Evening star., 1915-07-04

According to officials at the bureau
there will be no power presses Install
ed in. the printing section this fiscal
year. The statement, no doubt, Will be
welcome news to the plate printers,
recess meeting was held by the
Plate Printers Union last Wednesday
night at Typographical Temple. for the
purpose of taking UP matters of Inn
portance that could not be handled at
the prior meeting held June %. Resolu-
tions were offered in regard to In
structing the delegates on many Sc
rious questions that are to be taken up
at the International Plate Printers
Union convention to be held in Phila-
delphia, June 81 to June 23.
One of the subjects that will be dis
cussed by the local plate printers at
that of establishing home for the
superannuated plate printers through
out the United States.
John Calvin r. Main, who for many
years has been employed as a pressman
in. the stamp-gumming division. has
been transferred to the printing sec
tion.
Miss katherine Freas of the per-
forating room at the bureau. Is spend
ing week at Ocean City. Nd
Misses NJ Kemp, A. Hurley and
A. Burke of the chief clerks ohce at
the bureau and Mrs. NJ. ONeill OF the
Treasury Department. are spending
week end together at the Hotel Cham-
berlain, in Old Point.
Mrs. Mary A. Ford of the wetting
division left the Office last Thursday
for Oklahoma, where she will visit
friends. Mrs. Ford will not return. to
the bureau until the LIST of August.
Horace E. Wagar Of the engineering
and machine division was married iast
week. He and Mrs. Wagar are spend
ing their honeymoon in Ohio.
The dismissal of twenty-five plate
printers at the bureau :uiy was
made necessary, according to an omcial
at the bureau, because of lack OF work
caused by the releasing Of S500.000.0OO
of national bank notes by the controller
Of currency July l. This fund. 1t was
said. had been held od9 IN =. the IRE drsasapy any
emergency that might have arisen IN
connection with the national banks OF
the United States. 81
Instead of giving the bureau new
order for bank notes. as was 1ormery @
done, it was asserted. the reserve fund
will be used as far as possible to sup
ply the banks with this form OF cur
rency AS a result, the official declares.
it would be Impossible 10 Ietaiu lue
full force Of plate printers.
Daniel Beach, jr.. son Of Daniel w.
Beach, employed in the CHIEF clerks
Office at the bureau. left washington
last Wednesday to visit Lake George.
in New York state. He Will not return
for three weeks.
w. H. Wertman left the Office last
Friday for Reading. Pa, where he will
spend three weeks.
Capt. Nathan King. superintendent Of
the bureau. has returned from two
weeks vacation. which was spent at his
home in Hyattsville. Nd.
Chief Clerk Reuth is enjoying tour
through the hills of Virginia in his
new automobile. Mr.. Reuth will return
to the city tomorrow.
James NJ Fisher, chief of the division
of assignments and reviews, Is making
hia initial auto trip out of the city to-
day Mr.. Fisher purchased the ma
chine only a few days ago and 1s new
to the art of running 1t, having had
only a few lessons.
Erving P. Tade of the wetting divi-
sion has returned to work after
weeks fishing made in his motor boat.
city. P. ]. Ryan. on the executive COM
mittee of the Plate Printers Union.
was compelled to defer his contemplat-
ed trip to Norfolk and tidewater, Va,
until a later date.
John H. Ferguson. president Of the
MARYLAND State and District of Colum-
bia Federation of Labor. was visitor
to this city last week. While here he
held an important conference with the
nd
the Plate Printers Union.
At the next regular meeting of the
Plate Printers Union. which will be
held the latter part of this month.
Maryland State and District of Colum-
bia Federation Of Labor will be elect
ed. The convention will be held in this
city in September.
The semi-monthly publication of the
Plate Printer. paper devoted to the
interests of the plate printers. was is-
sued last Friday. Articles of unusual
interest to the printers appear in this
issue.
Frank J. McKenna of the printing di-
vision is spending a short vacation at
North Chesapeake Beach. He is the
guest of Vice President Mills of local
peake Beach every year at this period
in July to celebrate the Fourth. he
says, in the old-fashioned way.
l. j. Farley of the engineering and
machine division at the bureau and
Miss Agnes Lawlor were married last
Tuesday morning. After the wedding
ceremony they left Immediately for
Boston. The trip was made by sea.
Leave of absence for nine days has
been granted Eugene w. Shook of the
stamp cumming division. during which
time he will visit his old home at Har-
pers Ferry, w. Va.
Acting Chief of the Wetting Division
Thomas Roache returned to the bu-
reau last Thursday after absence of a
week.
l.. G. Pratt, who has managed the bu-
reau lunchroom since its inception, re-
signed recently and Mr.. Coffin. for
merly In charge of the lunchroom in
the House office building. has been en-
gagged to fill the vacancy created by
the resignation of Mr.. Pratt.
D NJ Rooors AnnIovad in 4ha uot