Evening star., 1915-12-26
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
AND PRINTING.

The following plate printers as
sistants were appointed at the bureau
recently: Hazel A. Jordan, Phoebe E.
Bruce, Mabel c. Thomas, Elizabeth H.
Brandon, Mary A. Devlin, Mary A.
Adams and Hortense w. Turner.
Mrs. Arabella N. Mcdonald has been
reinstated to her former position OF
operator in the bureau.
John P. Wager of the stamp per-
forating division is spending the
Christmas holidays at his home in
West Virginia.
mas holidays in the stamp perforating
division are: Misses Josephine Voc.
Maggie Rogers. Augusta Martin. Reta
Kicks, Estelle Franklin. Stella AIRING
ton; Eppie Ricketts,. Carrie E. Linkins.
Vierling. Angela O'Neill. Blanche Wins
ton: Mamie Powell, Mary Smith and
William A. Mills.
Bower D. Beach and E. j. Cunning
ham of the engineering and machine
division are on leave.
Henry Watson. also of the engineer
ing and machine division, Is taking two
weeks annual leave and will eat his
Christmas dinner at his home in Will
Transport, Pa.
Miss Elsie Broome of section 1 of
the printing division resigned her po-
sition December % to be married. Her
many friends at the bureau presented
her with a cut glass water set.
Jesse Swfgart, foreman of section l
Of the printing division, has returned
to his duties. after a brief vacation.
Frederick Burlingame, custodian of
presses in the examining division. is
slowly recovering from the effects of
a severe attack Of pleurisy.
William A. Jack, plate printer in Sec
ton of the printing division, met
with a painful accident last Monday.
when he mashed his fingers in a motor
press.
Custodian Of Presses Christopher
P1askett is away on annual leave.
A duckpin league has been formed
in the bureau, consisting Of eight
the A. N. Dewey. president: g. Ans
berry. vice president: I. M. Butler. Sec
retary: J. A. Williams, treasurer, and
William Palmer. official scorer.
Miss Mary Goode of section 10 of the
printing division will. enjoy Christmas
week at her old home in Hugheville,
Md.
Henry r. Zoerner and Francis A.
Gaegler of section of the printing di-
vision will be away from duty during
Christmas week.
Miss Cora E. Beard, also Of section
of the printing division. is on leave of
absence for the holiday season and VIII
visit relatives and friends in Linwood
ana westminster, Mo.
Warren Coffin, manager of the bureau
lunchroom, died last Wednesday morn
ing after two weeks illness from in
flammatory rheumatism.
Miss Irene Higgins of section 10 of
the printing division. is away on an
nua1 leave and is entertaining friends
from Dayton. Ohio.
Christmas trees adorned the floors of
many of the different divisions Of the
bureau last Wednesday. An especially
merry time was had in the office of the
chief clerk when presents were taken
from the tree and presented to each
employe Of that Office. Director Ralph
made an address to the clerks and
Christmas carols were sung.
Miss Augusta Rittershofer Of the sur
face division is spending her Christmas
holidays with relatives in Wilmington,
Del.
DR.. Conrad Hoffman of the surface di-
vision left Thursday for his former
home in Syracuse. N. Y, for a stay OF
three weeks.
Mrs. Katie Malone of the surface di-
vision is on leave for week at her
home in Park Lane, Va.
Mrs NJ E. Webster, clerk in the sur
face division. was on the sick list dur
ing the week.
Mrs Matte Dale of the surface divi-
sion is enjoying ten days of her leave
at her home in Anacostia.
i Misses Jennie Bowling and Mary
Turner of the surface division are
taking a portion of their leave.
Mrs Elizabeth Seitz is still confined
to local hospital and is reported to
be improving.
W. W. Fox and C. H. Roll of the
engraving division have been on leave
during the past week.
Among those of the engraving dfvi-
sion who are on leave for the Christ
mas holidays are Miss A. T. Harding,
John Eissler, L. S. schofield. W. F.
Wall, r. H. Warren, NJ. j. Kennedy, A.
J. Mcdowell, ]. S. Seitz. w. f. Spring,
G. T. Tyser ana F. A. Mcguire.