Evening star., 1915-12-12

ar: p. F. McAnamy and W. +. Glass
comprised the presentation committee e
on behalf of the Boston association.
Mrs. Hall, wife of f. j. Hall of the
proofroom. who was seriously injured
in an automobile accident December
, and has been confined to Sibley Hos
pital for treatment, is reported to be
rapidly improving.
Owing to rush work in the document
(hanO section. j. e. Sullivan. 6. Z.
Partridge, K. B. Glennan, James Green
wood. ID. s. Mcconnell. NJ. A Maloney
and Hugh p. Griffin have been detailed
as makers-up.
Miss Nellie Blair of the presswork
division, who has been quite i'll for
some time, has gone to a local hos
pital, where she will undergo an op-
Grafton.
Jesse W. Morgan has been advanced
to the position of deskman in the mon
otype keyboard section in place of
Frank r. McFadyen. who has been
promoted to deskman in the office of
the assistant foreman of printing.
The present issue of specifications is
the largest in number of patents in
the history of the office. This is the
issue of December 2S, and numbers
1,044 patents, exclusive of trade marks
and designs. The work has been fin
ished by the proofroom at the usual
time.
Dale C. Sheriff, who has been en-
ployed in the State, War and Navy
branch office for the past year as limo
type operator. reported for duty in the
main office Wednesday, and was as
signed to the day linotype section.
+. c. kemon of the document (hand)
section is filing detail as maker-up
in the linotype section.
Cards have been received by fellow
craftsmen from T.. J. Handy, now WIN
tering in Pasadena, Cal. in which he
sends greetings to his friends in the
office. Mr.. Handy was for many years
reader on specifications in the proof
room and resigned few years ago on
account of continued fil-health.
Miss Marian J. Kennedy, Mrs. Cecilia
A. Moore, Miss Mamie Mcdonnell, Miss
Ella l.. Rollins. Miss Emma G. Smith
and John w. Pope have been on the
sick report of the press division the
past week.
Frank A. Schwing of the monotype
keyboard section has been confined to
his home the past week with an attack
of rheumatism
William H. DuIing has been detailed
from the State, War and Navy branch
to the document thand) section.
Marcy NJ. Mitchell has returned to his
desk in the day proofroom, after an
absence of ten days on account of ILL
ness.
Appointments. separations and trans
fers at the. government printing otflce
have beer announced as follows:
Appointments-Jame T. Dig2s. tenn
porary skilled laborer. Joseph A.
Lynch. probational pressman: sidney
c. Sommers, temporary linotype oper-
ator: Mrs. Clara c. Breen. skilled Ia
borer tfemale), reinstated: Walter d.
Haight. Leroy Evans. George +. Saur
and Joseph r. Reiff. temporary messen-
Der boys: Newton A. James and Henry
Massie, temporary foremen.
Separation-Garnett Denham ana
Frank Bates, temporary linotype oper-
ators, resigned: Mrs. Madeline a. NC
keiligan, skilled laborer tfemale). re-
signed; Miss Mamie r. Biggins, folder.
Transfers, etc.-Timothy J. Frye, Car
son Fl. Hoff and Carl S. Dellinger. skill
ed laborers. 25 cents per hour. limo
type section, day, to machine helpers,
35 cents per hour, linotype section,
night; Wallace +. Luckett, elevator
conductor. 80 cents per hour' electrieaI
section, to caster helper, 81 cents per
hour. monotype section: Timothy F.
McKenna, bookbinder. 80 cents per
hour, forwarding and finishing section,
to machine operator. 55 cents per houf,
pamphlet binding section tnight: Rob
ert W. Brown, elevator conductor, 30
cents per hour. electrical secuon, to
caster helper, 35 cents per hour, mono
type section: Edward A Huse, Thomas
A McAioon and John Sheridan, COM
ton (day), to proofreaders, go cents
per hour, proof section fday); samuel
D. Barr, compositor, 50 cents per hour.
linotype section tnighD, to proofreader'
so cents per hour, proof section
(night): Harper J. McCiurg, compost
tor, 30 cents per hour. job section, TO
proofreader. 60 cents per hour. proof
section day: Levi Brown, compositor,
50 cents per hour, monotype section
day, to monotype keyboard operator,
60 cents per hour. monotype section
fpieh): Frank X. McFadyen, copy edi-
tor. 65 cents per hour. monotype sec
tion (day), to officeman, 40 cents per
hour. office of the foreman of printing;
John H. Hogan. compositor. 80 cents
per hour hand section tday), to maker
up at 50 cents per hour. Library of
Congress branch printing section:
LLOYD g. Genus. skilled laborer. -
cents per hour. Inonotype section tday,
TO helper at 35 cents per hour. mono
type section tnight; Frank r. Spencer,
compositor. 80 cents per hour. hand
section fday). to press corrector, 80
cents per hour. presswOrk DIVISION
fnight); William II. stanford, caster
helper, % cents per hour, monotype
section (day), to helper, 40 cents per
hour. mouotype section tnigh); James
+ Spence proofreader. 60 cents per
hour, proof section day. to maker up,
at 50 cents per hour, linotype section
(night: Charles r. Dodson, linotype
machinist 60 cents per hour, linotype
section tnight). to linotype machinist
in charge at 20 cents per hour, linotype
section 1nighD; Hugh Everett. linotype
operator. ca cents per hour. linotype
section tniPhD. to assistant foreman
20 cents per hour, linotype section,
night; John +. Jones. messenger. 3"
cent per hour. linotype section. night,
TO helper at 81 cents per hour, linotype
section tnight; Clarence T.. Lemerise,
messenger. 80 cent per hour, linotype
section tnighD. to machine helper, %
cents per hour. linotype section fniShD !;
Charles C. Allen. helper, 40 cents per
hour, linotype section fdaE), TO mes
senger, 40 cents per hour, linotype sec
tion tnight): Sheridan c. Rooms, copy
holder so cents per hour, proof section
tday) to proofreader, so cents per
hour: James J. Conroy, machine opera =
pamphlet binding section tday), to as
sistant foreman. 20 cents per hour.
pamphlet binding section tnieht f..
George H. Sehorn. maker-up, go cents
per hour, hand sectionf day). to desk
man. 10 cents per hour. hand section
finisher. so cents per hour, foundry
section (dayD, to electrotype hniSher
in charge, e5 cents per hour. foundry
section tnighD; Robert W. Christian.
proofreader, 90 cents per hour. proof
section tday), to referee. 50 cents per
hour. proof section tnighD; William
f. CounccIl maker-up. 50 cents per
hour hand section fniGht, to maker
IN in charge at 6J cents per hour,
hand section (nigho: William II.
Rowe. naker-up, 90 cents per hour,
rauHotype section tnighD, to maker-up
in charge, 6J cents per hour monotype
section nigh); Joseph B. Fitzpatrick,
book binder III charge, 50 cents per
hour, Office or the foreman of binding,
TO assistant foreman, 50 cents per hour,
pamphlet binding section tnighD; ia
cob NJ. Weidman, bookbnder 80 cents
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