Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25

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happenings during one of the mos
| critical periods of American history.
F'lavius H. Barnhart, a we'll known
member of Columbia Typographical
| Union, suffered a stroke of apoplexy
while at work in the document (hand]
section last Monday. After receiving
| immediate attention in the emergency
room OF the office. he was taken te
| Casualty Hospital, where he died about
| 5 pm. Nearly three years age
Mr.. Barnhart was stricken with paral-
ysis and for a long time was confined
| to his home. Later, though only par
ITALY recovered he was able to resume
| work as compositor in the office
| where previous to his illness he had
! been employed for many years COM
| positor and proofreader. He was If
| ty-six years of age and had been a
! member of Columbia Union for about
thirty years.
| John A. Openshaw, press reviser. has
| been granted twenty days leave OF a b.
| sence and is enjoying his vacation at
! his old homo in Alabama.
| The Sycamore Island Club. of which
Proofreader I. Walter Sharp is secre-
| tary. is contemplating the erection OF
| an up-to-date clubhouse on the upper
| Potomac.
Mrs. cornelia c. Hilton, mother OF
| Pinckney c. Hilton OF the monotype
keyboard section. died at her homo on
upper I street northwest April Is
James A. johnson of the engineers
section is on leave.
| Joseph E. Goodkey of the monotype
keyboard section, recently elected pres
| ident of the Kentucky State Associa-
| ton. announces the next meeting Of the
| organization to be held at the Ebbitt
! House May 10.
The following named employees in the
press division have been granted leave
of absence: F. A. Strickrott, in charge
of section: Charles N. Black, Charles D.
Parsons, John B. Bervais. Samuel Fair
| fax. Clarence E. Cherry and George B.
| Minor.
| Charles C. Yoder of the forwa riding
and finishing section suffered a severe
| shock the first of the week, caused by
stepping from an elevator into space
at the fifth floor.
Miss Mary H. Fitzpatrick of the case
making and stamping section of the
bfndery. who has been on leave of alb
sence. sprained her ankle Tuesday.
| John J. Pepper. COPY collator in the
proofroom. reports the loss of a valua-
| bic bull terrier pup last week by
poisoning. The pups sire was one of
the winners in the recent dog show in
| this city.
George c. Cole. in charge of the H.
lustration section. press division, has
returned after a weeks vacation
David Parker of the press division is
acting in charge of the emergency sec
ton during the absence of Fred A.
Strickrott.
appointments. separations, transfers,
e eo' IN the government printing Office
Tor the week ending Wednesday:
Separations-Miss Josie Myers. press
FEEDER, resigned: George H. Freeman,
skliled laborer. resigned. and Edward
b. Campbell, painter, resigned.
Marvin J. Nevius. william D. skeen,
compositors. from monotype section to
linotype section: Victor L. Whitford
and John W. Hee, compositors, from
hand section to linoatype section:
James s. Atkinson. compositor. SO
proof section: Harry r. Samuel nueL.
son, pressman, and James H. Wynne,
skilled laborer. from press di-
Alton B. Carthy. pressman, and Will
liam F. Everett, skilled laborer. State.
war and Navy section, to press divi-
sion; Mrs. Agnes c. Tierney, press
feeder. from Library of Congress
branch printing section, to presswork
division: Miss Cecilia C. McGraw, press
feeder, presswork division. to Library
of Congress branch binding section
Mrs. Jennett s. Tyler, press feeder, IS
cents per hour. presswork division, to
press feeder, 271z cents per hour, press
work division: Mrs. Mary E Whaley,
press feeder, 25 cents per hour. press
work division, to press feeder, 27h
cents per hour, presswork division
Alexander Douglas, machinist's help
er. 40 cents per hour, machine shop
section. to Waterman. 1920 per annum,
watch force section: William H Bright
and James NJ. Rissler, compositors,
monotype section, to Job section
Charles w. Bridwell and Oscar B.
Mayo, conpositors, hand section to job
setcion; John l.. Jenifer. unskilled la
borer, electrical section to buildings
division; Claiming r. Fletcher, IN
skilled laborer. building division to
electrical section; William S. Mean
| drew, electrotyper's helper, 47k cents
per hour. foundry section, to electro
| type flnisher apprentice, so cents per
hour, foundry section, John 6. H ickok
| and John ]. Heren. compositors. mono
! type section, to linotype section: Paul
| j. Mccarthy, messenger boy. office of
superintendent of work, to hand sec
| ton; John S. Heffernan, bookbinder, Lii
| brary of Congress branch binding sec
| ton, to forwarding and finishing sec
| r d.
| Sirlcuis, bookbinder, forwarding and
! finishing section, to ruling and sewing
| section. Guy Brosee. electrotype finish
| er apprentice. so cents per hour.
| foundry section. to electrotype finisher,
| 50 cents per hour, foundry section
! Dennis II. Noonan. electrotype molder
| apprentice, so cents per hour, foundry
| section, to electrotype molder, 60 cents
| per hour, foundry section: Howard r.
| I.oeffel, electrotypers helper, As cents
| per hour, foundry section, to stereo-
! typer apprentice. so cents per hour,
foundry section: Charles R. Allen. cleo
trotyper's helper, As cents per hour,
foundry section to electrotype molder
apprentice, SO cents per hour. and Ed
ward Renan, jr., stereotyper appren-
tice, so cents per hour. foundry section.
to stereotyper so cents per hour,
foundry section.
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