Evening star., 1915-04-25
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
AND PRINTING.

The bureau base ball team lost the
opening game Of the season last Tues
day. but put up a great battle con-
siderine the fact that several of its
best players were out of the lineup.
The score of to indicates that the
Department of Commerce boys had to
hustle to stall off the printers.
william c. Deane. assistant chief Of
the surface division, has just returned
to the office after brief vacation.
The plate printers were gladdened last
Monday when the machlnsts in sec
tions g. 4, 5, 6, Z and began work on
the erection of seventeen additional
presses, thereby providing regular
employment for that number of
change men.
! Today the bureau base ball team will
journey to Clarendon. Va, where it will
meet William Malone's team AS the
Clarendon club is considered one of the
strongest aggregations in this vicinity
a good game probably will result.
The employees of the .perforating d.
vision gave a luncheon last Wednesday
in honor of Miss Marie +. Hall, who
resigned from the bureau recently to
be married.
Edward NJ Hall of the engraving di-
vision has been away from the Office
for the past week owing to sickness.
R. H. Chappell. chief of the engi-
neering and machine division, was a
spectator at the opening game between
the Bureau and Commerce teams last
Tuesday to wish the boys luck. He
cheered Justify when the Bureau boys
pulled a good play.
Judge" Tucker and Samuel Elder.
two of the Bureaus best rooters. were
on hand at the game last Tuesday and
certainly did some shouting through
their megaphones.
| Pierce B. Ashburn of the engineering
and machine division has returned with
his wife after an automobile trip in
the Blue Ridge mountains
Manager Williams of the Bureau nine
| claims he will have one of the strong
! est ball teams in the District when
Edwin Burke. an outfielder of note.
comes into the fold this week. Tho
whole team is composed of players of
ence. and will no doubt prove Stun
bling block to the pennant aspirants In
the Departmental League.
| A. D. Meadley of the engraving divi-
sion Is on an extended trip to the west.
| and expects to visit California and the
exposition before he returns to this
! city.
Alton L. Smell and George M. scitz
were appointed to the watch force at
| the bureau last week.
The Daughters of the American Revo-
| luton were interested visitors at the
| bureau last week, and were escorted
| through the various divisions by the
guides who are stationed there.
| Charles F. Runge of section two spent
| last week in New York city, and at
| fon dod nd har 90 ho
Grace Athletic Club, of which he was a
member previous to his employment in
! the bureau.
George Burke is still confined to his
home on account of sickness. He was
| expected to return to his duties as Gus
todian of presses last Monday.
Harry r. Leesnitzee. foreman of the
surface division. is enjoying part of
his leave at his home at Brookland.
| looking after his garden.
c. NJ Sharpe of the engraving divi-
sion has been away from his desk for
several days on account of a heavy
cold, but expects to return to work in
the near future
The following employees in the per-
forating division are taking part of
their annual leave: Misses VI. Sterner,
Lizzie NJ. Carpenter. Anna Carr. Mrs.
Mary Browne, Mrs. Margaret Ash and
Miss Lena Michaels.
Promotions in the surface division
| have been given Edwin F. Kaiser and
Harry d. OMears. They have just com
pleted their time as pressman appren-
! tice and have been appointed journey
men.
William ]. Kessler pressman in the
surface division, detailed to the num-
bering division. has recently purchased
an automobile.
Clement ]. Clergen has been trans
ferred from section to section 2.
Miss Clara Craig, who was badly
Injured in an elevator accident about
year ago, has recovered sufficiently to
allow her to return to the bureau,
| where she has been assigned to the ex-
amining division.
Thomas Roche has been detailed to
| the wetting division as acting chief of
division during the absence of John
Murray, the present chief, who is de-
tanned at his home by sickness. John
Kennedy assumes the duties of Mr..
Roche. and William D. Leissler per-
forms the work done by Mr.. Kennedy
in section 4.
D. H. Sherman of the. engraving di-
vision was called, to Chicago Monday
| last on account of the death of his ia
ther.
| Mrs. B. A. Humphreys of the surface
| division is confined to her home by
| sickness.
r. H. Warren, who has been away
| from the engraving division owing to
| illness since last January, returned to
work Monday.
John McGill, foreman of the perforat-
| ing section, is on leave for one week.
| Mrs. Mary V. Sowe, forewoman of the
platter section, is taking a weeks leave
| of absence.
Thomas H. Johnston is enjoying a few
| days annual leave away from the Of
| ice.
Samuel ]. Mickens of the surface di-
vision was married lately.
Peter A. Kelly. guard of the vault
! division, died suddenly at his home,
| 42O 11th street southwest, Thursday
| morning. Mr.. Kelly was forty-six
years old and had been for many years
| an employe of the bureau 1t was re-
| called that he was the first guard to
| ride on horseback in front of the au-
| tomobile that carries the money from
| the bureau to the Treasury Depart
| ment. His wife and one daughter sur
| vive him
| Richard A Roseberry keener of the