth, Maurice T. fi'H
gerald, Frank A. DouEherty' Hooef'
7. Sowerbutts. John Elmer Hassier'
Joseph z. Van Overmeer. Harry ".
Fordham, Edward a. Strudley. brient
r. Sonen, Fred L. Arenas. william
+. Gallagher. Walter H. ofVer'
Charles F. Perkins. Leroy j. CAD
dis. Isaac n. Powell. George A.
Grill. Samuel G. Lefferts, William Z.
Perry. John s Hambly. Edwin B.
Stroh. ]. c. Hays and Edward A. Dare
The first part of the program consist
ed of an opening chorus by the COM
many: tenor solo. Goodbye, My Love.
t;ood-bye," Maurice +. Fitzserald; song,
.'Susan Brown" Ben Spellbring: basso
solo. ANY Old Port in a storm; FRANK
a. Dougherty; song, I'm GAO MY
tenor solo. Goodbye for All Time"
Frederick w Seyfferth; song. There's
Lock on the Chicken Coop Door.
Herbert X. Weston; baritone solo.
Want What I Want When I Want 1t.
Edward Fl. Paudert: Song. They All
Had a Finger in the Pie Billy Holt;
grand finale. by the sompany. In the
second part George II. O'Connor enter
tanned with songs, Maurice JarVlns. as
THE Tall Tale Teller, gave clever
nd ESteflv
peared in singing and dancing spec.
ialty Miss Verena Schmid presided
at the piano.
Henry Smiths union orchestra fur
nished the music for the choruses and
rendered several excellent selections,
under the direction of Mr.. Smith
The committee on arrangements Tor
the entertainment were: j. irwin
secretary; Alfred c. J. Lindstrom,
treasurer.
Committee on badges-Edward P.
Butscher. chairman: Timothy +: Nc
kenna. Joseph G; c.. cs srd%ensof M,ii'am
Committee on printing-Robert D.
Barrett, chairman; Charles B. Welsh.
Joseph r. Van Overmeer. Charles G.
Benkert.
Committee on music-F. W. Seyf-
ferth, chairman: Edward Thurman.
John F.. Mccarthy. Edward H. Paudert
Committee on hall-George A. Grill.
chairman; Elmer NJ. Webster. Michael
NJ. Sweetman. Archibald EdmOnston.
Floor committee-James +. Cogan.
chairman: Luke F. Ludlow. Ferdinand
Hofmann. Charles B. Welsh. James J.
Buckley. Edward +. Flanagan. Patrick
a. Walsh. William g. Guntrum. Ter
Thomas J. Gaffney.
Reception committee Alfred W.
Grass. chairman: c. W. Hogarth. John
s. Handy, j. A Patterson, C. A. Ecker,
To al NIcE vi nd Han hac
William c. Connor, George w. Jordan.
Harry r. Samuelson, pressman in the
= day press division, has been doing
detail at the State, War and Navy
branch office during the week.
Mrs. Mary ]. Stanley of the forward
ing and finishing section of the bindery
was absent from duty during the week,
due to illness.
John A Berkeley of the sanitary sec
tion has been enjoying part of his
annual leave.
Seward T. Covert. assistant ac-
countant in the accounting division,
who left for Orlando. Fla. last satur-
day. was married to Miss Grace Nc
Cav of that city Tuesday in the First
Presbyterian Church of Orlando Mr.
and Mrs. Covert will take a wedding
trip to Cuba and will visit points of
Washington February 1. when they
will be at home at the Dewey Hotel.
John W. Kolar of the press division.
who underwent an operation several
weeks ago, is as yet unable to report
for duty.
Charles r Purdy of the monotpye
keyboard section, who has been alb
sent from the Office on account of ILL
ness, returned to work Wednesday.
Thomas c. Parsons of the linotype
section has been entered by his friends
as a candidate for delegate to repre-
sent Columbia Typographical Union at
the l. T. L. convention to be held in
Los Angeles. Cal, next August Mr..
PARSONS. who is an ex-president of the
union. was chairman of the eight-hour
committee during 1906 and 1907, when
movement was launched by the l. T
4. to establish an eight-hour day in
the book and job trade throughout
the country.
E c. Grumley. reader on specifica-
tons. was installed as chaplain of
George g. Meade Post. G. A. R. at the
annual ceremonies of the post held in
g. A. r. Hall Tuesday night.
Z. Scott. S. e. Carter and F. W.
Holmes are on the sick report of the
buildings division this week.
President Rurkholder has appointed
Stanley H. Rulings. foreman of the
monotype section. members of the
committee on printing for the annual
BANQUET and entertainment of the
Knockers to be held at the Raleigh
Hotel on the evening of February Is.
Pressmen's Council. No. 73S, National
Union. composed principally of press
men in the government printing office,
Installed the following officers this
week: Louis p. Strickrott, president;
Albert w. Lovelace, vice president; j.
w. Crabb. speaker: r. II. Anderson ex-
president T. T. Ryan. secretary; William
". Barnbolt. financial secretary; Daniel
Beckwith, treasurer; William NJ Mott.
chaplin. Norman +. Miller, usher: J
Kelly, sergeant alarms l.. G. Beavers
doorkeeper; F. A. Strickrott, Charles H
Schultz and John T. Finnegan, trustees
The retiring president. r. II. Anderson,
was presented with a handsome ring.
engraved with the emblem of the order
the presentation speech being made by
L. s. j. Dunbar. National Union sena-
tor. \ banquet followed the meeting.
Mrs Mamie McMichae' OF the mono
type keyboard section haE been absent
from duty the past week on account
of illness.
Paul Scharf of the money order sec
ton has been confined to his home for
nearly two weeks suffering from
oh fra h1f.