Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-10
ER5llN Mo GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS f1t1In
las. Saturday for i. months visit IN

last Saturday for . months visit in
Miss Nellie H. shipman Of the limo
type section is on leave OF absence.
Benjamin E. Harrison Of the editorial
force OF the proofroom returned We'd
nesday from a twelve-day vacation.
Albert e. Ogg. for many years a MEM
Der Of Columbia Typographical Union:
was admitted to the Union Printers
Home. at Colorado Springs, Col. Sep
TENDER rs. Mr.. Ogg was formerly en-
fee, later going to India as a minister.
remaining there in that capacity for
number Of years, during which time
he continued q member in good stand
ing in Columbia Union. He returned to
this country about year ago on &C
count Of iii health. sojourning at the
Battle Creek, Mich. sanatorium until
his entrance into the printers homo.
c. NJ Robinson. Mary T. Hayden and
F. w. Street Of the proofroom are on
The following veterans Of the civil
war were excused from duty In the
document (hand) section to participate
in the entertainments of the g. A. r.
encampment: E. F. Atkinson. NJ Bar
ringer. Wallace Brewer. T: Fitzgerald
c. H Leeds. John Maley. Samuel Nor
ris, E. H. Tabler. John Waller. Q. S.
Webster, W. J. Weiss, l. d. william
son, W. A. Roberts. @. W. Newell and
Ed D. McKenna.
Robert II. Harstin, who has been alb
sent from duty in the monotype key
board section for the past two months
on account Of illness, Is reported to be
rapidly Improving in health.
Of the book section Of the presswork
division during the absence OF Albert
G. Smith.
william H. Kelly. formerly well
known as an employe Of tho govern
ment printing ONCE bindery, who left
sition in the city courts OF Baltimore.
died suddenly on the street In that city
last Saturday.
Proofreader J. D. Newton and Mrs.
weeks in okiahom. city and Guthrie.
okla, have returned to the city.
John F. Luitich of the linotype sec
ton, as director Of dramatic produc-
lions for the Knights of Columbus OF
the District. expects to produce several
Sha kespearean plays during the COM
Daniel o'connell of the proofroom in
troduced throughout the once last
week former feilow-vetsran OF the ne
st. Louis. Mr.. Coghlan is a brother OF
the late Admiral Coghlan. and though
near four-score years OF age is stu a
case holder in the 'ad'' department OF
been prominently identified with st.
Louis Typographical Union for more
than half a century.
The decorations in the monotype key
board section, which received much
favorable comment from visitors dur
ing the g. A. R. encampment. were
designed and erected under the direc,
ton Of Chairman Charles M. o'Connell
and Secretary Charles F. Purdy.
l. J. Bennett Of the document fna "a "a }
section will spend two weeks vaca-
tion with friends IN Virginia.
Leave Of absence has been granted 10
the following employees OF tho press
division: Albert q. Smith, Albert NC
Mullin. William H. Barnhot Ir, Sna T',na
beth Shafer. Miss Jessie Sothoron. Paul
I. Butler, Benjamin Coleman, 9: "
Montgomery. Charles w: Scott: Pres
ton L. George. Edwin Rickenoacher,
and Mrs. Jennett Tyler.
Miss Jennie Goss of the stamping
and casemaking section OF the oindery
left Wednesday on a fifteen day vaca-
s. T. satterfield, Stephen P. o'Don-
nell. Thomas o'Brien, Valentine Men,
del. Thomas Conway and James Wood
Of the watch force have been reported
sick the last week.
tyne keyboard section Is entertaining
her sister. Mrs. v. N. Ryan OF Milford
Mass.
reported for work Tuesday after a
thirty-day vacation spent at Atlantic
Miss Bessie Campbell. daughter Of A
J. Campbell of the proofroom. has
gone to North Carolina for two
week visit.
, section received a painful confusion OF
| the left elbow the first of the week
caused by a fall from a ladder or
which he was working.
Harry Matthews Of the electrical sec
| ton has been absent from duty during
| the week. due to Illness.
Mitchell Wilcox and William Hawkini
have been on the sick report of the
| sanitary section the last week.
Proofreader Max Knoble was or
military duty at the rife range of the
D. c. N. G. last week:
! W. Clay Jones of the linotype sec.
ton and Mrs. Jones have returned
| from a dve-month visit with Mrs
Jones' parents in Kansas.
Miss Molly Walsh of the map sec
! ton of the bindery. who has been visit.
| ing for a month in New York state. re.
turned to the city Monday.
Mrs. Harriet A. Thompson Of the
sanitary section is taking her annual
Charles F. Purdy Of tho monotype
| keyboard section. who was at one time
| drum major of a 9. A. R. hfe and drum
| corps in New York city, led the Boy
| Scouts in that capacity in the mid
city carnival last Monday evening.
William e. Mumey. assistant in the
finishing room of the bihdery. is TAX
| ing two weeks vacation.
| Samuel g. Kirby Of the proofroom II
on ten days leave of absence.
Thomas J. Connington of the ma.
chine shop section has been absent the
last week on account Of illness.
Appointments, separations. transfers
etc, in the government printing ONCE
for the week ending Thursday, October
are announced as follows:
! Appointments-Frank A. Williams
emergency boilermaker: John Wells
Edgar Bobbitt. Herbert n. Schoder and
Walter r. Franklin, temporary unskill-
; ed laborers; Harold Rattley and Thomas
l. Scott. temporary unskilled 1aborers.
| observation-disclosures Crowder, un.
skilled laborer: Mrs. Ethel d. Hall. ma
chine operator, resigned.
Transfers, etc.-Joseph A. scanne1l
offlceman. 1880 per annum. ONCE su-
lperintendent Of documents dump sum
roll), to clerk. at $500 per annum. Of
ifice of superintendent of documents
(statutory rolD; Samuel II. Houston
unskilied laborer, stores division, to
electrical section.
DISTRICT BUILDING.