Evening star., 1915-04-11

excellent trim to contest for the trophy
at the annual meeting of the National
Union Printers Base Ball League In
:! Philadelphia, Pa.
Edwin c. Rote of the proofroom
chapel has the sympathy of his fellow
1 daughter Frances which occurred In
this city April /. She had been a suf-
| ferer for more than a year from tuoer-
1 culosis. The proofroom chapel sent a
wreath of flowers to be placed on the
Y casket.
Mrs Roberts, wife of W. A. Roberts
of the document thand) section, has
| been removed to her home in Langdon
| after major operation in Sibley Hos
pital.
! A NJ. Forester. assistant foreman
in the linotype section, left Monday
| for n two-weeil visit in Macon. Ga
| Peter Singleton and C. R. Fletcher
| have been on the sick report OF the
| buildings division the past week
| John w. kolar. pressman in the Job
! press section. who has been seriously
| i'll for some time. has been dropped
| from the rolls under the sixty-day
| rule.
| Joseph f. Goodkey of the monotype
keyboard section has sent out notices
| calling a meeting of all kentuckians
| residing in Washington for tomorrow
| evening at o'clock at Typographical
! Temple. 423 G street northwest, for the
purpose of organizing a state associa-
| ton. Mr.. Goodkey believes that the
residents of every state employed in
| the District should form similar or
Ganzations with the particular object
of cooperating in urging legislation
for an appropriation for a large con-
vention hall In Washington in which
not only the National Guard of the
District could be quartered. but in
which permanent exhibits from all the
states could be kept. An item for this
purpose was stricken from the sundry
civil bill at the recent session of Con-
gress on account of the necessity OF
economy, and Mr. Goodkey says that
if state organizations get together and
urge the legislation the proposition
Will be successful.
Willis B. Robinson and Edward For
rest of the electrical section are
taking part of their annual leave.
Mrs. M. B. Curtis of the bindery d.
vision has been confined to her home
the past week suffering with an attack
of grip.
James Wood of the watch force is on
leave of absence.
Frank NJ. Lloyd of the document
(hand) section. who has been Ill at MS
home on Girard street in Brookland
for some time. is reported as slightly
improved.
Miss Margaret A. Evans of the proof
room was the recipient of an Easter
greeting from members of the proof
room chapel in the shape of five
pound box of candy. given as an appre-
citation of custom she has followed
for more than ten years In dlstrlputHns
carnations on the birthday of the late
NoL yirIn
Harry R. vhristie, assistant foreman
in the main press division, has re-
turned to his desk after weeks va
cation.
William f. UIlrich. Thomas G. STRAIT
ford, Valentine Mendel, George W.
Wilmington, John H. Pasco and John
W. Powell have been on the sick re-
port of the watch force the past week.
George L. Eichhorn, Frank r. Nc
Fadyen and Frank A. Tuck. who have
heretofore been designated as deskmen
in the nonotype keyboard section. have
been changed to copy editors in their
several capacities in that section
Assistant Foreman Mclean Is in
charge Of the linotype section during
the absence of Edward M. Nevils. on
leave.
"Microphotographic Study Of the
Tubercle Bacillus" by DR.. William j.
Manning. medical officer OF the gov.
ernment printing Office, a. pamphlet
with illustrations showing a detalled
enlargement of the organism approx
mating 1000 diameters. has been sent
to San Francisco, Cal. and placed IN
the government printing office exh1Dlt
at the Panama-Pacifc exposition: me
photographs Of human tubercle bacllll
in different fields were prepared ana
taken in conjunction with Capt. Ar
thur c. Christie. photographer. Cnlted
States Army Medical Corps. to whom
the doctor gives credit for valuable
preparatory instructions in the art OF
photography. The article and photo
graphs are in the interest OF advance
ment of medical science. DR.. Manning
intends to continue the work and en-
brace all known pathogenic organ
isms. with the hope that truth VIII
emerge as the result of observation
and the study of many minds.
]. s. Hambly of the forwarding and
finishing section of the bindery spent
the past week at Atlantic City. N j.
Charles H Williams and Mrs. Fannie
Dimes of the sanitary section have
been absent the past week on account
of illness.
Jere Walsh has been acting fore
man of the State, War and Navy
branch printing office during the alb
sence of Foreman FRANK VI. i1dtiey, oi
leave.
Appointments. separations. trans
fers etc. for week ending Wednesday
were announced as follows:
Separations-James +. Baynes. un-
skilled Iaborer; Willis L. Mills. skilled
Iaborer, resigned: John w. Kolar,
pressman: Winfred NJ Nails. skilled
Ia borer. resigned
Transfers. etc.-James E. Young.
skilled laborer. 25 cents per hour.
pamphlet binding section. to unskilled
laborer at IS cents per hour: James
f. spence. nlaker-up. go cents per hour.
linotype section, to proofreader. 90
cents per hour. proof section; James
f. Austin. conpositor, monotype sec
ton, to hand section: John l.. Lee. un-
skilled laborer. buildings division, to
carpenter and paint shop section:
Messrs Frank a. Tuck. Frank Il. Nc
Fadyen and George l.. Eichhorn. desk
men, 65 cents per hour. monotype sec
ton, 10 copy editors. 65 cents per
hour
WAR DEPARTMENT.