Evening star., 1915-05-16
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
AND PRINTING.

Jacob B. De Hart. secretary of the
bureau branch of the United States
Civil Service Retirement Association.
addressed the Plate Printers Assist
ants Union at their meeting at Typo
graphical Temple last Wednesday
evening and stated the contributory
plan of retiring the old and disabled
government employees as provided in
bill which has been introduced in Con-
eress by Representative Austin Of
Tennessee. According to Mr.. De Hart
every employe in the government
service should acquaint himself with
the provisions of the Austin bill. as.
he says, II Is the only reasonable way
that the employees in the government
service can force a vote in Congress.
John J. Deviny. president of the Plate
Printers Union. and also secretary OF
the National Civil Service Associa-
ton. was also present and discussed
the straight pension plan. Mrs NJ
Ganzhorn. president of the union. pre-
sided at the meeting. An invitation
was extended by Mr.. De Hart to those
present to attend the annual conven-
tion of the United states Civil Serv-
ice Retirement Associate to be held
May 20 and 81 at the Grand Army Hall
and hear the retirement question dis
cussed by prominent speakers, among
whom will be several members of
Congress.
James j. Kelly. custodian of presses
In the surface division. is absent from
the office on two weeks leave
Deep regret throughout the burea u,
and especially in the examining di-
vision. is being expressed over the
death of Charles Lochery, which oc-
Cured last Sunday Mr. Lochery had
been employed in the bureau for more
than forty years.
William J. Devine of section u. who
was badly hurt by fall, has returned
to work after an absence of sixty
days.
Andrew Wright of section of the
printing division was married recently
to Miss Mamie Beckert of the same
division. Miss Beckert was Mr..
Wr'ghts assistant at the bureau.
John J. Deviny. president of the
Plate Printers Union. and Harry /.
Carroll. secretary. are scheduled to ad.
dress a Pennsylvania state fraternal
order in Philadelphia May %.
According to the officers of the Plate
Printers Union, the efforts of P. ].
Printer. newspaper devoted to the
| union of plate printers, are meeting
with great success.
G. F. Smillie and H l.. Chorlton of the
engraving division have been away on
leave during the past week.
Joseph Schnebly, custodian of presses
in the proving room. has returned to
the bureau after a weeks leave of alb
sence.
James cChick'D Davis of the bureau
base ball team met with painful ac-
cident while sliding to second base dur
ing recent game. Two bones in his
foot were broken.
Peter Butcher of section of the dry
ing room is the proud father of twin
sons born April 80.
Minnie Lloyd. employed at the bureau
| has been granted two weeks leave
She will visit her home in West Vir-
gina.
c. r. Klase of the engraving divi-
sion has returned to work after an alb
sence Of several days on account of
| illness.
A party. composed of r. Daley. c. NJ.
Hisle. d. McCallum, c. NJ. Boswell and
L. Marks of the engraving division. en-
joyed a weekend trip to New York re-
Gently.
Miss Anna l.. Colvin and Mrs Flor
ence Jenkins have been granted leave
for four days this week.
Leonard Ohee. Offset pressman in the
surface division. is enjoying a two
week vacation at his home in Takoma
Park.
Miss Tena Erdman of the examining
division has changed her name to Mrs.
Tena Turner.
Miss Ethel A. Leman of the engrav-
ing division during the past week visit
ed friends in Baltimore and Ellicott
City.
division is absent from the bureau
owing to the serious Illness of her
mother.
Harry L. Mccullough. the directors
secretary, has been at home since the
first of the month on account of ILL
ness, but is reported to be improving.
The benefit given by the bureau
branch of the United States Civil
Service Retirement Association at
local theater Monday evening. May 10,
was voted an unqualified success. The
funds realized from the benefit are to
be used in advancing the cause of re-
tirement before the proper committees
in Congress. .. W. Beach, president
of the association; j. B. De Hart. sec
retary. and other employees OF the bu-
reau were on the committee which had
charge of the affair.
The Misses Helen ana Marie Belt
will be the guests of Mrs. Eagle of
Reading, Pa, during the first week
in June. They are the daughters of
William P. Belt of the printing division
of the bureau They finished their
musical education in Philadelphia Both
young women will go to Reading to
take part in a concert in that city to
be given by the Philadelphia symphony
Orchestra.
The regular meeting of the Plate
Printers Union win be held at Typo
graphical Temple. May 25, but it is
probable that a special meeting may be
called at an earlier date.
Edward A. Baulsir. chief of the sur
face division. was on three days leave
of absence last week.
J. W. Starr. father of Mrs. Eva S.
Rallou OF section l, gave a musical
and literary entertainment in her hon
or at his apartments in the Franklin
last Tuesday night. Among the guests
employees of the bureau. Mrs. Grace
Bachman of section =. accompanied
by her young daughter. sang. Mrs.
Harry Starr rendered several piano
solos, and Mrs. Ballou sang. Miss
Sallie Smith of section l, related
Samuel II. Jacobson, custodian of
presses in section 2. rendered sew
eral negro dialect stories and an orig
inal parody on Maud Muller" A
supper was given after the entertatin-
ment.
A death in the family of Harry T.