Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-15

vacation with his family at From
Royal. Va. returned to work the frs
of the week.
Leave of absence has been granted
to the following employees Of the press
fdivision: A. A. Alderman, ]. w. Burk
NJ. Zook, Mrs. Amanda V. White, Eu
gene H. Starkes. Douglass G. Rich
ardson. Howard A. Gilbert, Forest S
Thackara, Charles D. Parsons. Charlie:
Bateman. Miss Anna Burkett, Miss Ell
sic Dahlen, Mrs. Anna Zelda Dalton
Mrs. Estelle V. McKenna, Miss Fannie
Strong, Ralph ]. Orr and George w
FELTON,.
Mrs. E. H. Croggon of the forwarding
land finishing section of the bindery
who has been on the sick list the pas
week, returned to work Friday.
W. F. Tappan of the monotype key
lpathic Hospital Wednesday to undergo
an operation
George Gerberich, assistant foreman
lin charge of specifications, is spend.
ling fifteen-day vacation in Pennsyl'
wanna.
Luke F. Ludlow, assistant foreman
of the casemaking and stamping Sec
ton of the bindery, who has been al
! Atlantic City for the past three weeks
reported for duty Monday.
Frank H. Long has returned to work
| in the linotype section, after a three
week visit in Charlottesville, Va.
John r. Moss of the proofroom, who
has been on a threeweek visit to rela-
| tives in Tennessee. returned to work
| the first of the week.
John A. Peterson of the machine
!
| Del, for brief outing.
! James NJ Wood of the monotype key
board section left Thursday on a two
week vacation. which he will spend in
| New York and Atlantic City.
I Mrs Nellie V Ramey has returned to
work in the document (hand) section,
| after a ten-day vacation IN the Ola
Dominion state.
| Garfield Larkins of the sanitary sec
ton, who has been in ill-health. has
gone to Caroline county. Va. to re-
cuperate.
| Daniel Liddle of the linotype section
and family. who have been visiting
! three weeks with relatives in Saginaw,
Mich. returned to the city the first Of
the week
Miss Isabella Girvin of the press
division is spending her vacation with
| relatives in Detroit, Mich.
The announcement of the recent
marriage of Miss Madeleine A. Phillips,
| in charge of the mailing section OF the
superintendent Of documents office, to
! Maurice I. McKelligon of Bisbee. Ariz..
came as a surprise to her many friends
| in the Office. The marriage was solem-
nized at St Jerome's Roman Catholic
Church, Baltimore, Md. several weeks
ago, and has just been announced.
Scott c. Pulliam of the proofroom
left Monday for a three-week outing
at Colonial Beach.
John T. corrigan of the forwarding
and finishing section of the bindery is
spending his vacation at Atlantic City.
| Miss Ola Mallory of the monotype
heybord section. who is on leave of alb
sence, is entertaining friends from
Columbia, S. c.
| Victor E. Petersen of the linotype
section has gone to Maryland on a
weeks vacation.
| Mrs Callie Jacoby has returned to
work in the document (hand) section.
after ten-day vacation in Indiana.
+ William E. Sebree of the carpenter
shop section has been granted thirty
J five days leave. and left Thursday for
| San Francisco, where he will visit the
Panama Pacific exposition: He Will
also visit Yellowstone Park and other
places of interest in the west before
returning to Washington.
William T. Ring has been on the
| sick report of the machine shop sec
] ton the past week.
, George F. Halsey of the proofroom
began two-week vacation yesterday.
and will take fishing trip down the
! Potomac.
section is spending his vacation at
/ Cape May, N. j.
Mrs. NJ. J.. Stanley of the forwarding
and finishing section of the bindery, is
absent from the Office on account of
| illness.
Philip w. Wiley of the proofroom
! recently returned from Durham. N. c.,
where he was called to attend the fun
eral of his sister. Mrs. c. NJ. Hutch
| ings. The deceased was well known In
! this city. where she had visited on
| a long and painful illness, will be a
| source of regret to the. many friends
! she made while in this city.
| Miss Carrie T.. Loomis has returned
! to work in the document (hand) sec
ton after some time spent visiting in
Atlantic City and other points.
| Miss Mollie Spaulding of the folding
section of the bndery left yesterday
! for a two-week outing at Atlantic City.
. City.
| The stock section is busy making up
/ the annual report of the superin-
, tendent of documents. showing in de-
] tail the operations for the last year.
, The report will show that during the
| fiscal year 1915 approximately 100000
books were sold, aggregating about
| $145,0O DIN cash. showing an increase
! of over 100000 books and proportion
ate increase in money as compared
with the previous year. More than
| 10000 letters containing cash in pay
ment for publications ordered were re-
| ceived, an increase of about $4,000 over
| the year before. In addition to the sales
work, it is estimated that about 3d.
0OO.0 900 publications were distributed
various sections of the country in
| compliance with orders and requests
made by the various departments.
Frank Bodine of the monotype sec
ton and Mrs. Bodine have gone to At
lantic City for a two-week stay.
| R. J. Allen. chief engineer. is taking
| acting chief during his absence.
| Edward ]. Shine has returned to work
/ ho of for vicif witty