Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-18
PRINTING OFFICE.


Thousands Of government employees
will be favorably affected by a decision
recently secured excepting holiday
periods from leaves of absence. The
ruling will particularly affect the large
force employed in the government
printing Office in the printing and allied
trades, and was secured after the heads
Of the various working forces under the
government had asked for a ruling as
to whether or not the half-holidays
and other holidays falling within the
period of those on leave would be lost
to them. Capt. D. v. Chisholm, superin-
tendent of work, took the initiative for
the printing Office, and in short time
Public Printer Ford was In possession
of a ruling which provided that Sat
urday half holidays and holidays which
occurred in the leave taken by en-
ployes would not be charged against
their annual leave.
Mrs, Kidd, wife of Editor Frank A.
Kidd of the proofroom, left wednesday
for q visit with her sister In Columbus.
Ohio, after which she will visit with
sister in Michigan.
Albert Cottle. for many years an en-
ploye Of the government printing ONCE
died Tuesday at the Plaza apartment IN
this city. the cause Of his death being
heart disease. Funeral services were
held Friday afternoon. Rev. DR.. Robert
Talbot officiating, and interment was
made in Arlington cemetery. Mr. Cot
tie, who served in the civil war, was
of the Potomac, G. A. R.; member of
the Masonic fraternity and active for
years in Columbia Typographical Union.
More than fifteen years ago he was
foreman Of the old third division IN the
sion. and later foreman Of the State.
War and Navy branch section. He was
seventy years old and Is survived by his
widow, Mrs. D. b. Thompson Cottle.
Miss Martha Feehan, reader in the
proofroom, will leave today for an
eleven-day vacation at Atlantic City.
N. ].
Mrs. Alma v. Day. pressfeeder in the
press division, has been granted leave
of absence. and left this morning for
a three-week outing at Potomac Beach,
Va. She was accompanied by her
mother. Mrs. Georgia Amiss, and sister,
in-law, Mrs. James Amiss.
John Hooper Of the proofroom left
Friday for a ten-day visit to his former
homo in Charlotte. N. c.
Henry H. Wright, clerk in tho once
OF the chief clerk, who has been in AL
bany, N. Y. for some time. was operated
upon in that city last Saturday for ap-
pendicitis, and reports come to his
friends in the Office that he 10 rapidly
recovering from the effects Of the oper-
alton.
Edwin Davidson Of the proofroom and
wife left Friday for Manomet Point,
Cape Cod, Mass, where they will visit
for twenty days.
Joseph williams Of the monotype
keyboard section and Mrs. Williams left
yesterday for two-week outing at
Colonial Beach, Va
who believes in seeing America first.
and has Travelled great deal through
the west, is paying a visit to his son-
tn-law, Frank w. Street OF the proof
room. Mr.. Shuttleworth Is in his
eightieth year.
Among those in the proofroom taking
leave Of absence are ]. F. Spence, one
week at Atlantic City. N. J.; c. D. John
Long Lon Island, n. =, and Editor James
w. DOGGY will begin a two-week vaca-
ton tomorrow.
The regular monthly meeting Of CO.
lumbia Typographical Union will be
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Typographical Temple. Besides the
regular business of the union the ap-
plications Of George Gibbons and P.
Vincent Doyle for full membership will
be acted upon. The official bulletin Of
the organization announces the death
ing. namely. John H. Edsall, Theophilus
Mcclure and William A. Randall.
George W. Du Frame Of the monotype
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enjoying a vacation at Atlantic City.
N. ].
Francis A. crandan Of the ONCE of
the superintendent Of documents. who
died recently, was long identified with
the Office, having been appointed the
first superintendent OF documents and
organized the work of the office. He
was afterward librarian and later chief
of the reference section. Mr.. Crandall
was born at Carbondale. Pa, in 1897:
learned the printers trade; was fore
man of state printing Of Iowa in 1856:
editor and publisher Of the Linn County
Register. Marion. Iowa. 1857; news and
Herald. 1s6o-'e2: editor and publisher
of the Cazenovia Republican. 1862-'63:
Utica Evening Telegraph, 1896:
Scranton Republican. 1S66-'69; Missis-
sippi Valley Review. St. Louis. 1s6s-'7o:
Pa, Gazette. 1s7s-1sso: managing ed
itor of the Buffalo Morning Express,
1S80-'se; editor Of the Providence
Evening Telegram, 1868; managing
editor Of the Buffalo Morning Courier,
1898. and Buffalo Evening Times,
1S94-95.
Leave Of absence has been granted to
the following named employees Of the
presswork division: Mrs. q. D. Nc
Donald, Frank J. Maloy. Howell T. Will
liams. Miss Flora L. Miller. W. F. Nc
Bolts. George A. Edwards. James e.
veatch, Mrs. Lottie F. Dawson, Miss
A. D. Goss. Miss Marian ]. Kennedy,
Mrs. Pearl G. Padheld, Miss Mary G.
Sydnor. Miss Alberta Dempsey, Louis
W. Plowman. Archibald w. Shaw, VIII
liam B. Scott, Salvador Camatella, John
A. Openshaw. George T. Erdman, Harry
C. Webb, Walter w. Whine, Mrs. Char
lotte e. Brennan, Miss Jennie Butler.
Mrs. Alma F. Day, Miss Sadie e. Foley.
Mrs. Nellie F. v. Lyons, Carl g. Deli
niger. Edward Richie and Samuel Fair
fax.
Louis Goubeau OF the monotype kew
board section left Thursday with his
family for q two-week vacation in vir-
ginia.
J. Grace johnson, reader on speciflca-
lions in the proofroom, has been grant
ed thirty days leave OF absence and
left Thursday for Pleasure Beach. wa
terford. Conn. where she will spend her
vacation.
Richard b. Harlow. captain of the
watch, recently celebrated his seventy
third birthday and was the recinient ~