Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
sick report Of the engineers section dur
ing the week.


ing the week.
The following members of the watch
force have been granted leave of absence:
James w Pike, George Whittle, George
H Graham. Charles W. Hale and Thomas
Conway.
John A. Openshaw, press reviser in the
presswork division, returned the first of
the week from a three-week visit in BIZ
mlngham and other cities in Alabama.
Miss Annie c. Downs of the stamping
and casemaking section of the bindery.
who has been confined to her home with
pneumonia for the past two weeks. is re-
ported to be gradually improving.
Gen. Josiah Brinker. superintendent of
documents, announces that a new edition
OF Flags Of Maritime Nations" is on
file in his office. The earlier editions Of
this work are well known and remem-
bered by reason of the brilliantly colored
reproductions of flags contained therein.
1t runs through the list of nations alpha
betically from Abyssinia to Venezuela. 1t
IS considered necessary as part of the
working paraphernalia of seafarins men,
both naval and merchant. and is some
times used as text book in juvenile
classes
William T. Hall. deskman In the proof
room. reported for duty Monday after a
weeks vacation.
Mrs. W. F. Councells cocker spaniel
won the blue ribbon for the best cocker
and blue ribbon and silver cup for the
best of small breeds of dogs at the fair
held at Friendship May /. This spaniel
also won the blue ribbon at the recent
dog show held by the Washington Ken
mel Club Mrs. Council is the wife of
W. F. Council. maker-up in the docu-
ment (hand) section.
W. N. Brockwell of the proofroom
has received letter from L. H. Post
regards to his former fellow crafts
men. Mr.. Post. who is about seventy
three years Of age. resigned his posi-
ton as reviser in the proofroom a
year ago. and, with Mrs. Post, left for
washington state. where his son con-
ducts daily newspaper, to make their
future home.
Francis Benzler, Howard J; Gaylor
and Charles P. johnson, candidates for
the position of delegate to represent
Columbia Typographical Union at the 1.
T. U. convention in Los Angeles, Cal,
We're office visitors last week.
Miss Lydia Herring has been on the
injured list Of the press division during
the week.
Eugene B. Welborn. Bryson Ezell and
Mrs. Martha Mangum have been absent
from the sanitary section during the
week. due to illness.
William E. Mantz of the office of the
superintendent of documents has been
on the sick report for several days.
David NJ. Parker is in charge of the
book section of the press work divi-
sion during the absence of Albert G.
Smith. who is on leave.
Andrew J. BENTON has been on the
sick report of the monotype keyboard
section the past week.
Among those on the sick list of the
watch section during the week were
Daniel D. Marsh, George Oyster, Will
Fred D. Netherland of the presswork
division is taking part of his annual
leave
Lewis Jackson of the linotype section
returned to work last week, after q
ten-day vacation.
The following appointments, separa-
tions. transfers. etc. for the week end
ing Wednesday. May S, have been an
nounced:
Appointments-John R. Afford, proof
reader. reinstatement.
Separations Francis A. Crandall,
clerk. resigned; Frantz ]. Tolson, mes
senger boy. resigned; George H. Free
man. skilled laborer, resigned: Miss
Josie Myers. press feeder, resigned;
William ]. Thompson, skilled laborer,
resigned: Arthur H. johnson, skilled
laborer. resigned: John Holmes, skilled
laborer. resigned; John A. Staub, skill
ed laborer, resigned; Mrs. Robinette
A. Miller, machine operator; Mrs.
Bertha A. Rose, machine operator; Mrs.
Lillian l.. Williams, machine operator,
and Charles Williams, temporary I'M
skilled laborer.
Transfers. etc.-Isaac A. Burson.
helper, IS cents an hour, pamphlet
binding section, to Waterman, $720 per
annum, watch force section; George v.
Armstrong. helper. press division. from
30 cents an hour to IS cents an hour;
Miss Mamie T. Daniel. from skilled
laborer, rs cents an hour. to direc-
tress, IS cents an hour, ruling and sew
ing section: Miss Mary T. Hayden, from
compositor. SO cents an hour. mono
type section, to proofreader, 50 cents
an hour, proof section; Ernest c. Fra
zier, skilled 1aborer. from Is cents an
hour, press division, to 1925 per an
mum, office of the superintendent of
documents; Clarence A. Ravnall, skill
ed laborer. Is cents an hour, press
division, to 1926 per annum, Office of
the superintendent of documents;
Charles r. Miller. from bookbinder, so
cents an hour, to machine operator, IS
cents an hour, pamphlet binding sec
ton, and William J. Holahan, steam
hitter, so cents an hour, from the tenn
porary to the probationary roll.