Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-01

proofroom has been granted a month
! leave, and has been making short VISITS
| in New York city, Fall River, Mass !;
Newport, Il. l.. and Boston. He VIII
spend the greater part of his vacation
at his old home in Lewiston, Me-
| Richard II. Campbell of the specifica-
| lions section is spending three weeks
| visiting in Baltimore and vicinity.
| Leave of absence has been granted
| to the following named employees OF
the presswork division: Howard A.
Gilbert. Forrest S. Thackara, William
! A. NJ Knapp, George Mckee, Emil Pc
tersen. Frank J. Freeman, Miss NJ {.
Eateman. Mrs. Laura Boss. Mrs. Paul
| inc Green. Miss Anna w. Burkett, Miss
! Matte l.. Carr, Miss X. c. Cooney, Mrs.
I Mary NJ Freeman, Miss Annie Gaugh-
ran, Miss Isabella Girvin. Mrs. Bessie
| Comic, Mrs. Elizabeth Moore. Miss j.
| +. Waddey. Samuel X. Murphy, En-
| mitt NJ. Burrell. James I. Nelson, Rich
| ard Winslow, William ]. Chisley, Rob
ert Spankler and Theodore Wilson.
| Jesse NJ Clark of the monotype key
! board section left yesterday for New
York. where ne will visit for ten days
George Burklin of the proofroom re-
turned Monday from a brief fishing trip
to Chesapeake Beach. Md.
Miss Mary H. Fitzpatrick of the bind
cry is enjoying a months leave of abb
sence.
\ successful outing was held by the
book binders last Saturday at Karl
sheim Villa" the home of William {.
Conner. where the usual athletic events
were held and refreshments served. Be
sides the games, the Glee Club, under
the direction of Ferd Holman, rem
dered a number of popular selections.
Thomas F. Byrne was in charge of the
camp, Maj. Bernard ]. Collins in charge
of refreshments John II. Fox, George
Hassel and Henry Hoibey comprised
the "jitney corps" in transporting sup
plies for the occasion, Leonard kukart
! was in charge of the canteen, Louis
Stark and Felix Belair directed the OPP
erations of the comm:ssary department
and George Reynolds. Jacob Faye and
John J. Burns We're the committee on
. athletic events. Capt. Tim othy Nc
kenna acted as judge of the games. A
vote of thanks was rendered to Will
liam c. Conner, chairman of the COM
mittee of arrangements. for the excel
lent entertainment provided.
Among those leaving on the special
car Thursday morning to attend the
convention of the International Typo
graphical Union at Los Angeles, Cal,
wsre: Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Johnson, Mr..
and Mrs. F. c. Roberts, John w. Sher-
man. Mr.. and Mrs w. H. Fisher, o. c.
McCardell. Mrs. Bette Tanner and Miss
Margaret A. Evans
Wallace Brewer of the document
(hand) section and family are at At
lanric City for a two-week vacation.
Mrs Emily Lee of the sanitary sec
ton is taking her annual vacation.
Joseph l. Colliere and Harry Thomp-
son of the engineers section began
= r,r i<r Io.,
Mrs. Pauline Green of the press divi
sion and relatives will spend their va
cation at Mountain Lake Park, Nd.
During the absence of several Of the
editors in the proofroom H. B. Barn
hart. Marsh A. Bodenhamer and Charles
S. Stutsman have been detailed as copy
editors.
Henry NJ. Webb of the linotype sec
ton has been absent the past week,
due to illness.
John w. Sherman. delegate represent
! ing Columbia Typographical Union at
the J. t. L. convention to be held in
Los Angeles, Cal, was presented with
a cane Wednesday by his fellow work
ers in the specifications chapel Chat.
man John +. Hogan made the presenta-
ton speech in behalf of the chapel
membership.
oliver c. McCardell Of the document
| (hand) section left Thursday for San
Francisco. He will spend several DAYS
at his old home, Columbia. Mo, and lat
er join Mrs. McCardell, who is visiting
in Idaho, for visit to the Panama
Pacific exposition. Mr. McCardell will
be gone month or more.
Benjamin F. Dorsey of the electrical
section began his annual vacation
| Wednesday.
| sion, who has been i'll for several
weeks. has been reported as improv-
ing.
Wilfred E. Garlick of the document
| (hand) section has been granted two
weeks leave of absence and has gone
! to New York city with his family for
a visit.
| The base bail team of the Washing
ton Union Printers Athletic Associa-
ton finished it's series of games in
the Departmental League last week,
| and announcement will shortly be
made of the standing of the various
| ing series of two games week with
| amateur teams in nearby cities to
keep the printers in training for the
annual tournament of the National
1
which will open in Philadelphia August
%. At the quarterly meeting Of the
association last Sunday Secretary
| Treasurer BrockwelI announced that
/ nearly sufficient funds had been raised
| to finance the trip of the ball team to
! philadelphia. Also in connection with
| the membership benefits it was an
| nounced that the ticket to Los Angeles,
| Cal, was awarded to Richard B. Glen
| nan of the document (hand) section
! and the round-trip ticket to Philadel-
! phia and hotel expenses during the
! printers base ball tournament was
Evening Star.
| Guy E. Partridge of the document
on three-week fishing trip down the
| Potomac
! J. G. Lesher, officeman in the office of
| the assistant foreman of printing. has
| been granted three weeks leave Of alb
| sence and is visiting rela tives in Yer
mont.
| 1t has been reported that Robert
| Morse of the press division is quite
| i'll with typhoid fever
i John It: Corrigan of the bindery is
enjoying Il two-week vacation at At
/ lantic City.
| William l.. Mattocks returned to his
desk in the proofroom Monday, after
/ u months vacation spent with reIa-
tives in New York state. His family
viii remain there for the balance Of