Evening star., 1915-02-07
PRINTING OFFICE.

Abx4v &4AN0 W. 144SSs
Saturday, February 90. under the aus
pices of the government printing Of
fee chorus, the employees of the ONCE
will hold their ninth observance OF
washington's birthday. The speaker
for the occasion will be Representa-
tive Charles c. Carlin of Virginia The
musical numbers by the chorus are
now in process of rehearsal Public
Printer Ford will preside at the & eX-
ercises The program follows: ITO
Thee, o Country" Eichberg; america
National Anthem, Tregina onward
.male cho1us, Gsibeli dd,aisr.s Hymn y!nnrus Q.
Gounod; The Star Spangied Banner.
Key. by Miss Kate NJ. Ellis and chorus
address, Representative Charles Z. car
The membership of the chorus. under
the direction of Benjamin Lineback,
with Miss Grace c. Jenkins as accom-
panist. is as follows: Misses Kate M.
Ellis, L. Ransdell, NJ. Walsh. q,
Prender E. c. Morell, NJ. Geisenderfer.
F. l.. Miller. Bessie Sweet. NJ E. Regan.
L. Donneberg, C. E. Loomis, j. q.
Adams. Emma Green and n. Ruckdas-
chel: Mesdames J. L. Thornton C. r.
Hollinger. f. E. Perry; Messrs John r.
Purvis. j. L. Holland, Charles W Bird
Montgomery. E. A. Lang. George Mer-
riam. c, J. Brantley. C. F. sullivan. H.
]. Redfeld, Cyrus Cook. c. w. Ruhl.
W. j. Could. NJ Fitzgerald. j. H. In
gram and w. X. Martin.
William j. ("Billy') Moloney of the
press division has completed run of
more than 10000 Impressions OF nne
half-tone cuts on paper SSx4S inches.
and finished the form without any ap-
preciable wear on the plates.
Louis f. Lippincott, assistant fore
man of the monotype section, whose
friends placed his name among those
who are candidates for delegate to
represent Columbia Typographical
Union at the l. T. L. convention to be
held in Los Angeles. Cal, announces
that he will not make the race.
John r. Purvis. who has been on de-
gail at the Capitol, in charge of the
editorial work in connection with the
new edition of the Congressional d.
rectory. has been transferred to the
day proofroom.
The following members of the watch
force have been on the sick report
during the week: r. NJ. Calhoun. Alex
ander Spinks. Valentine Mendel.
Thomas Conway, Daniel J. Marsh, r. H.
White. William F. Ul1rich and D. B.
Moore.
W. j. Weiss of the document (hand)
section. who has been absent from
duty account of illness, returned to
work Thursday.
y succussful and enjoyable euchre
was held at Pythian Temple on the
evening of January 20 by the Govern
ment Printing Office Press Feeders Re
lief Association. The large hall was
we'll filled. and number of prizes were
awarded the successful contestants.
Following the card party dancing was
indulged in until midnight. The af-
fair was under the direction of Mrs.
Mary Lloyd Willis, president; Mrs.
Nora Bechtel, vice president: Miss
Matilda F. koester, secretary and
treasurer: Mrs. Della Creamer, chair
man of the entertainment committee.
assisted by Mrs. Sarah Gantley, Miss
Lydia Herring. Miss Edna Mcintosh,
Miss Kathryn Cooney. Miss Jennie Wad-
dy. Mr.. and Mrs. E. Wilson and Messrs.
Walter Winnie. Homer Hall and Ralph
Dempsey Public Printer Ford, Capt.
Daniel V. Chisholm, superintendent of
work, and James Roche of Syracuse,
n. Y, were guests of the association.
Joseph F. West. Mrs. Johanna Curtin.
= Mrs Martha E. Mangum. Albert Davis,
G. Larkins and Mrs Fannie Dimes, all
of the sanitary section, have been on
the sick list during the week.
Miss j. Grace Johnson, reader on
specifications. has been absent from
duty for week on account of illness.
The Document Relief Association was
organized recently in the document
thand) section The object of the or
ganization is the relief of it's members
in case of sickness, and the member
ship is confined to employees of the
government printing office who are
eighteen years of age or over. Monthly
meetings will be held and at the close
of the year a pro rata dividend of the
funds is made to the members who
have not received sick benefits in ex-
cess of the dividend paid The officers
o. C. Boteler. president. w. E.
Holt, vice president: S. G. Wise, record
frarr ~
tary-treasurer. The governing board
consists of the officers and DR.. L. J.
Clements and John w. Sherman.
Charles NJ Robinson of the day
proofroom was elected a member of
the council of administration of the.
Department of the Potomac, Grand
Army OF the Republic, at the session
of the department encampment held
Tuesday night in this city.
A benefit in behalf of the unemployed
In the union ranks will be given sun
day night. February IA. at the Majestic
Theater. in this city. In addition to
the theater program. Local, No. 4. In
ternatIonal Brotherhood of Book bind
ers. Will repeat the minstrel show re-
Gently given by it's members at Ma
tional Rifles Armory, and it is expected
that large number of the members of
organized labor will be in attendance
The committee in charge of the benefit
consists of H. F. Oehler, chairman;
Charles Callan, William Whyte, Joseph
Clark, William Clark, John Weber J.
Mccarthy, Frank Rom. B. OLeary and
James L. Considine.
Edwin Davidson of the day proof
room was one of the additions to the
night force the first of the week
Miss Ella l.. Rollins of the press
division was called to Fredericksburg
Va, this week on account of the death
of her mother.
James Jeffries, messenger in the for
warding and finishing section of the
bindery. Is confined to his home with a
fracture of the ribs.
Miss Josepha A. Lange, in charge of
the specifications proof desk, is on a
three-week leave of absence.
Mrs, Grumley, wife of E. c. Grumley
Of the day prOofroom. who recently un-
derwent major operation at National
Homeopathic Hospital. has returned to
her home and is reported as rapidly
improving.
Hazard Wheeler of the carpenter shop
section, who has been attending the
sessions of the convention of the De-
partment of the Potomac. Grand Army
of the Republic. held last week. was