Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-18
Upper Potomac on a fishing trip Mon
day, reprted a successful catch.

Fletcher Bowden. officeman in the Of
fee of the assistant foreman Of print
ing. and family spent the past week at
Purcellville, Va. George H. Sehorn or
the document (hand) section acted as
of1ceman during Mr.. Bowden's absence.
Charles s. Willis of the stockroom of
the bindery left Monday for a visit to
his son Newton at Old Point Comfort.
John Van Der Schaaf. messenger in
the proofroom, spent the past week at
Chesapeake Beach.
Miss e. Woolsey Of the stamping and
casemaking section Of the bindery Is
spending her annual vacation at Tar
rytown, N. Y.
The printers base ball team of the
Departmental League will meet the
Agriculture nine at the White Lot
be called at sis o'clock. The War De-
partment team and the printers will
play at the same grounds Friday after
noon.
William J. Delano of the proofroom
left Thursday with his family for
Shadyside, Chesapeake Bay. Nd. where
they will spend their vacation.
Miss L. Pratt of the forwarding ana
gone to Atlantic City. N. j., for a
months visit.
William L. Mattocks Of the proof.
room has been appointed chairman OF
the Maine memorial committee OF the
United Spanish War Veterans of the
District, which will be announced In
general orders promulgated by De-
partment Commander Braden tomor-
row.
Charles p. johnson, F. c. Roberts,
Thomas c. Parsons and John W: Sher-
man, delegates representing columbia
Typographical Union at the l. L U.
convention to be held in Los Angeles,
Cal, who will be accompanied by
number of printers from this city. are
making arrangements for special
car, with stop-over privileges, on their
trip to the coast city. They will leave
the latter part Of the month.
Thomas Wilkinson. ST., and Riley A.
Sweet of the electrical section are en-
joying part Of their annual vacation.
]. L. Lee has been on the sick re-
port of the carpenter section the past
week.
Herbert Bishard, who was well
known employe of the government
printing Office twelve years ago. was M on
Bishard's home Is in Des Moines, Iowa,
and while in the city he was shown the
workings of the printing plant oy
Charles Stutsman Of the proofroom, a
native of Des Moines.
George L. Eichhorn. editor In the
monotype keyboard section, ana ram.
fly have been on two-week Visit at
their former homo IN pennsylvania.
Among those who have been granted
leave of absence in the watch force are
Thomas c. Elliott, Killian Delabar and
John o. Russell.
James J. Murphy. linotype operator at
the State, War and Navy branch ONCE,
has been appointed member OF the
partment Of the District of Columbia,
United Spanish War Veterans.
Philip S. Steele of the document
three weeks vacation at Rehoboth
Beach.
seraphin Schneider. John D. Fleming.
Emanuel Freeman and Nelson Toles
have been on the sick report of the en-
CHEERS section the past week.
Miss Lydia Herring of the presswork
division has been detailed to the Hora-
ry branch section.
Miss Katherine c. Ratcliffe, clerk in
the purchasing division, returned to
Foreman Edward NJ Nevis and
George A. Monagon of the linotype sec
ton returned Monday from a business
trip to New York city.
Brady N. Buckholz, operator in the
monotype keyboard section. has been
absent from duty the past week on &C
Homer J. Brown and Thomas ]. Con-
nington Of the machine shop section
are enjoying portion Of their annual
leave.
Reports from Joseph W. Fritz Of the
monotype section, who was stricken
with paralysis about week ago while
At work, state that his condition is i'm
proving.
The friends of Victor N. Heron Of the
linotype section, who has been serious
~ iii with typhoid fever in a local hos
pital for several weeks, will be glad to
know that he has recovered from his
illness.
Employees Of the office have been re-
ceiving postcards from Joseph E. Col
ton Of the proofroom, who is visiting
relatives and, friends in New Orleans,
La. Mr.. Cotton, who Joined Mrs. Cotton
south for a month.
Maurice Murray Of the buildings divi-
sion 10 on leave Of absence, and will
visit relatives at his former home in
Prince George county. Va.
Eugene D. Smith. Mrs. Emily Lee and
r. F. Carter have been on the sick
report of the sanitary section during
the week.
J. H. Roy is among those who have
the engineers section the past week.
Eugene Rosen Of the document (hand
section) left Thursday on a three
week vacation.
John c. Quaddy Of the monotype key
board section has gone to his former
homo at Albany, N. Y, where he will
spend a two-week vacation.
Alexander Goodspeed has been absent
from duty in the machine shop section
the past week, due to illness.
Henry J. Frank, formerly employed
in the purchasing division, now in the
internal revenue Office. Treasury De-
ton with a substantial increase in
salary.
Charles e. Young of tho editorial
force Of the proofroom. who has been
confined to his home for a week on
Liehtner Ellis of the sanitary section
is on leave of absence.
Chief Reviser Henry W: Weber Of the
proofroom has returned to his desk
q F<ar vacat iOn James A CAL