Evening star., 1915-12-26
PRINTING OFFICE.

bowling alleys last Monday night the
Bindery won two games from the DOC
uments, the Clerks took two from tns
Freshmen and the Foundry defeated the
Buildings. The matches for tomorrow
night will be as follows: Buildings VS..
Bindery, Pressmen VS.. Documents and
Foundry VS.. Clerks.
John j. O'Brien, foreman of the cleo
trotype and stereotype division, left
Friday for his home in New York city
to spend the holidays with relatives
and friends.
John Dudley Smith. clerk in the office
of the superintendent of documents, is
spending two weeks with his family in
Atlanta. Ga.
B. F. Bodine of the linotype section
and Mrs. Bodine left Thursday evening
for Philadelphia, Pa, where they will
spend the holidays.
In order that the employees might
have the advantage of the entire day
preceding Christmas for completing
their shopping and other plans for the
holiday the office was closed from Fri
day morning until tomorrow. the whole
day taking the place of the usual half
day preceding Christmas and New
Year.
A number Of calendars. the product
of the bureau of printing at Manila.
P. J., have been received here by
friends of the Washington colony sta
toned in the Philippines. The calen-
dars, which are artistic in design AMI
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represented by the Washington print
ers.
David B. Moore. Robert B. White,
John o. Russell. William F. Ullrich.
George w. Wilmington and Christian
keiner have been on the sick list re-
port of the watch force the past week
Miss Josepha A. Lange of the proof
room has gone to Chicago, where she
will spend a month visiting her brother.
Miss Clara Thorne of the bureau of
engraving and printing was trans
ferred to the bindery last Monday and
assigned to the stamping and case
making section.
Miss Katharine E. Love. daughter of
Maker-up William r. Love of the doc
ument (hand) section. who has been
attending the University of Syracuse
at Syracuse, N. Y. is spending the holi
days with her parents in this city.
The Government Printing Office Coun-
Gil, National Union, has postponed it's
regular January meeting to January
8, when the installation of officers will
made arrangements for the annual
banquet of the council and has ar
ranged an excellent program for the
occasion.
William j. Burr, compositor in the doc
ument (hand) section (day), returned
to the office Monday.
James A. Phelps Of the electrical sec
tlCn mas Deen absent ITOH Quty tne
past week, due to illness.
Jerome II. Hennessey, roller maker in
the press division. will spend the holi-
days with his family in Cambridge,
Mass
Robert w. Congdon of the document
Ghand) section tnight) was called to
Boston. Mass, the early part of the
week on account of the death OF his
sister. Before returning to the city he
will stop in Philadelphia, his former
home, for the holidays.
The document section team is doing
good work in the G. P. o. Duckpin
League. being now in the lead by a
good margin. having won ten out of
Sergt. NJ A Maloney of the maker-up
force of the document (hand) section
left Friday for Asbury Park, N. j.,
where he will spend the holidays.
H. w. Brsxton of the engineers section
have been on the sick list the past
week.
Copy Editor Charles stutsman of the
proofroom was called to his home in
Des Moines. Iowa. last week by the
serious illness of his father.
Mrs. Adah Friedlander of the mono
type keyboard section left Thursday for
Buffalo. n. Y. to spend the holidays
with her mother. Edwin II. Walker.
returned to his desk, after a week 5
leave of absence.
Cornelius A. Connor Of the proofroom
has the sympathy Of many friends in
the recent death of his father, which
occurred in this city. The deceased
was born in County Kerry. ireland,
eighty-one years ago. and when twelve
years of age came to Washington.
where he had lived ever since. Mr..
Connor was a member of the Oldest In
habitants'. Association. which organ
fzation attended his funeral and was
also prominent in the Catholic Knights
and several grandchildren survive him.
Charles {. Conlee. well known here.
where he formerly worked in the gov
ernment printing office and most of the
city offices. in card to John B. Dick
man of the proofroom sends holiday
greetings to his former printer asso-
ciates. Mr.. Conlee is now located at
Dayton. Ohio.
Reviser a; L. Roberts of the proof
room and Mrs. Roberts have issued in
vitations to the celebration OF their
hftieth wedding anniversary. the even
ing of January I. 1916. at their home.
1909 Girard street northwest Mr.
of Columbia Typographical Union. is
receiving many good wishes for him
self and wife from his fellow crafts
men in the office.
John j. McCauley. assistant foreman
of the electrotype and stereotype di-
vision. fs acting foreman of that divi-
sion during the absence of John j
" Brten, on leave.
Miss Edith E. Byrne. clerk in the Of
flee of the superintendent of documents
has returned to her desk. after an alb
sence Of two weeks on account of i'll
mess.
Ralph W. Alderman of the monotype
keyboard section has been granted six
days leave of absence.
John Cowgirl of the watch force died
Tuesday at his home In this city The
funeral was held Thursday afternoon
from his late residence, 1924 / street
northeast, and interment was made in
Arlington cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen G.. whorf of
Quincy. Mass, are spending the holi-
days with John ii. Butler OF the docu-
ment Lhand) section at his home in
the Montgomery apartments. Mr.
Whorf fs well known in the shipbuild-
ing business. having been for many
years with the Forever Shipbuildine
Company OF Quincy, Mass After their
visit with Mr.. Butler. Mr. and Mrs
Whorf will go to Miami, Fla, for the
winter.
A. p L. Doyle. former member OF
the proofroom chapel. now employed
in the printing department at Panama
in a typical Panama postcard sends
Christmas greetings to his printer
friends in Washington.
Miss Anna w. Burkett, Louis w
P1owman and George +. Hatton of the
presswork division have been granted
leave of absence.
d. Reviser o. J. Singleton is still on the
sick dist Of the proofroom as a result
of fall In the vault of that section
some time ago.
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